British Wadokai Karate Federation Yudan Register
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All BWK Black-Belt Members are Recognised Worldwide through International Wado Federation Registration.
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British Wadokai Black-Belt Register
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British Wadokai Black-Belt Instructors
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IWF Black-Belt Register (June 2025)
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There have been many unscrupulous individuals claiming membership to British Wadokai and our International Governing Body, the International Wado Federation (IWF).
Only those mentioned on our Official IWF World Yudansha Register are fully recognised in present membership.
Individuals who have either resigned from membership or have been removed (through disciplinary reasons, etc.) from membership, would have been deleted from the list.
Only those mentioned on our Official IWF World Yudansha Register are fully recognised in present membership.
Individuals who have either resigned from membership or have been removed (through disciplinary reasons, etc.) from membership, would have been deleted from the list.
All Yudan Grades are recognised world-wide through registration within the International Wado Federation.
All IWF Grades are Registered & Recognised within; The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland – Japan - Canada – France – India – Italy – Kefalonia - Norway – Oman – Portugal – Philippines – Sri Lanka – Nepal – Argentina – Brazil – Afghanistan – Spain – Wales – Egypt – Eire – Northern Ireland – USA – Indonesia – Bangladesh – Belarus – Cuba – Ecuador – Poland – Kernow – England - Argentina – Germany – Greece – Hong Kong & China - Sweden - Mauritius
Executive Directors within the IWF
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IWF-Asia Director
Japan HQ 
Ira F Watanabe 7th Dan
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Technical Committee
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IWF Technical Director
GE Swift Hanshi
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IWF Tatami Chief (Competition Director)
Nick Smith 8th Dan
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Some of our (6th Dan & over) Leading Senior Instructors and Representatives within the IWF
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Kefalonia/Greece
Eleni Labiri-Suzuki 7th Dan
Canada
Les Mansfield 7th Dan
India
Yumnam Meitei 7th Dan
Greece
Antoniadis Dimitrios 6th Dan
Norway
John Ingebrigtsen 6th Dan
England
Ian Hunter 8th Dan
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Japan
Ira F Watanabe 7th Dan
South America
M Nonoyama 6th Dan
Nepal
Mohan Mahajan 6th Dan
England
Paul Elliott 8th Dan
England
Andrew Daly 7th Dan
England
Kevin Hamilton-Stewart 8th Dan
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Instructor List (in no particular order) - Under Construction.
