Heiwa Dojo

Heiwa Dojo is a member dojo of the Magyar Wado-Ryu Akadémia® (Hungarian Wado-Ryu Academy) in Budapest’s District I. We teach Wado-Ryu karate to adults on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, in the small gym of Szilágyi Erzsébet Gimnázium.

Image of nine Heiwa Dojo members, made from a team photo: they stand in two rows in front of the gym’s wall bars.

The name

平和(heiwa)

Heiwa means peace in Japanese. That is where the dojo’s motto comes from: “A béke útja” – the path of peace.

The instructor

Sensei Krisztián Túsz, 3rd dan

Instructor of Heiwa Dojo and member of the Magyar Wado-Ryu Akadémia®. He leads the practice – write to him if you’d like to come.

Sensei Krisztián’s storyOur line of teachers, from Master Ohtsuka

The dojo principles (dojo kun)

The Hungarian original is shown under each principle.

  • Respect and courtesy in everything, to everyone, always!Tisztelet és udvariasság mindenben, mindenkinek, mindig!
  • Take everything you do seriously!Vegyél komolyan mindent, amit teszel!
  • Train hard with body and mind – repeat the techniques again and again!Eddz keményen testeddel, szellemeddel – ismételd a technikákat újra meg újra!
  • Strive to become a better person!Törekedj, hogy jobb ember legyél!
  • Find peace and harmony in your life!Találd meg a békét és a harmóniát az életedben!

A member dojo of the Magyar Wado-Ryu Akadémia®

The Academy’s president is Sensei Róbert Torontáli, 5th dan Shidoin. You can read about its other dojos and its news on the official pages.

We practise on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6–8 pm.