WELCOME to the Shuriway Karate & Kobudo Resource Website.

The purpose of this website is to provide a reference resource for the noble discipline of Karate and Kobudo, for current practitioners, newcomers and those interested in finding further information. PLEASE NOTE: THIS WEBSITE HAS NO AFFILIATION/MEMBERSHIP/STUDENTS OR INSTRUCTORS THIS WEBSITE IS INDEPENDENT AND IS A RESOURCE ONLY.

One of our aims is to promote and preserve traditional Karate and the Martial Arts of Okinawa and Japan. The information contained within this website has been gratefully provided by many sources. Please VIEW our acknowledgement page to all these sources. We hope you enjoy your visit to our website enough for you to return.

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Gichin Funakoshi (left) Kenwa Mabuni (seated) Yasuhiro Konishi & Kenei Mabuni (far right)

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Makaton maybe the answer. Makaton uses signs and symbols to teach communication, language and literacy skills to people with communication and learning difficulties. It can also be used in the development and communication in young babies/children to get their message across (baby sign). For further information visit the Makaton website HERE.

What is H4H all about? It's about the blokes. It's about Derri, a rugby player who has lost both his legs, it's about Carl whose jaw is wired up so he has been drinking through a straw. It's about Richard who was handed a mobile phone as he lay on the stretcher so he could say goodbye to his wife. It is about Ben, its about Steven and Andy and Mark, its about them all. They are just blokes but they are our blokes; they are our heroes. We want to help our heroes. - Bryn Parry Appeal Chairman
CLICK HERE for the Help For Heroes website.

The Universal Martial Arts Associationis a known world wide as a leading martial arts organization that is dedicated to the preservation of traditional martial arts while embracing change and recognizing new systems and styles of martial arts from around the world. Membership is open to All Styles of Martial Arts and all Systems of Martial Traditions. Join UMAA today and become part of the fastest growing martial arts family in the world!

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The history of the WUKO, World Union of Karate-do Organizations, began in 1970, when Mr. Sasakawa, a Japanese multimillionaire, and Jacques Delcourt, the French president of karate, decided to establish the first world karate organization. Ryoichi Sasakawa can be considered the true father of karate in the world: it is mainly thanks to his support that this discipline, from 1970s until today, has boomed.

In April 2005 Carlo Henke, 8 dan master, having checked up on the availability of the name "Wuko", abandoned for fifteen years, decided to refound the organization changing its logo: both were regularly registered in the whole world. In July 2005, in Fortaleza, Brazil, Carlo Henke and a group of friends founded a world sports association named "Wuko" aimed at the development of karate on a sports and on a promotional level. Carlo Henke renounced the office unanimously proposed by the Congress and was appointed Honorary President and warrantor of the rules for all members.

CLICK HERE for further information at the WUKO website.