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  Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate England OTGKA Homepage
Welcome to the homepage for the Okinawan Traditional Goju Ryu Karate-do Association.
The aim of the Association is the transmission of Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate-do as taught by the founder of Okinawan Goju Ryu, Miyagi Chojun Sensei.
These courses cover all aspects of Okinawan Goju Ryu and are open to all Goju stylists regardless of affiliation.
www.otgka.co.uk   (240 words)

  
  Northeastern University Goju Ryu Karate-do Club
Goju Ryu Karatedo is said to display the oldest martial arts traditions and movements.
Anyone who believes that Goju Ryu is merely a beautiful style with little of the art of defense, he need only watch two Goju Ryu practitioners square off in sparring (kumite) where Goju-ryu is a close-range, infighting system that concentrates on efficiency of movements.
This means that although harmonized, Goju Ryu is at all times seeking a better way, there is nothing necessarily anything wrong with the way that anything is done, however, the possibilities are limitless.
www.gojuryu.neu.edu /karate.html   (1064 words)

  
 Karate New Brunswick dedicated to the Karate styles of Chito-Ryu,Goju Ryu, Shotokan, Tsuruoka, and Wado Ryu. Brought to ...
Goju ryu karate means hard-soft style, and is based on the yin and yang principles of the soft and hard.
Miyagi devoted his whole life to the teaching and furtherance of goju ryu karate, which has remained unchanged right up to the present day (unlike other styles which were splintering and becoming almost unrecognizable from the original forms).
Throughout the late 1930s, as goju kai became increasingly popular, its grandmaster Yamaguchi became affectionately known as 'the cat.' At the outbreak of World War II when Yamaguchi was serving in the forces he was captured by the Russians and shipped off to a labor camp in Mongolia.
www.karatenb.com /goju.html   (1017 words)

  
 Tsuanmi Goju Ryu Karate section 1
Superb demonstrations of Goju technique, and the Goju kata are augmented with a series of lectures in English and Japanese by Morio Higaonna, in which he describes how the techniques should be performed.
Morio Higaonna, 9th Dan Hanshi, is widely considered to be the most senior living Goju Ryu karate practitioner, as well as one of the world's most technically accomplished teachers of any style.
These “secrets,” which are the core of the Goju Ryu system, can only be transmitted from master to student by means of personal instruction for traditional karate’s teaching methodology is, and always has been, for the tuition of individuals.
www.dragon-tsunami.org /Tsunami/Pages/section1.htm   (1120 words)

  
 Karate New Brunswick dedicated to the Karate styles of Chito-Ryu,Goju Ryu, Shotokan, Tsuruoka, and Wado Ryu. Brought to ...
Goju ryu karate means hard-soft style, and is based on the yin and yang principles of the soft and hard.
Miyagi devoted his whole life to the teaching and furtherance of goju ryu karate, which has remained unchanged right up to the present day (unlike other styles which were splintering and becoming almost unrecognizable from the original forms).
Throughout the late 1930s, as goju kai became increasingly popular, its grandmaster Yamaguchi became affectionately known as 'the cat.' At the outbreak of World War II when Yamaguchi was serving in the forces he was captured by the Russians and shipped off to a labor camp in Mongolia.
karatenb.com /goju.html   (1017 words)

  
 The Society of Harmonious Fists Karate-do - Latest News
Master Peter Urban introduced Japanese GoJu Ryu Karate to the U.S. in 1959, and was one of the firsts to teach Karate in the eastern U.S. He began training at 18, in Japan, with Richard Kim, later with Gogen Yamaguchi and Mas Oyama.
The U.S.A. GoJu System was propagated on the basis that the universe is constant change teaching and developing man’s phenomenal ability to adapt to any environment and situation.
GoJu literally means Hard Soft, following the thought that the universe is made up of equal yet opposite matter: man – woman, fire – water, hard – soft, etc., thus, U.S.A. GoJu is in accord with the laws of nature.
www.goju.us /school/about_karate.html   (1749 words)

  
 Gojū Ryū - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
They serve as the basis upon which Goju Ryu is taught.
Sanchin kata has the simplest techniques, and yet is arguably the most difficult to master of all Goju kata.
Ryu Syo Kai Goju Ryu in Northern Ontario, Canada
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Goju_Ryu   (2187 words)

  
 Ronin Goju Ryu Kai World Karate Organization   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Goju (Go "Hard" and Ju "Soft") Ryu Karate is a traditional Martial Art with a very well defined history, and lineage of succession traceable to the roots of the predecessor (Kanryo Higashionna) of its founder Chojun Miyagi to this date.
The original concept of Goju Ryu Karate was to create a powerful combat system that developed strong fighters, on their hands and on their souls.
Rônin Goju Ryu Kai maintains a clear commitment to the preservation of the tradition of the Goju Karate created by Miyagi O’Sensei, but incorporates fighting methods and self defense techniques that are in tune with the critical and violent demands of today’s street survival.
www.roningojuryu.com /origins.cfm   (482 words)

  
 Okinawan Goju Ryu
Goju Ryu Karate is one of the three major styles of Okinawan Karate from which all other systems of Japanese Karate are derived.
Okinawa is the largest of the Ryu Kyu Island chain situated at the southern tip of Japan and is the birth place of Karate, as we know it today.
Higaonna Sensei is regarded as one of the foremost authorities on Goju Ryu Karate in the world and is renown as one of the world's leading "Masters of Karate".
terryphill.tripod.com /GojuRyu.htm   (1139 words)

  
 The History of Goju Ryu Karate   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Goju Ryu Karate was founded in the late 1920's by Chojun Miyagi.
Goju Ryu is a close-range self-defense system, characterized by circular blocks, joint manipulations and kicking techniques to lower body targets.
Another inportant practitioner of the Okinawan Goju Ryu system was Gogen Yamaguchi, who studied with Chojun Miyagi and promoted the style in Japan, forming the Japan Karate-Do Federation Goju-Kai.
www.neworldmartialarts.com /gojuryuhistory.htm   (328 words)

  
 Goju Ryu
Goju Ryu is an Okinawan form of Karate.
Goju Ryu karate had its origins in the Fukien Providence, of China.
Meitoku Yagi became the recognized leader of the Mei Buken school of Okinawan Goju.
www.atlantamartialarts.com /styles/gojuryu.htm   (251 words)

  
 home_eng
"Goju Ryu Karate" was the first Karate school promoted and developed in Hong Kong, "Goju Ryu" was a familiar name of Karate for Hong Kong peoples but they did not clearly know the root of "Goju Ryu Karate".
Many of the Goju Ryu instructors found that there are different versons of Goju Ryu (it is not reasonable in the same style (ryu) found different verson).
After understand the history of Goju Ryu Karate, many Goju Ryu Karate Ka feel that it is necessary to standardize Goju Ryu Karate, they agreed to organize a world wide Goju Ryu Karate Federation to preserve the technique and philosophy of Grandmaster Chojun Miyagi.
www.geocities.com /Pipeline/9776/home_eng.htm   (756 words)

  
 Goju-Ryu Karate-Do: An Okinawan Treasure
The particular style taught by Ryu Ryuko to Kanryo Higaonna has existed and flourished because it was taken out of the troubled land of China to the Ryuku kingdom (today known as Okinawa).
The principle of harmonizing the extreme forces of the universe is well known in Asia and usually is referred to as the Yin-Yang principle.
He knew the principle of Goju well and he found the actual phrase in a Chinese poem that describes the eight principles of Chinese martial arts.
www.jadedragon.com /archives/gojuryu.html   (1063 words)

  
 Martial Arts Info - Goju Ryu
Goju Ryu Karate is one of the four original Okinawan styles of Karate.
Emphasis in Goju Ryu is placed on strengthening the body and mind with supplementary exercises.
Goju Ryu’s most famous exponent is Morio Higaonna - chief instructor of the International Okinawan Goju Ryu Karatedo Federation (I.O.G.K.F.).
www.martial-arts-info.com /ma_goju_ryu_karate.php   (329 words)

  
 Okinawan Goju Ryu Hojo Undo
In times of the Goju Ryu founder, Chojun Miyagi Sensei katas were not taught in a specific order as is done in modern days.
Goju Ryu katas are divided in two main groups: Heishugata and Kaishugata.
This type of kata refers to the concept where the practitioner's body remains 'open' or relaxed during most of the kata, and powerful or tensed at the moment of the execution of the respective techniques.
www.bushikan.com /Karate/KarateKatas.htm   (260 words)

  
 Our history
Goju Ryu karate is said to display the oldest martial arts traditions.
Goju Ryu has received the most Chinese influence of all of the Japanese styles of karate followed closely by Shorin Ryu and Shito Ryu.
Goju Ryu is not a sport, nor has it ever been intended to be so.
www.gojuryu.com /more_about_gojuryu.htm   (760 words)

  
 A Brief History of Goju Ryu
The actual founder of the Goju Ryu karate was Miyagi Chojun Sensei, a personal disciple of Kanryo Higaonna Sensei.
He was the first among different schools of karate to name his art and in 1933 his art of Goju Ryu was formally registered at the Butoku-kai, Japanese Martial Arts Association.
He devoted his entire life to the study, development and transmission of Okinawan karate for the sake of future generations and is truly known as the founder of Goju Ryu karate-do.
www.iogkf.com /History/Pages/index.html   (1086 words)

  
 YouTube - Goju Ryu Nunchaku Kata
The Goju world in Kansas is sadly totally corrupt and run by a money hungry selfish man. I lost 6 years of my time and countless dollars before waking up to the truth of Sam.
Goju Ryu (hard and soft...taken right our of the bubishi) DOES have weapons kata....tenryonokan, shishi no kanshin (sorry if i spelt it bad...i forget),even with kanas....
Some Goju stylists choose to augment their karate practice with that of Kubudo/kobujutsu, but it is not taught formally as part of the goju system.
www.youtube.com /watch?v=46V7Kzdfe6o   (391 words)

  
 Special Features of Goju Ryu   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Each kata is studied for about a year until the student has some understanding of the Go and Ju and the Goju aspects of both the kata and the Bunkai Oyo.
Goju prompts us to look at the interaction of opposites.
And when considering personal development and understanding of life, the Goju elements of rising and falling provide an awareness of the temporary nature of everything, including our own bodies and egos.
home.comcast.net /~misc.pages/OKK/features.htm   (896 words)

  
 Goju Ryu   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Stil Shuri te danas je postao Shorin ryu, a iz njega su se još razvili: Shotokan ryu i Wado ryu.
Goju se može primjeniti na društvo kao i na karate.
Iako je bio majstor Goju ryu (Naha te) stila, majstor Chojun Miyagi želio je naučiti i druge stilove karatea.
www.kkaik.org /html/goju_ryu.html   (745 words)

  
 RIKodokan Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Main
He was heavily involved in the martial arts, and in addition to kobudo also studied Shorin ryu, his father's Kingai Ryu, what was to become Goju Ryu under Miyagi Chojun, and the white crane system of Gokenki, a Chinese tea merchant living in Naha.
It is said to be related to the Jigen Ryu, the fencing system of the Satsuma clan, which formerly ruled Okinawa, as well as to the techniques of Sakugawa Tode, one of the most famous early karate exponents.
Some karate teachers have also mastered a large body of kobudo knowledge and continue to pass it on within their dojos, and many karate teachers teach a few weapon katas that are either a part of a larger kobudo system, have been handed down outside any formal system, or were created by those teachers.
www.geocities.com /rikodokan/goju-ryu_history.html   (3420 words)

  
 New Okinawan Martial Arts Styles: Is Shin Ryu, Goju-Ryu, Cat Stance Maneuver
Is Shin Ryu was created by Tatsuo Shimabaku in 1954, and brought to the United States in the 60s.
Is Shin Ryu was derived from many different Okinawan karate styles, including Goju-Ryu, Shorin-Ryu, and Naha-Te.
As a new technique, Is Shin Ryu is not as spiritually developed as some karate arts.
www.sjgames.com /gurps/roleplayer/Roleplayer26/Okinawan.html   (838 words)

  
 Goju Ryu and Shorin Ryu Katas   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The katas in Goju Ryu are mainly katas passed down from the Okinawan style of Naha-te.
Goju Ryu's kata Seisan, caters to Goju Ryu's main Principles which involve the grabbing and the controlling of the opponent while a weak spot of the body is hit.
Fukyu katas are basic Shorin Ryu katas that introduce the student to basic block, punches, and takedowns.
www.hathagojuryukaratedo.freeservers.com /photo3.html   (2858 words)

  
 Czech Goju ryu - competitive results
Championship Czech Republic in karate Goju ryu to Brno 22.04.2006
Championship Czech republuc in karate Goju ryu to Brně 24.04.2005
Championship Czech Republic in karate Goju ryu to Brno 24-04-2004
www.goju-ryu.cz /vysledky/vysledky_us.htm   (267 words)

  
 karate.org.nz - Goju-Ryu Karate   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It should be known that secret principles of Goju Ryu exist in the kata.
Goju Ryu Karate-do is a manifestation within one's own self of the harmonious accord of the universe.
The way of Goju Ryu Karate-do is to see the way of virtue.
www.karate.org.nz /gojuryu   (376 words)

  
 Kata
The 13 Kata of Okinawa Goju Ryu are:
The exact origins of the all kata of Goju will always be left somewhat to conjecture and speculation.
The history of the Kata of Okinawa Goju Ryu starts in the Fujian district of Southern China.
www.gojuryubujutsu.com /about_1.html   (901 words)

  
 Goju Ryu - UFTL   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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www.uftl.edu /html/UnderGrad/old/Goju-Ryu.html   (102 words)

  
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Goju Students from Independence Va. Also students from the Hillsville Tae Kwon do school, the school is managed by Sensei Denise Boyer a 6 Dan Black Belt.
In United States the most known Goju system is the USA Goju introduced in America by master Peter Urban.
Master Urban as well as the other masters understood the problem with Americans to assimilate traditional Goju Ryu so he modify his training method to better suit the the needs for karate knowledge.
luraygojudojo.tripod.com /Goju_Ryu_in_Luray_Virginia.htm   (349 words)

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