Welcome to the Alliance of International Wado-Ryu Website
The Alliance of International Wado-ryu is an International Governing Body for Wado and was originally founded as an umbrella organisation under which Wado clubs and autonomous groups could unite in order to retain and promote their own Wado system.
Our long-standing e-club at Yahoo was created as a place where like-minded karate-ka can feel at home and talk about anything Wado.
This website is our 'formal' home on the internet to promote our work. It is constantly maintained to support the many clubs affiliated to AIWa.
AIWa is a direct member of the English Karate Federation Please note that by applying for AIWa Membership you are entering into an agreement that this is your only affiliation. As a member of the Alliance of International Wado-ryu it is important that you are not also a member of another National Governing Body or Association outside of membership to the World Karate Federation.
International members are members of the WKF family.
The name AIWa is made up from the initials of the Alliance of International Wado-ryu - A.I.Wa. The initials are made from '(A)lliance of (I)nternational (Wa)do-ryu'. However there are also further connotations. AI-WA also refers to 'Mutual Harmony', the ‘underpinning’ foundation and principle of AIWa. Read more here.