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Wado Ryu                               

A style with a name which translates to mean ‘Way Of Peace’

Waki                                       

Side of the chest of the human body

Wan                                        

Arm on the human body

Wanjun                                    

Back of the upper arm on the human body

Wari uke                                  

Split block

Wari uke tsuki                          

Split block punch

Washide                                  

Eagle claw hand, also referred to as ‘Washide uchi’

Waza                                       

The techniques of karate

Waza ari                                  

Half a point, used in shobu-ippon competition

waza no kankyu                       

The speed used for each technique.

waza wo korosu                       

This is the principle of attacking the opponents attack rather than the

attacker himself. Promoting the true attitude of Karate-Do




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