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The
karate section of the honbu dojo was the first to be established, back
in 1988, although Sensei Dart had been running his own clubs since 1983
within other organisations, and in 1998 the Kenshindo Karate Wadokai was
accepted into membership of Wadokai England Karatedo Federation,
affiliated to the Japan Karate Federation (Wadokai), Sensei Dart
subsequently being appointed as General Secretary of the Federation in
1999-2000.
The syllabus was originally based on the old
UKKW grading requirements, mixed with elements from the 'Inshallah
Karate Club' syllabus devised by Carl Dyer, 6th Dan. Various minor
changes have taken place over the years, with regard to pair techniques
and kata performance, resulting in the current syllabus, which reflects
the influence of Shinohara Sensei, from the British Wadoryu Karatedo
Shikukai and Sakagami Sensei of Wadokai England Karatedo Federation.
Kata application plays a major emphasis
within Kenshin Do Ryu clubs, and students will be provided with
effective applications for all kata in the syllabus, including the
‘hidden’ throwing elements of kata, and vital and pressure-point
applications.
In keeping with the close-range nature of
Wadoryu in Kenshindoryu clubs, these applications tend towards grappling
and close striking techniques.
Kata
The
kata covered within the system are as follows (as per grading
requirements):
7th kyu:
Pinan Nidan
6th
kyu:
Pinan
Shodan, Pinan Sandan
5th
kyu:
Pinan
Sandan, Pinan Yondan
4th
kyu:
Pinan
Yondan, Pinan Godan
3rd kyu:
Kushanku + 1 pinan chosen by examiner
2nd kyu:
Nai
Hanchi, Seishan
1st kyu:
Chinto, Zenshin
1st
Dan:*
All
pinan kata, Nai Hanchi, Zenshin, Jion
2nd
Dan:*
Kushanku, Naihanchi, Chinto, Zenshin, Bassai
3rd
Dan:*
Jitte,
Niseishi, Bassai
4th
Dan:*
Jion, Wanshu, Rohai
(*
Members may choose to take Wado-Kai England Dan grading examinations at
an additional charge, which will be based on the syllabus agreed at that
time. Wado-Kai England Dan grades are registered and recognised by Japan
Wado-Kai)
The
grading syllabus also demonstrates the importance placed on fighting
and, although competition-type sparring plays little part in the
Kenshindoryu, members can expect to spend at least a quarter of their
time engaged in 'free fighting'.
Because of the multi-disciplined aspect of the Association, karate
members can regularly expect to meet differently skilled opponents, who
bring their own range of techniques to the fray. This gives the karateka
the opportunity to examine the efficacy of their arsenal against, for
example, judoka or jujitsuka, with the result that free-fighting tends
towards 'efficient', rather than 'pretty' techniques, although control
is paramount at all times.
Wadoryu was originally formulated by a Jujitsu master and the Kenshin Do
Karate Wado Kai syllabus includes certain traditional Jujitsu skills,
not normally covered in karate classes, such as Kumikata (forms of
gripping) and Ukemiwaza (breakfalls) to make the karateka more
comfortable with a variety of distances and techniques, in addition to
giving the skills required to deal with throws in kata, or competition.
The
Kenshindo Karate Wado Kai is the Wadoryu-only ‘closed’ division of the
association, with membership of Kenshindoryu Nippon Budo Kyokai
available to all traditional Japanese karate styles via 'open'
membership options.
 Kenshindoryu
Wadoryu Karate Syllabus
You can find out more about karate and
the Wado Ryu style of karate in particular by following these links:
An
Introduction to Karate
An
Introduction to Wado Ryu Karate
A
Biography of Hironori Otsuka
You
kind find out where to train in Wadoryu karate by following this link:
Kenshindoryu
Clubs
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