Devon Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Kai was established in 1984 by the late Sensei Toru Takamizawa 7th Dan Kyoshi Shihan and his personal student Peter Hill 5th Dan.          

Devon Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Kai are full and founder members of the Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Academy and are reconized by it's chief instructor Sensei M.Shiomitsu 9th Dan Hanshi Shihan as an association within the Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Academy in it's own right. Devon Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Kai are also through the Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Academy members of the Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Renmei (Japan), Karate England (Sport England) and the World Karate Federation.

The main objectives of Devon Wado-Ryu are to promote authentic Wado-Ryu Karate-Do, to practise safe, traditional Karate-Do to the highest possible standard and to educate people into the true values and benefits of practising authentic, traditional Budo. Devon Wado-Ryu is above all dedicated to the memory and wishes of the late Sensei Toru Takamizawa 7th Dan Kyoshi Shihan, who sadly passed away on 7th June 1998.

Devon Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Kai's Chief Instructor is Sensei M.Shiomitsu 9th Dan  Hanshi Shihan, who is the chief instructor for Authentic Wado-Ryu Karate-Do in Europe as reconized by the Ohtsuka Soke (family). Shiomitsu Sensei visits Devon five times a year including for a week at the end of July each year for the Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Academy's annual summer camp. This helps Devon Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Kai to maintain the standard and spirit that was created by Shiomitsu Sensei's friend and our founder the late Sensei Toru Takamizawa Kyoshi Shihan 7th Dan.

Kyu grading examinations are held four times a year within Devon Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Kai and are conducted by our Senior Instructor Peter Hill 5th Dan. Black belt first dan is taken on the annual Wado Ryu Karate-Do Academy Summer Course with Shiomitsu Sensei. Every other year examinations are held with our founders teacher, the Grandmaster of Wado-Ryu H.Ohtsuka II 10th Dan Saiko Shihan. This is when Devon Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Kai members attempt second dan and above. This structure and tradition that we have within our group regarding grading examinations helps us to maintain and to continue to improve on the standards that we are well known and respected for.

For members who wish to enjoy and experience the sporting aspects of Karate, there are regular squad training sessions at both local and national level. Devon Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Kai have had an incredible amount of success at local, regional and national level. Members have also competed with great success and distinction in both Europe and in Japan at International level.

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