Karate symbols
John
and would like to know more about their names and meanings.
...Especially the Wado-Ryu Dove and Fist: Is the dove a traditional
Japanese symbol ? and was it H. Otsuka who devised the symbol ?
Also, what is the name and meaning of the red disk within the upper
part of a white disk, and is this symbol exclusive to Shotokan ?
...John.
Matthew Witherspoon
"John" <jo...@kellicom.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> ...Especially the Wado-Ryu Dove and Fist: Is the dove a traditional
> Japanese symbol ? and was it H. Otsuka who devised the symbol ?
John, there is a Wado Karate forum over at http://www.egroups.com/ . The
folks in there have several sources for images, of the Dove and Fist, and of
the Dove with 'Wa' symbol.
>
> Also, what is the name and meaning of the red disk within the upper
> part of a white disk, and is this symbol exclusive to Shotokan ?
>
This Shotokan symbol is called an "Inyo". Go use a search engine and look
up 'Shotokan Planet'. Rob Redmond's website has a section on the Inyo and
the Tiger.
~MDW
Dave Taylor
> and would like to know more about their names and meanings.
> Japanese symbol ? and was it H. Otsuka who devised the symbol ?
The original Wado symbol was the dove and fist, meaining we should
seek peace, but if needed, have the fist or skill to protect ourselves.
When Hironori Otsuka died, Wado split into different groups. Most of
his senior students formed the Wado Kai, and retained the dove/fist. His
son Jiro, started the Wado Ryu Renmei organization, and changed the fist
into the kanji for Wado, to distinguish between his org and the Wado Kai.
In 1989, after several unsuccessful attempts to reunite the Wado factions,
Tatsuo Suzuki, Hironori's Senior Student, started the WIKF (Wado
International
Karatedo Federation), and it replaced the fist with a red circle. Those are
the
three main derivatives of the Wado symbol, with the Dove/Fist being the
original.
BTW, the Jiro Symbol with the kanji was trademarked, and can not be used
without permission.
Dave Taylor
Conrad Jones Karate Schools
http://www.falconx.com/conradjoneskarate
Franklin & Brentwood, TN USA
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