... philosophical ... Why? He was still young when he went Westward... What can you possibly know at 23 (or whatever age he was)? I am sure there must be...
... Because it contradicts the myths I grew up with in Europe. The Europeans were led to believe that the Japanese senseis came fully prepared to spread the...
... Oh geez... It doesn't matter if the dojo was next to the local fish 'n chips. They were trained and forged initially under the tutelage of Suzuki Sensei...
Hi Folks Sometimes I think that once you understand the principals of Wado then all that is needed is time to learn how to put these principals into practise....
... Hi Igor, I don't think they just 'picked it up' so much as were expanding their wado knowledge under the much more experienced wado sensei Suzuki Tatsuo....
Hi Reg Yea I have heard a few opinions of Bruce Lee from Japanese sensei and none good! Perhaps the situation would have been different if he was not Chinese. ...
The discussion thread surrounding Shiomitsu sensei and other instructors who emigrated to Europe/UK while still "raw" but then matured under the watchful eye...
... Hi Reg, You're right. The myth making was obviously on the part of the Europeans. I stand corrected for the phrase 'we were led to believe...' Igor...
makes me wonder if the ... are ... darned ... expertise ... In my humble opinion, nobody. There is only one Suzuki. I've yet to meet any senior US Wadoka that...
Filial duty being what it is in Japan Eddie, I guess most Japanese sensei would see a thousand guys like Bruce in any number of Japanese dojo and would...
Reg why don't you come to the Wado Conference this year? September 21, 22 in Park City, UT at the Olympic Training Center. Bring your brother I will show you...
Hi Doug, Thanks for the invite it sounds interesting. I am however committed to my search for a conclusive design for a sildenafil ingredient that will prolong...
Hi! Did anybody read Bruce Clayton's book "Shotokan's secret"? If yes, what do you think about it? Claudio ... L'email della prossima generazione? Puoi averla...
Claudio I read it when it came out. I think the theory that he draws is flawed. It is not a book of research but an 'interpetation' of a lot of other guys who...
... Hi guys, You'll find a good analysis of the book in a discussion on Karate Underground (as it probably has more relevance to the Shotokan guys than it does...
In our continuing efforts to build Wado in the West we are hosting a competition seminar with Brody Burns, Darrin Free, Lisa Free, Dale Gatchalian, Tom Scott,...
Hi, If it's WIKF probably best to contact them direct. I always got the impression that syllabus books were published privately and available to organisation...
Hi, Don forget that the syllabus of the wikf changes every 2-3 years. So to have a present one you must ask someone out of the wikf. But . . why ask if you are...
Hi Tim, Is that the one with the blue cover? That one I bougt some 20 years ago in Amsterdam. Nowadays the syllabus of the wikf is on its website or on a...
... Yes, the one with the blue cover. Twenty years ago I don't know what Mr Suzuki called his organisational links in the rest of Europe, Wado Kai Wado Ryu, it...
Hi Tim, You are right. The kyu syllabus didn’t change. But as for I know also not very much used in Holland. The one that was popular was the “way to the...
I have the WIKF syllabus, sort of, but in DVD format, by Fukuzawa sensei. I also have the older videos of Suzuki sensei's grading syllabus, and his Essence of...
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