KAPUSKASING WADO KAI KARATE CLUB
(non-profit organization)
ABOUT
WADO ;
The way to harmony and peace
the finest quality of human race,
a total goal to peace on earth.
We the Wado students of Karate must be the leaders
of unity and happiness through the universe.
And guide our students
to an ultimate human alliance with understanding.
Sensei Shintani
従わない
パスはどこにありますか
つながる可能性があり、
代わりに行く、
パスがない場所....
と痕跡を残す....！
Do not follow,
Where is the path
may lead,
Go instead,
Where there is no path....
And leave a trail ....!
従わない
パスはどこにありますか
つながる可能性があり、
代わりに行く、
パスがない場所....
と痕跡を残す....！
WADO KAI KARATE
Wado Kai Karate is a Japanese Karate style founded in 1939 by Hironori Otsuka.
It is an amalgamation of Funakoshi's Shotokan Karate, jujutsu and kempo.
Wado Kai, means the ‘Way of Peace & Harmony”.
It is one of the four major styles of Karate in Japan and remains one of the purest form of Karate-do.
Similar to most other Karate styles, Wado Kai includes
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Basic techniques (waza), which include punching, kicking, blocking, open and closed hand strikes, and study of grappling and joint-twisting maneuvers.
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Kata (sequences of techniques done against imagined attackers).
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Kumite (prearranged and free-style sparring) are equally emphasized training foundations. Equally fundamental to Wado is taisabaki, bodyshifting to avoid the full brunt of an attack, this technique was derived from Japanese swordsmanship.
There are many other facets to Wado Kai Karate that make it a unique and valuable interpretation of Karate-do.
In Wado Kai Karate, as skill and knowledge are acquired through training and concentrated effort,
the student is expected to develop inner strength and calmness of character,
in addition to the virtues of self-control, respect for others, and humility.
"Violent action may be understood as the way of martial arts, but the true meaning of martial arts is to seek and attain the way of peace and harmony"
