These maxims are mottos — guiding principles that serious students of Karate should try to follow if they wish to gain the maximum from their training. They reflect an attitude and way of life, similar in spirit to English phrases like “Service not self”, “Deeds not words”, and “Be prepared.”
“Stick to the rules”
In the dojo, good etiquette must be observed by following the rules.
Kagami Biraki is a traditional celebration for martial artists usually held on the second Sunday of the New Year. It is a very special annual event for replenishing energy and renewing your commitment to training in the year a head. This will be rigorous training, Followed by a New Year Toast. Training time will also include Mediation time. This training course will be a good way for all members from all clubs to start the year training together.
Ikita Kata: Kata should be alive and preformed with feeling and purpose.
Inen: Kata most be performed with spirit.
Chikara no Kyojaku: Kata must be performed with variation in the application of power. Technique may be strong or yielding, hard then soft.
Wado Ryu shares many general Karate-do principles with Okinawan styles. However, at its core, it contains fundamental concepts derived from Shindo Yoshin Ryu Jujutsu and other Japanese Bujutsu, not typically seen in Okinawan Karate.
Maai is often translated as “fighting distance,” but it also includes timing, rhythm, awareness, and intent. It’s not just physical distance — it’s also psychological space and timing.
If an opponent can strike you without moving their feet, the distance is too short. Good maai is when either the attacker must step in to reach or the defender can retreat safely with a half-step. This distance constantly fluctuates during combat and must be consciously adjusted.
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