The British Wadokai was formed under the direction of Gary Swift 7th Dan Kyoshi in May 2007. It is a friendly traditional Wado-Ryu Karate organisation providing a very high standard of support, guidance and benefits to all students and clubs that choose to join us.

British Wadokai has foundations that were established in 1976, therefore, the direct unbroken lineage of British Wadokai extends over 30 years. The kyu grade syllabus has remained almost unchanged since the first introduction of Wado into the UK by Suzuki Tatsuo 8th Dan Hanshi in 1964 (this is the basis and foundation of British Wadokai). All Tai-Sabaki has remained intact, including Sanbon-gumite, Ohyo-gumite, and Kihon-gumite etc. All these aspects are taught and promoted strongly within all British Wadokai Dojo.

British Wadokai is affiliated to the English Karate Federation (EKF), which is the official Governing Body for Karate in England accepted by the World Karate Federation (WKF), JKF-Wadokai England (under the technical direction of Sakagami Kuniaki 7th Dan Honbucho), which is affiliated to the Federation of European Wadokai (FEW) and the Japanese Karate Federation (JKF-Wadokai).

"Preserving Traditional Wado Karate."