This year is almost over. What kind of year was this year for you? This year was a big year for the MMA ITO DOJO, Submission Arts Wrestling, and for me personally in many ways. At the beginning of this year, I became the “Daihyō Shihan” the Grand Master of […]
Yearly Archives: 2024
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The SAW Founder Shihan Hidetaka Aso always says, “Don’t forget the importance of throws and takedowns”. Learning practical takedown techniques is essential if you think about street self-defence situations. SAW places a great emphasis on takedowns. The advantages of having strong throws and takedowns are: 1. You can damage your […]
This photo was taken when I was leaving Japan and traveled alone to Australia for the first time. It was 1993, and I was 25 years old. My friends from the dojo came to see me off at the airport. I arrived in Australia and didn’t even have any ability […]
1, Chain Submissions In sparring or in a fight, it’s important to keep applying techniques one after another every time you fail one, until you immobilise them and submit them, like drawing them into spider webs. When you make a mistake or fail one technique, you should think, “It’s a […]
“When you have this idea of “Human Growth,” your outlook on life changes.“ When we have dreams and goals and work hard to achieve them, we find joy and meaning in life. However, as soon as we start working hard to achieve them, various “Adversities” inevitably appear in front of […]
One of the strengths of SAW is that it has a wide variety of leg locks in the system that you can learn in detail step by step.
“All SAW students must know the meaning of this term coined by Shihan Aso. 必技極 Hitsu Gi Kyoku” That means “Be sure to complete your technique”. When you are young and still just learning, or still competing, “Be sure to finish by your technique”. Don’t try to win by points, […]
After the SAW competition, we also held a SAW seminar. This time we covered the basic concepts of the heel hook and basic escape techniques. These are the most basic of the basics, so I hope that everyone was able to understand at least a little about the heel hook […]
More people participated in this year’s tournament compared to last year, and it’s gradually getting more exciting. As for the skills of the matches, everyone was able to take down their opponents properly, and many of the matches also featured solid submissions. I showed this video to Shihan Aso, the […]
The MMA ITO DOJO Unique Striking Techniques “The Budo Footwork” The “Budo” footwork is to not rely on physical strength, but rely on breathing techniques and connect with the “Centre of our body (Tanden)” more, so you can generate stronger power and speed with less effort and less impact to […]