The Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Academy is open to all practitioners of Wado-Ryu Karate who wish to follow the true teachings of the founder of Wado-Ryu Karate-Do, Grandmaster Hironori Ohtsuka I. The Wado Academy is headed by his son, Grandmaster Hironori Ohtsuka II and the chief instructor is M. Shiomitsu 9th Dan Hanshi.