TAI SHI KAI
WADO-RYU
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THE REAL WINNERS IN LIFE ARE
THE ONES
WHO GIVE 100% EFFORT TO EVERY
SITUATION
WITHOUT THE THOUGHT OF EVER
WINNING OR LOSING.
AUSTRALIAN
WADO-RYU
BLACK BELT
INSTRUCTORS
EACH MORNING WHEN YOU AWAKEN THINK OF WHAT A
PRICELESS GIFT IT IS TO BE ALIVE TO ENJOY ALL THAT MOTHER NATURE HAS TO OFFER.
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Founder and Australian Chief Instructor
Shihan Linc Hibbs 6th
Dan
Aspire to do your best always while helping others to do the same.
We can't always be the best but we are all capable of doing our best
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RANK: 6th Dan
SHIHAN
COMMENCED HIS JOURNEY IN FEBRUARY 1976
FAVOURITE
KATA: Pinan Nidan, Chinto, Niseishi
WEAPONS
INSTRUCTOR: Tanto, Cane, Bo, Bokken & short sticks
FAVOURITE
APPLICATION: T.S.K. 1st set #10, T.S.K. 3rd set #5
THOUGHTS ON WADO-RYU:
Karate styles are like restaurants; They all
have food. Finding a good teacher is the biggest battle. It is what the
karateka puts into his or her Karate
that makes the style. Wado-Ryu has a unique blend of soft & hard, fast
& slow. Spending years trying to master the techniques within Wado-Ryu is
the challenge. Passing on the knowledge to others is the task. Seeing a student
master a technique is the
goal.
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Victorian Chief Instructor
Sensei Evan Roberts
3rd
Dan
To study karate-do and to
travel the warrior’s path will help build our resolve.
This fortitude and
determination to always do our best is what we aspire to.
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RANK: 3rd Dan
SENSEI EVAN COMMENCED HIS JOURNEY IN JULY
1993
WEAPONS INSTRUCTOR: CANE
FAVOURITE KATA: Chinto, Bassai, Nai Hanchi
FAVOURITE APPLICATION: T.S.K. 2nd Set #5,7
& 9, T.S.K. Knife Defence # 3,4 & 8.
THOUGHTS ON WADO-RYU:
Wado-Ryu encompasses great traditional karate with a perfect way to learn mind and
body control. Practicing Wado-Ryu promotes a great "way of life" philosophy.
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1. Why karate is so important in my life.
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W.A. Chief Instructor
Traditional karate was not created as a
sport. It was formulated as a way of
developing and improving the mind, body and
spirit of the karateka.
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RANK: 3rd Dan
SEMPAI ROBERT COMMENCED HIS JOURNEY IN
JULY 1994
WEAPONS INSTRUCTOR: ROPE, BO, KNIFE
SHIATSU:
Tai Shi Kai Shiatsu therapy instructor.
FAVOURITE KATA: Pinan Sandan, Nai Hanchi, Chinto
FAVOURITE APPLICATION: Kihon Sugata #2
THOUGHTS ON WADO-RYU:
Wado-Ryu
as a style incorporates aspects of Shotokan karate
and ju-jitsu which gives it a blend of hard (forceful) and soft (flowing) techniques
that I like. We practice a diverse range of kata that complement this variety
of technique.
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1.
What
has 7 years of karate
training done for me?
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To know that others have
walked the path before might not make the journey any easier but it should give
us the hope and determination to push on.
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RANK:
3rd Dan
SENSEI
LINDA COMMENCED HER JOURNEY IN FEBRUARY 1992
WEAPONS
INSTRUCTOR: TANTO
FAVOURITE
KATA: BASSAI
FAVOURITE
APPLICATION: T.S.K. 2nd Set No.4
THOUGHTS
ON WADO-RYU:
Wado-Ryu
is a great all-round style, combining hard and soft movements, good solid kihon
(basics) as a base for learning more intricate fighting techniques. The five
Pinan Kata contain all the self-defence applications you would ever need to
defend yourself.
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1. How will my karate training help me in the future?
3. The practice of meditation in martial arts / Methods
of meditation.
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The key to happiness is
having goals
The key to success is making
those goals a reality
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RANK:
3rd Dan
SEMPAI
MARK COMMENCED HIS JOURNEY IN MARCH 1993
WEAPONS
INSTRUCTOR: BO
FAVOURITE
KATA: Pinan Nidan, Chinto
FAVOURITE APPLICATION: Kihon Sugata No.3, T.S.K. 1st Set No.10, T.S.K.
3rd Set No.4
THOUGHTS
ON WADO-RYU:
I love practicing the applications hidden within each Kata. Tai Shi Kai
Wado-Ryu teaches a lifestyle philosophy; it is and will remain a very important
part of my life.
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1.
Why Is Kata So Important In My Training?
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The karateka’s true worth is
in the good they do as they travel their path.
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RANK: 2nd Dan
SEMPAI LUKE COMMENCED HIS TRAINING IN
MARCH 1994
WEAPONS INSTRUCTOR: SHORT STICKS
FAVOURITE KATA: Ku Shan Ku
FAVOURITE APPLICATION: Mawashigeri
Hiza & Jodan, Uramawashigeri
THOUGHTS ON WADO-RYU:
Tai Shi Kai has taught me how very important
awareness is in all situations. To be able to see things differently to most
other people because they don't have that awareness factor and don't realise
the dangerous situation they are placing themselves in. I also enjoy pushing
myself at every training session to continually try to improve on the last.
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1. Why has Tai Shi Kai Karate become
a very important part of my life?
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Nothing which is easily gained is ever really appreciated.
No matter how tough the path
may seem, never give in.
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RANK: 2nd Dan
SEMPAI SCOTT COMMENCED HIS JOURNEY IN
FEBRUARY 1994
WEAPONS INSTRUCTOR: BO
FAVOURITE KATA: Ku Shan Ku
FAVOURITE APPLICATION: T.S.K. 1st Set
#5 & 10, Kihon Sugata Bunkai
THOUGHTS ON WADO-RYU:
Wado-Ryu has helped me develop
personally in many ways. It has given me self discipline, confidence, strength
of character and self will. Tai Shi Kai has helped me improve my fitness and
physical power which I never believed I could achieve. It has truly made me a
better person on every level.
Please click on and read my essays:
1.The importance of self discipline
in Karate.
2.
The Bo, Karate weapon & training tool.
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Karate practice is not the
path to happiness.
Happiness is the path.
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RANK: 2nd Dan
SEMPAI GENEVIEVE COMMENCED HER
JOURNEY IN FEBRUARY 1998
WEAPONS INSTRUCTOR: SHORT STICKS
FAVOURITE APPLICATION: T.S.K. 1st Set
#4
THOUGHTS ON WADO-RYU:
Tai Shi Kai has helped me to enjoy
the hard physical training and the improving of my technique. It has taught me to
strive for the best technique I can every time I train. I enjoy the fitness and
the promotion of awareness in all situations. I enjoy practicing Kata
applications, pressure point fighting, locks and takedowns.
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1.
What does attaining my black belt
mean to me?
2. Motivation
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Confidence yet humbleness in the face of challenge will
bring satisfaction, happiness
and peace of mind.
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RANK 2nd DAN
SEMPAI PETER COMMENCED HIS JOURNEY IN
FEBRUARY 1999
WEAPONS INSTRUCTOR: CANE
FAVOURITE KATA(S): Nai Hanchi
FAVOURITE APPLICATION(S): T.S.K. 1ST
Set No. 6
Pinan Nidan No. 1
MY THOUGHTS ON WADO-RYU KARATE ARE:-
To not only learn and practice a
martial art properly but to also understand the peaceful aspect within Wado-Ryu
and the realization that it is a way of life, a very positive way of life. Also
to appreciate your fellow karateka and their role in ones development as we
travel the budo path is so very important to me.
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1. The
benefits of karate training for the older student.
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Excellence is only ever achieved through hard work
& KIHON SUGATA APPLICATION No.8
Wado-Ryu karate provides a balanced way of life. It not only teaches self
defence and awareness but self discipline, confidence, patience and respect.
Tai Shi Kai Wado-Ryu builds strength of character, mind and body and an attitude
to never give in.
How Tai Shi Kai Wado-Ryu has changed my life!
Diligence, dedication and karate spirit will preserve the traditions of true karate-do.
RANK 1ST DAN
SEMPAI MATHEW COMMENCED HIS JOURNEY IN FEBRUARY 2002
FAVOURITE WEAPON: BOKKEN
FAVOURITE KATA(S): Pinan Godan
FAVOURITE APPLICATION(S): T.S.K. SELF DEFENCE 1ST SET No. 2
MY
THOUGHTS ON WADO-RYU KARATE ARE:-
Tai Shi Kai Wado-Ryu has a great mix of light and shade, hard and soft, extracting
maximum results for the least amount of effort. I believe that using cooperation
and partnership not leadership with my training buddy and other karateka creates
an opportunity for the best outcome. I feel that basics have more use than
advanced or fancy techniques in a real life situation.
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Tai Shi Kai Wado-Ryu Karate: My journey so far.
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