Shoot-Fighting - Strike Grapple Submit

MMA

WRESTLING

KNOCKDOWN

Shoot-Fighting is about using whatever works — striking, takedowns, and submissions — to create a complete fighting system. Before Mixed Martial Arts became a global sport, Japanese Shoot-Fighters pioneered this hybrid approach. The term Shoot comes from professional Wrestling and means a real, legitimate fight. Shoot-Fighting combines the striking of Karate and Muay Thai with the grappling of Catch Wrestling, Sambo, and Ju-Jitsu, giving you the skills to strike, clinch, grapple, and submit with confidence. It’s the ideal system for anyone who wants to become a complete martial artist.

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Mind, Body, Spirit

At its core, this system is about more than fighting. It is the cultivation of mind, body, and spirit.

The mind is sharpened through discipline, strategy, and composure under pressure.
The body is strengthened through intense conditioning, sparring, and technical mastery.
The spirit is developed through respect, perseverance, humility, and self-control.

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Ever Evolving

Shoot-Fighting is built on the principle of Kaizen—continuous improvement. It constantly evolves by refining techniques, training methods, and strategies to remain effective in the modern world. Students develop not only physical skill, but also discipline, mindset, and understanding, striving to improve every day. This commitment to growth keeps Shoot-Fighting practical, relevant for personal development, and lifelong martial arts training.

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MORE THAN A COMBAT SPORT

Shoot-Fighting is more than a combat sport — it’s a lifestyle that develops physical fitness, mental resilience, and personal growth. Open to all ages and abilities, it promotes confidence, discipline, healthy living, and the pursuit of continual self-improvement, both inside and outside the gym.

Training also builds strong friendships and a supportive community founded on respect, teamwork, and shared goals. Students develop humility, self-control, and accountability while learning to respect others and uphold positive values, creating an environment where everyone can grow together.

As practitioners age, the focus naturally shifts from competition to health, longevity, and practical self-defence. Regular training improves strength, mobility, balance, and wellbeing, helping people stay active, independent, and capable throughout every stage of life.

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SHADOWBOXING

Shadowboxing is a key part of Shoot-Fighting warm-ups and solo training. More than practising technique, it is a form of moving meditation that develops focus, mindfulness, and self-awareness. Training alone connects mind and body through breathing, balance, and rhythm, building both inner calm and physical skill.

The real opponent in shadowboxing is yourself. It teaches patience, discipline, humility, and resilience, showing that true progress comes through continual self-improvement rather than defeating others.

As practitioners mature, shadowboxing becomes a lifelong practice that strengthens body, mind, and spirit, promoting wellbeing, confidence, self-control, and the inner strength to face challenges in training and everyday life.

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GRAPPLING

We believe wrestling is important because it is one of the oldest forms of combat and physical culture known to humanity. Wrestling is truly universal, with virtually every culture developing its own form, reflecting a shared human instinct to grapple, control, throw and overcome an opponent. From Lancashire Catch Wrestling, Scottish Backhold and Cornish Wrestling to Japanese Judo, Russian Sambo and Scandinavian Glima, these traditions demonstrate the remarkable diversity of wrestling while sharing the same fundamental principles. Historically, grappling was rarely completely separate from striking; ancient systems often combined wrestling, throws, locks and takedowns with punches, kicks and other forms of combat. Wrestling therefore represents an important part of our martial heritage, connecting modern combat sports with techniques that have been practised for centuries. Just as importantly, wrestling can be adapted to suit people of all ages and abilities, making it possible to train safely, develop physical fitness, coordination, confidence and resilience, while preserving and continuing a tradition that belongs to all of humanity.

WKKO UK HEAD
SENSEI MARK RAWSON

4th Dan Combat Ju-Jutsu (WKKO) from Shihan Rob Peples
Level 2 Combat Sambo Coach (British Sambo Federation)
4th Dan Combat Karate (WKKO) from Shihan Rob Peples
Submission Grappling & Catch Wrestling under Coach Mark Spencer from SBG
2nd Dan Kickboxing (CMMA)
3rd Dan Combudo Combat Ju-Jitsu (Combudo) from Hanshi Lee Hasdell
Red Prajioud Muay Thai (MSA) from Kru Simon Green