Organisations - W
Important organisations within Karate.
Wado UK
John Moreton 7th Dan
451 James Reckitt Avenue
Hull
HU8 0JE
Telephone: 01482 715164
Mob: 07976 966990
E-mail: info@wado-uk.co.uk
Website: www.wado-uk.co.uk
Wado UK is an Independent Wado Club and is affiliated directly to the English Karate Federation.
WAKF – Wado Aiwakai Karate-do Federation
Chief Instructor
Sakagami Kuniaki 7th Dan Honbucho
Telephone: 01922 407576
Website: www.aiwakaikarate.co.uk
The WAKF is a democratic body controlled by its membership and operates under an approved constitution. All positions on the committee are elected by its members at the Annual General Meeting.
It consists of over 50 clubs nationwide, all of which practise Wadokai karate. It was established in 1989 by Kuniaki Sakagami 7th Dan for the development of Wadokai Karate and is affiliated to the Federation of European Wadokai (FEW) the Japan Karatedo Federation Wadokai.
WBKK - West Bromwich Karate Kai
Chief Instructor
Ray Field 4th Dan
6 York Close
Tipton
West Midlands
DY4 8EG
Telephone: 0121 520 4318
Mobile: 07747 311729
Email: rayfield@talktalk.net
Website: www.westbromwichkarate.co.uk
The WBKK practise traditional Wado.
WKA - Welsh Karate Association
Chief Instructor
Unel Wellington 7th Dan
WKA HQ
1 Bethesda St
Off Prince of Wales Rd
Swansea
West Glamorgan
SA1 2EU
Telephone: (+44) 01792 645 940
Email: wkahq@excite.com
Website: www.angelfire.com/ab6/wkahq/
The WKA practise traditional Wado.
Affiliated to JKA (Japanese Karate Association)
WKU - Western Karate Union
Alan Flook 7th Dan
Telephone - 01179 779029
Email: alanflook52@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.wku.org.uk
The WKU is an association that is open to all styles of Karate.
Woodlane Ishinryu
Chief Instructor
Lee Smith 4th Dan
Telephone: 020 8270 6880
Email: Lee.Smith@Ishinryu.org
Website: www.woodlane-ishinryu-karate.co.uk
This club has been established for over 30 years and is dedicated to the teaching of traditional and competition Karate within the Dagenham (Essex) area. This group is affiliated to the English Karate Federation through Ishinryu Karate.
