Hi, I’ve been living in Osaka for a year now, and I’d like to start a combat sports like boxing or MMA or something like that. I can speak japanese so I’m not looking for a english-friendly place, a regular one is perfectly fine.
I’m more around Tennoji, Namba, shinsaibashi. Around Umeda would be too far.
I’m imagining a place where I could casually come for free training whether it is in the morning or later (around 9-10 AM and PM) and where I could also get some lessons with a coach, and of course spars with other people…
I think that’s really standard, but somehow the gyms I found either open for just a few hours a day or do not seem to propose sparring…
The Ioka Gym [https://ioka-gym.com/program/](https://ioka-gym.com/program/) looks kinda nice, but they seem to be doing only 2 programs “diet, not too hard, orientend for women” and “pro course, focusing on training professional athletes”. Looks like there is no middleground for just “real training but not aiming for pro”…
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If anyone has any recommendations, or infos especially on the Ioka Gym (maybe the pro course is also okay for people who want to be serious about the sport but just as a hobby ?) please share them here !
by BBQSenpai