“I imagined each day as a full lifetime, and each morning, I felt as if a new life was beginning, and focused only on living this “lifetime” without regret.” Having suffered from the serious illness of leukemia, hovering on the brink of death, facing financial hardship from battling illness for […]
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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 […]
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, […]
This video is from a “Self-Defence Workshop” we did last month. We practiced how to use elbow strikes in self-defence situations, and how to subdue your opponent afterwards, etc.
In Japan, there’s a wonderful custom called “書き初め Kakizome,” in which people write out their goals and guidelines for the year in short phrases at the beginning of the year. I’ve tried to write a phrase that could serve as a guide for this year’s International Submission Arts Wrestling Federation. […]
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 […]
Shihan Hidetaka Aso, founder of Submission Arts Wrestling, passed away on October 29th. As the Daihyo Shihan of SAW and the president of International Submission Arts Wrestling Federation, I apologise for the delay in making this message. Out of consideration for the feelings of the bereaved family and as a […]
In the early days of S.A.W in the 1980s, Shihan Aso was actively developing a grappling style useful for comprehensive combat. He recognised the importance of close-combat striking with clinching (especially elbows and knees) and defence & counter-takedowns against them. He then found that Muay Thai clinching techniques are effective, […]