Hagersville Wado Kai Karate (SWOR)

Welcome to our Hagersville Wado-Kai Karate facebook page. Founded in 1984 by Lawrence Blakemore in Waterford, Ontario, the South Western Ontario Region (SWOR) of Wado-Kai Karate grew over the years to have many different clubs. Our focus over the years has always been the instruction and discipline of true Wado-Kai Karate. Wado-Kai encompasses many different aspects of martial arts, but our roots are in our style's name: Wado-Kai. Our style's name is made of three separate words: Wa: Peace/Harmony, Do: Way Of, Kai: Organization. Put together, we are the Organization of the Way of Peace and Harmony. Our job is to teach discipline, self-defence, thoughtfulness and consideration, and manners. Naturally with the study of a martial art you will receive a physical and mental workout in every session. Each class begins with a 10-15 minute warm-up and stretch (usually consisting of basic stretches for arms, legs, neck, and back). The lessons include some combination of basic technique (punching, blocking, kicking), stances, kata (a pre-determined order of movements), and sparring. During some classes we also focus lock-up technique to stop an attacker from hurting you or your family. For adults we occasionally train in Shindo, which is a short-staff martial art. All aspects of our classes can be practiced by anyone from young-to-old. We never ask that anyone do anything to hurt themselves, and if something is too much for your body to handle then to tone it back. SWOR is not alone in this as we are part of a larger organization spread across Canada. They are known as the Shintani Wado-Kai Karate Federation. Established by Sensei Masaru Shintani we are one of the largest organizations across Canada.