Teruo Kono was born
1934 in Yokohama and studied architecture. After working in several building
firms in Japan he went to England and later to Germany, where he is a managing
director of several export firms.Teruo Kono was born
1934 in Yokohama and studied architecture. After working in several building
firms in Japan he went to England and later to Germany, where he is a managing
director of several export firms.
Between 1956 and 1960 he was the top point fighter in Japan. Additionally, he was also coach of the famous Nichidai University and various other university clubs in Japan and in Europe. Kono Sensei has been the national coach of central Japan, England, Holland, Yugoslavia, Germany.
Kono Sensei came to England, then Holland, and finally Germany during the mid 1960s. Today he is the Head Instructor of Wado Ryu in Germany, as well as president the Wado Dock Instructor Organization. In 1986, Kono Sensei was named the Chairman of the Federation of European Wado Kai. Kono Sensei currently holds the rank of 8th Dan (Hachidan) in both Wado Ryu Karatedo and Shinto Yoshinryu Jiujitsu, the old Kempo of Wado Ryu Founder Hironori Ohtsuka.
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1956 to 1960 |
Best fighter of Japan |
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1958 to 1964 |
Coach of many university karate clubs in Japan |
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1963 to 1964 |
National coach of Japan |
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1965 |
National coach of England |
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1966 to 1970 |
National coach of Holland |
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1967 to 1975 |
Coach of carat clubs and universities in Belgium and Yugoslavia |
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1970 to 1971 |
National coach in Yugoslavia |
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1973 to 1983 |
National coach of Wado Germany |
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Until 1978 |
Technical advisor of the coach of the national team in the DKV |
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Since 1983 |
Coach of the Wado Ryu group in the DKV as well as advisor of the DKV |
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1995 |
Awarded the title of Hanshi by JKF-WadoKai |
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April 22, 2000 |
Kono Sensei died in his 66 year from acute pneumonia |