MMA Gyms in Tokyo
Here is a list of MMA gyms in the Tokyo Metropolitan area.
AACC (The Abe brothers’ gym) in Omori – JR Keihin Tohoku Line, Omori Station
Alliance Square (Tsuyoshi Kosaka, TK’s gym) in Akasaka/near Roppongi- Tokyo Metro (Subway) Chiyoda Line, Nogizaka Station
Brightness Monma Dojo (Hidetaka Monma’s gym) in Adachi-ward – Tobu Isesaki Line, Nishi-Arai Station
Deep Impact Gym in Okubo – JR
Grabaka (2 locations)
- Higashi-Nakano – (Subway) Tozai Line, Ochiai Station
- Okubo – JR Yamanote Line, Shin-Okubo Station
Krazy Bee (Yamamoto “Kid’s” gym) in Magome – Toei Asakusa Line, Magome Station
Laughter 7 (Kazushi Sakuraba’s gym) in Omori – JR Keihin-Tohoku Line, Omori Station/Keihin Kyuko Dentetsu, Omori Kaigan Station
Mach Dojo in Sugamo, JR Yamanote Line, Sugamo Station
Paraestra (mainly jiu-jitsu with some Shooto classes)
- Edogawa-ku – (Subway) Tozai Line, Nishi-Kasai Station
- Edogawa-ku – JR Sobu Line, Koiwa Station
- Nerima-ku – Toei Oedo Line, Shin-Egota Station
- 3 locations in Chiba
Purebred (Shooto) in Saitama, JR Utsunomiya Line, Higashi-Omiya Station
Shooting Gym (Shooto) in Yokohama, JR (and other) lines, Yokohama Station
RSCL Gym (Takanori Gomi’s gym) in Suginami-ward, Keio Inokashira Line, Kugayama Station
Roots Gym (Rumina Sato’s gym) in Odawara, JR, Odawara Station
Toikatsu Dojo in Nakano, JR Chuo Line, Nakano Station; (Subway) Tozai Line – Nakano Station, Marunouchi Line – Shin-Nakano Station, Seibu Ikebukuro Line – Araiyakushi-mae Station
U-File (5 locations)
Wajutsu Keishukai (5 locations with different subnames)
- WK main gym: (Subway) Marunouchi Line/Chiyoda Line, Shin-Ochanomizu Station and JR Sobu Line, Ochanomizu Station
- WK A3: Tobu Tojo Line, Wako-shi Station (Saitama)
- WK RJW: (Subway) Tozai Line, Monzen-Nakacho Station
- WK Gods: Tokyu Iketami Line, Senzoku-ike Station
- WK Tiger Place: JR Nanbu Line, Shitte Station
Having trained at a number of these gyms, and knowing the professional fighters and trainers there, I would be happy to recommend one depending on your training preferences and location.
Note that most of these gyms do not offer information or instruction in English, but I have not found this a problem. Rather than trying to contact them, it is often best to visit the gym in the evening and speak to someone there. Someone with some, or at least limited English ability should be able to help you.
I am only going for a week, but take training very serious! I am going to be training in thailand for a week, and am stopping in Tokyo for a week on my way to the US from Afghanistan. I want to spend all of my vacation training hard before I come back. Please e-mail me with some advice if you could…thank you
Justin
OK, I’ve sent you a mail.
I’m going to school in Japan this fall, and I’m torn between training at Laughter 7, Paraestra and Alliance-Square. Could you tell me how much Saku teaches from guard or half guard?
Thanks
I haven’t taken any of Sakuraba’s classes at Laughter 7, but I know he teaches mainly sweeps and taking the back from the guard/half guard. His philosophy is to gain top position whenever possible. Depending on your weight class, Paraestra could be a good option for you, although I personally recommend Alliance Square.
Im going to be in Tokyo for a week and was wondering what cool gyms there are to visit maybe meet some fighters, Sato, Gomi, Mach, Aoki regular guys I guess. Any information would be helpful.
OK, it depends on when you’re going to be here and where you’ll be staying.
going to japan in march what is the best gym for me have trained for many years and wrestled , want to go to laughter 7 for sure , want to stay about a month , will check out tks gym as well, im going to stay in tokyo is that where most gyms are , are they hard to get to ,
Thanks for the info,
Neal, some of them can be hard to find but I can help you there (depending on where you’ll be staying). I would recommend either of the 2 you mentioned and maybe Killer Bee. Send me an email when you’re here and I’ll help you more!
I just moved to Nishi Arai and saw that the Brightness Monma Dojo is very close to my house. I am working here for a year and do not have any mma experience. As someone who is new to japanese language and culture would it be alright for me to roll over to that gym? Do they take newbies? Newbies who do not speak Japanese? thanks
Sure Javier, Monma doesn’t speak much English but he’s a very friendly guy and you’ll learn a lot there. I also train there so I can help with any translation you need. Also there’s another couple of American guys who train there who I’m sure can help you some with the language.
Hi Stewart
I got your details from Adam Linton,I’m a FIFA football agent based in Glasgow and along with my business partner moving in to the field of MMA Fighting,we have contact with various Promoters in the UK and Europe and would like to start to put on fights in The UK,Europe and beyond,who controls the fighters in Japan ? can fighters fight outside Japan as say freelance or are they tied to various stables,would european fighters be able to be part of a fight bill in Japan?
Yours
Frank Murphy
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Hi Frank,
Both ways are no problem depending on their contracts elsewhere, but that usually only affects large organisations like the UFC.
Thanks Stewart! My problem is I dont get out of work til after 9pm. But I am going to try to drop in and check it out.
cheers!
i work full time and have time only in the evenings. i live in roppongi and work at tokyo station. can you recommend a gym that’s convenient to either of these locations. i am a beginner
Hi there, I am looking to go to tokyo, japan in January or Febuary for 5-6 months to train MMA on a daily basis (more or less) and possibly do some amateur shooto. I’ve been doing kickboxing and juijitsu for a few years now so I’m not a complete noob to the sport. I’m still sorting out where I’m going to be living but I dont want to make any final decisions until I’ve found a place to train. I’m reallly interested in Krazy Bee but do they welcome foreigners? Also, I barely know any japanese, I’ll probably be at a very basic level by the time I get there.
If Krazy Bee is not an option, is there anywhere else that you think I should attend?
Thanks!
TK’s “Alliance Square” gym is very near Roppongi, they have classes in the evenings. There are others around that area too depending on what training you want to focus on.
Not many gyms have English speakers but it’s not really a problem. Krazy Bee has a good reputation for hard training and I’m sure you’ll be welcomed there (there may even be an English speaker or two). I also recommend AACC. What is your weight class?
Sweet Thanks for the quick response.155 right now, might be closer to 150 once I end up leaving. AACC looks pretty good too.