Asics was founded in Kobe, Japan in 1949 by Kihachiro Onitsuka, who started making basketball shoes in a country rebuilding from the war. In 1977 the company merged with GTO and Jelenk to become ASICS — an acronym of Anima Sana In Corpore Sano, Latin for "a sound mind in a sound body." GEL cushioning arrived in 1986; the Gel-Kayano launched in 1993, named after in-house designer Toshikazu Kayano. The modern foam arc — FF Blast+, FF Blast+ Eco, FF Turbo+, FF Turbo², FF Leap — continues a 75-year engineering culture that puts underfoot science before marketing.
The Gel-Kayano 31 is Asics' guidance daily trainer — 4D Guidance System in place of the old medial post, a PureGEL heel insert and FF Blast+ Eco through the midsole. 10 mm drop, 305 g. The line is named for in-house designer Toshikazu Kayano (launched 1993); the 31 is the refined second year of the 4D Guidance architecture, with the guidance element placed higher for a more responsive transition through pronation.
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Asics was founded in Kobe, Japan in 1949 by Kihachiro Onitsuka, who started making basketball shoes in a country rebuilding from the war. In 1977 the company merged with GTO and Jelenk to become ASICS — an acronym of Anima Sana In Corpore Sano, Latin for "a sound mind in a sound body." GEL cushioning arrived in 1986; the Gel-Kayano launched in 1993, named after in-house designer Toshikazu Kayano. The modern foam arc — FF Blast+, FF Blast+ Eco, FF Turbo+, FF Turbo², FF Leap — continues a 75-year engineering culture that puts underfoot science before marketing.
The Gel-Kayano 31 is Asics' guidance daily trainer — 4D Guidance System in place of the old medial post, a PureGEL heel insert and FF Blast+ Eco through the midsole. 10 mm drop, 305 g. The line is named for in-house designer Toshikazu Kayano (launched 1993); the 31 is the refined second year of the 4D Guidance architecture, with the guidance element placed higher for a more responsive transition through pronation.
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