Swalwell Dave, Stephenson John. England Karate-Do Wado-Kai. The EKW Guide to Kushanku and Naihanchi Kata

England Karate-Do Wado-Kai, 2013. — 66 p.The England Karate-Do Wado-Kai is proud to present the Association’s official guide to the Pinan kata. It is intended to act as a model methodology of how the Pinan kata should be performed not only in normal class activity but more importantly in both Kyu and Dan gradings. This guidance is the accumulation of many years of training and research by both the Chief Instructor Dave Swalwell 6th Dan and the Chief Coaching Officer John Stephenson 6th Dan. Their combined knowledge and understanding and having the experience of training with most of Hironori Otsuka remaining students, as well as other well renowned karate-ka, has enabled the Association to publish this extensive guidance document. The technical updates in this guide amount to the traditional way in which the Pinan kata was taught by the founder Hironori Otsuka and is in line with the EKW’s constitutional commitment to “foster and develop the art of Wado Ryu along traditional lines.” The EKW acknowledges that initially some of the updates will by new to some, but in time these will become embedded into the Associations training and become the normal way of performing the kata. It is with great pleasure that the EKW presents its Guide to the Kushanku and Naihanchi Kata.