Judo Classes in NYC - Upper West Side

Kokushi Budo offers structured Judo classes in New York, NY, located on the Upper West Side at 331 Riverside Drive. Whether you are a complete beginner or returning to training, our adult program is designed to build technical skill, conditioning, and confidence in a safe, disciplined environment.

Our adult judo classes focus on training Kodokan technique, practical application, and progressive development. Many of our students are working professionals from across Manhattan looking for serious training without an ego-driven atmosphere.

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Who Adult Judo Is For

  1. Complete beginners with no martial arts experience

  2. Former wrestlers or BJJ practitioners

  3. Adults looking for structured physical training

  4. Professionals seeking disciplined, technical instruction

  5. Athletes interested in competition

What Makes Our Adult Judo Program Different

  1. Established dojo with 60+ years of history

  2. Structured curriculum for beginners

  3. Safe ukemi (falling) progression

  4. Competition optional

  5. Serious training without toxic culture

Two men practicing martial arts, one in a white gi, the other in a blue gi, engaged in a close combat technique in a dojo or training hall.
Two martial artists in blue gis practicing a technique in a dojo, with one person grabbing the other's collar.
Two judo practitioners, one in a blue gi and the other in a white gi, engaged in a match with focus and intensity, while another person in a blue gi is blurred in the foreground.

Judo is one of the most practiced martial arts in the world.

Did you know Judo has 50 million practitioners around the world?

We also have a comprehensive kids program that develops judokas as early as age 4. Our kids program is a four-part program that eventually takes the young judoka directly to the advanced adult’s competition program.

A typical judo class will have corporate professionals, moms, dads, police officers, professional martial artists from other styles (such as Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, or BJJ), competition players, and of course, those simply looking to try this historic art form.

We are located at 331 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10025 near Columbia University. Our subway stop is the 103rd st station on the 1 train. We are right across the street from Riverside park.

A man and a young girl sit facing each other in a room, both in white martial arts uniforms, wearing masks, sharing a light moment. The girl is sitting on a black mat with a pink lunchbox beside her, and the man is sitting on a chair.
Group photo of Judo practitioners in a dojo, wearing judo gis, some kneeling and others standing, with a white wall, framed pictures, and a clock in the background.
A collection of judo medals hanging on a wooden surface, with various ribbon colors and designs.