Teruo Kono

Feb 10 2023

Tatsuo Suzuki

Filed under Budo, General, Traditional, Wado-ryu
February 10, 2023

These days, too many people stop training once they pass 2nd or 3rd Dan, they don’t realise belts are not important. Grades mean nothing, all that matters is to train hard. Many people call themselves 10th or even 12th Dan, but most of them are rubbish. Tatsuo Suzuki A direct student of Wado-Ryu Karate founder, …

Aichi University, Eleni Labiri, Fumio Sugasawa, Geoff Thompson, Gogen Yamaguchi, Hajime Takashima, Hamish Adam, Hironori Ohtsuka, Hiroo Mochizuki, Hisaomi Fuji, Japanese, Jerome Atkinson, Jhoon Rhee, Jim Collins, Jiro Ohtsuka, JKF, Katsumi Kobayashi, Kazuo Kimura, Kuniaki Sakagami, Kyuzo Mifune, Masafumi Shiomitsu, Meiji University, morihei ueshiba, Nagoya University, Nihon University, Pat McKay, Peter Spanton, Shizuoka University, Tatsuo Suzuki, Teruo Kono, Ticky Donovan, Tokyo University, Toru Arakawa, Toru Takamizawa, Tsutomu Ohshima, UKKW, Vic Charles, Walter Seaton, WIKF, Yasuhiro Konishi, Yoshiaki Ajari, Yukio Sugino, Yutaka Toyama

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Aug 09 2020

Masafumi Shiomitsu

Filed under General, Kumite, Traditional, Wado-ryu
August 9, 2020

The principles of Wado-Ryu are the principles of Budo: “Work hard and do not waste one’s time” in order to reinforce one’s Karate and one’s mind. Mind is more important than technique. It is important tobuild up a strong and healthy mind in order to have the right attitude in life, that is not to …

European Wado-Kai, Fumihiro Tanabe, Hironori Otsuka, Hironori Otsuka II, Japanese, Masafumi Shiomitsu, Tatsuo Suzuki, Teruo Kono, Toru Arakawa, UKKW, Yutaka Toyama

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Aug 09 2020

Peter Spanton

Filed under General, Kumite, Wado-ryu
August 9, 2020

I think it’s a shame that tournament seems to have taken over and we’ve lost a lot of our tradition. Peter Spanton A pioneer of British Wado-ryu Karate, Peter Spanton is one of the first generation of British karateka. He was one of the first Englishman to be graded to black belt in Wado-ryu by …

ABKA, Andy Sherry, BKA, Dave Mitchell, Dominique Valera, EKGB, English, Hisaomi Fuji, HKK, John Smith, Len Palmer, Masafumi Shiomitsu, Peter Spanton, Steve Arneil, Tatsuo Suzuki, terry o'neill, Teruo Kono, Ticky Donovan, Toru Takamizawa, WUKO

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Aug 05 2020

Filed under General, Traditional, Wado-ryu
August 5, 2020

Karate is Karate. The main thing is the man himself – not the school he belongs to, not the style he practices. Teruo Kono A direct student of Wado-ryu founder, Hironori Ohtsuka, Teruo Kono was among the first instructors to teach Wado-ryu Karate in Europe. British pioneers Peter Spanton and Walter Seaton recalled training with …

DKV, Hironori Ohtsuka, Masafumi Shiomitsu, Peter Spanton, profile, Tatsuo Suzuki, Teruo Kono, wado-ryu, Walter Seaton, Yutaka Toyama

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Jul 13 2020

Walter Seaton

Filed under General, Shotokan, Traditional, Wado-ryu, Yoseikan
July 13, 2020

Remember: it’s through basic techniques that we learn how best to use our weight and speed, that’s why basics are the most fundamental part of Karate practice. Walter Seaton A true pioneer of Karate in the United Kingdom, Walter Seaton was one of the first instructors to teach Karate to women at his Middlesbrough dojo. …