Japanese martial arts originally originated as techniques developed within the context of samurai warfare. Samurai had to continue fighting and winning even as they aged. The concepts and training systems that emerged from this context emphasised continuous improvement throughout one’s life. In modern society, we don’t have to fight and […]
心”SPIRIT” 技”SKILL” 体”BODY”
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“If you get too attached to each and every move, you won’t be able to adapt to change and you won’t achieve anything, so embrace change, use your mind to be flexible, and deal with each thing with all your might.” There is a famous story in which the monk […]
“Don’t do nothing completely just because you’re injured; Do everything you can to the best of your ability.“ Have you ever sustained any injuries during training? Be careful of getting injuries, as injury can prevent you from training at 100%. But martial arts and combat sports are full-contact sports, so […]
“SAW standing techniques are the technique of handling those strikes and controlling them with grappling.” At a time when mixed martial arts had not yet been properly established, the SAW founder Shihan Hidetaka Aso created Submission Arts Wrestling with the desire to establish a grappling style that could be used […]
“It’s more important to be a respected person than just becoming a good fighter in SAW training. “ Submission Arts Wrestling is a Japanese martial art, so you have to embrace the Budo Spirit. The Budo Spirit comes from the spirit of bushido of the ancient samurai warriors. Before you can […]
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, […]
“Your journey is not always straight and smooth. Sometimes you have to go through rough and hard roads, but you will grow bigger from going through them.“ The name of Japanese martial arts is usually finished with this word “Do” such as Judo, Kendo, and Aikido. And these martial arts […]
“Making a Martial Arts body means making a healthy body for our life time.” The final topic of “How to improve our “SPIRIT” “SKILL” and “BODY” for all through our lives in Martial Arts” is “BODY” It includes everything about our body such as strength, power, speed, stamina, and even […]
The keys are “TANDEN (丹田) breath” and “Visualisation” Martial Arts techniques and moves should be all natural to our body.Minimise impact to our body, but maximise power from understanding the body mechanics and using momentum, leverage, and your opponent’s strength, your weight, and so on. That’s all same with striking […]