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Name: Stefan

Date: 24 Feb 2004

Comments: It's a nice site, Congratulation and my best wishes from Germany!

Name: Andy Wallis

Date: 23 Feb 2004

Comments: I like your culture, it very nice good

Name: Okarate

Date: 22 Feb 2004

Comments: FREE MARTIAL ART TRAINING WEBSITE post your favourite technique: http://okarate.com

Name: Steve Bond

Date: 19 Feb 2004

Comments: Like the site-Sensei Pegden see you for training soon.

Name: Peter - USA

Date: 17 Feb 2004

Comments: Enjoyed your site guys, & nice downloads. Looks like you have good fun as well as a good standard of training!!!

Name: Kate from Haslemere club

Date: 12 Feb 2004

Comments:

I think the site is great - I love the photo gallery, especially Freddie Mercury Dave! Very helpful site too, directions and things. Love reading about instructors' backgrounds too - amusing. I clearly have no work to do!!

Name: Jess

Date: 09 Feb 2004

Comments: Great Website! Likin' the photos! Don't know what Michaela's problem is though 'cos I cant even find her! Lol! Love the photos of Sempai Dave standing still and looking bemused whilst Sensei demonstrates a few things! *slaps hand* naughty Jess.

Name: Nigel.

Date: 29 Jan 2004

Comments: The one night Sensei chose to have 'off ', we get the worst snow storm for years. I think he might be getting seriously tuned in to nature, (as is the case with all wise old sages) and knew about it in advance. As It was I was stuck between Alton and Liphook helping one of the boys in blue out of a ditch and then watching his back end for the next three hours, stationary! Apologies to sempei Dave for leaving him on his own, How many made it?

Name: Michaela

Date: 27 Jan 2004

Comments OK I promised I would sign it, so sign it I have. Still not too keen on the photos of me, but I guess I can live with it!!... Found out that my chosen Universities do this karate type so we can carry on in term time! Oh yeah, great site BTW! ;-) See you Wednesday!

Name: Howard Atkinson

Date: 22 Jan 2004

Comments: An excellent site. Like the photo gallery.

Name: James Higgins

Date: 11 Jan 2004

Comments: liked the updated web site.

Name: Adam Higgins

Date: 11 Jan 2004

Comments: liked the up dated pictures

Name: John Chisholm 1st Dan Wado-Ryu 2nd Dan Aikido

Date: 13 Dec 2003

Comments: My compliments on a fantastic Web site, I have been studying for 19 years now in the Martial Arts most recently Aikido, one comment though there are so many translations of the katas used in Wado, but more applied in Aikido for Weapons for example Nagashizuki as evasion from spear or Jo attacks and nee work like Sawari waza also used to be trained in Wado. I trained Wado for 12 years on and of but it does not seem to use these and many other aspects of the art which obviously come from Ju-jitsu and aiki-Jitsu it always seemed to be aimed more at perfect Katas and competition. I have seen many Katas translated incorrectly by high graded instructors e.g. at a Seminar in Coventry in 92 I saw a 7th Dan do this with the start of Yondan. I have studied aspects of Chinese Arts like Hung Kuen and Wing-chung these Arts work from the Form. I am curious why Karate has lost a lot of its Martial Practise and practical principles? I feel that Wado is the best of all the forms of Karate more rounded but it falls down on these points. Katas no matter how pretty are just dancing if you don't know what they means. If you have any comments I would be interested chisholm60@hotmail.com

Name: Jeremy Gardner

Date: 10 Dec 2003

Comments: Hi, I came across your website while surfing and thought this may be of interest. Recently I set up a location for martial arts and other sports clubs to spend training/vacation time in northern France. Information on www.jiansys.co.uk - please take a look and get in touch if it might be useful. Herqueville Manor is in Normandy, not far from Rouen, Paris and the Normandy coast and can easily accommodate 30+ people. It is a great way to get to know your club members better as well as generating interest and enthusiasm. Hope to hear from you. Best regards Jeremy Gardner

Name: Sabrina Rodriguez

Date: 04 Dec 2003

Comments: It was nice to know about - Surrey Wado karate clubs. It's nice to know that your firm was formed with a mission to help both young and older people fulfil their potential in life, & lead fitter, healthier lifestyles. The section on ' History of karate' is well presented on the site. Your site is sure to appeal scores of people across the globe. I enjoyed browsing through your ' Photo gallery ' section given in the site. The other links provided are informative. The site can be very helpful to many individuals.

Name: Pete Wilson

Date: 01 Dec 2003

Comments: Greetings from Wado-Ryu Australia! Your site brought back a few memories for me!

Name: Gav Creber

Date: 15 Nov 2003

Comments: "The peoples choice, the peoples champ" "Mines a shandy" Great site but you need more pics of me, but it will cost you!

Name: Dan Braconnier

Date: 14 Nov 2003

Comments: HELLO THERE: I JUST HAD TO DROP YOU A LINE FROM CANADA AND SAY HI. YOU DONT KNOW ME BUT I WAS JUST SURFING AROUND THE WADO SITES AND FOUND YOURS. I WAS BORN IN ALDERSHOT IN 1956. MY MUM WAS A WAR BRIDE AND MY DAD WAS IN 22ND REGIMENT OUT OF MONTREAL QUEBEC, CANADA. I STARTED TRAINING IN JUDO IN 1984 AND JOINED WADO-KAI IN 1985 . I AM A 3RD DEGREE BLACK BELT. I AM A MEMBER OF THE SHINTANI WADO-KAI FEDERATION. MAYBE ONE DAY I CAN VISIT YOUR DOJO. SENSEI DAN BRACONNIER BROOKS WADO-KAI KARATE CLUB

Name: James Durnford - Denver - USA

Date: 08 Nov 2003

Comments: Enjoyed all of your website, especially the Origins of Wado and details of the First Grandmaster, along with his son and the current Academy instructors. I would love to train with Sensei Shiomitsu when he is over here, and will try my best to do so!

Name: Simon Cowley

Date: 28 Oct 2003

Comments: I enjoyed your site!