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WADORYU CURRICULUM

introduction

The technical system of WADO ryu karate is registered in Butokukai, Kyoto 1939 and revised during 1942-1944 at Tojo Butokukai TB.H

founder grandmaster ohtsuka sensei

Grandmaster Ohtsuka -The founder of WADO karate- is born on June 1st 1892 in Japan. In april 1898 he started training Jiu Jitsu. Ohtsuka started to become very interested in Jiu Jitsu and in 1911 he started a study of Jiu Jitsu and also visited many other Jiu Jitsu schools. In 1921 he received his master title of Shindo Yoshin Ryu Jiu Jitsu from master Nakayama. In 1034 he started training with a specific karate group, know as the All Japan Karate Do Federation Wado Kai. On the 29th of April in 1966 Ohtsuka inherited a high designation from the emporer for his contribution to the developing and promotion of karate. Ohtsuka only gave lessons to university students and dedicated his whole life to WADO karate. Untill the last day of his life he practised his system: WADO ryu. He was his own example that WADO can be practised at old age. Grandmaster Ohtsuka passed away on january 1982 being almost 90 years old.

ohtsuka and
ishikawa sensei

Ishikawa sensei met grandmaster Ohtsuka when he was 73 years old. (in 1965 just before Ishikawa sensei moved to Europe). In 1969 Ishikawa sensei was very honoured to give a WADO karate demonstration with grandmaster Ohtsuka (now 77 years old!) in Paris. The grandmaster also gave a seminar in Paris then. In June 1977 grandmaster Ohtsuka came to Holland for a trainingsvisit, then 85 years old. Present were Jiro Ohtsuka (son of the grandmaster),the grandmaster himself, Naoki Ishikawa and Teun Tromp.

the curriculum

The traditional WADO karate knows many techniques, wich each have there own dynamic and specific meaning. Here a sum of the whole of the most known and practised parts of WADO karate.

Kata (originally 9).

Pinan Shodan, -Nidan, -Sandan, -Yondan, -Godan
Kushanku
Naihanchi
Seishan
Chinto

Besides the original 9 kata, 6 where added to the system:

Bassai
Jitte
Niseishi
Rohai
Wanshu
Jion

Kihon Kumite total 36.
(Standard WADO defense techniques against basic attacks). These 36 are devided as followed:

Jodan uke, 10 (omote, ura)
Chudan uke, 10 (omote, ura)
Gedan uke, 6 (harai, kosa, morote, hasamite)
Nidan Henka, 6 (omote, ura)
Sandan Henka, 4 (omote, ura)

Idori Kumite, total 6
(Special defense techniques when sitting on the ground)

Maedori, 4 (shin no kurai, zudori, gozendori, kinshadori)
Ushirodori, 2 (kabedori, watashidori)

Besides the original 6 Idori, 4 where added to the system (From Jiu Jitsu):

Tobichigaidori,
Nukimi no Metsukedori,
Kojirikaeshidori,
Ryotedori

Tachiai Kumite, total 10.
(Special defensetechniques when both opponents have the intention and are ready to attack and to fight)

Udeotoshi
Seotoshi
Eriotoshi
Sodeotoshi
Ashiguruma
Koshiguruma
Kataguruma
Hikiotoshi
Karisute
Kinukuguri

Besides the original 10 techniques, 3 where added to the system (From Jiu Jitsu):

Tehodoki
Nagekaeshi
Shodan tachi

Besides these 13 techniques, specific throwing techniques (nage waza) were added to the system:

Deashigari
Osotogari
Kosotogari
Ouchigari
Kouchigari
Seoinage
Ushirogoshi
Taiotoshi
Haraigosh
Uchimata
Yokootoshi
Sumikaeshi
Oguruma
Yokogake

P.S.: Later kata where added to Tachiai techniques known as: Tachiai kata, 20

Harai waza, 2
Kari waza, 6
Koshi waza, 5
Katsugi waza, 3
Sutemi waza, 4

Yakusoku Kumite, total 10.
(Special defense techniques based on the evasion of an attack by a twisting hipmovement, followed by a counterattack)

These are the kihon kumite now.

Tantodori Kumite, total 7.
(Special defense techniques against knife attacks)

Udegaramidori
Kotenagedori
Ungadori
Erinagedori
Zudori
Hikitatedori
Hikiotoshidori

Besides the original 7 techniques, 7 where added to the system (From Jiu Jitsu):

Nagekaeshi TB-7 Shindo Yoshinryu

Daito dori (also known as Shinken Shirahadori), 5.
(Special defense techniques against sword attacks)

Jodandori
Chudandori
Gedandori
Wakigamaedori
Hassodori

Kassatsu Jizai kumite, total 7.
(Saving and killing techniques)

Suikatsu
Rakukatsu
Ohkatsu
Yukatsu
Enkatsu
Tohkatsu
Dakatsu

Keisatsu Taihojutsu kumite, total 14.
(Special police arresting techniques)

Tehodoki, 2
Kansetsuwaza, 3
Nagewaza, 5
Oseawaza, 4

Joshi Goshinjutsu kumite, total 14.
(Special techniques of selfdefense for women)

Maedori, 6
Yokodori, 2
Ushirodori, 3
Oseadori, 4

 

 

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