✦ Founder
Hironori Ōtsuka
also known as Hironori Ohtsuka
Blended karate with jūjutsu; body shifting; Meijin title from Emperor
📍 Japan⌛ Pre-1600 (Ancient/Medieval)⧖ Jun 1, 1892 – Jan 29, 1982
Wadō-ryū KarateShindō Yōshin-ryūShotokan
Affiliated ·WadokaiWIKF
Born Shimodate, Japan. Founded Wadō-ryū 1934.
✦ Founded
Wadō-ryū Karate
Notable Achievements
Founder of Wadō-ryū Karate (1934); Meijin (Master) title awarded by Emperor of Japan; First Japanese to combine karate with jūjutsu
Documented Students
Tatsuo Suzuki, Masafumi Shiomitsu