salstream (June 19, 2008 at 5:35 am)

shiahn suzuki was my first sensei back in 1964... a brilliant instructor and a real gentleman.. true karate-ka.

GEOAMPAS (June 1, 2008 at 6:29 pm)

that old man is awesome

08devildog0311 (January 7, 2008 at 3:14 am)

Thats my boy! Suzuki sensei is freaking awesome!

Zack199 (December 29, 2007 at 3:21 am)

I know, i was refering to otsuka sensei being dead. Ill ask. I was pretty sure it was Wado Ryu however.

mamunestor (December 28, 2007 at 2:50 pm)

You should ask him again. I know him pretty well. He is a member of the technical commitee for the Wado kokusai Karate do Renmei or WIKF USA. My instructor is currently the president of the WIKF USA and we train with Suzuki Sensei and sensei Kosslow quite often, as well as the rest of the technical commitee for the USA. We were together in Japan last April training with Suzuki Sensei. Otsuka's son and grandson are apart of Wado Ryu so the Otsuka family is still alive.

Zack199 (December 27, 2007 at 9:45 pm)

otsuka is dead. Anyway, Dr. Kosslow is a member of the Wado Ryu technical committee and my instructor. Suzuki sensei is definately the head of Wado Ryu. Believe me. Now lets quit arguing about which godlike blackbelt is the head of what "branch" of karate and just learn. Or attempt to anyway.

mamunestor (December 17, 2007 at 12:47 am)

Wado Ryu is the Otsuka family branch. Wado Kai is the JKF branch.

mamunestor (December 17, 2007 at 12:46 am)

You do know that Wado International Karate-do Federation when said all in Japanese is the Wado Kokusai Karate Do Renmei right? So what I said is correct.

enl085 (December 16, 2007 at 10:54 pm)

Tatsuo Suzuki is the leader of Wado International Karate-Do Federation (WIKF), or Wado Ryu.

shep1379 (November 15, 2007 at 5:48 pm)

He was fantastic back in the 70's and he still fantastic today.