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
AKZA in Niiza, 3 minutes from Niiza Station on the JR Musashino Line
Alliance Square (Tsuyoshi Kosaka, TK’s gym) in Akasaka/near Roppongi- Tokyo Metro (Subway) Chiyoda Line, Nogizaka Station
Brave (Kazuyuki Miyata’s gym, 2 locations) in Kita-Senju, Tokyo – JR Joban Line, Chiyoda Line, Tobu Isesaki Line, Tsukuba Express, Kita-Senju Station, and Misato, Saitama – JR Musashino Line, Misato or Shin-Misato Stations.
Brightness Monma Dojo (Hidetaka Monma’s gym) in Adachi-ward – Tobu Isesaki Line, Nishi-Arai Station
Cloud Akiyama Dojo – (Yoshihiro Akiyama’s gym) in Hiro – (Subway) Hibiya Line, Hiro Station
Deep Impact Gym in Okubo – JR
Grabaka (2 locations)
- Higashi-Nakano – (Subway) Tozai Line, Ochiai Station
- Okubo – JR Yamanote Line, Shin-Okubo Station
Hearts (Kenji Osawa, formerly of Wajutsu Keishukai) – JR Shinjuku Station (south exit), Toei Shinjuku Line (Shinjuku Station), Odakyu Line (South Shinjuku 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.
Hi,
Alliance Square vs Laughter 7 and Krazy Bee, what would the pros and cons be between them?
Hi Jean, most places are fine with beginners, in fact many places offer beginners classes where you learn techniques for a short time before joining sparring.
Hi Oliver, you’ll get excellent no-gi jiu-jitsu instruction at Alliance Square and Laughter 7, and you’ll get great all round MMA training (striking and wrestling) at Krazy Bee.
Thanks Stewart! Looks like we’ll be going to Laughter 7 (2weeks in july).
Have you been training there, what can you tell me about the gym?
Found a schedule on their homepage, guess we’ll be sight-seeing during the day and training in the evening then
Regards,
Oliver
I don’t train there but I can tell you the level of ne waza is high. Sakuraba doesn’t speak much English but if you ask for a Kazuhiro Hamanaka he should be able to help you out.
Hi, I am visiting Japan (staying in Tokyo) for 2 weeks in Feb. I was hoping to train but only on a casual basis, say 3/4 times a week. Could anyone reccomend a gym where I can pay as I go. I liked the look of Alliance- any comments? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks John
Hey does anybody know the rates for laughter 7 or maybe an email to contact them? Looking forward to training with the legend sakuraba, and others. Any recommended places to stay btw or see?
It’s 15,000 yen to join and 12,000 yen a month (although they have a weekend only rate too). You can contact them through their website I think, check my gyms list.
It depends where you’ll be staying but Alliance is good (although small) because TK speaks some English.
Heading to Tokyo Japan Feb 18th to the 25th, will be very dissapointed if I dont train twice a day. I have a request in at the Kodokan that will fullfill my traditional gi needs but would love to do some rolling or mmaing with some talented guys!! My level is fairly high and I will have a junior student with me, any sugesstions. Thanks in advance
I was searching in yahoo for something else, but I must admit your website is very interesting
Depends where you’ll be staying but I can recommend a few places…
Hey guys,i live in yokosuka and i trained at rodeo style for a while.looking for a new gym not too far away from me,im kinda interested in a wide variety of martial arts right now.kickboxing,muay thai,BJJ,and boxing are the main ones.what can ya recommend for me?thanks so much in advanced!
Hey Stewart,
I live near Kodaira station, and I have a discount pass for Seibu Shinjuku. Is there anything within 30 mins of me? Even Judo would be cool. Thanks
Sorry, within 30 mins of Kodaira station I couldn’t say.
Yeah. It’s kinda slim pickings finding something close to the house. One of the Grabaka gyms is about 30 mins by train.
Hi,
I just moved to Tokyo from Europe and though I started studying japanese I would like to find a gym where that shouldn’t be a big deal…and where they don’t mind girls and beginners…not sure if you can help me with that. I live near Nakano-sakaue station btw…
Emma
Hello,
Thanks for this website which is very usefull.
I have a question: have you ever trained at Deep Impact? What do you think about this gym?
I’ll go see by myself this aftermoon but would like some reviews/thoughts.
Thanks again,
Kachan
Sorry for the double-post (my first one ist approved yet so I cant’t edit it) but I’ve just seen your post about Aoki, who’is from the Deep Impact, showing disrespect for non-Japanese.
Do you think I will be welcomed well there or (if they even accept me), be left alone during the training (which would bother me…)
I can speak Japenese so maybe it will be easier…
Aniway, I’ll go tommorow evening, at the end of the training and ask them straigth out if it’s a problem that I’m not Japanese (already went twice but was closed…)
If it turned out the fact that i’m a gaijin was a problem, I would really be disappointed and will have to look for another gym.
Once again, thanks for the list
Kachan
Im 65kg (ish) 20 years old and literally want to follow in your foot steps and fight pro in japan… any tips advice etc please please email me tomhogan91@hotmail.com
It won’t be a problem at all. Training is training and if you show heart and enthusiasm you will get that in return!
Thanks a million
Tom, I suggest you start learning the language to start with. From there the transition will be easier. Also, you’ll need to sort out a visa and probably do some bar work or something to get by as you train for the first short while. Please mail me with any more detailed questions you might have!
Hey mate,
Wondered if you could give me a bit of advice on gyms in Tokyo. Ive just moved over from London and am here for 6 months. Im a purple belt in BJJ and have boxing and muay thai record. Mainly keen on Gi BJJ training
Also Im living in Chiyoda-ku, near the imperial palace. So far Ive heard of Tri-force BJJ and Krazy Bee but my Japanese is non-existant (just started learning) so finding it hard to find where the gyms are etc !
Thanks!
I just moved to tokyo , and I live in Nakameguro I have trained mma in the US. I would like find a gym here near my home or even the very best gym in tokyo?
I don’t speak the language but am learning, I hope that wont be a problem.
I will be moving to Japan in December. Any shows you recommend that I check out? Also, I will be training Karate and kickboxing at Silver Wolf in Shimokitazawa but I would like to do drop in classes for Jiu-Jitsu. Any recommendations for mma gyms? I heard Gutsman is pretty good.
Thanks
hi bocu guma ken isesaki shi ni sunderu desu mma no gym arimaska? dare ka oshiete kudasai arigato gosaimasu
hy how are you ? im 24 years old, i will move to japan soon , witch gym is the best for MMA ? because i wanna be a pro fighter, what do you think between
KRAZY BEE ( YSA ) and AACC ?
thank you have a good day
Hi,
First of great site!
I moved to Tokyo 2 weeks ago and would like to start MMA training now (been sick)!
I got a background in Muay Thai with 2 fights and did some BJJ and Wrestling in 2011!
I’d like to join a gym where they got a weight training section, so I could go there in the AM to do strength workouts, and also focus on Wrestling and BJJ!
I’m staying at Minamiaoyama now, and could be moving soon again near Okubo or Shinjuku!
But location isn’t important to me as the train here is fast as hell anyways!
Anyways…hope you got some recommendations!
Rgds,
Robert
I know Laughter 7 (Sakuraba’s gym) has a weight area and you will get good grappling training there. Also in Omori, AACC is located a floor above Gold’s Gym.
Thanks a lot!
Brittany, I just noticed it was you commenting here a year back!