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There are few qualifed Godo instructors in the United States, and I'm not aware of any of them who are willing to publically reveal that they teach and train in Godo.  If there are any qualified instructors willing to be publically identified, please contact me and I will certainly link to your Godo school.

In the meantime, the Kodokan still refuses to admit that Godo is still taught, and will not endorse or recommend any Godo instructors for Westerners.  This poses a problem for those who are interested in improving their competitive Judo abilities.  It's indisputable that those known to have trained in Godo have very powerful competitive Judo skills, and perhaps the Japanese simply wish to keep the advantage...  It is, undoubtably, the shock of having the very best Japanese Judoka defeated by Godo-trained Anton Geesink, which drove the final nail into the coffin of Japanese belief that these techniques and training methods should not be taught to Westerners.

However, this is the first time, to my knowledge, that the Godo symbol and method of bowing have been publically posted, so this may help Judoka identify those who train in Godo. Check with your Sensei, as they might know where to point you further.

Although I will answer any questions that I can, I'm forbidden by my own instructor to publically post the names of anyone who trains in Godo without their specific permission. There's is still a great deal of secrecy surrounding the techniques and training methods of Godo. Unfortunately, Godo is still considered an art not to be passed to non-Japanese, much as Ninjutsu was in years past, and hopefully, this website will encourage a more open dialogue on the art.