by wadoadmin | Apr 14, 2014
Emma Cusack (2nd Dan) Emma began studying Wado-Ryu Karate in the UK, where she studied under World Champion Karateka Sensei John Wicks at the Suhari dojo for 6 years. She competed at regional and national tournaments in the UK, placing consistently in the top three in...
by wadoadmin | Apr 14, 2014
Ron Muryama (4th Dan) Sempai Ron Murayama was 18 years old when he began his karate training under Oshima Sensei’s Shotokan Karate of America. He suspended training while he was in dental school and starting his dental practice, and then continued his Shotokan...
by wadoadmin | Apr 13, 2014
Hello, my name is Tyler Genevay. I am 15 years old and have been practicing karate for nearly seven years now. My karate journey started in the summer of 2007 when my mother enrolled me in a karate class at the local Dojo. I was hesitant at first, but as the days...
by wadoadmin | Apr 13, 2014
My name is James Peck. Through about ten years of work, I have finally accomplished the journey to the rank of Shodan. Now that I have achieved it, I can work on continuing towards my Nidan and teaching at the Torrance YMCA dojo. Being a quarter Japanese, my journey...
by wadoadmin | Apr 13, 2014
The rank of Shodan is something I have been looking forward to achieving for ten years. Now that I have achieved it, I am assured that my efforts have finally paid off. My journey began when my parents signed me up for Wado Ryu Karate at age 6 at the Huntington Beach...