03/03/2026
Sunday March 1st Kishinkai Wado Ryu welcomed back to the Doncaster Dojo Tim Shaw Sensei from Shikukai aka The Budo Journeyman.
Under Tim Sensei's guidence we took dive into the Wado Ryu tool kit and looked at pair work principles
Junzuki to begin ensuring the technique was performed as one move. This swiftly flowed to looking at the correct focus of tension through the technique.
The session moved on to Hara uke and the principles behind the move before progressing to applications and references back to kata such as KuShanku and Pinan Yodan. This was later used to defend gykuazuki chudan.
This was combined with niwan uchi uke while defending gykuazuki
These were put into partner drills switching the blocks from jodan to chudan. The paired drills started by taking a wider distance to work on timing and correct techniques. The distance was reduced until it was at a minimum.
After a short break the session moved onto kihon kumite 2 and 6. The important fundamentals were covered including aspects such as Go No Sen, disruption, taisabaki and distance as well as the importance of correct attacks.
Thank you to Tim sensei for sharing his vast depth of knowledge and the students who attended.
