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by KarateREF
Mon Dec 14, 2015 2:58 pm
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: WKF drop Shitei Kata
Replies: 5
Views: 12437

Re: WKF drop Shitei Kata

WKF will NOT at this moment drop the kata list, but you can say it is only kata "by name" according to the school
you perform your kata after. Kata is also on the shortlist for the Olympics... good or no good?

Ove Viggedal
WKF Karate Referee
by KarateREF
Fri Jan 17, 2014 4:40 pm
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Body Mechanics
Replies: 14
Views: 30335

Re: Body Mechanics

During the WKF Junior&Cadet World Championships 2013, in Spain I stayed at the same hotel as Inoue sensei, he is a very friendly and open minded man. We talked a lot, breakfast, dinner, breakfast, dinner…. He has a very, very high respect for Arakawa sensei and has also done some Shito&Wado ...
by KarateREF
Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:13 pm
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Internal Power
Replies: 174
Views: 178984

Re: Internal Power

" the guys technique is done as a 1,2"

Well the guy is the 2 time world Kata Champion, Antonio Diaz, I do not think many guy´s techniqe is much better than this?
(exept Rika Usami i guess)

O.Viggedal
by KarateREF
Mon Aug 13, 2012 8:37 am
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: WKF drop Shitei Kata
Replies: 5
Views: 12437

Re: WKF drop Shitei Kata

Hi

I will go to German Open WKF Premier League to referee at the end of September. Her the proposal for the new WKF kata-rules will be tested in a meet.
After this I will try to get back and give more info. if someone are interested in kata-competition .
by KarateREF
Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:25 pm
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Ohtsuka sensei live
Replies: 7
Views: 7629

Re: Ohtsuka sensei live

Hi

Sorry, new webpage. The pictures will be there in five minutes.

KarareREF
by KarateREF
Fri Dec 16, 2011 4:13 pm
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Ohtsuka sensei live
Replies: 7
Views: 7629

Ohtsuka sensei live

Hi Just want to share som old pictuers. I "lost" the picturs some years but luckily found them again on an old CD. This is from Todai, Tokyo Univ. and this is the second time I meet sensei, the year before I did my shodan shinsa for him. At the time I was young and hansom, now I am only ha...
by KarateREF
Tue May 24, 2011 12:20 pm
Forum: Events and Reports
Topic: Takamasa Arakawa
Replies: 0
Views: 6592

Takamasa Arakawa

One of my students just got back from a weekend seminar headed by Takamsa Arakawa. He had a very good time and say that Takamasa Arakawa is a relly nice guy as well, just some minor problems whit transaltion and English this time. He said it is always nice to have the oppertunity practise whit top, ...
by KarateREF
Mon May 09, 2011 6:58 pm
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Has anyone had the pleasure of training with....
Replies: 10
Views: 12178

Re: Has anyone had the pleasure of training with....

At the test competitions I have been to, (French Open, Dutch Open) one of the points is to get back to more vigorous Karate. To allow more contact to the body but still be careful when it comes to the “front “ of the face. So I guess it will be ok. to make harder contact to the body in the new rules...
by KarateREF
Mon May 09, 2011 3:58 pm
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Has anyone had the pleasure of training with....
Replies: 10
Views: 12178

Re: Has anyone had the pleasure of training with....

Just got back from EKF Senior Championships in Zurich, not many Wado Kata in this meet…. I wonder why? Also remember I was the referee in London -89 in the team final Italy – Japan if I remember correct, looong time ago. Do not forget Maeda sensei who can teach both Kumite and Kata in a excellent wa...
by KarateREF
Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:34 am
Forum: Events and Reports
Topic: JKF Wadokai seminar Sweden
Replies: 1
Views: 4716

JKF Wadokai seminar Sweden

Hi This coming weekend my dojo will host a JKF Wadokai seminar in the Sweden, instructors are T.Maeda 7 dan and N.Nukina 5 dan. At this occasion we will also raise some money to send to the victims in Japan. Last time (one year ago) we had Maeda sensei in Sweden there was a volcano eruption on Icela...