Wado-Ryu

[Phoenix]

Hi all I am going to my first ever karate lesson tomorrow eve and the style that I will be learning is Wado-Ryu.I just wanted to know really what type of style is this and is it quite easy to learn? Im 27 so I suppose Im starting late in life but I am quite fit which I suppose is a good thing! Also how many people on here starting their classes on their own?The biggest fear of mine is going and Im going to be the only beginner there! Its probabaly just nearves with it being the first time ever in a karate class! Im sure I'll be fine come Wednesday morn!

 

Any advice would be very greatful

 

Best wishes

 

Lis

[SaiFightsMS]

http://members.chello.nl/rvleeu/karate/Pagina1E.htm

 

http://www.wado-ryu.org/main/index.asp

 

http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/6044/kmain.html

 

http://www.falconx.com/conradjoneskarate/

 

Here are some links to Wado sites.

[mArTiAl_GiRl]

Well... Wado-ryu....

 

I used to practise it, but my instructor got interested in the style which I used to practise in Sweden (shito-ryu), so now we train shito-ryu too. And guess why shito ryu, ... well, because there are not so many katas in Wado-ryu, it's not so good to compete with that style, it's quite hard to win with Wado-ryu (if you want to be a competitor).

 

Wado-ryu is not so soft and it doesn't have such 'round-looking' techniques, in that style, it's not so important to be fast as in shito-ryu, but Kumite (sparring) is good in Wado-ryu. Shito-ryu has the traditional Kumite way.

 

Anyway, Wado-ryu (I'm just honest) isn't such an effective style, but it has it's own good and weak things, like in every style.

 

(I personally would prefer to practise another style than Wado-ryu).

[DokterVet]

Hi,

 

Have fun learning Wado-ryu! There's a lot to learn in the style, so you'll never 'finish.' Don't worry about being the only beginner; most clubs welcome beginners and if you are the only one, think of it as being an only child. You'll have to be everyone's favourite.

 

It will take you a few years to become profficient in the basics, but once you do, you'll find that relaxation is a major stress in Wado-ryu. It is not a particularly hard style of karate (which may be good to know when you start to get up in your years). The creator of the style was a jujutsu Grandmaster, so there should be many oppurtunities for you to learn takedowns, joint locks and grappling, in addition to lots of kata, bunkai, kihon kumite and sparring.

 

BTW, here's a link to my Wado club in case you are curious.

 

Toronto Wado-kai

[Phoenix]

thanks to everyone for the advice and the very useful links I really do appreciate it I had my first lesson last night and loved it even if I couldn't get all the moves right practice makes perfect I suppose and it was my first lesson so I shouldn't really be so hard on myself.I cant wait until next weeks one now! Roll on next Tuesday and in the meantime I shall be practising my turns so that I dont do a full spin as if Im dancing! *L*

 

Best wishes

 

Lis

 

Edited May 23, 2003 by Phoenix

[theswarm]

I reckon i'd like being the only beginner in a class

 

think how much attention you'd get and how much quicker you'd learn with all these experienced people to look onto.

 

I can only say this after having done martial arts though.

[karate_woman]

Glad your first class went well. Before you know it someone else will take your place at the bottom of the line