zanshin - 'remaining mind; a state of awareness; relaxed alertness'
The
Zanshin Wado-ryu Karate club was formed in Oct 2009 by Sensei Oren Teichmann
1st Dan and Sensei Mark Brown 1st Dan.
STOP PRESS: Sensei Mark Brown 1st Dan has been awarded
Sensei
of the Year and student Chloe Lorenzo (recently awarded 1st
Dan) has been given the Student
of the Year award by British Wadokai, showing the high standard of
teaching and study that has been achieved at Zanshin Wado-ryu. Also Sensei Robbie Baldock 1st Dan
was awarded Yudansha of the Year.
The club teaches the traditional karate practises of Kata (formal exercise), Kumite (sparring) and Kihon (fundamental techniques) within a framework of fitness, physical and mental flexibility and fun.
Zanshin Wado-ryu is a small, friendly and traditional Wado-ryu Karate club providing a high standard of training and support to students of all ages, starting at 8 years and going up to adult. The club caters for a wide range of ability levels.
The name Wado-ryu has three components - Wa means "harmony", Do means "way" and Ryu means "style". The discipline was founded by Hironori Otsuka (1892 - 1982) 10th Dan who opened his first karate school in 1934, blending Shotokan with Shindo Yoshin-ryu.
The Zanshin club is affiliated to British Wadokai which has foundations that were established in 1976. The Kyu grade syllabus has remained almost unchanged since the first introduction of Wado-ryu into the UK by Suzuki Tatsuo 8th Dan Hanshi in 1964 (this is the basis and foundation of British Wadokai).