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Wado
Ryu Karate Jutsu Syllabus
The purpose in developing a syllabus for OCI Wado Ryu is to be able to explore a traditional martial art from a bio-energetic and body dynamics point of view, incorporating the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
- The ability to move fluidly and without tension, and be able to deliver techniques with great power and effectiveness.
- The ability to move efficiently to exploit angles and direction of weakness within the opponent
- The ability to ability to attack to energy centers and pathways of the opponent’s body
The following
syllabus aims to develop the student’s ability to apply these 3
principles by a thorough study of the fluid body movement
of the Wado Ryu style, allied to an extensive understanding of the
application of TCM theory, and it’s combat applications
8th
KYU
Chudan zuki, tateken
Jodan zuki, tateken
Jodan uke
Gedan barai
Okuriashi tobikomi zuki jodan - forward; back
Suriashi tobikomi zuki (slide back to 45 degrees, both sides)
Ayumiashi maegeri chudan (josoku)
Ayumiashi mawashigeri chudan (josoku)
Ayumiashi ashibarai
Ayumiashi tobikomi zuki jodan (one step forward – punch to face)
Ayumiashi gyaku zuki chudan (one step
forward – opposite punch to stomach
Maegeri chudan – tobikomi zuki jodan (front kick/ snap punch)
5) Kata
Kihon Kata
6) Ippon Gumite (Tsuki-Uke)
1-2 (nagashi gedanbarai – outside and
in – from Kihon Kata)
7) Ippon Gumite (Keri-Uke)
1-2
Reference
1) Chudan Zuki Middle level punch
2) Jodan Zuki Upper level punch
3) Jodan Uke Rising parry/strike
4) Gedan Barai Downward sweeping parry/strike
3) Tate Ken Vertical fist
4) Jodan Uke Upper level parry/strike
5) Gedan barai Lower level sweeping parry/strike
6) Josoku Ball of the foot
7) Okuriashi Sliding step (front foot lead)
8) Ayumiashi Step through
9) Tobikomizuki Lunge punch (front hand)
10) Suriashi Sliding step (back foot lead)
11) Maegeri Front kick
12) Mawashigeri Roundhouse kick
13) Josoku Ball of foot
7th
KYU
1) Sonobazuki (from shizentai)
Chudan zuki to 45 degrees
Jodan zuki to 45 degrees
Nagashi uchi uke
Nagashi soto uke
2) Tai-no-ido
(body shifting)
from shizentai
Okuriashi tobikomizuki chudan
Nagashi
zuki (stepping back)
3) Keri Waza (Kicking Techniques)
Okuriashi maegeri chudan (josoku)
Okuriashi mawashi geri chudan (josoku)
Okuriashi ashibarai
4) Renraku Waza (Combination Techniques) – from fighting stance
Okuriashi tobikomi zuki jodan - okuriashi gyaku zuki chudan
Okuriashi tobikomi zuki jodan - maegeri chudan
Okuriashi
gyaku zuki jodan - maegeri chudan
5)
Kata
Pinan Nidan
6) Ippon Gumite (Tsuki Uke)
1-4 (Nos 3&4 nagashi otoshiuke to chudan attack – from Pinan Nidan )
7) Ippon Gumite (Keri Uke)
1-4
Reference
1) Okuri ashi sliding step
2) Nagashi zuki pull back inside foot to 45 degrees
3)
Uchi
uke
inward parry/ strike
4)
Soto
uke
outward parry/ strike
5)
Nagashi
zuki
pull back inner foot to 45 degrees/ punch attack
6)
Gyakuzuki
reverse punch
7)
Ashi
barai
foot sweep
6th
KYU
1) Sonobazuki (from naihanchi dachi)
Nido-zuki jodan – chudan
Furiken uchi
Uraken uchi
Shuto
uchi
2) Tai-no-ido
(body shifting) from
shizentai
Junzuki no tsukkomi
Gyakuziki no tsukkomi
Suriashi to side (90 degrees), inner hand tateken, outer hand cover
Suriashi
to side (90 degrees), drop and turn to gyakunekashi/ nagashi gedan barai
3) Keri Waza (Kicking Techniques)
Tsugiashi maegeri chudan (josoku)
Tsugiashi mawashigeri chudan (josoku)
Tsugiashi ashibarai
4) Renraku Waza (Combination Techniques) – from fighting stance
Tsugiashi tobikomi zuki jodan/ gyakuzuki no tsukkomi chudan
Tsugiashi tobikomi zuki jodan/ maegeri chudan
Tsugiashi gyakuzuki jodan/ maegeri chudan
Tsugiashi
gyakuzuki jodan/ nagashizuki
5)
Kata
Pinan Shodan
6) Ippon Gumite (Tsuki Uke)
1-6 (Nos 5 & 6 from Pinan Shodan)
7) Ippon Gumite (Keri Uke)
1-6
6) Impact
pad penetration
Reference
1) Tsugi Ashi half step
2) Junzuki no tsukkomi deeper junzuki (tobikomizuki)
3) Gyakuzuki no tsukkomi deeper gyakuzuki
4) Nekoashi cat stance on back foot
5) Gyakunekoashi cat stance on front foot
6) Uraken uchi back fist strike
7) Shuto uchi edge of hand strike
5th
KYU
1)
Sonobazuki (from
naihanchi dachi)
Mawashi empi
Age empi
2) Tai-no-ido
(body shifting)
Nagashi Zuki (stepping forward) tateken
Nagashi uchi uke (stepping back to 45 degrees)
Nagashi soto uke (sliding back to 45 degrees)
Nagashi
gedanbarai (slide to 90 degrees)
3) Keri Waza (Kicking Techniques)
1) Surikomiashi maegeri chudan (josoku)
2) Surikomiashi mawashigeri chudan (josoku)
4) Renraku Waza (Combination Techniques) – from fighting stance
Nagashi zuki (stepping back) - gykuzuki
Okuriashi uraken (forward to 45 degrees) – ayumiashi gyakuzuki (45 degrees)
Maegeri – nagashi gyukuzuki
5)
Kata
Pinan Sandan
6) Ippon Gumite (Tsuki Uke)
1-8 (Nos 7&8 from Pinan Sandan)
7) Ippon Gumite (Keri Uke)
1-8
8) Impact
pad penetration
Reference
1) Mawashi empi Roundhouse elbow strike
2) Age empi Rising front elbow strike
3) Surokomiashi 1˝ step
4th KYU
1) Sonobazuki (from
naihanchi dachi)
Sukui
uke
2) Tai-no-Ido (from shizentai)
Uraken
to 450
Suriashi
to side (90 degrees) gyukuzuki (jodan cover)
3) Keri Waza (Kicking Techniques)
Okuriashi (450) sokuto chudan
Okuriashi
ushirogeri
4) Renraku Waza (Combination Techniques) – from fighting stance
1) Tsugiashi tobikomi zuki jodan/ okuriashi nagashigyakuzuki chudan
2) Tsugiashi tobikomi zuki Jodan/ maegeri chudan/ ayumiashi nagashigyakuzuki
3)
Tsugiashi nagashigyakuzuki jodan/ maegeri chudan
5)
Kata
Pinan Yondan
6) Ippon Gumite (Tsuki Uke)
1-10
7) Ippon Gumite (Keri Uke)
1-10
8) Jiyu
Kumite
Reference
1) Tsugi ashi half step
2) Ushirogeri back kick
3) Sokuto geri side of foot kick
3rd
KYU
1) Tai-no-Ido (from shizentai)
8 directional punching
(tate ken)
2) Kihon Waza (Basic Techniques) – jodan cover
Okuriashi Tobikomizuki
Ayumiashi Toboikomizuki
Tsugiashi Tobikomizuki
Surikomiashi Tobikomizuki
Okuriashi Gyakuzuki
Ayumiashi Gyakuzuki
Tsugiashi Gyakuzuki
Surikomiashi Gyakuzuki
3) Keri Waza (Kicking Techniques) - optional
1) Tsugiashi sokutogeri
2) Tsugiashi uramawashigeri
4) Renraku Waza (Combination Techniques) – from fighting stance
1) Tsugiashi Tobikomi Zuki Jodan/ Okuriashi Gyakuzuki Chudan
2) Tsugiashi Tobikomi Zuki Jodan/ Maegeri Chudan
3)
Tsugiashi Gyakuzuki Jodan/ Maegeri Chudan
5)
Kata
Pinan Godan
6) Ippon Gumite (Tsuki Uke)
1-12
7) Ippon Gumite (Keri Uke)
1-12
8) Kihon
Gumite
1-3
9) Jiyu
Kumite
10) Impact
pad penetration
Reference
1) Tsugi Ashi half step
2) Uramawashigeri hooking kick
2nd
KYU
1) Tai-no-Ido (in tate seishan, left and right)
8 directional punching - uraken
2) Kihon Waza (Basic Techniques) – jodan and chudan cover
Okuriashi Nagashizuki
Ayumiashi Nagashizuki
Tsugiashi Nagashizuki
Surikomiashi Tobikomizuki
Okuriashi Nagashi Gyakuzuki
Ayumiashi Nagashi Gyakuzuki
Tsugiashi Nagashi Gyakuzuki
Surikomiashi Nagashi Gyakuzuki
3) Keri Waza (Kicking Techniques) - optional
1) Soto mikazukigeri
2) Uchi mikazuki geri
4)
Kata
Kushanku
Naihanchi
5) Ippon Gumite (Tsuki Uke)
1-12
6) Ippon Gumite (Keri Uke)
1-12
7) Kihon
Gumite
1-3
4-7
8) Jiyu Kumite
9) Impact
pad penetration
Reference
1) Mikazukigeri crescent kick
1st
KYU
1) Tai-no-Ido (in tate seishan, left and right)
8 directional punching - gyakuzuki
2) Kihon Waza (Basic Techniques, with jodan, chudan & gedan cover))
Okuriashi Nagashizuki
Ayumiashi Nagashizuki
Tsugiashi Nagashizuki
Surikomiashi Tobikomizuki
Okuriashi Nagashi Gyakuzuki
Ayumiashi Nagashi Gyakuzuki
Tsugiashi Nagashi Gyakuzuki
Surikomiashi Nagashi Gyakuzuki
3) Keri Waza (Kicking Techniques)
ashi barai/ ushirogeri
4)
Kata
Naihanchi
Seishan
5) Ippon Gumite (Tsuki Uke)
1-12
6) Ippon Gumite (Keri Uke)
1-12
7) Kihon
Gumite
1-3
4-7
8-10
8) Kumite
Gata
1-3
9) Jiyu
Kumite
10) Impact
pad penetration
Dan
Grade Syllabus
1) Tai-no-Ido (from shizentai)
8 directional punching (tateken/uraken
2)
Kata
Naihanchi
Chinto
Seishan
3) Ippon Gumite (Tsuki Uke)
1-12
4) Ippon Gumite (Keri Uke)
1-12
5) Kihon
Gumite
1-10
6) Kumite
Gata
1-10
7) Jiyu
Kumite
8) Impact
pad penetration
Tobikomizuli, gyakuzuki, empi, mawashiuchi, ridgehand, palm, haishu, maegeri, mawashigeri, ushirogeri
Reference
1) 1st Dan – all techniques proficient at Level 1
2) 2nd Dan – all techniques proficient at Level 2, with explanation of meridian & point targets + immobilizations ikkyo, nikkyo, kotegaeshi within technique.
3) 3rd Dan – all techniques proficient at Level 3, with explanation of principles, and demonstration of variations (henka) + sankyo, yonkyo, gokyo, shihonage – from within technique
Technical
Discussion
Body
movement
Nagasu:
body evasion, coupled with flowing movement eg nagashizuki; nagashiuke
Noru:
not to resist opponent’s attack but to blend with it, using your own
bodyweight to take control and unbalance the attacker’s posture. Noru
means to flow with the attacker’s movement, blending and redirecting,
never opposing.
Inasu:
Counter-attacking simultaneously, or attacking as the opponent starts his
attack, using the opponent’s body weight or movement to break his
balance, or counter-attacking with nagasu
Flow
Teni:
to be able to change position to respond and blend in with the
opponent’s attack and energy
Tentai:
to be able to change form to respond and blend in with the opponent’s
attack and energy
Tengi: to be able to change technique to be able to respond and blend in with the opponent’s attack and energy
Timing
Go no Sen:
to parry the opponent’s attack and immediately counter-attack.
Typical in basic techniques, or when caught by surprise and the opponent
has the advantage. Requires the ability to deliver a powerful strike to
respond to the attack and take back the initiative. In OCI Wado we try to
minimize the use of this strategy
Sen:
to simultaneously counter-attack as the opponent starts his attack
(eg nagashiuke/nagashizuki). This utilizes the momentum of the opponent to
amplify the effectiveness of your own strike. The kumite gata are typical
examples of the application of Sen. A good way to apply body alarm
reaction (BAR) to the opponent and seize the initiative, allowing for much
reduced resistance during follow-up techniques (including locks, throws
and control techniques)
Sen Sen no Sen: to pre-emptively strike by anticipating the moment when the opponent is about to make his attack, and is mentally least prepared for a response. Making the first move (kakari no sen) is a classic budo technique and, if timed correctly, is a very powerful way of seizing the initiative
OCI Wado
The techniques
ippon gumite, kihon gumite, and kumite gata employ nagasu, noru and inasu
for their effectiveness, utilizing the timing of (mainly) Sen. Mentally
the application of sen sen no sen is critical – the mental commitment to
attack from the beginning, and to focus on the opponent’s energy
meridians, rather than on defense and response (as is usually taught).
These 2-person drills are practiced to be able to develop a flexibility of response, where teni, tentai, and tengi are more important than learning a fixed series of responses.
The emphasis in
sparring should be to be able to apply the above principles with
‘mushin’ ie with no thought or calculation – just flow and strike.
Ultimately there should be no techniques, just karate.