DEVON WADO-RYU KARATE-DO KAI

"Authentic Wado-Ryu Karate-Do in the South West of England"

TRAINING OVER CHRISTMAS

As last year, the Barnstaple Dojo will be running a class organised by Andy Kilby 5th Dan with a little get together afterwards during the festive period on Saturday 28th of December 2024. The class time will be 2.00pm - 3.30pm and is open to all members of all grades and ages with Peter Hill 7th Dan Sensei leading the class.

If you would like to train over Christmas and attend this class, please book in the normal way through this website.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

LOCAL EVENTS

Further dates for 2025:

Sunday 9th February & Sunday 23rd March

Devon Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Kai held it's Annual Winter Kyu Grade Examinations at it's Barnstaple dojo, The Aikido Centre, Mill Lane, Barnstaple. Thank you to Matthew Soanes 6th Dan, Andy Kilby 5th Dan, Daniel Bevan 4th Dan, Gary Moore 4th Dan, Chris Grundy 3rd Dan, Russell Ovey 3rd Dan and Craig Hill 3rd Dan for giving up most of their Sunday and helping in the way they did. Congratulations to the following members who were successfully promoted: Promoted to 9th Kyu: Jack Furlong Promoted to 8th Kyu: Amalia Challacombe, Jasmine Tapp & Henry Tapp Promoted to 7th Kyu: Willow Insull, Eleanor Perry, Noah Insull & Harry Challacombe Promoted to 6th Kyu: Rala Jude & Helen Jude Promoted to 5th Kyu: James Legg, Milo Jude & Kynan Robinson Promoted to 2nd Kyu: Lisa Ovey, Elizabeth Hunkin & Lucy Hunkin Promoted to 1st Kyu: Heidi Hunkin & Alice Hunkin.

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

For further information and to download application forms go to:

www.wadoacademy.com

OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL

WADO-RYU KARATE-DO ACADEMY COURSES

lead by

PETER HILL 7th Dan Sensei

Berlin, GERMANY

Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th April 2025

Host/Contact:

B.THONNIES 5th Dan

M.WARNKE (E-Mail: manfred-warnke@web.de)

Nuremberg, GERMANY

Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th July 2025

Host/Contact:

K.HEINZ STIEF 7th Dan

T.KNOBL 4th Dan (E-Mail: wado_bayern@aol.de)

Hamburg, GERMANY

Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd November 2025

Host/Contact:

O.ROSSEN 6th Dan (E-Mail: owe.rossen@hamburg.de)

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 official delegated instructors for each country. For further information click on the button below to download the official year planner.

Official Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Academy Year Planner

PARIS June 2024: Grandmaster's European Tour

Tran Hieu Minh 7th Dan Renshi, Arthur Meek 8th Dan Renshi, Grandmaster & Peter Hill 7th Dan Sensei

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.