 The Four Kings were very popular in Cuba , and the Japanese media were proud of the reputation they were bringing to judo and Japan . Consequently , on January 8 , 1912 , the Kodokan promoted Maeda to 5th dan . There was some resistance to this decision because there were those in Japan who did not approve of his involvement in professional wrestling . In 1913 , Tokugoro Ito stayed in Cuba while Maeda and Satake went to El Salvador , Costa Rica , Honduras , Panama , Colombia , Ecuador and Peru . In El Salvador , the president was assassinated while Maeda was there , and in Panama , the Americans tried to pay him to lose ; in response , they kept moving south . In Peru they met Laku , a Japanese jujutsuka who taught the military , and invited him to join them . They were then joined by Okura in Chile , and by Shimitsu in Argentina . The troupe arrived in Brazil on November 14 , 1914 . 
 The Four Kings <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> very popular in Cuba , and the Japanese media <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> proud of the reputation they <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> bringing to judo and Japan . Consequently , on January 8 , 1912 , the Kodokan promoted Maeda to 5th dan . <a href='dey_it' title='4'><mark>There</mark></a> was some resistance to this decision because <a href='dey_it' title='5'><mark>there</mark></a> <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> those in Japan <a href='null_relcl' title='7'><mark>who</mark></a>did not approve of his involvement in professional wrestling . In 1913 , Tokugoro Ito stayed in Cuba while Maeda and Satake went to El Salvador , Costa Rica , Honduras , Panama , Colombia , Ecuador and Peru . In El Salvador , the president was assassinated while Maeda was there , and in Panama , the Americans tried to pay him to lose ; in response , they kept moving south . In Peru they met Laku , a Japanese jujutsuka <a href='null_relcl' title='8'><mark>who</mark></a>taught the military , and invited him to join them . They <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>were</mark></a> then joined by Okura in Chile , and by Shimitsu in Argentina . The troupe arrived in Brazil on November 14 , 1914 . 
The Four Kings was very popular in Cuba , and the Japanese media was proud of the reputation they was bringing to judo and Japan . Consequently , on January 8 , 1912 , the Kodokan promoted Maeda to 5th dan . It was some resistance to dis decision because it was those in Japan did not approve of his involvement in professional wrestling . In 1913 , Tokugoro Ito stayed in Cuba while Maeda and Satake went to El Salvador , Costa Rica , Honduras , Panama , Colombia , Ecuador and Peru . In El Salvador , da president was assassinated while Maeda was dere , and in Panama , tdaAmericans tried to pay him to lose ; in response , they kept movin south . In Peru they met Laku , a Japanese jujutsuka taught thdailitary , and invited him to join them . They was then joined by Okura in Chile , and by Shimitsu in Argentina . Thedaoupe arrived in Brazil on November 14 , 1914 .