Friday, January 15, 2010

Japanese MMA Scene Gym List

Fighters are made in the gym. The gym is an integral part of MMA.

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This information is not guaranteed and may be out of date - sorry!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

AACC (Tokyo,Omori and Tokyo,Harajuku and Chiba, Gyotoku)

Gym's head Hiroyuki Abe
Famous Fighter Ayaka Hamasaki

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.

Uno Dojo (Tokyo,Omori)
Gym's head Caol Uno

Tokyo Yellow Mans (Tokyo,Higashi Jujyo)
Gym's head Noboru Asahi




Tokyo Yellow Manz Cute (Tokyo,Umejima)
Gym's head Yuki Yasunaga

Academia AZ (Tokyo,Suidobashi)
Gym's head Toshiyuki Sato

Master Japan (Tokyo,Suidobashi)
Gym's head Kuniyoshi Hironaka



Sayama Dojo
Gym's head Satoru Sayama

Alliance-Square (Tokyo,Aoyamaitchome)
Gym's head Tsuyoshi Kosaka


Fired Up Gym (Tokyo,Kyodo)
Gym's head Kenta Takizawa

Gokita Gym (Tokyo,Machida)
Gym's head Masaru Gokita



Cave Gym (Tokyo,Tokyo Skytree)
Gym's head Taisuke Okuno



Tribe Tokyo MMA (Tokyo,Nerima)
(Link to English Page)
Gym's head Ryo Chonan



Lotus Setagaya (Tokyo,Chitosekarasuyama)
Gym's head Kohei Yasumi

Akatsuki Dojo (Tokyo,Waseda)
Gym's head Akihiro Murayama

Wrestle Win (Tokyo,Sengawa)
Gym's head Katsuhiko Nagata



Honey Trap (Tokyo,Iidabashi)
Gym's head Koichiro Matsumoto



P's Lab Tokyo,P's Lab Setagaya(Tokyo,Harajuku and Kanagawa,Tsujido and Tokyo,Kichijoji and Tokyo Oizumigakuen,Tokyo Chitose-Funabashi, Chiba, Gyotoku)


Brightness Monma Dojo (Tokyo,Nishiarai)
Gym's head Hidetaka Monma

Trinity Gym (Tokyo,Meidaimae)
Gym's head Takenori Sato

Seriken Gym (Tokyo,Nakamurabashi)
Gym's head Kenichi Serizawa

Right Thing Academy (Tokyo, Nakano-shimbashi)
Gym's head Yoshiyuki Yoshida



T-Grip Tokyo (Tokyo,Takadanobaba)
Gym's head Taro Obata

Higashi Rinkan Rascal Gym (Kanagawa,Higashi-Rinkan)
Gym's head Takanori Gomi

Rising Sun (Kanagawa, Tsurumi)
Gym's head Takeshi "Lion" Inue

K'z Factory (Kanagawa,Higashirinkan)
Gym's head Kazuhiro Kusayanagi



Fact MMA (Kanagawa,Chogo)
Gym's head Tatsuhiko Nishizaka

Burn MMA (Kanagawa,Sagamihara)
Gym's head Daiji Takahashi

Akimoto Dojo Jungle Junction (Kanagawa,Hashimoto)
Gym's head Jin Akimoto

MMA Crown (Kanagawa,Kamimizo)
Gym's head Yusuke Kasuya

Neo Judo Academy Omigawa Dojo (Kanagawa,Aobadai)
Gym's head Michihiro Omigawa



Shingikan (Kanagawa,Sagamino and Tokyo,Tsurukawa)
Gym's head Tokuichi Tashiro

Sotenjuku (Kanagawa,Kayama)
Gym's head Tokuichi Tashiro

Sotenjuku Azamino (Kanagawa, Azamino)
Gym's head Kohei Kuraoka

roots (Kanagawa,Odawara)
roots Youtube channel
Gym's head Rumina Sato



Reversal Gym Yokohama Groundslam (Kanagawa, Yokohama)
Gym's head Syuichiro Katsumura
Famous fighter Seiichiro Ito



Reversal Gym Totsuka Groundslam (Kanagawa,Totsuka)
Gym's head Syuichiro Katsumura

PancraseISM Yokohama (Kanagawa, Kannai)
Gym's head Satoru Kitaoka



Maruwa Gym (Kanagawa,Yoshinocho)
Gym's head Masahiro Watanabe

Y&K Sports Academy (Kanagawa,Kenritsudaigaku)
Gym's head Hiroyuki Yamashiro

Sakaguchi Dojo (Kanagawa, Nakamachidai)
Gym's head Yukio Sakaguchi



X-One Gym Shonan (Kanagawa, Fujisawa)
Gym's head Tomoaki Hayama

Reversal Gym Chigasaki Groundslam KREW (Kanagawa.Chigasaki)
Gym's head Ryosuke Tanuma

Reversal Gym Musashi Kosugi Tokoro Plus (Kanagawa, Musashi Kosugi)
Gym's head Hideo Tokoro



Sonic Squad (Kanagawa, Konandai)
Gym's head Eiji Murayama



Dobuita (Kanagawa, Yokosukachuo)
Gym's head Hiroki Nagaoka

Shonan Spirits Sports Gym (Kanagawa.Chigasaki)
Gym's head Keiichiro Yamamiya

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



Freedom@OZ (Saitama,Warabi)
Freedom@OZ Youtube Channel
Gym's head Seiji Ozuka



Dragon's Den (Saitama, Kawagoe)
Gym's head Makoto Sawada

Purebred (Saitama,Kita-ageo)
Prebred Youtube channel
Gym's head Hisao Ikeda



Oota Dojo (Saitama,Omiya)
Gym's head Junichi Ota

Reversal Kawaguchi REDIPS (Saitama,Kawaguchi)
Gym's head Tatsuya Onose



K-Place Saitama MMA Gym (Saitama, Fujimino)
Gym's head Yoshiaki Koike

Purebred Tottori (Tottori,Yonago)
Gym's head Takumi Ota

G-FREE (Wakayama,Wakayama)
Gym's head Toshiharu Katakuri

Fight Farm (Chiba,Tsudanuma)
Gym's head Hiroyuki Takaya


Tsudanuma Dojo (Chiba,Tsudanuma)
Gym's head Yasuo Suzuki

Katori Dojo (Chiba,Omigawa)
Gym's head Kazuo Misaki

Silver Back House (Chiba, Sakura)
Gym's head Yoshitomo Watanabe

Yotsukaido Sports Studio (Chiba, Yostukaido)
Gym's head Akihiro Fukuda

Mach Dojo (Tokyo, Sugamo and Ibaragi, Ryugasakishi)
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



Reversal Gym Tachikawa Alpha (Tokyo, Tachikawa)
Gym's head Masanori Kanehara



U.W.F. Snakepit Japan (Tokyo Koenji)
Gym's head Yuko Miyato

GRABAKA (Tokyo,Ochiai)
(Link to English Page)
GRABAKA Youtube Channel
Gym's head Sanae Kikuta



Reversal Gym Shinjuku Me, We (Tokyo, Minamishinjuku)
Gym's head Takeshi Yamazaki



Combat Workout Diamonds (Tokyo Kichijoji)
Gym's head Kota Onojima

Natural 9 (Tokyo,Gotanda)
Natural 9 Youtube Channel
Gym's head Wataru Miki


MMA Karate Dojo Taka (Tokyo, Mitaka)
Gym's head Nobutatsu Suzuki

Takada Dojo (Tokyo,Musashikoyama)
Gym's head Nobuhiko Takada

Good Skill (Tokyo,Sangen-Jaya)
Gym's head Eiji Mitsuoka

K.I.B.A. Martial Arts Club (Tokyo,Harigaya)
Gym's head "Rambo" Matsukaze

T.T.M Urushi Dojo (Tokyo Kamata)
Gym's head Yasuhiro Urushitani



Brave (Tokyo,Kitasenjyu and Saitama,Misato)
Gym's head Kazuyuki Miyata



Uzukido Honpo (Tokyo,Kitasenjyu)
Gym's head Daisuke Nakamura



Reversal Gym Tokyo Standout (Tokyo,Yoyogiuehara and Tokyo,Shimokitazawa)
Reversal Gym Tokyo Standout Youtube Channel
Gym's head Masato Kataoka

U-File Camp (Tokyo,Nishichofu and Tokyo,Akabane and Tokyo,Omori and Kanagawa,Mukogaokayuen)
Gym's head Kiyoshi Tamura

Renseijyuku (Kanagawa, Tsurukawa)
Gym's head Yasuaki Kaji

Musashimurayama Dojo (Tokyo,Kamikitadai)
Gym's head Satoshi Miura

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

Style Plus Gym (Yamanashi,Shimoyoshida)
Gym's head Katsushi Kojima

K.O. Gym (Shizuoka,Hamamatsu)
Gym's head Kenji Ogusu

Iggy Hand's Gym (Shizuoka,Mishima)
Gym's Head Daisuke Endo

SUBMIT MMA (Shizuoka,Gotenba and Shizuoka, Susono)
Gym's Head Katsuya Murofushi

Bonsai Juijitsu (Shizuoka,Hamamatsu and Shizuoka,Iwata and Shizuoka,Shizuoka)
Gym's head Mauricio Souza

Toikatsu Dojo Nagano (Nagano,Inashi and Nagano Matsumoto and Nagano Hata)
Gym's head Katsuya Toida

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 and Osaka,Neyagawashi and Osaka, Kitatatsumi)
Gym's head Junji Ikoma



Angura (Osaka,Gozenji)
Gym's head Hiroto? Nishikawa
Famous fighter Yuka Tsuji

Style (Osaka,Sekime)
Style Youtube Channel
Gym's head Seichi Ikemoto

Miburo (Kyoto,Kiyomizu-Gojo)
Gym's head Yu Ueta

King Gym (Hyogo, Takatori)
Gym's head Masaki Konishi

Gonz Gym (Hyogo,Kobe)
Gym's head Hironobu Tsuda

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

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

Mouri Dojo (Yamaguchi,Toyama)
Gym's head Akihiko Mori

MMA Arms (Ehime, Imabari (Far from station))
Gym's head Satoshi Fujikawa

Hope Gym (Ehime, Uwajima (Far from station))
Gym's head Naohiro Mizuno

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,Onoyama-koen and Okinawa, Miebashi)
Gym's head Shikou Tomaru

Reversal Gym Okinawa Cross X Line (Okinawa, Syuri)
Gym's head Mitsuhisa Sunabe

ALIVE (Aichi,Kurumamichi)
Gym's head Yoichi Suzuki
Famous fighter Hatsu Hioki, Hisaki Kato



stArt Japan (Aichi, Nagoya)
Gym's head Hatsu Hioki

Grappling Shooto Boxers (Aichi,Nonami)
Gym's head Atsuhiro Tsuboi

NEX (Aichi,Komaki)
Gym's head Hiroshi Umemura

NEX Ichimuay (Aichi,Inazawa)
Gym's head Masanori Oshio

Ishutsuna Gym (Aichi,Owari Seto)
Gym's head Takuma Hayashi

Shimura Dojo (Aichi,Kasumori and Aichi,Sanno and Aichi, Takaoka and Aichi, Higashi-Narawa and Aichi, Naruko-Kita
Gym's head Tamio Shimura

Barbosa Japan (Aichi,Narawa)
(Link to English Page)
Barbosa Japan Youtube channel
Gym's head Tomomi "Taisho" Iwama

Nagoya Fight Club (Aichi,Osukannon)
Gym's head  Hiroki Noritsugi

Splash (Aichi,Higashiokazaki)
Splash Youtube Channel
Gym's head Akira Kibe

MB3Z (Aichi,Kogane)
Gym's head Naoki Matsushita

Nascer Do Sol (Gifu, Hozumi)
Gym's head Hiroyuki Nomura

N-Trust (Mie, Kikyogaoka)
Gym's head Masayuki Watanabe

MMA Rangers Gym (Fukuoka,Higashi-Hie)
Gym's head Daisuke Okumiya

Carpe Diem Fukuoka (Fukuoka,Gion)
Gym's head Yukinari "Hibiki" Tamura

Master Japan Fukuoka, Master Japan Yamaguchi (Fukuoka,Takeshita and Fukuoka,Harada and Yamaguchi,Shimonoseki and Yamaguchi, Kiwa)
(Link to English Page)
Gym's head Kuniyoshi Hironaka

Philoktetes Niigata (Niigata,Kameda)
Gym's head Jin Kazeta

Battle MMA (Niigata,Niitsu)
Gym's head Yusuke Sato

SAI-Gym (Niigata,Yoshida)
Gym's head Tatsuma Okada

Club Barbarian (Toyama,Minamitoyama), CB IMPACT (Ishikawa,Kanazawa)
Gym's head Yoshinori Fukumoto

Mimura Dojo (Fukui,Fukui and Fukui, Echizentogo and Fukui, Takefu)
Gym's head Hiroyuki Mizuno

T-Pleasure (Aomori,Goshogawara)
Gym's head Nariyasu Fujita

Answer Fight (Iwate,Kuji)
Gym's head Nariyasu Fujita

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,Togoshi-Ginza)
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)
(Link to English Page)   
Gym's head Yuki Nakai
Famous fighter Shinya Aoki



Paraestra Osaka (Osaka,Teradacho)
Gym's head Takumi Nakayama

Paraestra Izumi (Osaka,Izumi-Chuo)
Paraestra Izumi Youtube channel 
Gym's head Hiroaki Yoshioka

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 and Chiba,Urayasu)
Gym's head Takayuki Hirose

Paraestra Hachiouji (Tokyo,Hachioji and Tokyo,Kokubunji)

Gym's head Ayumu "Gozo" Shioda
Famous fighter Kazuki Tokudome



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 Osaka (Osaka,Teradacho)
Gym's head Takumi Nakayama

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

Never Quit (Tokyo, Monzen Nakamachi)
Gym's Head Koji Ando

Wajyutsu Keisyukai GODS (Tokyo, Senzokuike)
Gym's Head Taiyo Nakahara



Wajyutsu Keisyukai Akza (Saitama, Niiza)
Gym's Head Hirokazu Nishimura

Wajyutsu Keisyukai Yokohama (Kanagawa, Shitte)
Wajyutsu Keisyukai Yokohama Dojo Youtube channel
Gym's Head Yuji Hisamatsu



Wajyutsu Keisyukai Hearts (Tokyo,Shinjuku)
(Link to English Page) 
Gym's Head Kenji Osawa



Wajyutsu Keisyukai K-Taro Dojo (Tokyo,Oimachi)
Gym's Head K-taro Nakamura

Wajyutsu Keisyukai Takadanobaba Dojo (Tokyo,Takadanobaba)
Gym's Head Katsuya Toida

Wajyutsu Keisyukai Toikatsu Dojo (Tokyo,Nakano)
Gym's Head Katsuya Toida

Wajyutsu Keisyukai Team Vamos (Nara, Tenri)
Gym's Head Yushi Shiori

Wajyutsu Keisyukai Iwate (Iwate,Murasakino)
Gym's Head Takuya Fujimura

Duro Gym (Chiba,Inage-Kaigan)
Gym's Head Toshihiro Suda (ex Box Japanese Ranker)

Wajyutsu Keisyukai Suruga Dojo (Shizuoka,Numazu)
Wajyutsu Keisyukai Suruga Dojo Youtube channel
Gym's Head Yohei Yamaji

Wajyutsu Keisyukai Fujisan Dojo (Shizuoka,Fuji)
Wajyutsu Keisyukai Fujisan Dojo Youtube Channel
Gym's Head Masaki Sugaya

Wajyutsu Keisyukai Four Rhombus (Yamanashi,Kasugaicyo)
Gym's Head Takashi Toyota

Wajyutsu Keisyukai Hyogo Shibu (Hyogo,Itami)
Gym's Head Tatsunori Tanaka

Wajyutsu Keisyukai Wakasugi Dojo (Fukuoka,Hakozaki)
Gym's Head Naritsugu Wakasugi

K-Clann (Kameari,Tokyo)
Gym's Head Kazunori Yokota

Wajyutsu Keisyukai Knuckles (Yamaguchi,Hikari)
Gym's Head Yuta Yasunaga

Wajyutsu Keisyukai Seigo Dojo (Kumamoto,Kumamoto)
Gym's Head Seigo Inoue

SKILL MMA's Japanese gym exterior photo series

Big thanks to Matt Benyon (from The Grappling Dummy) for English editing.

47 comments:

  1. 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.

    Thanks!

    -Alex

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  2. aaccsports@gmail.com

    Here is AACC's mail adress.

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  3. 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 ?
    thank you have a good day

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  4. 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.

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  5. i 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 )
    thank you have a good day

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  6. 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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  7. Hi,

    great 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,

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  8. 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.

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  9. Awesome website! Do you have any recommendations for Hiroshima?

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  10. I think Paraestra Hiroshima have best talent at Hiroshima.If you around Fukuyama station "Burst" can be choice.

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  11. Hey 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!

    Shiroobi-san
    Watashi wa anata no website suki-des!
    This website has very good information! Arigatou gozaimasu for sharing!

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  12. 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.

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  13. Nice list, thanks. Do you know of any gyms in Tokyo where both Judo and BJJ is taught?

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    1. Many 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.

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  14. Thanks for the list!

    I'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!

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    1. Wajyutsu Keisyukai have Kitakami franchise.

      http://kikuzakari.jp/wkimenu.html (webpage)

      You can ask by mail.

      hardfloor@ezweb.ne.jp

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  15. Shiroobi, thank you for the information!!!!

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  16. So many gyms! Thank you Shiroobi

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  17. Hey great site!

    I 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!

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    1. If your still in Kawasaki I am looking at getting some space and teaching some no-gi and mma on Saturdays nigths.
      Mostly going to easy stuff for beginners, cause my friends want me to teach them. But another pro and I will probably do some light sparring as well, and occasionally might bring in some others too.

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  18. 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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  19. I dont want to train where lots of stupid foreign trash are with their tattoos and weak hearts.

    I want to train with the Japanese only - is RSCL a good, tough gym?

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    1. Foreign trash? Your a racist punk and pretty sure every champion in ufc is not Japanese or weak.

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  20. There is also Yudansha MMA in Okinawa Japan for 10 years. Lots of foreigners and Japanese train there. www.capoeira-okinawa.com

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  21. Hi Benjamin.I choice those gyms had pro fighters at Shooto, Pancrase, DEEP and ZST or gym's coach had fought at those orgs (or equivalent at foreign orgs). Because I want gym for something to prove before foreign people access those gyms.When you make pro fighters at those or even higher level.I'll put gym on this list.Thanks for mention.

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  22. First of all this is an awesome list, thank you for putting it together I have been using it to find info on gyms for a while now.

    Now for my question:
    Does anyone know of any gyms that have upper weight, middle and above, pro's that regularly have a session during the day (finished by 4-5)
    And yes I have 5+ years pro mma experience internationally and have a upcoming tournament in Bangkok, so i need good guys to work out with. My friend told me about Ground Slam but according to their site their guys are too small for me.

    Ill will be making inquiries on my own as well but any help would be appreciated.

    Thank you all!

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  23. Are you Poai Suganuma? Ryo Chonan's Tribe Tokyo MMA have lot of WW fighter. Wajyutsu Keisyukai Tokyo Dojo have Okami and his training partner.

    http://wk-tokyo.jimdo.com/

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  24. Yes, thats me.
    Thanks for the ideas. I sometimes train at Wajyutsu Keisyukai Tiger Place and their ground is top notch, and hey Okami goes there so must be a good gym. Ill try to get out there. Thanks again!

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  25. Good luck on train and fight.

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  26. where would be the closest place to train BJJ near Fussa?

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  27. I recommend go Tachikawa and test Nexusense or Reversal Gym Tachikawa Alpha http://www.nexusense.net/english/ or http://www.reversal-alpha.com/

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  28. Hi there, very informative post! Thankyou very much! By the way, i am a Flyweight/Strawweight fighter, therefore i am looking for gyms which have smaller fighters. Do you know of any gyms which are famous for having a good amount of fighters from the smaller weight divisions? (like for example Team Alpha Male in the US)? Thankyou so much

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  29. AACC at Otemachi or Wajyutsu Keisyukai Hearts at Shinjuku have that kind of weight fighters Also foreign friendly.

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  30. Hi
    I just moved to Nishikasai, Tokyo. Do you know the nearest MMA gym that have women mma for beginner and foreign friendly...? I'm still learning japanese and I'm not confident with it yet...
    Thanks

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  31. I recommend CAVE http://cave-gym.com/ There is women MMA fighter who is former DEEP Jewels champ.

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  32. Also you can check Paraestra Kasai which is locate near where you live. http://www.parakatsu.com/kasai_access.html

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  33. Im a 28 year old woman living near chiba. I dont know anything about mma but im very interested in learning. Which gym would you recommend? Please help. Thank you.

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  34. Im a 28 year old woman living near chiba. I dont know anything about mma but im very interested in learning. Which gym would you recommend? Please help. Thank you.

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  35. Rainn

    I think you better test gym like AACC Gyotoku or Paraestra Chiba. You mean you live near Chiba station? If so Paraestra Chiba is most near gym.You need to go Honchiba station to go there.Gym is very near from station.AACC is known for foreign friendly.

    http://aacc-sports.jp/common/images/AACC_English.pdf

    http://www.parachiba.com/

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  36. Hello, i live in Yokohama near Maita station. I am looking for a MMA dojo around Yokohama, Yokosuka or Tokyo area that has excellent weight training facilties that includes Bench press and squat rack. Do you have any recommendations?

    Thank you.

    こんにちは
    今横浜に住んでいます。横浜、横須賀、もしくは東京の方までも筋トレのフリーウェイトやマシンがあるMMAジムで練習したいんです。どこかをおすすめできるとを助かります。

    ありがとございます。

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  37. Hi

    I think Satoru Kitaoka's PancraseISM Yokohama is Kannai station.

    http://pancrase-yokohama.jp/

    Shuichiro Katsumura's Groundslam Yokohama is near Yokohama station.

    http://www.groundslam.com/

    Maruwa Gym is near Yoshinocho station.

    http://maruwa-gym.jp/

    Shooting Gym Yokohama is near Yokohama station.

    http://home.m06.itscom.net/shooto_y/

    Test those gym to find out which is your best fit!

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  38. Anyone know of this gym? I'm in Tokyo visiting for 2 weeks and have seen 2 of these around the city (Near Sumida Park and 1 near Shibuya).

    https://shootboxing.org/c-gym/

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    1. Those are Shoot Boxing gym. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoot_boxing

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  39. Hi Shirin, what's a good foreign friendly MMA or BJJ gym around Shibuya? Not entirely sure where exactly I'm staying but it'll be five minutes away from shinjuku. Here for five days so want to slip in one or two sessions

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  40. Shiroobi*
    I'm just outside sasazuka station.i searched quite a few but there are none thats walking distance. Any suggestions nearby?

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  41. http://www.hearts-mma.com/english/ Wajyutsu Keisyukai Hearts is nearby. Sorry for late reply but I don't check here everyday. I suggest people watching here to ask me before travel Japan. I don't check here everyday.

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