Wadō-ryū
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is one of the four major karate styles and was founded by Hironori Ōtsuka (1892–1982). Ōtsuka was a Menkyo Kaiden licensed Shindō Yōshin-ryū practitioner of Tatsusaburo Nakayama and a student of Yōshin-ryū prior to meeting the Okinawan karate master Gichin Funakoshi. After having learned from Funakoshi, and after their split, with Okinawan masters such as Kenwa Mabuni and Motobu Chōki, Ōtsuka merged Shindō Yōshin-ryū with Okinawan karate. The result of Ōtsuka's efforts is Wadō-ryū Karate.
Key facts
- Martial art group.image
- Wadoryu_flag.svg
- Martial art group.imagecaption
- The flag of Wadō-ryū.
- Martial art group.name
- Wadō-ryū(和道流)
- Martial art group.aka
- Shinshu Wadoryu Karate-Jujutsu
- Martial art group.date founded
- 1929 or 1938
- Martial art group.country
- Japan
- Martial art group.founder
- Hironori Ōtsuka
- Martial art group.arts
- Karate
- Martial art group.ancestor_arts
- Karate (Shotokan, Shitō-ryū and Motobu-ryū), Jujutsu (Shindō Yōshin-ryū, other)
- Martial art group.descendant_arts
- Shaolin Nam Pai Chuan, Sanjuro
- Martial art group.hybrid
- striking/grappling
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- Wadō-ryū
- native label
- 和道流
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14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Characteristics
- Technique
- Kata
- Ranks
- History
- Organisation
- Wadō-ryū outside Japan
- Notable practitioners
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Citations
- External links
is one of the four major karate styles and was founded by Hironori Ōtsuka (1892–1982). Ōtsuka was a Menkyo Kaiden licensed Shindō Yōshin-ryū practitioner of Tatsusaburo Nakayama and a student of Yōshin-ryū prior to meeting the Okinawan karate master Gichin Funakoshi. After having learned from Funakoshi, and after their split, with Okinawan masters such as Kenwa Mabuni and Motobu Chōki, Ōtsuka merged Shindō Yōshin-ryū with Okinawan karate. The result of Ōtsuka's efforts is Wadō-ryū Karate.
As such, Wadō-ryū places emphasis on not only striking, but tai sabaki, joint locks and throws. It has its origins within Shindō Yōshin-ryū jujitsu, as well as Shotokan, Tomari-te and Shito-Ryu karate.