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Scuola Karate Wado Ryu Camporosso BordigheraKarate in Bordighera4–6.12.2026 · Wado-Ryu · WIKF

4–6 DECEMBER 2026

Karate, training and the Italian Riviera

Training. Discover. Experience. – Karate in Bordighera is an international experience dedicated to Wado-Ryu karate, open to children, teenagers and adults. Three days of training, exchange and shared practice with Sensei Jon Wicks, WIKF World Chief Instructor, and Sandro Angiolini, WIKF Italy National Chief Instructor. The event combines technical training, kata, kumite and Dan examination preparation with the opportunity to experience Bordighera and the Italian Riviera. It is designed for practitioners, families, companions and dojo travelling from Italy and abroad.

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Identity

Training. Discover. Experience.

  • TRAIN

    Refine technique, kata and kumite with instructors of international level.

  • DISCOVER

    Meet practitioners and dojo coming from different backgrounds.

  • EXPERIENCE

    Experience Bordighera, the climate of the Riviera and Italian hospitality.

Audiences

Who the event is for

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  • Children

    Dedicated training time with attention to fundamentals, in a safe and welcoming environment.

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    Written authorisation of a parent or legal guardian
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  • Teenagers

    Technical work, kata and kumite adapted to age and grade.

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    Written authorisation of a parent or legal guardian
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  • Adults

    Full international technical training across the three days.

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  • Brown and black belts

    Private lessons and Dan preparation on Friday evening, Dan examination session on Saturday morning.

    Minimum age
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    Minimum grade
    Brown belt or above (exact requirements to be confirmed)
    Available sessions
    Friday private lessons, Saturday Dan examination, international training
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  • Technical teachers

    An opportunity for technical updating and exchange with the WIKF chief instructors.

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  • Dojo and groups

    Simplified group registration, assistance with accommodation and transfer requests.

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    A responsible adult must accompany each group
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  • Companions and families

    A programme of proposals to enjoy Bordighera and the Riviera during the training sessions.

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Venues

Where the training takes place

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  • Zaccari Gym

    Station area, Bordighera

    Full address to be verified before publication

    To be confirmed

  • Palazzetto dello Sport Biancheri

    Via Diaz, Bordighera

    Via Diaz, Bordighera — full address to be verified before publication

    To be confirmed
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Wado-Ryu

Tradition in motion

Wado-Ryu is a karate of harmony: body mechanics, timing and body shifting are studied so that technique becomes efficient without becoming brutal. The style asks for patience, precision and respect — inside the dojo and outside it.

  • Principles

    Body shifting, relaxed power and correct distance are studied as one single subject rather than as separate exercises.

  • Technical continuity

    Grades and titles matter less than the transmission of a coherent technical line from teacher to student, generation after generation.

  • Tradition and today's practice

    Studying the classical form does not mean freezing it: the same principles are applied to how we train, teach and take care of the body today.

  • Tatsuo Suzuki

    Tatsuo Suzuki is recognised as a central figure in the international diffusion of Wado-Ryu in Europe. The detailed historical content of this section is being verified with the organisation before publication.

Historical content is being reviewed and approved by the organisation before publication. No quotations are published until they are verified.

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