Yoshiaki Fujiwara – Submission Master 3 Volume Set

Karl Gotch refers to him as his best student. He was a training partner of Satoru Sayama (creator of SHOOTO), Nobuhiko Takada (founder of Takada Dojo), Akira Maeda (founder of Fighting Network RINGS), Antonio Inoki (the professional wrestler who faced Muhammad Ali), and many more.
This is his instructional, dubbed “The Holy Grail of Catch Wrestling” and long out of print, brought back in its entirety IN THE ORIGINAL JAPANESE (no translations or subtitles).

DVD 1 & 2 Contents:

Leg I -Using elbows and knees to apply shin locks -Inside and outside achilles locks (from standing and the ground) -Transition to heel hook -Simple escapes and reversals
-The inner toe-hold on the near side

Bodybuilding -Hindu squats exhibited from several angles.
-Squat jumps

Transitions from shinlock to toe grips in Leg II.
-Variations on step-over toe-hold
-Rough and tumble and gouging toe-hold setups
-Toe-hold versions while someone has hooks in your back.
-A clever collection
-from the side-double wristlock to a toe-hold (this one is horrible!)
-Toeholds obtained via leg riding
-Knee bar introduction -a BRUTAL reverse banana
-divided submission

-Hindu push-ups -Twisting push-ups -Bodybuilding
-Push-ups with scorpions
Push-ups with diamonds
-Exercises in the chair

Arms I -A brief introduction of the arm joint’s biomechanics.

-How to properly apply the bread and butter catch wrestling hold, the side double wrist lock (hint: grasp the hand, NOT the wrist).
-How to “walk” up to the DWL and put it up. -How to transform a worthless top-wrist lock into a CRUEL shoulder lock.
-A DWL that can be secured with with two fingers!
-Armbar from head and arm (scarf hold) -Gouging and rough and tumble setups
-A straightforward reversal from a DWL into a hammerlock.

Bodybuilding -Attacks the abdominals and core from several angles.

Arms II -Tight wristlock set up into a straight arm-bar -“Turking” with your legs to apply armbars!
-This refers to reversal armbars.

-How to use the sprawl and spin move to convert your opponent’s single leg takedown attempt into a reverse armbar, neck crank, and so on.
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Submissions of the head and arm, as well as a quick technique to bride out of the head and arm.

Bodybuilding -Arms, many strategies to strengthen the arms

Neck I -A very technical look at the triangle choke as well as a range of unique set-ups -Also, many more ideas to improve the effectiveness and tightness of your no-gi chokes

Bodymaking consists of four simple neck exercises that may be done anywhere. Bridging and wall-walking are also options.

Neck II -Crossfacing and neck cranks that require the use of your complete body to produce force.
-Gouges for setting up neck cranks (even leg cranks!)

All of this, plus animated visualizations of the force vectors and pressure spots to be used!

The ADVANCED course is designed specifically for the more advanced learner.

Here is an example of the menu available on the ADVANCED course (DVD #2):

Advanced I – Use toe holds, unusual Achilles locks, cross faces, and even your chin to maim a turtled opponent!
-How to blanket ride and force your opponent to carry your weight -Rough & Tumble and gouge techniques to push your opponent to open up to submissions -Choke, crank, and choke variants
-How to transform a basic cradle into an agonizing capitulation -Nail the toe-hold from the ball and chain ride
-A toe-hold clinic -the INFAMOUS oil-check (yes, I think it was revealed on video here first)

Bodybuilding -Pummeling -Shrimping (forth and backward) -The Gotch Bible

Advanced II (a lot of chaining work here) -How to ride your opponent and have them support your weight while crossbody –

When you have the mount, there is a simple way to oppose a powerful bridger.

-How to utilize your chin and knuckles to submit from the north and south (and lots more gouging and rough & tumble tactics)
-Double wrist lock to wrist flex to straight armbar chain -Wrist flex to shoulder lock to straight armbar chain
-How to use the Achilles lock so that your opponent cannot get up to counter.

Bodybuilding -Sitting -Sprawling drills

Advanced III -Escape from the quarter nelson -Counter your opponent on the ground when they have a single leg on you -Reversal when your opponent has a bodylock on you on the ground -Tricks to break your opponent’s grasp -More escapes and reversals!

Bodymaking

-Rolls and falls (including pro-“bump” wrestling’s method of cushioning fall shocks by dispersing energy across a greater surface area)
-Stretching

-Proper posture -Blocking kicks -A new double wristlock takedown (hint: it’s not the one you’ve seen Karo or Sakuraba execute)

Running -Rope skipping -Wheel-barrel push-ups -Indian Club Swinging

At the conclusion, there is additional video from Japanese strong-style pro-wrestling and competitive shot wrestling matches.

DVD 3’s contents are as follows:

The extra DVD features a weekend tutorial from Dick Cardinal on a variety of topics, as well as a Q&A session!