---
title: "Suwariwaza (座り技)"
date: 2026-10-22
author: "Sr. Interior (流庵殿)"
categories:
  - name: "Glossary"
    url: "https://shibari-dojo.online/gls-en.md"
tags:
  - name: "Jutsu (術)"
    url: "https://shibari-dojo.online/tags/jutsu-en.md"
---

# Suwariwaza (座り技)

*Suwariwaza* —or what could be called *sit-jutsu*— essentially refers to the set of martial techniques performed from a seated position, such as *agura*, or kneeling, such as *seiza*.

 It is a term from the Japanese martial arts.

 It may seem a more comfortable application but, done correctly, it is even harder than standing techniques, since it requires a high degree of activation and management of balance and the center of gravity, in positions associated with rest.


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**Knowledge Type — The nature of knowledge according to its role within practice.:** Technique

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**Summary — A brief synthesis of the content that presents its main topics, purpose, or most relevant aspects.:** Floor techniques with the body seated or kneeling: martial origins and the activation they demand.