International Wado Federation, UK is the HQ of IWFN Karate Do Association registered on 10th Nov 2017 in Nepal under National Sports Council by president Nawaraj Chaulagain and Chief Instructor Buddha Raj Negi. Lalitpur is first district to have a dojo of IWFN and now there are 22 districts as branch members.
The foundations of the International Wado Federation were created in 1982 and is the only ‘non-profit’ union for all established individual, autonomous, neutral and/or independent Wado Karate Clubs, Schools, Groups and Associations (irrespective of size) around the World. For more Details »
The "Wado" story officially began in May 1934 when Hironori Ohtsuka registered his own style of Karate, which he called "Wado Ryu" and was recognized as an independent style. However, its origins were developed by Ohtsuka's continuous study of all martial arts, formulating the "Wado" techniques by combining his own innovations and natural movements found in the other martial arts.
The full "Wado" story began on 1st June 1892 when Hironori Ohtsuka was born. He was born in Shimodate City, Ibaragi, Japan, the first son of Dr. Tokuiuro Ohtsuka, a Doctor of Medicine. Ohtsuka was first introduced to the Martial Arts by his great uncle Chojiro Ebashi who began teaching him Jujutsu. This marked the starting point of his life-long fascination and obsession with the Martial Arts..... For more Details »
