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Hi Janey, Why do you need to find the license? The association he is with now can give him a new one. K.

I hope your ukemi is up to speed. Have fun! K.

Stances..? See Newton's Law. K.

Blinkin Flip!!!! Have you seen the prices of those gigs!!?? You could fly to Japan for less. K.

To answer your question in a different way... Ōtake Risuke is one of my all time "favourite martial artist". He is headmaster of the Tenshin Shodan Katori Shinto-ryu school of Bujutsu... A truly awesome martial artist imo. K.

That depends. What do you think defines "the best martial artist"? K.

Dr Hall's work is widely regarded as sound and very well researched. This is what led me to question the omission of references to Judo and Daito-ryu when it came to Oyama sensei and indeed Kyokushinkai. Also, I think when it comes to many sensei in the early 1900's - they were happy to let urban myths survive as it often meant the difference between success and failure for their school - Also called good marketing K.

Just to clarify... I'm not trying to suggest Oyama sensei Isn't what we think... I'm trying to prove what we know. K.

Yes, This seems to be repeated on most kyokushin websites - however referencing independent sources there seems to be little mention of his training in Judo. There are also mentions of training in Daito-ryu - entirely possible but again, not mentioned by Hall in his “Encyclopedia of Japanese Martial Arts” – for example. K.

I'll stand corrected, but I don't believe Oyama sensei was a dan grade in Judo. Do you have any supporting evidence of this? Wikipedia says he was but according to Hall he trained mainly in Shotokan and Goju (as well as Chinese boxing arts) K.

Shu ha ri Plus Soshin Fudoshin Mushin and Zanshin Maybe? K.

English was indeed my first language but after 10 years in Thailand it ain't what it used to be. Thanks for the correction. Being a Wado guy I checked over at the Takamura ha Shindo Yoshin Kai website for confirmation and lo, the spelling used there is "jujutsu". By the way, in my few visits to train in Japan I've seen that many of the high level Wado guys have significant judo experience as well and they draw on this in their sparring very effectively. But they don't distinguish techniques as "judo" or "karate". Since Wado is more about a set of principles than a collection of techniques, any movement that is compatible with those principles (which derive from Shindo Yoshin-ryu) can be freely adopted. As well as Wado, I study a Koryu bujutsu from which many of the "techniques" found in Judo derive and although it is Jujutsu - most folk in Japan refer to it as Judo - as you say, they dont tend to distinguish between the two. Of course Wado has other throws that can be found in Tanto-dori and Idori. Again most of these are straight from the Densho of SYR. My Instructor (who is also licensed in Tenjin Shinyo-ryu) and Threadgill sensei often train with one and other to compare notes (Tobin likes to work on the comparisons with TSR as it is a parent art of SYR). Take Wado's Shumoku-dori - that's very similar to the one done in TSR (and thus SYR). All good fun K.

That is correct. Kihon Kumite #5 and #10 are almost certainly derived from Shindo Yoshin-ryu. In fact, #10 is a carbon copy of a Tenjin Shinyo-ryu technique called Kinukatsugi - which means to "carry the cloth" (in such a way that you drape someone over you as you throw them). BTW, I mean no offense and please forgive me if English is not you first language but "Jujutsu" has many spellings. When it come to Japanese Koryu Jujutsu however it is "Jujutsu" never Jiu Jitsu etc. K.

Nice vids agreed, but stamping on peoples heads is tantamount to attempted murder according to most western laws - Id just be careful about that. K.

In Japanese Budo, they don't use the word "block". That's too terminal. Instead, the word "uke" is used which means to receive. As I teach my students - in combative situations, blocking and counter-punching rarely works. You have to be 3 times faster than your opponent for that! That's why, in reality, there is no blocking in Karate. K.

Corin is a good bloke. As I say, I trained in the same group as him for some years. His Wado is solid as is that of the guys that train with him (Monty being one of them). Wado Karate is pretty much un-regulated here in the UK, but I can promise that Corin is one of the good guys. K.

They have a website though: http://www.sunyis.com K.

Are any members of your student body members of this forum? K.

Never heard of the Aiki group, but I know the instructor of the Wado group personally. We used to train together in the same association many years back. It comes under the auspices of Shiomitsu sensei's Wado Academy and in turn is linked to the Wado-ryu Renmei (Otsuka II group). In short, the Wado club has an impeccable pedigree. K.

Do you have websites for either of the schools. Are you UK Based? I know most of the UK Wado groups and many of the Aikido ones so would be able to tell you whether I think they are good or bad. K.

Even some of the oldest Ryu-ha in the world have websites.

Because that's a seriously high number. And you don't have a website? K.

10,000!!! Seriously? What is your website - I gotta see this? K.

In a lot of Japanese Gendai Budo, 9th dan is awared posthumously. Of course, there are many exceptions like Arakawa Toru, and Shiomitsu Masafumi (to name just some Wado guys). But, my bet is they couldn't give two hoots about it in the first place! Can you post the URL to your group's website Sensei8? K.

Can I ask Sensei8, how many students make up the Shindokan in total? K