Judo sections and Karate in Nagoya

Posted by Yuka as Japan

I don’t know if you’ll enjoy some more modern full contact Karate but I’d go for a Shin-kyokushin-kai dojo - there’s a few of them there:
Nagoya-Kita-dojo, Nagoya Chikusa-dojo, and Aichi Yamamoto Dojo where a friend of mine took her first black belt exam.

Shinkyokushin usually means quality so it’d be my first bet for some good arse-kicking with a bit of tradition

There’s also one Ashihara Karate dojo there. It’s like Kyokushin but with a tiny bit of grappling and something called Sabaki which is hard to explain in short.
If you want something less demanding and more injury-free I recommend Shorinji Kempo. It’s not that popular outside of Japan but in very few words it’s like a combination of Karate, Aikido and is based on a Chinese Kenpo framework. You’ll also learn some Zen philosophy and Chinese medicine there.

It’s pretty interesting. Just visit their homepage and look for the nearest dojo.
There’s quite a lot of other martial arts to choose from. Just visit a few dojos and pick something that suits you the most. You might also like some more grappling instead of striking - you’ll find a lot of Judo sections in Nagoya.