DEVON WADO-RYU KARATE-DO KAI
"Authentic Wado-Ryu Karate-Do in the South West of England"
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
LOCAL EVENTS
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
For further information and to download an application form:
www.wadoacademy.com
2025 OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL
WADO-RYU KARATE-DO ACADEMY COURSES with PETER HILL 7th Dan
BERLIN, Germany
Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th April
Contact: B.THONNIES 5th Dan / M.WARNKE
(E-Mail: manfred-warnke@web.de)
PESCARA, Italy
Saturday 17th May
Contact: M.GIOIA 6th Dan / F.PALESTINI 4th Dan
(E-Mail: wkaa.asd@gmail.com)
ROME, Italy
Sunday 18th May
Contact: F.PALLADINO 7th Dan / C.CHIONCHIO 5th Dan
(E-Mail: wadoacademyitalia@gmail.com)
NUREMBERG, Germany
Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th July
Contact: K.HEINZ STIEF 7th Dan / T.KNOBL 4th Dan
(E-Mail: wado_bayern@aol.de)
HAMBURG, Germany
Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd November
Contact: O.ROSSEN 6th Dan
(E-Mail: owe.rossen@hamburg.de)
VENICE, Italy
Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd November
Contact: M.CORONA 6th Dan / G.BATTISTELLA 5th Dan
(E-Mail: ciri.sensei@libero.it)
The WADO-RYU KARATE-DO ACADEMY organize many courses both nationally and internationally throughout the year lead by the acting
Chief Instructor ARTHUR MEEK 8th Dan Renshi
TRAN HIEU MINH 7th Dan Renshi
PETER HILL 7th Dan Sensei
or with the delegated instructors for each country.
Grandmaster's European Tour
Rome, Paris & Oslo June 2024
Tran Hieu Minh 7th Dan Renshi, Arthur Meek 8th Dan Renshi,
Grandmaster & Peter Hill 7th Dan Sensei
(Paris, June 2024)
The founder of Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Hironori Otsuka was born in June 1892 and started to practice Ju-Jitsu from the age of 5 to overcome infirmity and illness. Otsuka studied under Nakayama Sensei and at the age of 29 Otsuka succeeded his teacher and became the 4th Grandmaster of Shinto Yoshin Ryu. In 1921 Otsuka began to study Karate, first with Funakoshi Sensei and then with Sensei Mabuni and Motobu. Otsuka not satisfied further studied Yagyu Shiage Ryu Kenjitsu. In putting together these experiences Otsuka created the basis of “Wado-Ryu”. Otsuka Sensei passed away in 1982, but his wishes and spirit were carried on by his son Jiro who had over forty years of direct daily training from his father. On the death of his father Jiro Otsuka has custom was re-named H.Otsuka II. Sadly H.Otsuka II passed away in 2015, he has been succeeded by his son Kazutaka who has taken the name H.Otsuka III. The Otsuka Soke is represented in Europe by the Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Academy headed by a direct student of the original Grandmaster, the legendary and world renowned M.Shiomitsu 9th Dan Hanshi. The Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Academy is the
only organisation in Europe teaching and practicing the correct authentic techniques, theories, movements, spirit and standards of Wado-Ryu Karate-Do and Wado-Ryu Ju-Jitsu Kempo according to the wishes of the founder and his family.
INSTRUCTORS
The instructors shown below have since our official founding in 1984 made significant and invaluable contributions to our group.
Each one in their own unique way have brought skills and expertise to our group that have helped enormously to where it stands today.
Principle:
late H.OTSUKA II 10th Dan
Ni-Dai Soke
Principle:
H.OTSUKA III
San-Dai Soke
Chief Instructor:
M.SHIOMITSU
9th Dan Hanshi
Founder:
late T.TAKAMIZAWA
7th Dan Kyoshi
Senior Instructor:
PETER HILL 7th Dan
Assistant Instructors
MATTHEW SOANES
6th Dan
ANDY KILBY
5th Dan
Assistant Senior Grades
Daniel Bevan
4th Dan
Gary Moore
4th Dan
Chris Grundy
3rd Dan
Russell Ovey
3rd Dan
Welfare Officer
Gillian MacKenzie
3rd Dan
Squad Coach
Craig Hill
3rd Dan
James Bolton
2nd Dan
Dojo Captain: TORRINGTON
Bryan Smith
2nd Dan
Neil Fordham
1st Dan
John McPake
2nd Dan
Dojo Captain: CREDITON
Mark Vallei
3rd Dan
Sue Greenaway
1st Dan
Mark Preece
2nd Dan
Dojo Captain: BARNSTAPLE
Edmund Denning
1st Dan
late Michael Pryer
2nd Dan
