Membership & Licensing
British Wado Federation is a Full Member of the International Wado Federation (IWF)
Licensing
Licensing and payment can now be done through our 
Wado Portal – (this will open a third party form).
A BWF Licence (UK only) includes all required club, student & instructor Liability Insurances (see BWF Insurance Cover below).
New Student Licences must be obtained within 2-weeks of regular training and valid at all times whilst training at the Dojo.
Any questions about licensing to licence@britishwadofederation.org.uk please.
Conditions For Membership Acceptance
All Clubs/Groups must train in traditional Wadoryu Karate-do; or intend to do so within 12 months of application acceptance.
Wado Applicants must come from a ‘credible’ Wado source or lineage, for example (these examples are not exhaustive); Japan Karate Federation (JKF-Wadokai), Wado International Karate Federation, Wado Academy/Renmei, etc.
Wado Applicants must not already belong to another World/International Wado Governing Body, unless it is itself in membership of the IWF.
All applicants must agree to and abide by the 
BWF Rules and Regulations at all times.
Minimal Technical Requirements MUST include:
- – Wado Kihon Waza
- – Wado Kihon Gumite, as created & developed by Hironori Ohtsuka Meijin (links to videos)
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Ipponme, Nihonme, Sanbonme, Yonhonme, Gohonme, Ropponme, Nanahonme, Napponme, Kyuhonme, Jupponme - – Wado Kata, as promoted by Hironori Ohtsuka Meijin: Pinan Shodan, Pinan Nidan, Pinan Sandan, Pinan Yodan, Pinan Godan; Ku-shanku, Naihanchi, Seishan, and Chinto
- – Wado Tai Sabaki & Terminology
These minimum requirements must be followed throughout the entire membership of BWF and failure to follow the minimum technical requirements (within 12-months of accepted provisional membership), will result in exclusion from BWF.
Associate Member
Fully Autonomous with own Constitution, Operational & Administrational Policies and Syllabus, etc. Associate members have full access to all BWF facilities.
BWF Membership, Registration & Insurance includes Individual, Public Liability & Person to Person Liability Insurance £10m. If you applied as an ‘Instructor’, this includes Instructor Liability Insurance (where applicable) for £10m.
Cover is for all Wado Karate related activities organised within the UK membership of the British Wado Federation Governing Body. Cover does not include training elsewhere and does not allow the use of metal-bladed weapons.
Licensing and payment can now be done through our Wado Portal – (this will open a third party form).
Any questions about licensing to licence@britishwadofederation.org.uk please.
BWF Insurance Cover
BWF Membership, Registration & Insurance includes Individual, Public Liability & Person to Person Liability Insurance £10m.
If you applied as an ‘Instructor’, this includes Instructor Liability Insurance (where applicable) for £10m. Club Instructor Insurance is only valid within BWF clubs that have fully BWF Licenced Participants and Members.
Cover is for all Wado Karate related activities organised within the UK membership of the British Wado Federation.
Cover does not include training elsewhere and does not allow the use of metal-bladed weapons.
For UK Personal Accident Cover, please contact our main insurance company.