[8] She started Swimming from the age of four, by the time she reached sixth grade she was selected to participate in the Junior Olympics.
Looking for a gym she joined Pogona club, an MMA in Kawaguchi, where she discovered Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
In September 2013, she was promoted to brown belt and joined Paraestra team, one of the first and best grappling academies in Japan where she started training under Yukinori Sasa, the first Japanese to win the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
Competing in local grappling tournaments she fought at Quintet Fight Night 2 and 3 in Tokyo.
[1] Main Achievements (Black Belt)[1] Main Achievements (Coloured Belts)[1] Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie Sr. > Carlos Gracie Junior > Yuki Nakai >Yukinori Sasa > Rikako Yuasa[1]