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Wado-Ryu Karate Trainings Moscow 1996

André De Rijck, commercial attaché at the Belgian Embassy in Moscow, lived in Moscow for many years.
André had a perfect command of the Russian language and was thus naturally integrated into the daily life and population of Moscow.
He founded the Wado-ryu Karate Club of Moscow, with more than 50 members and trained many Russian black belts in Wado-Ryu.
André also translated Master Kamigaito’s Karate manuals, Kihon, volume 2 and Pin-An katas, volume 3 into Russian.
He was remarried to Nadezhda with whom he had a daughter.
He died prematurely on May 1, 2021….

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Wado-Ryu Shiai and Katas competition at Leuven

Wado-Ryu Shiai and Katas competition at Leuven in the years 75 with Kamigaito Yoshikazu Sensei. Also demonstration of Kata Kushanku by members of the Samoerai Karate Club Leuven ( teacher Luc Galmart, members Jean-Pierre Vansina and Xavier Wispenninckx Also demonstration of Sanchin Kata by Kamigaito Yoshikazu Sensei. One of the corner referee was Mister Raymond DAGRAIN responsible of the section Karaté at the FTAM ( Fédération Travailliste des Arts Martiaux ). Kamigaito Sensei teached a lot of time in different clubs of the FTAM in Wallonie.

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Wado-Ryu Shiai at Leuven in the years 75 with Kamigaito Yoshikazu Sensei

Wado-Ryu Shiai at Leuven in the years 75 with Kamigaito Yoshikazu Sensei. One of the corner referee was Mister Raymond DAGRAIN responsible of the section Karaté at the FTAM ( Fédération Travailliste des Arts Martiaux ). Kamigaito Sensei teached a lot of time in different clubs of the FTAM in Wallonie.

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Wado-Ryu Shiai and Katas competition at Visé in the year 1989

Wado-Ryu Shiai and Katas competition at Visé in the year 1989 with Kamigaito Yoshikazu Sensei. This was organized by the ASBL Wado Kamigaito Belgium VZW and named “ championship of the Hopes”. This kind of competition was organized each year between round 75-95.
The 1989 competition was very special because it was with an invited Japanese team coached by Hada Sensei and Yanagawa Sensei.

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Wado-Ryu Karate Training Budapest 1994

Special circumstances of this training:
Back to the roots…
see the text on Youtube attached to this video

In july 1994, with my wife and my mother, I went in Hungary to find back the roots of my mother Kató…..