Looking for a Japanese Jiu Jitsu dojo in Japan

**Ming Loyalist** · Posted On: 3/14/2011 10:03pm

Originally Posted by Ray Yates

Thanks nightowl :),
How's your Japanese? Can understand a few words :), but I will have to rely on English...

What part of Japan do you live in?
The plan was to
1. Find a good dojo
2. Stay in that area...
Do you think I can just go somewhere like Tokyo and tryout a few dojos ?and select one ?

do you have a job and a work visa?

**100xobm** · Posted On: 3/14/2011 10:09pm

Originally Posted by Ray Yates

Hi Permalost :),
Never tried it , just reading about it , this is Judo isn't it ?

Yep. You'll have a lot of really good coaches, in fact you're more or less at judo mecca. You'll have a lot of classes to pick from, you'll have a lot of people of different shapes and sizes to judo. You'll practise top notch techniques.

You also get to bow and wear a gi if that traditional stuff matters to you.

Seriously, there's no other choice. I wager after doing six months of judo at the kodokan, you could go to many other more traditonal styles and laugh your ass off because you do the same things they do, but you've trained harder, faster, and better.

Just sayin'.

EDIT: Also, Japan?
Maybe wait a year.

**nightowl** · Posted On: 3/14/2011 10:15pm

Was about to ask. You can't just move into Japan to train, although you may be able to stay here up to 3 months without a visa depending on your nationality. I think I might have heard something about getting a cultural visa through the Kodokan, but I really have no idea.

On top of that, times are tough in Japan right now and if you don't already have something already lined up you probably aren't going to find too much. Heck, you can't even find cup ramen at the grocery store right now in Japan much less employment or a visa sponsor.