Chicago Tenri Judo Dojo
About
Chicago Tenri Judo Dojo offers instruction in both judo and mixed martial arts, catering to a wide range of practitioners from children to adults. The dojo is staffed by a highly credentialed team of instructors, including Head Instructor Kei Narimatsu, a 6th dan and International A Level Referee and Coach, and other senior instructors with national and international competitive backgrounds. The coaching style emphasizes technical proficiency, discipline, and courtesy, supported by a structured class system with separate junior and senior sessions, as well as specialized kata clinics led by medalist Ann Berends.
reviewsWhat Members Say
Members praise the dojo as an amazing, kid and adult friendly environment with highly skilled instructors. They highlight the welcoming atmosphere and quality of coaching. However, one reviewer expressed significant frustration with poor administrative communication, citing unreturned emails and phone calls as a major barrier, especially for someone with a busy military schedule. This concern about responsiveness contrasts with the dojo's stated emphasis on discipline and courtesy.
rate_reviewGoogle Reviews (2)
Maciek Gromadzki
a year ago
Amazing, kids and adults friendly Judo Dojo 💪👍
C Dissident
a month ago
When you have a martial arts place that touts how it emphasizes discipline and courtesy and that it helps people be better then fails so monumentally in the most basic ways. I am a Soldier. I am gone quite frequently. I have been gone around one to two weeks per month, for months. I get done with my latest rounds of inspections, conferences, and working groups. I reach out. Nothing. “The place of the way” can’t even return an email. They can’t return a phone call. This is the second judo place where the instructors are incredibly poor businessmen in addition to being just really petty people. The next time these hypocrites tells a Service Member “Thank you for your service “, I hope the Service Member tells them exactly where they can go.
paymentsMembership
$50/mo
Contact
325 W Golf Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016, USA
scheduleHours
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: Closed
Friday: 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
groupCoaches & Instructors
Kei Narimatsu
Head Instructor
6th dan, International A Level Referee and Coach
Mirek Jazgier
Senior Class Instructor
2nd dan, 1977 Polish National Judo Team
Kunihito Fumioka
Senior Class Instructor
4th dan, Head Minister at Tenrikyo Midwest Church
Danilo Janjic
Junior/Senior Class Instructor
3rd dan, U.S. National Champion-Masters Division 2018/2019
Nathan Tutt
Junior Class Instructor, Dojo Operations Manager
1st dan
Ann Berends
Kata Clinic Instructor
3rd dan, Senior Nationals & World Veterans medalist, IJF Academy Level 1 Certified Instructor