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History of Wado-Kai [Page 3]
1964
Official all style Zen Nippon Karatedo Renmei (FAJKO) was started.
No private organization should use the name All Japan. Wadokai
gained the name FAJKO Wadokai - today JKF-Wadokai (Japan Karate
Federation Wadokai) because Wadokai has a close co-operation with
JKF, the official federation in Japan.
1970
’Karatedo Vol.1’ by Ohtsuka was published. He presents 9 Wadoryu
Katas (Pinan-5, Naifanchi, Seishan, Kushanku and Chinto). He
declared in his book that Wadokai had these 9 Katas and nothing
more. If you study a Kata deeply and carefully, then 9 Katas are
already very many. That is my impression. 9 Wadoryu Katas were
finally standardized by this book.
But especially in Europe some instructors taught other Katas (Bassai,
Jion, Jitte, Niseishi and Rohai) though they were not official in
Wadokai. Maybe because more Katas were needed considering the
competitive situation against other styles. But this caused a sort
of turbulence in Wado Katas. In some FEW competitions we could see
for example four or five different Bassai Katas. Today Wadokai has
standardized these Katas.
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Wadoryu Katas and the influence
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Pinan Shodan, Nidan, Sandan, Yondan, Godan
(Ohtsuka studied Pinan Katas from Funakoshi - Funakoshi was
called Pinan Sensei in Tokyo, but rearranged after Mabuni
and some idea from Shindo Yoshinryu.)
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Funakoshi |
Mabuni
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Naifanchi
(Ohtsuka says that he has taken Motobus Naifanchi. But there
is a slight difference from Motobus Naifanchi.)
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Motobu
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Seishan
(It is obvious that Ohtsuka has taken Shotokan Seishan
(today Hangetsu). In no other style Seishan is performed in
this way.)
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Funakoshi
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Kushanku |
Funakoshi |
Mabuni |
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Chinto
(Both Kushanku and Chinto are similar in Shitoryu and
Shotokan. These should be classified as Itosu Kushanku and
Itosu Chinto.)
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Funakoshi |
Mabuni |
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Bassai
(Bassai Kata of Shitoryu, Shotokan and Wadoryu are in the
same stream - Itosu Bassai. But Wado Bassai is a direct
heritage from Shotokan.)
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Funakoshi |
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Jion, Jitte
(Jitte, Jion and Jiin seem to be Katas of similar type.
These Katas in Shitoryu and Shotokan are similar.)
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Funakoshi |
Mabuni |
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Niseishi
(Ohtsuka may have studied Niseishi from Funakoshi first, but
adjusted later to Shitoryu way.)
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Mabuni |
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Rohai
(This is Itosu Rohai. Wado Rohai is Rohai Shodan, while
Shotokan Meikyo is Rohai Nidan.)
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Mabuni |
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Wanshu
(It is probable that Ohtuska did not make much change in
this Kata from Funakoshi.)
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Funakoshi |
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1981
Some months before Ohtsuka's death, one group with Ohtsuka's
son Jiro as its chief was split from Wadokai. This split group
is called Wadoryu Renmei. But this group is regarded as a
private group in Japan. |
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1989
a new split has occurred from Wadoryu Renmei. Suzuki Tatsuo,
resident in London, split from Wadoryu Renmei and started his
private group International Wadoryu Federation. Today, Wadoryu
Karate is trained in three different organizations, but Wadokai
is by far the biggest and is a consisting member of JKF. In this
way Wadokai is the organization that has a close co-operation
with JKF and WKF (World Karate Federation). |
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1994
Wado World Cup in Budokan, Tokyo
1999
Wado World Cup in Budokan, Tokyo |
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