ROLL OF HONOUR

Since 1984 when Devon Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Kai was officially established nearly seventy people have attempted various levels of Dan Grade. The following are honoured having achieved the level shown by the

Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Academy and endorsed by the Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Renmei, Japan.

Achieved the level of:

7th Dan: PETER HILL

6th Dan: MATTHEW SOANES

5th Dan: ANDREW KILBY

4th Dan: DANIEL BEVAN & GARY MOORE

3rd Dan: BILL ALDERSON, CHRIS GRUNDY,

CRAIG HILL, RUSSELL OVEY, ERIC PROLE,

MARK VALLEI & GILLIAN MacKENZIE

13 people have achieved the level of San-Dan or above;

those shown above continue to be members.

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Pictures and memories of a young Takamizawa Sensei the founder of our group during his University days in Japan

2nd Dan: CAROL HILL,

late MICHAEL PRYER, JAMES BOLTON,

MARK PREECE, BRYAN SMITH & JOHN McPAKE

Eight people have achieved the level of Ni-Dan,

those shown above continue to be members.

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1st Dan: Promoted to Sho-Dan for 2022:

CHRIS STAMP, MICHELLE DALEY & KIERAN BEER

Thirty four people have achieved the level of Sho-Dan;

eighteen continue to be members.

Honourary Members:

FERNANDO PALLADINO 7th Dan

LEN JAY 6th Dan Renshi

MAURIZIO GIOIA 6th Dan

NORIKO MITSUHASHI 3rd Dan

The founder of Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Hironori Otsuka was born in June 1892 and started to practice Ju-Jitsu from the age of five to overcome infirmity and illness. Otsuka studied under T.Nakayama and at the age of twenty nine Otsuka succeeded his teacher and became the fourth Grandmaster of Shinto Yoshin Ryu. In 1921 Otsuka began to study Karate, first with Funakoshi Sensei and then with Sensei’s Mabuni and Motobu. Otsuka still not satisfied with his study, then studied Yagyu Shiage Ryu Kenjitsu. Finally in putting together all of these vast experiences Otsuka created the basis of his martial art “Wado-Ryu”. Otsuka Sensei sadly passed away in 1982, but his wishes and spirit were firmly carried on by his son Jiro who had over forty years of direct daily training from his father. On the death of his father he was re-named H.Otsuka II. Sadly he passed away in 2015, but has been succeeded by his son Kazutaka who through tradition has now taken the name H.Otsuka III. The Otsuka Soke (founding family) is represented in Europe by the Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Academy which is 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.