Plymouth Karate Wadoryu
英国和道流空手道当て身柔術連盟
Eikoku Wadoryu Karate-do Atemi Jujutsu Renmei
(British Wado Kai)
Eikoku Wadoryu Karate-do Atemi Jujutsu Renmei
(British Wado Kai)
About the Plymouth Karate Clubs.
One of the many free courses available to all British Wadokai Licenced Members!
See Date Section for further information.
We are NOT a 'stand alone' club/group in Plymouth.
The Plymouth Schools of Wadoryu Karate, which forms part of British Wadokai (Est. 1976), was established in 2002 with clubs now operating in (and covering) the Wembury, Oreston, Hooe, Plymstock and Pomphlett areas.
British Wadokai is a National Governing Body in membership to the International Wado Federation (IWF), with numerous clubs in Great Britain and around the world.
The Plymouth Schools of Wadoryu Karate is a 'not-for-profit' group, and any extra that is made is ploughed back towards our British Wadokai members in the form of equipment, insurance, visiting instructor expenses and special events, etc.
The Ethos of British Wadokai...
We don't mix our karate or do unfocused 'all-styles' training. All our British Wadokai instructors are pure British Wadokai Wado-ka, so you can be assured that we train only in pure historically authentic, original & traditional Wadoryu Karate within all our Dojo.
We Encourage Family Units...
Membership is for all ages of 8 and above (slightly younger students may be welcome if they already possess previous karate experience or form part of a participating family-unit). Training is open to everyone; men, women, boys and girls.
PRICES.
Training Session Fees.
Training session fees are £6 per session (£5 each, if in a participating family unit), the first 'taster session' is free.
Karate-Gi.
A 'beginner's level' lightweight Karate-Gi (suit) costs from £25 (please see 'shop' web-page for full details). Price includes embroidered badge or Kanji script (choice depending on availability).
Kyu Gradings.
Student Kyu Gradings, or coloured-belt tests, are normally held with a minimum of 3-month intervals (with a full training record). Kyu Gradings cost £15, which includes new coloured belt & certificate (please see the 'Technical' website page).
Licence (National & International Governing Body Membership/Insurance).
Upon acceptance to the club an International Wado Federation (IWF) Licence & Grade Record Book must be applied for (£30 initial 1st year cost, then £25 per year renewal), which must be applied for soon after the first free taster session.
Family Unit Licence Package (3 or more direct family members at same address); £65 per family unit (further details can be found on BWK Licence Application Form).
The IWF Licence also covers all the legally required British Wado Federation (BWF) liability insurances, such as Club Liability, Person to Person Liability and also [subsidised] Instructor Liability cover for up to £10m.
Full-cover (all participants) martial-arts insurances are required by law.
Please visit our 'Application Forms' page, on this website, or follow [BWK Licence] link for application form direct from the British Wadokai website; BWK Licence.
The Plymouth Schools of Wadoryu Karate, which forms part of British Wadokai (Est. 1976), was established in 2002 with clubs now operating in (and covering) the Wembury, Oreston, Hooe, Plymstock and Pomphlett areas.
British Wadokai is a National Governing Body in membership to the International Wado Federation (IWF), with numerous clubs in Great Britain and around the world.
The Plymouth Schools of Wadoryu Karate is a 'not-for-profit' group, and any extra that is made is ploughed back towards our British Wadokai members in the form of equipment, insurance, visiting instructor expenses and special events, etc.
The Ethos of British Wadokai...
We don't mix our karate or do unfocused 'all-styles' training. All our British Wadokai instructors are pure British Wadokai Wado-ka, so you can be assured that we train only in pure historically authentic, original & traditional Wadoryu Karate within all our Dojo.
We Encourage Family Units...
Membership is for all ages of 8 and above (slightly younger students may be welcome if they already possess previous karate experience or form part of a participating family-unit). Training is open to everyone; men, women, boys and girls.
PRICES.
Training Session Fees.
Training session fees are £6 per session (£5 each, if in a participating family unit), the first 'taster session' is free.
Karate-Gi.
A 'beginner's level' lightweight Karate-Gi (suit) costs from £25 (please see 'shop' web-page for full details). Price includes embroidered badge or Kanji script (choice depending on availability).
Kyu Gradings.
Student Kyu Gradings, or coloured-belt tests, are normally held with a minimum of 3-month intervals (with a full training record). Kyu Gradings cost £15, which includes new coloured belt & certificate (please see the 'Technical' website page).
Licence (National & International Governing Body Membership/Insurance).
Upon acceptance to the club an International Wado Federation (IWF) Licence & Grade Record Book must be applied for (£30 initial 1st year cost, then £25 per year renewal), which must be applied for soon after the first free taster session.
Family Unit Licence Package (3 or more direct family members at same address); £65 per family unit (further details can be found on BWK Licence Application Form).
The IWF Licence also covers all the legally required British Wado Federation (BWF) liability insurances, such as Club Liability, Person to Person Liability and also [subsidised] Instructor Liability cover for up to £10m.
Full-cover (all participants) martial-arts insurances are required by law.
Please visit our 'Application Forms' page, on this website, or follow [BWK Licence] link for application form direct from the British Wadokai website; BWK Licence.
Proud to be British - Proud to be Wado - Proud to be British Wadokai!
GE Swift 1st Dan 1978
History of British Wadokai
The first Club in British Wadokai was opened in Cranleigh, Surrey in April 1976 and British Wadokai has produced numerous talented Yūdansha (Black-Belts) in its history. The style of Karate practised is known as Wado-ryu (Way of Peace & Harmony School), and is one of the most popular, and fastest, styles of traditional martial-arts practised today with well over 1,500,000 practitioners.
All British Wadokai Black-Belt Registered Club Instructors are CRB/DBS checked, Insured, and 1st Aid trained.
British Wadokai organise many Wadoryu Karate Courses throughout the year, including classical Japanese weapon defences (against knife and sword) and other specialist Wado training sessions, etc.
Upon acceptance, the student will require a Karate Licence, which must be applied for soon after the FREE introductory session. The licence is the student’s Karate Passport, Record Book, Insurance (up to £10,000,000.00 Public & Person to Person Liability cover), and training history record throughout their Karate career.
A new student can pursue their first red-belt grade (9th Kyu) as early as from 6-weeks (when ready) after receiving their British Wadokai Licence Passport.
British Wadokai Karate
In 1963 Wado Karate was introduced into the UK by Tatsuo Suzuki Hanshi 8th Dan, under the direction of the Founder, Ohtsuka Hironori (10th Dan) Meijin. British Wadokai has always practised and preserved this first form of Wado-ryu and traditionally teaches this system throughout all the membership. In 1982, after the Founder passed away, the style of Wado-ryu remained unchanged within British Wadokai, as our belief is that this is how the founder left the style, and there would be no other qualified to modify it further in his direction.
The Chief Instructor of British Wadokai
Founder & President of British Wadokai, GE Swift Hanshi, was born in Plymouth (Devon) on the 6th April 1956 and has been active in Martial-arts since 1966. He started Wado Karate under Sensei Tatsuo Suzuki Hanshi's United Kingdom Karate-do Federation (later known as the United Kingdom Karate-do Wadokai).
He started teaching Wado Karate in 1976 in Horsham Sussex (Horsham Karate Club), a club he inherited when the original instructor retired. 1976 also saw the opening of his first club (the Cranleigh Karate Club), again under affiliation of Tatsuo Suzuki Hanshi, of the United Kingdom Karate-do Wadokai (UKKW).
GE Swift Hanshi joined Wadokai England under Kuniaki Sakagami 8th Dan, where he became General Secretary of the JKF-Wadokai England until 2008, and holds a Life Membership within the JKF-Wadokai in Japan.
He is now President and Chief Instructor of British Wadokai (BWK) and Founder of the British Wado Federation (BWF) and the International Wado Federation (IWF).
Holder of numerous titles and ranks within martial-arts including 9th Dan in Wado-ryu Karate, 2nd Dan in Korean HoSinsul Hapkido, 2nd Dan (hon) in Shorinji-Kempo and a 1st Dan in Malaysian Taekwondo (Thoi-kuen-do).
GE Swift Hanshi has also had the honour of training and being graded under the Founder of Wado-ryu, Ohtsuka Hironori Meijin 10th Dan in 1976.
Japanese Wado instructors include/d: Ohtsuka Hironori Meijin 10th Dan, Ohtsuka (Jiro) Hironori Saiko-Shihan 10th Dan, Tatsuo Suzuki 8th Dan Hanshi, Katsumi Kobayashi Sensei, Toru Takamizawa Kyoshi, Masafumi Shiomitsu 9th Dan Hanshi, Yoshitsugu Shinohara 8th Dan Shihan, Tadayuki Maeda Sensei, Kuniaki Sakagami 8th Dan, Masahiro Yanagawa 8th Dan, Kengo Sugiura 8th Dan, Toru Arakawa 9th Dan, Shingo Ohgami 8th Dan, Koji Okumachi 7th Dan, Katsumi Hakoishi 8th Dan, Mizuho Ashihara 8th Dan.
During the closing ceremony of the 2007 WadoEXL Gary was awarded the prestigious Commemorative Award for the 'Promotion and Preservation of Wado-ryu Karate'; an honour always proud of.
The first Club in British Wadokai was opened in Cranleigh, Surrey in April 1976 and British Wadokai has produced numerous talented Yūdansha (Black-Belts) in its history. The style of Karate practised is known as Wado-ryu (Way of Peace & Harmony School), and is one of the most popular, and fastest, styles of traditional martial-arts practised today with well over 1,500,000 practitioners.
All British Wadokai Black-Belt Registered Club Instructors are CRB/DBS checked, Insured, and 1st Aid trained.
British Wadokai organise many Wadoryu Karate Courses throughout the year, including classical Japanese weapon defences (against knife and sword) and other specialist Wado training sessions, etc.
Upon acceptance, the student will require a Karate Licence, which must be applied for soon after the FREE introductory session. The licence is the student’s Karate Passport, Record Book, Insurance (up to £10,000,000.00 Public & Person to Person Liability cover), and training history record throughout their Karate career.
A new student can pursue their first red-belt grade (9th Kyu) as early as from 6-weeks (when ready) after receiving their British Wadokai Licence Passport.
British Wadokai Karate
In 1963 Wado Karate was introduced into the UK by Tatsuo Suzuki Hanshi 8th Dan, under the direction of the Founder, Ohtsuka Hironori (10th Dan) Meijin. British Wadokai has always practised and preserved this first form of Wado-ryu and traditionally teaches this system throughout all the membership. In 1982, after the Founder passed away, the style of Wado-ryu remained unchanged within British Wadokai, as our belief is that this is how the founder left the style, and there would be no other qualified to modify it further in his direction.
The Chief Instructor of British Wadokai
Founder & President of British Wadokai, GE Swift Hanshi, was born in Plymouth (Devon) on the 6th April 1956 and has been active in Martial-arts since 1966. He started Wado Karate under Sensei Tatsuo Suzuki Hanshi's United Kingdom Karate-do Federation (later known as the United Kingdom Karate-do Wadokai).
He started teaching Wado Karate in 1976 in Horsham Sussex (Horsham Karate Club), a club he inherited when the original instructor retired. 1976 also saw the opening of his first club (the Cranleigh Karate Club), again under affiliation of Tatsuo Suzuki Hanshi, of the United Kingdom Karate-do Wadokai (UKKW).
GE Swift Hanshi joined Wadokai England under Kuniaki Sakagami 8th Dan, where he became General Secretary of the JKF-Wadokai England until 2008, and holds a Life Membership within the JKF-Wadokai in Japan.
He is now President and Chief Instructor of British Wadokai (BWK) and Founder of the British Wado Federation (BWF) and the International Wado Federation (IWF).
Holder of numerous titles and ranks within martial-arts including 9th Dan in Wado-ryu Karate, 2nd Dan in Korean HoSinsul Hapkido, 2nd Dan (hon) in Shorinji-Kempo and a 1st Dan in Malaysian Taekwondo (Thoi-kuen-do).
GE Swift Hanshi has also had the honour of training and being graded under the Founder of Wado-ryu, Ohtsuka Hironori Meijin 10th Dan in 1976.
Japanese Wado instructors include/d: Ohtsuka Hironori Meijin 10th Dan, Ohtsuka (Jiro) Hironori Saiko-Shihan 10th Dan, Tatsuo Suzuki 8th Dan Hanshi, Katsumi Kobayashi Sensei, Toru Takamizawa Kyoshi, Masafumi Shiomitsu 9th Dan Hanshi, Yoshitsugu Shinohara 8th Dan Shihan, Tadayuki Maeda Sensei, Kuniaki Sakagami 8th Dan, Masahiro Yanagawa 8th Dan, Kengo Sugiura 8th Dan, Toru Arakawa 9th Dan, Shingo Ohgami 8th Dan, Koji Okumachi 7th Dan, Katsumi Hakoishi 8th Dan, Mizuho Ashihara 8th Dan.
During the closing ceremony of the 2007 WadoEXL Gary was awarded the prestigious Commemorative Award for the 'Promotion and Preservation of Wado-ryu Karate'; an honour always proud of.
BWK-Honbu 1996
HRH Prince Michael Karageorgevitch 1st Dan, Will Edmunds 1st Dan, HRH Princess Linda Karageorgevitch 2nd Dan, Gary Swift Hanshi, Ian Hunter Kyoshi, Gordon Hoare Kyoshi, HRH Prince George Karageorgevitch 1st Dan
深さの検索
Fuka-sa no Kensaku
"Before expanding your knowledge, first deepen it."
Gary E Swift Hanshi.
Fuka-sa no Kensaku
"Before expanding your knowledge, first deepen it."
Gary E Swift Hanshi.
