BIOGRAPHIES

Teruo Kono

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 wasalso 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.

1956 to 1960 best fighter of Japan
1958 to 1964 coach of many university karate clubs in Japan
1963 to 1964 national coach of Japan
1965 national coach of England
1966 to 1970 national coach of Holland
1967 to 1975 coach of carat clubs and universities in Belgium and Yugoslavia
1970 to 1971 national coach in Yugoslavia
1973 to 1983 national coach of Wado Germany
until 1978 technical advisor of the coach of the national team in the DKV since 1983 coach of the Wado Ryu group in the DKV as well as advisor of the DKV
1995 awarded the title of Hanshi by JKF-WadoKai
April 22, 2000 Kono Sensei died in his 66 year from acute pneumonia