“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 […]
Submission Arts Wrestling
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“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 […]
We have the SAW Online training course. ↓↓↓ You can learn the SAW learning system step by step through gradings, and can get the official SAW ranks by taking the online grading tests. You can continue to learn SAW and eventually earn an official black belt. It’s all online, so […]
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 […]