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Here you will find links to other karate clubs, associations and useful martial arts websites, as well as some suggested books to read.

If you have a suggestion of a link please contact the webmaster at webmaster@readingwadokai.co.uk

Other Clubs
Thatcham Wado Kai Karate Club
http://www.thatchamkarate.org/
Local club to Reading, run by Sensei Paul knight

Tadley Wado Kai Karate Club
http://www.angelfire.com/sports/karatewado/

Walton Wado Karate Club
http://www.wado-kai-karate.co.uk/
Great site with kata videos available to download.

Association Links
England Wado Kai
http://www.englandwadokai.org/

Karate England
http://www.karateengland.org.uk/

Federation of Wado Kai Europe
http://www.wadokai.eu/


W.K.F. World Karate federation
http://www.wkf.net/
Contains useful links to rules of karate competition

S.K.W Swedish Karate Wado Kai
http://www.wadokai.se/skw/
Sensei Shingo Ohgami

JFK Wado Kai Japan
http://www.karatedo.co.jp/wado/w_eng/e_index.htm

Canadian Wado kai
http://www.canadajkfwadokai.org/home.php

New Zealand Wado Kai
http://www.wadokai.co.nz/

Useful Martial Arts Links
Fighting Arts

http://www.fightingarts.com/

FightingArts.Com is a cyber community and network of traditional martial artists, historians, and writers dedicated to the promotion and understanding of their arts through the medium of the Internet.

Japanese<->English Dictionary
http://www.rut.org/cgi-bin/j-e/dict

Japanese Martial Arts Glossary
http://www.aoinagi.org/glossary/agloss_view_tree.htm

Japanese Dictionary
http://home.comcast.net/~aikibudokai/jiten.html

Wado Stances
http://www.sleuteltotinzicht.nl/wa_standen.htm

Wado Videos on YouTube. Katas Kihons Kumite etc
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wado+karate&search=Search

Telford WadoRyu Club
http://www.telfordwado-ryukarateclub.co.uk/
Good section on Ohyo and Kihons

Wado World
http://www.wadoworld.com/index.html
Wado information site

Recommended Reading
Below are some books that have bee recomended by our instructors and members. If you would like to suggest a book please contact us with the title, author and a brief reason why you would recomend it.

SKW Grading Syllabus
SKW Grading Syllabus
An essential booklet for all those training under England Wado Kai. Contains all the grading details from 8th to 1st Kyu and lots of other useful information.

Recommended by: Sensei Wilkinson


karate katak of wado ryu

Karate Katas of Wadoryu by Shingo Ohgami
This covers the five Pinan Katas, along with Kushanku, Naifanchi, Seishan, and Chinto, and explains in detail the required stances, moves and some applications.

Recommended by: Rob

introduction to karate

Introduction to Karate by Shingo Ohgami
This is a good book for all Karate beginners and as a reference book for the more experienced. The book covers the history of Karate, warming up, stretching, stances, striking, kicking, blocking, in fact everything except for Kata, which is covered by the book above.

Recommended by: Rob

Sport Stretch

Sport Stretch: 311 Stretches for 41 Sports by Michael J. Alter
This book on stretching is very useful to those who do martial arts. The 311 stretches cover just about everything, but its the theories behind stretching and flexibility that are partucluarly useful. The book gives you an insight into how to increase your flexibility, which is central to martial artists who want to kick with perfection. It also outlines the benefits of flexibility, which are increased power and speed.

Recommended by: Rob

Angry White PyjamasAngry White Pyjamas by Robert Twigger
This book is the story of a poet from Oxford Univertity living in Japan who has just realised that at 30 he wasn't fit and he wasn't brave.

Not knowing his fist from his elbow he joins the Yoshinkan Aikido Hombu Dojo and enrols on their year-long, brutally demanding Senshusei course of budo training - specially designed for the Tokyo Riot Police.

This book is the fascinating account of his journey from White to Black belt and is a fantastic read (especially before a grading!). The book is also a brilliant and captivating insight into the bizarre nature of contemporary Japan.

Recommended by: Rob

 

 


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