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The History Behind Wado-Ryu Karate The
founder of Wado-Ryu karate, Hironori Ohtsuka (1892-1982), was
born on 1 June 1892 in Shimodate City, lbaraki prefecture, Japan.
By the time he was six years of age, he had already started training
in ju jitsu, studying under his maternal great-uncle. Upon entering
middle school at the age of 13, he started to study Shindo Yoshin-ryu
ju jitsu under Tatsusabaro Nakayama. These studies continued with
Nakayama throughout his education at Waseda University, resulting
in Ohtsuka being awarded his menkyo (licence-level proficiency)
in Shindo Yoshin-ryu under Nakayama in 1921. In 1922, Ohtsuka
heard of the karate demonstration given by Gichin Funakoshi in
Tokyo and was determined to meet him. Throughout his studies of
ju jitsu, Ohtsuka always sought out other styles of ju jitsu,
trying to visit as many different dojos as possible. Ohtsuka could
not contain his excitement at the advent of a completely new,
weapon-less martial art. He met Funakoshi at his residence, the
Meisei Juku, a boarding house for Okinawan students, in the same
year. They talked for several hours discussing their interpretations
of the martial arts and, by the end of that evening, Funakoshi
agreed to accept Ohtsuka as a student at his karate jutsu. Ohtsuka
started training with Funakoshi immediately, and his enthusiasm
and martial arts background meant that he quickly grasped the
physical techniques that he was being taught. In just over a year,
he had studied and knew the movements of every single kata that
Funakoshi had taught him. Kata was the only aspect of karate that
Funakoshi taught at that time. Throughout this period, Ohtsuka
did not cease his training in ju jitsu and began to incorporate
this into his karate jutsu. In April 1924, Ohtsuka, aged 31, along
with six others was graded to black belt by Funakoshi. He thus
became one of the first Japanese black belts in karate-do. The
continued devotion of Ohtsuka to ju jitsu and karate-do led to
Ohtsuka becoming a Shihan (grand master) of Shindo Yoshin-ryu
and Funakoshi's assistant instructor. He also began to train with
other famous martial artists, such as Kenwa Mabuni, founder of
the Shito-ryu style, and Choki Motobu, famed as a fighter in karate.
As a proficient karate instructor, Ohtsuka began teaching at Tokyo
University and his methods began to conflict with Funakoshi's
teachings. Ohtsuka's brand of karate incorporated his ju jitsu
techniques, enabling his students to practise free sparring. This
was not to Funakoshi's liking and, as his concept of karate differed
greatly from Ohtsuka's, Funakoshi felt that actual fighting (jissen)
was far too dangerous and would immediately result in the death
of one of the participants. On the other hand, Ohtsuka believed
that, with specific guidance and rules, the students could use
techniques in free fighting without severe injury. On this basis,
Ohtsuka's departure from Funakoshi was inevitable and the future
development of Wado Ryu was assured.
History About The Rising Sun School of Wado Ryu The Rising Sun School of Wado Ryu karate was first opened by Soke Darrel Haigh on the 3rd May 2005 in Goole, East Yorkshire. On the 1st of September 2011, The Rising Sun School opened its 2nd dojo in Scarborough, North Yorkshire for ages 7 years to adult. The
club is a memeber of
Darrel Haigh has been learning Karate since
he was 7years old. At
the beginning of 2018 he left the UMA/WBK to start new adventures
with T.R.S.A.O.M.A, on 11th March 2018 the association presented
him with his 6th Dan, because of his vast knowledge of Martial
Arts as well as his dedication towards the Arts, they were also
impressed by his teaching methods & abilities. |
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