Welcome to Rising Sun School of Wado-Ryu.

My name is Sensei Darrel Haigh
I have been doing Karate for 24 years, I started doing Shotokan with Sensei Joe Starky a 6th Dan black belt and studied under him for 3 years and achieved Yellow belt in that style. In 1984 I changed to Wado-Ryu and gained my Shodan belt (black belt) under the teaching of Sensei Brian Marshall a 4th Dan or Yondan in Japanese terms.
On the 23rd of October 2005 I graded with my sensei and passed my 2nd Dan black belt or Nidan degree, my sensei also past his 5th Dan or Godan.
In October 2007 I was given the honour of being put forward one year early for my 3rd Dan (Sandan) degree which was held on the 3rd November 2007 in front of Sensei Sangwin of the UMA/WBK, the grading was in 2 parts and it was at the next seminar on 2nd February 2008 that I passed my 3rd Dan.
Please click on the links on the left hand side of this page to find out more about the style of martial art that I teach and the history of Wado-Ryu Karate.