JIU Josai International University
MIYAMA Motoyoshi
Professor (Chiba Togane Campus)
area of expertise: Sports Science (physical education methods, sports psychology, lifesaving)
job title
Advisor to the President (Student Support)
Main subjects
Introduction to lifelong sports, sports psychology, mind and body science, first aid (including practical training), physical training practice
Research Themes and Keywords
"Research on the history, training, and instruction methods in lifesaving" "Research on leadership and sports mental training in sports groups"
Final academic background/degree
University of New South Wales, Australia Graduate School/Doctor
licence · Qualification
Japanese Society of Sport Psychology Certified Sports Mental Training Instructor, NSCA Certified CSCS, Japanese Red Cross Society First Aid and Water Safety Law Instructor, Japan Lifesaving Association Surf Lifesaving and BLS Instructor
Affiliated academic society
Japan Society of Physical Education, Sports and Health, Japan Society of Sports Psychology, Japan Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, Japan Marine Human Society, NSCA Japan
Major achievements
"Learn Sports Psychology" (co-author), Taishukan Shoten, 2018; "Surf Lifesaving Textbook" (co-author), Taishukan Shoten, 2018; "Kinematic Comparison of Trunk and Lower Limb Movements in Lifesaving Maximal Knee Paddling of Elite and Sub-elite Board Paddlers" (co-author), Marine Anthropology Journal 9(3) 2021; "Stroke Characteristics of Lifesaving Maximal Board Paddling: A Comparison of Japanese Elite and Sub-elite Paddlers" (co-author), Int. J. Sport Health Sci. 16 2018
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extracurricular activities
Holding seminars on lifesaving
Social contribution activities
Member of the Open School Committee for Senior High Schools