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[ Interesting vid indeed! I think the trouser legs are tied - perhaps to prevent tripping? . Most pictures or films of Otsuka, if he is wearing hakama he tucks the sides in under the hakama belt, it allows free movement. If you look back to Karatedo Taikan it is shown this way and explained in the ...

Did Otsuka meijin ever wear hakama ? Not that this has any relevance ......just curious. Certainly for demonstrations he did. Take a look at this excellent footage which some Italian karateka have been good enough to post up on their website: http://www.abckarate.it/spip.php?rubrique28 regards Ben

Ben: of course you are entitled to express your opinion, but offering advice to WIKF ("I would suggest a serious alternative for the Wado kokusai to consider...") is presumptuous on your part, wouldn't you think? Best, Hi Arturo I don't see it as presumptious. This board is intended as a ...

I would suggest a serious alternative for the Wado kokusai to consider must be the option to actually rejoin Wadokai. Some dojo have tried that individually - without success yet as it happens - but for the long term benefit of Wado I would see the group rejoining as a positive. How the integration...

There are a broad range of issues to consider in relation to this subject. Sports Coach UK run a number of courses to educate coaches on this: http://www.sportscoachuk.org/ In particular, they have a course called "Safeguarding and Protecting Children". Its a 3 hour course available all ov...

Shingo Ohgami's books are highly recommended and have probably never been bettered when it comes to setting out the theory. A more recent publication which I would certainly recommend is this one by Roberto Danubio: http://www.wado-ryu-book.com/wadoryu-karatebook.php If you are a book worm, then col...

wadoka wrote:More photos from the Winter Course 2012 - http://wado.karateforum.com/2012/02/27/ ... uk-photos/

Nice pictures - enjoyed browsing through these.

Ben

[ FWIW he said that these weren't "typically" practiced on both sides - although there is no harm to. Just thought I'd share. Gary Its probably the best way to look at it too. Some aspects of kihon gumite we should really be able to do on either side of our body, other parts, maybe it's n...

Not sure if it was mentioned in the link thread posted above, but in 'Wado World' magazine, there was a report of a dojo opening ceremony in which Shiomitsu and Kazutaka Otsuka made a demonstration. There is a photo of Shiomitsu and it says he performed suparinpei kata. No details were provided abou...

Just a quick update - there is a course leaflet available now at the website:

http://www.wadokai.org.uk/courses-p-14.html

Also, Swiss Wadokai group have added more film on youtube from their August 2011 seminar with Takagi sensei - there is a good detail of Kihon Gumite No5.

Ben