I have made a list of Japanese MMA gyms with their official websites. There are loads of gyms, so I can’t introduce them all. I’ll try to give the links to their website, what prefecture they are in, and what railway station is nearest (in that order). I’ll also note the head of the gym, although sometimes when that information is not available, I’ll make a guess - I could be wrong.
Important:
Some gyms really lack the ability to welcome foreigners due to the language barrier. It’s better to go somewhere you know you will be welcomed, so please try to contact them beforehand - (or learn Japanese! Ed)
This information is not guaranteed and may be out of date - sorry!
I hope some foreigners may realize there is a gym near them, and start to train MMA.
Hopefully this will make foreigners living in Japan realise they have an MMA gym and maybe some famous Japanese fighters or teachers nearby, and start training.
Gutsman Shooto Dojo (Tokyo,Meidaimae)
Gym's head Naoki Sakurada
Kiguchi Dojo (Tokyo,Tamagawa Gakuen)
Gym's head Noriaki Kiguchi
Famous fighter Nobuhiro Obiya
AACC (Tokyo,Omori)
(Link to English pdf Page)
Gym's head Hiroyuki Abe
Famous Fighter Takafumi Otsuka,Megumi Fujii
I specially recommend this gym for international audience,because of I know this gym's English speaking student and this gym is quite foreign friendly.There is many foreign student in gym.Gym's head Hiroyuki Abe is friendly and helpful for international students.
Tokyo Yellow Mans (Tokyo,Higashi Jujyo)
Gym's head Noboru Asahi
Famous fighter Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Academia AZ (Tokyo,Suidobashi)
Gym's head Toshiyuki Sato
Master Japan (Tokyo,Suidobashi)
Gym's head Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Kohgikan (Tokyo,Ocyanomizu)
Gym's head Satoru Sayama
Alliance-Square (Tokyo,Aoyamaitchome)
Gym's head Tsuyoshi Kosaka
Kugayama Rascal (Tokyo,Kugayama)
Gym's head Takanori Gomi
Gokita Gym (Tokyo,Machida)
Gym's head Masaru Gokita
Cave Gym (Tokyo,Narihirabashi)
Gym's head Taisuke Okuno
Tribe Tokyo MMA (Tokyo,Nerima)
Gym's head Ryo Chonan
Lotus Setagaya (Tokyo,Chitosekarasuyama)
Gym's head Kohei Yasumi
D-1 Gym (Tokyo,Ikebukuro)
Gym's head Yoshiki Takahashi
Honey Trap (Tokyo,Iidabashi)
Gym's head Koichiro Matsumoto
P's Lab Tokyo,P's Lab Yokohama (Tokyo,Harajuku and Kanagawa,Kannai and Kanagawa,Tsujido and Chiba, Gyotoku)
K'z Factory (Kanagawa,Higashirinkan)
Gym's head Kazuhiro Kusayanagi
roots (Kanagawa,Odawara)
Gym's head Rumina Sato
Reversal Gym Yokohama Groundslam (Kanagawa, Yokohama)
Gym's head Syuichiro Katsumura
Famous fighter Shinichi "BJ" Kojima
Sakaguchi Dojo (Kanagawa, Nakamachidai)
Gym's head Yukio Sakaguchi
X-one Gym Shonan,X-One Gym Totsuka (Kanagawa, Fujisawa and Kanagawa,Totsuka)
Gym's head Tomoaki Hayama
Reversal Gym Musashi Kosugi Tokoro Plus (Kanagawa, Musashi Kosugi)
Gym's head Hideo Tokoro
Dobuita (Kanagawa,Yokosukachuo)
Gym's head Hiroki Nagaoka
Rodeo Style (Kanagawa Keikyu Taura)
(Link to English Page)
Gym's head Yasutaka Kato
STF,STF Tokorozawa,STF Urawa (Saitama,Tsruse and Urawa)
Gym's head Naoyuki Abe
SK Absolute Jyuseikan (Saitama,Tsuruse)
Gym's head Hidehiko Hasegawa
Freedom@OZ (Saitama,Warabi)
Freedom@OZ Youtube Channel
Gym's head Seiji Ozuka
Dragon's Den (Saitama, Kawagoe)
Gym's head Makoto Sawada
Purebred Omiya (Saitama,Higashiomiya)
Prebred Omiya Youtube channel
Gym's head Hisao Ikeda
Purebred Kawaguchi REDIPS (Saitama,Kawaguchi)
Gym's head Tatsuya Onose
Purebred Tottori (Tottori,Yonago)
Gym's head Takumi Ota
G-FREE (Wakayama,Wakayama)
Gym's head Toshiharu Katakuri
Tsudanuma Dojo (Chiba,Tsudanuma)
Gym's head Yasuo Suzuki
Famous fighter Akitoshi Tamura
Katori Dojo (Chiba,Omigawa)
Gym's head Kazuo Misaki
Mach Dojo (Tokyo, Sugamo and Ibaragi, Sanuki )
Gym's head Hayato "Mach" Sakurai
Krazy Bee (Tokyo,Magome)
Krazy Bee Youtube Channel
Gym's head Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
Nexusense (Tokyo, Tachikawa)
(Link to English Page)
Gym's head Naoya Uematsu
U.W.F. Snakepit Japan (Tokyo Koenji)
Gym's head Yuko Miyato
GRABAKA (Tokyo,Ochiai)
GRABAKA Youtube Channel
Gym's head Sanae Kikuta
Reversal Gym Shinjuku Me, We (Tokyo, Minamishinjuku)
Gym's head Takeshi Yamazaki
Natural 9 (Tokyo,Gotanda)
Natural 9 Youtube channel
Gym's head Wataru Miki
Takada Dojo (Tokyo,Musashikoyama)
Gym's head Nobuhiko Takada
K.I.B.A. Martial Arts Club (Tokyo,Harigaya)
Gym's head "Rambo" Matsukaze
Brave (Tokyo,Kitasenjyu)
Gym's head Kazuyuki Miyata
Academia Reversal (Tokyo,Yoyogihachiman)
Gym's head Takehiro Iso
U-File Camp (Tokyo,Nishichofu and Tokyo,Akabane and Tokyo,Omori and Kanagawa,Mukogaokayuen)
Gym's head Kiyoshi Tamura
Hybrid Wrestling Yamada Dojo (Tochigi,Nishinasuno)
Gym's head Manabu Yamada
U-Spirit Japan (Tokyo,Machida)
Gym's head Ryuki Ueyama
Power Of Dream (Hokkaido,Sapporo)
Gym's head Kenichi Yamamoto
T-Blood (Ibaragi,Arakawaoki)
T-Blood Youtube Channel
Gym's head Kenji Seki
Famous fighter Tatsuya Kawajiri,Mitsuhiro Ishida
R-Blood (Ibaragi,Higashimito)
Gym's head Ryuta Sakurai
K.O. Gym (Shizuoka,Hamamatsu)
Gym's head Kenji Ogusu
Twist (Shizuoka,Shizuoka)
Gym's head Takefumi Hanai
SUBMIT Shizuoka (Shizuoka,Numazu)
Bonsai Juijitsu (Shizuoka,Hamamatsu and Shizuoka,Iwata)
Gym's head Mauricio Souza
Core Spirit Studio (Nagano,Nagano)
Gym's head Daigo Niizato
Cobrakai (Osaka,Noda)
Gym's head Yoshitomi "Dokonjonosuke" Mishima
Pancrase Inagakigumi (Osaka,Daikokucho)
Gym's head Katsuomi Inagaki
Chokushinkai (Osaka,Deto)
Gym's head Junji Ikoma
Angura (Osaka,Gozenji)
Gym's head Hiroto? Nishikawa
Famous fighter Yuka Tsuji
Trinity Suns (Hyogo,(no train station))
Gym's head Masanori Suda
Abusolute Okayama (Okayama,Okayama)
Gym's head Izuru Takeuchi
Second Out (Okayama,Tsuyama)
Gym's head Yoichi Yamamoto
CMA Kyoto Seikeikan (Kyoto,Takaragaike)
Gym's head Koji Okuyama
BURST (Hiroshima,Higashifukuyama)
Gym's head Shinji Sasaki
TK Esperanza (Hiroshima,Fukue)
Gym's head Tsuyoshi Okada
Shooto Jam Water (Tottori,Tottori)
Gym's head Mitsuhiro Saji
The Soldierno (Shimane,Izumokagakukanparktownmae)
Gym's head Koji Matsui
Mori Dojo (Yamaguchi,Toyama)
Gym's head Akihiko Mori
Team Blaze Kagawa , Team Blaze Wakimachi (Kagawa,Kurikuma and Tokushima ,Anabuki)
Team Blaze Youtube channel
Gym's head Kimikazu Fujimoto
Ichiryogusoku (Kochi,Gomen)
Gym's head Tatsuyuki Kawakami
Toushin (Okinawa,Furujima)
Gym's head ???? Kineya
Wild Seaser(Okinawa,Syuri)
Gym's head Shikou Tomaru
ALIVE (Aichi,Kurumamichi)
Gym's head Yoichi Suzuki
Famous fighter Hatsu Hioki
Grappling Shooto Boxers (Aichi,Nonami)
Gym's head Atsuhiro Tsuboi
NEX (Aichi,Komaki)
Gym's head Hiroshi Umemura
Kuma Gym (Aichi,Tsurumai)
Gym's head Ikuhisa Minowa
Barbosa Japan (Aichi,Narawa)
(Link to English Page)
Barbosa Japan Youtube channel
Gym's head Tomomi "Taisho" Iwama
Splash (Aichi,Higashiokazaki)
Gym's head Akira Kibe
MB3Z (Aichi,Kogane)
Gym's head Naoki Matsushita
Nascer Do Sol (Gifu, Hozumi)
Gym's head Hiroyuki Nomura
Philoktetes Niigata (Niigata,Kameda)
Gym's head Jin Kazeta
Club Barbarian (Toyama,Minamitoyama), CB IMPACT (Ishikawa,Kanazawa)
Gym's head Yoshinori Fukumoto
Famous fighter Miku Matsumoto
Mimura Dojo (Fukui,Echizentogo)
Gym's head Hiroyuki Mizuno
Shooting Gym Yokohama (Kanagawa,Yokohama)
(Link to English Page)
Gym's head Kenji Kawaguchi
Famous fighter Mamoru Yamaguchi Takeshi "Lion" Inoue
Shooting Gym Tokyo (Tokyo,Gotanda)
Gym's head Kazuhiro Sakamoto
Shooting Gym Kobe (Hyogo,Motomachi)
Gym's head Jun Kitagawa
Shooto Gym BLOWS (Osaka Nihonbashi)
Shooto Gym Blows Youtube Channel
Gym's head Takashi Nakakura
Paraestra Tokyo (Tokyo, Ekoda)
Gym's head Yuki Nakai
Famous fighter Shinya Aoki
Paraestra Osaka (Osaka,Teradacho)
Gym's head Takumi Nakayama
Paraestra Kawasaki (Kanagawa, Takatsu)
Gym's head Takuya Kitade
Paraestra Ikebukuro (Tokyo,Ikebukuro)
Gym's head Yuki Nakai
Paraestra Hakata (Fukuoka,Hakata)
Gym's head Kenshi Tomari
Paraestra Kasai (Tokyo,Nishikasai)
Gym's head Takayuki Hirose
Paraestra Hachiouji (Tokyo,Hachiouji)
Gym's head Ayumu "Gozo" Shioda
Famous fighter Masanori Kanehara
Paraestra Chiba,Paraestra Kashiwa and Paraestra Matsudo (Chiba,Honchiba and Chiba,Kashiwa and Chiba,Mabashi)
Gym's head Hiroshi Tsuruya
Paraestra Muroran (Hokkaido,Bokoi)
Gym's head Masatoshi Kudo
Bellatleo (Hokkaido Goryokaku)
Gym's head Tsutomu Fujimoto
Paraestra Asahikawa (Hokkaido, Shinasahikawa)
Gym's head Yoichi Yamamoto
Paraestra Hachinohe,Paraestra Misawa,Paraestra Towada,Hybrid Wrestling Hachinohe (Aomori,Ichikawa and Aomori,Misawa and Aomori,Towada)
Gym's head Takehito Nishizuka
Paraestra Sendai,Paraestra Fukushima,Paraestra Kooriyama,Paraestra Nanyo,Paraestra Namie,Paraestra Aizu (Fukushima,Minamifukushima and Fukushima,Kooriyama and Fukushima, Nanyoshiyakusyo and Fukushima Namie and Fukushima,Minamiwakamatsu)
Gym's head Takeshi Sato
Paraestra Joetsu (Niigata,Takada)
Gym's head Yohei Nashimoto
X-Point Paraestra Koga (Ibaragi,Koga)
Gym's head Satoshi Kotani
Paraestra Koiwa (Tokyo,Koiwa)
Gym's head Takashi Ouchi
Paraestra Kichijyoji,Paraestra Shibuya (Tokyo,Kichijyoji and Tokyo Shibuya)
Gym's head Satoshi Kotani
Paraestra Machida (Tokyo,Machida)
Gym's head Yuki Nakai
Paraestra Gifu,Paraestra Gujo (Gifu,Takadabashi and Gifu,Gujyohachiman)
Gym's head Sogen Shimizu
Paraestra Kakogawa (Hyogo,Hioka)
Gym's head Masaya Inoue
Paraestra Hiroshima (Hiroshima,Cyorakuji)
Gym's head Tatsuro Kamei
Paraestra Ehime (Ehime,Ichitsubo)
Gym's head Kanahiro Hayashi
Paraestra Kitakyushu (Fukuoka,Jyono)
Gym's head Tomikazu Goto
Paraestra Okinawa (Okinawa,Onoyama-koen)
Gym's Head Ryota Matsune
SKILL MMA's Wajyutsu Keisyukai databease include gym list
SKILL MMA's Japanese gym exterior photo series
Big thanks to Matt Benyon (from The Grappling Dummy) for English editing.
Do you have an email address handy for AACC? I'm visiting at the end of the year, but can't figure out how to email somebody from their website.
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-Alex
aaccsports@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteHere is AACC's mail adress.
hi my name is cedric , i'm 24 years old , i will move to tokyo in 6 months , i wanna be pro , which gym is the best ? what do you think between KRAZY BEE and AACC ?
ReplyDeletethank you have a good day
I think AACC is foreign friendly (don't say Krazy Beee isn't) and have many experience treat foreigner.Also it's depend on where you live. Reversal Gym Yokohama Groundslam and Paraestra Hachiouji have good up and comer.Rodeo Style have foreign professional Jon Shores who climb up ladder.
ReplyDeletei will live in kamata , between krazy bee and aacc which one will have the best MMA training, and which one will give a chance to be pro ( sometime some people don't give a chance at strangers )
ReplyDeletethank you have a good day
It's depend on your talent (give effort sense to get martial arts ) but there is many foreign friend for you at AACC so you can discussion about what's good and what not.At last judge should done by you.Become pro is not easy so think carefully.
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ReplyDeletegreat article, thank you!
I'm in Tokyo right now and stay here to train and study!
I was planning to go to Mach's gym in Sugamo, do you know anything about it?
Which other gyms from the list can you recommend?
It doesn't matter where as I will happily change apartments to be closer to my chosen gym, I roll like that! ;)
Rgds,
I recommend Gutsman Shooto Dojo those gyms fighters have strong unite.Also they have Guy DeLumeau who is foreign fighter and make pro at Shooto.Also Mach Sakurai trained there before make his own gym.Gym's head Sakurada is good coach.Of course AACC, Reversal Gym Yokohama Groundslam,Paraestra Hachiouji,Rodeo Style can be choice.test those gyms and find out where you fit.
ReplyDeleteAwesome website! Do you have any recommendations for Hiroshima?
ReplyDeleteI think Paraestra Hiroshima have best talent at Hiroshima.If you around Fukuyama station "Burst" can be choice.
ReplyDeleteHey Cedric. I'm also a foreigner training out here in Japan (Rodeo Style). While I have no experience with Krazy Bee except visiting the facility for a Shooto event, I have trained at AACC. But, one of my boxing coaches teaches at Krazy Bee and it seems like an awesome gym. AACC is very foreign friendly. Abe-san (very well known and respected/gym owner) speaks pretty good English and many foreigners stroll through their to train. Ive trained there with Roxanne and I was very well accepted and asked to come back any time by Megumi-san and Abe-san. So I wouldn't worry too much about being accepted. But you definitely need to respect the Japanese way of training and gym etiquette. Its very different here. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteShiroobi-san
Watashi wa anata no website suki-des!
This website has very good information! Arigatou gozaimasu for sharing!
I think too late to say a thing to Cedric since his comment is long ago.For people left comment here,my twitter is more easy foo notice by me.
ReplyDeleteNice list, thanks. Do you know of any gyms in Tokyo where both Judo and BJJ is taught?
ReplyDeleteMany Japanese Grapple fighter know both Judo and BJJ. I think ask one of Paraestra franchise near you is better for you.If you tell what area you live at Tokyo,I can tell more specify.
DeleteThanks for the list!
ReplyDeleteI'm currently in Iwate (Kitakami to be more precise) and I'm looking for a place to train. I'd like some focus on stand up but anything would be great as I know I should not be too picky considering where I am located.
If anyone has any ideas, please please let me know! Thanks!
Wajyutsu Keisyukai have Kitakami franchise.
Deletehttp://kikuzakari.jp/wkimenu.html (webpage)
You can ask by mail.
hardfloor@ezweb.ne.jp
Shiroobi, thank you for the information!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo many gyms! Thank you Shiroobi
ReplyDeleteHey great site!
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate it. I Don't want to ask another question for you, but what are you recommendations for someone living in Kawasaki shi? I will move there in a few weeks. Arigato gozaimasu!
I recommend AACC (Oimachi station) or Reversal Gym Yokohama (Yokohama station) Groundslam.But Kawasaki is big city, if you don't live near of those two gym, ask again with which station is where you live near.
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