In this seminar, we practiced the basic SAW techniques from the guard position such as “Ude Garami” and “Sweeps”. Also how to enter some “Leg locks” From the guard (How to hide your legs from your opponent when you enter the leg locks). In SAW, we recommend always taking the […]
Monthly Archives: March 2026
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Since recovering from Leukaemia, I have been suffering from severe back injuries. This must be due to the illness and chemotherapy that have weakened my body. Even during this seminar, I hurt my back so badly that I was unable to continue demonstrating the techniques and couldn’t do everything I […]
On this day, I, the SAW “Daihyo Shihan”, presented Shihan Hidetaka Aso with the SAW 10th Dan (十段). I would like to keep this SAW 10th Dan just for Shihan Aso from now on. Presenting Shihan Aso with the SAW 10th Dan was originally something I had been planning since […]
The memorial event for Shihan Aso, held on March 1st, was very well done. It was a very sad day, but many people participated, making it a very successful event. During my speech, I already started crying right from the beginning, spoke a little, then cried and couldn’t speak again, […]