Wado Ryu Karate
(Extracted from Aikido-L)

Date:    Wed, 27 Mar 2002 09:51:23 -0700
From:    John S Costello
Subject: OT: Wado Ryu Karate

Do any of you have experience with Wado Ryu karate?  I've been considering cross-training in a P/K style and a local Wado Ryu school comes recommended by my sensei (always a good sign); I was wondering if anyone on the list had opinions they'd like to share on the topic.

This is from the brochure (all capitalization and spelling theirs):
> What is Wado Ryu Karate?
> Wado Ryu Karate Do was founded in Japan in 1939 and is a true Japanese
> style.  Its founder, Hironori Otsuka Sensei, united Japanese Jujitsu
> of the Aikijitsu type with Okinawan karate to form Wado Ryu karate.
> Thus, Wado Ryu karate is made up of both striking and throwing
> techniques and is a very comprehensive fighting art.  It enables the
> practitioner to develop maximum power yet emphasize speed and
> accuracy.  ...

-- John

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Date:    Wed, 27 Mar 2002 11:59:45 -0500
From:    Simon Watkins
Subject: Re: OT: Wado Ryu Karate

Kanetsuka Sensei often invites a  Wado ryu Hanshi To teach Karate basic at BAF Courses. it is a reputable style.

Simon

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Date:    Thu, 28 Mar 2002 07:09:56 -0300
From:    =?iso-8859-1?q?Ubaldo=20Alcantara?=
Subject: Re: OT: Wado Ryu Karate

 Dear Mr. Costello,
     Wado Ryu is an excellent karate style but you must bear some points in mind. First of all, inasmuch as WR has some points of Yoshin Ryu Jujutsu included in its elaboration, for the last 60 years m/l, it has, as so many styles of karate, concentrated in competition, forgetting or abandoning kata and self defense forms (including the jujutsu part). So don't go to the dojo, expecting to see a large jujutsu part (perhaps none). As for competitive karate, I believe that they are good.
     The mention of aikijujutsu seems to me to be more of a current fad than any real linking.
     FAIK
     Ubaldo

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