Hello everyone.

I have been a little bad at getting information up recently but my name is Tony and I used to train with Pete in ITF Tae Kwon Do at Leeds University. I then moved to Japan and started up Wado Ryu Karate Do Jujitsu Kenpo. I have been practicing this art for about a year and 8 months and my technique has changed a lot since doing Tae Kwon Do.

I hope to keep you updated a little more on my style here but if anyone has any questions or comments about Wado Ryu, I am quite a good resource as I am training in Japan, have trained with the supreme master many times and trained with (until recently) Koga Takeo Sensei (7th dan) who unfortunately died a few weeks ago.

Anyway, get in contact with me if you need any info.

Thanks

Tony

This post had some Japanese characters in which broke the forum slightly. It is now revived.

Hey Tony...

You know what would be really good if we could get some pictures on here and incorporate them into mini articles (along with your youtube stuff)


Also thanks for keeping the support up, means alot old friend

Hi Tony! I'm interested in hearing more on your system. I've heard of Wado Ryu Karate before, but never heard it described as Karate Jujutsu Kenpo. Is this a different classification of Wado Ryu?

No prob Pete. I'll get some pics up when I can. I don't really take many though. I'll see what I can do.

With regard to Wado Ryu I'm not really sure about what it is called outside of Japan. The Japan Karate Federation recognizes it as a karate style but it has some routes in Ju-jitsu. There aren't many throws/locks etc however the way it works is that it is a striking art that uses the concept of tasabaki (body positioning) that ju-jutsu uses. When I practiced tae kwon do I always wanted to keep a distance and kick or blitz in and put my opponent under pressure where as in Wado Ryu I tend to just make sure I know where my body is and get close knowing that I wont get hit as long as I move correctly.

Hmm... Thats all I can really think about at the moment (I just actually got back from training so I'm a little tired). I should put more of a description up of the technique dynamics soon. It is different from anything I practiced in England (mainly due to the difference in body size between me and my short, lean and lightning fast dojo buddies). I will add more to this soon.