BJJ in Japan, Tokyo

Towering Reagan · 03-10-2003, 05:25 AM

New to the forum, so hello everyone!

Question about BJJ in Japan: does anybody have any info about BJJ clubs in Tokyo? Or know a internet site or a better forum to ask this question? Any info (clubs, prices, locations) appricated, thanks.

I'm going there for a year as a exchange student (starting september) and looking forward to train in BJJ. I did a google search on the subject, but got a bunch of pages in japanese and a few that stated that training in Japan was "great". So not much help. Is it great there?

I have some previous martial arts experience - for 3,5 years did some classic BS, changed recently to kickboxing. As I'm more intrested in grappling I would like to get to know BJJ - not available where I live, sadly.

So again, any info appriciated

Builderofmuscle · 03-10-2003, 07:08 AM

that's really cool, but maybe u should learn some japanese. Anyways, I don't even know what bjj stands for. And no one on this forum seems to have any aprecieation for my posts. But welcome to this forum anyway.

crazyjoe380 · 03-17-2003, 10:14 PM

BLOW JOBS JAPS..

darrianation · 03-17-2003, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by crazyjoe380
BLOW JOBS JAPS..

Really I,m goig to japan!

shasan · 03-19-2003, 03:38 PM

I thought it was Belgian Jelly Jousting

Don't know of any clubs in Japan.

Rockets · 03-19-2003, 08:20 PM

One of the Ralph Gracie guys just got back from there and posted an article at http://www.ralphgracie.com/ "on the mat" about his training experiences in Japan.

aseepish · 03-24-2003, 12:05 AM

There`s BJJ, shoot, Pancrase, a lot of MMA styles in general. It`s not cheap though. expect to pay at least 14,000 yen a month with a hefty start-up fee that varies from club to club, but will be at least another 10,000 yen plus equipment cost.

(do your own conversion: http://www.xe.com )

I`ve got a contact at work who`s into BJJ in a big way (hell his wife is even Brazillian). I`ll see if I can get some addresses and phone numbers for you next week.

Right now I`m taking boxing because the gym is only a 15 minute jog from my apartment.

Japan is great. Tokyo is an awesome city (I`ll never go back to Winnipeg).@Ramen is the best food on the planet and 24 hour bars are lifesavers when you`ve missed your last train (and a taxi ride back home will cost about the same as a month`s worth of training).

A great forum for taking to other ex-pats in Japan is http://gaijinpot.com it`s mostly people looking for jobs and apartments, but there are probably some martial arts types lurking around in there too.

‚ª‚ñ‚Î‚Á‚Ä‚æ!

T.

Boromir · 03-24-2003, 03:04 PM

Domo Arigato...

03-10-2003, 05:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
Towering Reagan Novice Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	BJJ in Japan, Tokyo New to the forum, so hello everyone! Question about BJJ in Japan: does anybody have any info about BJJ clubs in Tokyo? Or know a internet site or a better forum to ask this question? Any info (clubs, prices, locations) appricated, thanks. I'm going there for a year as a exchange student (starting september) and looking forward to train in BJJ. I did a google search on the subject, but got a bunch of pages in japanese and a few that stated that training in Japan was "great". So not much help. Is it great there? I have some previous martial arts experience - for 3,5 years did some classic BS, changed recently to kickboxing. As I'm more intrested in grappling I would like to get to know BJJ - not available where I live, sadly. So again, any info appriciated

03-10-2003, 07:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
Builderofmuscle Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 310 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	that's really cool, but maybe u should learn some japanese. Anyways, I don't even know what bjj stands for. And no one on this forum seems to have any aprecieation for my posts. But welcome to this forum anyway. __________________ Email me at Builderofmuscles@aol.com

03-17-2003, 10:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
crazyjoe380 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,368 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	BLOW JOBS JAPS.. __________________

03-19-2003, 03:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
shasan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 223 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I thought it was Belgian Jelly Jousting Don't know of any clubs in Japan. __________________ ------------ I hate it when people quote themselves in their sigs. - shasan.

03-24-2003, 12:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
aseepish Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: British Columbia Posts: 1,638 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	There`s BJJ, shoot, Pancrase, a lot of MMA styles in general. It`s not cheap though. expect to pay at least 14,000 yen a month with a hefty start-up fee that varies from club to club, but will be at least another 10,000 yen plus equipment cost. (do your own conversion: http://www.xe.com ) I`ve got a contact at work who`s into BJJ in a big way (hell his wife is even Brazillian). I`ll see if I can get some addresses and phone numbers for you next week. Right now I`m taking boxing because the gym is only a 15 minute jog from my apartment. Japan is great. Tokyo is an awesome city (I`ll never go back to Winnipeg).@Ramen is the best food on the planet and 24 hour bars are lifesavers when you`ve missed your last train (and a taxi ride back home will cost about the same as a month`s worth of training). A great forum for taking to other ex-pats in Japan is http://gaijinpot.com it`s mostly people looking for jobs and apartments, but there are probably some martial arts types lurking around in there too. ‚ª‚ñ‚Î‚Á‚Ä‚æ! T. __________________ "It was about that time I realized that searching was my symbol, the emblem of those who go out at night with nothing in mind, the motives of a destroyer of compasses." -Cortázar

03-19-2003, 08:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rockets Novice Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 25 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	One of the Ralph Gracie guys just got back from there and posted an article at http://www.ralphgracie.com/ "on the mat" about his training experiences in Japan.

03-24-2003, 03:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
Boromir Novice Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Domo Arigato...

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