Does anyone know any good martial arts schools in the san jose area?

Yes.





Answered By: Fares Al-Sagri


Jan 21, 2007

Does anyone know any good martial arts schools in the san jose area?
There's a Shorinji Kempo dojo out in San Jose, and about 5 more around the San Fransisco Bay area. Have a scout about and see which is nearest for you. The Silicon Valley branch is run by Hirayama-sensei, 7th Dan. Highly recommended.
Reply:Well, these are all Aikido schools, I can't help with other arts, but here you go:





http://www.aikidosj.com/


http://www.aikidojapantown.com/


http://www.rockyvalleyaikido.com/


http://www.pacific-aikido.org/lhsdojo.ht...


http://www.kimoridojo.com/


http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/pe/martialart...


http://www.aikidoofsiliconvalley.com/


http://www.koandojo.com/


http://www.aikidolg.com/





These are all within ten miles of San Jose. Searching a bit further afield will get you a larger list.





One outside this range you might consider is:





http://www.mvaikido.com/





Robert Nadeau Sensei actually trained with the founder of Aikido in Japan.





But I can especially recommend:





http://www.pacific-aikido.org/mvcenter.h...





Hideki Shiohira Sensei is one of the best I've trained with.





If you're looking for something else, I'd suggest you go to http://www.switchboard.com and enter "Martial Arts" in the Business category and "San Jose, CA" in the location. I got 91 results from this.





And http://www.bullshido.com has dojo reviews you may want to look at.





Good luck with your search.