✦ Founder
Hironori Ōtsuka
also known as Hironori Ohtsuka
📍 Japan⧖ Jun 1, 1892 – Jan 29, 1982
Wadō-ryū KarateShindō Yōshin-ryūShotokan
Born Shimodate, Japan. Founded Wadō-ryū 1934.
Notable Achievements
Founder of Wadō-ryū Karate (1934); Meijin (Master) title awarded by Emperor of Japan; First Japanese to combine karate with jūjutsu