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WADO KOKUSAI KARATE DOSAN NO YA |
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Hironori Ohtsuka 1892 - 1982 Originator of Wado Ryu karate. |
Tatsuo Suzuki 8th Dan Hanshi Founder of the Wado International Karate Federation. |
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The name San no Ya, literally three arrows, refers to the karate taught by the Kear family; Reg, Philip, Fred and Robert. It was given to us by Tatsuo Suzuki Sensei some years back. We all began practising Wado Ryu Karate with Suzuki Sensei shortly after he arrived in Great Britain in 1964. We have been his students and followed his teaching ever since.
The name San no Ya comes from an old Japanese tale of a father who, on his death-bed, presented each of his three sons with an arrow. The father then demonstrated to his sons that one arrow alone may be easily broken but when three arrows are held together their strength is more than tripled and they become virtually impossible to break. Correspondingly whilst each of us practises Wado Ryu from his own distinct perspective, when combined these different viewpoints form the strong, flexible basis of San no Ya.
We would like to take this opportunity to express our most sincere gratitude to our teacher, Tatsuo Suzuki 8th Dan Hanshi and his teacher Hironori Ohtsuka to whom we are greatly indebted. We would also like to remember and thank the many other fine instructors that we practised with over the years, who gave freely of their knowledge and helped to point the way. Perhaps the adage 'straight as an arrow' can most aptly describe our feelings regarding loyalty and the perpetuation of the techniques and traditions of the Wado Ryu that they taught us.
San no Ya is an organisation formed to perpetuate, study and expand the ideals and practices passed on to us by Ohtsuka Sensei and Suzuki Sensei. In essence it comprises the total of its members, past and present, who have all played a vital part in its formation and without whom it would not be.
| Philip Kear 7th Dan is the Chief Instructor of San no Ya. His dojo Yuyu Kan is located in the heart of Sydney NSW. YuYu Kan Contact Info |
| Reg Kear 6th Dan teaches in Frankston just outside Melbourne Victoria. His dojo Kobu Kan was established over 25 years ago. Kobu Kan Contact Info |
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| Robert Kear 6th Dan is the teacher of the Yon Kenshi Kan dojo and is currently resident in Sydney. Yon Kenshi Kan Contact Info |
| Fred Kear 3rd Dan, 1941 - 1976. | 
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