“The birth of the S.A.W Australia Branch” From the sparring and S.A.W demonstration on the second day after arriving in Australia, the students at the UQ Judo Club showed great interest in S.A.W. Some of them became my students later while continuing to practice Judo and started to learn S.A.W. […]
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“Phil Brain” Phil guided me inside the UQ martial arts gym, which was very impressive. There was a large shower room and a changing room, and I changed into the Judo Gi I borrowed from the judo club. I brought my S.A.W black belt from Japan because I thought it […]
“University of Queensland Judo Club” Let me tell you the story of when I first arrived in Australia. It was 1993, and I was 25 years old. I had come all the way here with the ambition of opening a martial arts dojo in Australia and spreading Submission Arts Wrestling […]
I was finally able to return to teaching classes this month. I remember that in June of last year, I suddenly fell ill and was taken to the emergency hospital, where I was diagnosed with leukaemia and was hospitalised for about one month. I vomited blood, urinated blood, and could […]
Happy New Year!! What kind of year do you want this year to be for you? It’s important to clarify your goals, not just for new year’s resolutions or this year’s goals. If you know where you want to go, you’ll know what to do now, and as you work […]
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 […]
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 […]