Karatestyle, hardsoft style, perfected by miyagi chojun, student of kanryo higaonna. Goju ryu syllabus japanese martial arts traditional karate scribd. Sunsu master shimabukus kata weapons katas all derivitive of kobujitsu 9. Goju ryu karate the upper hutt rembuden karate club offers instruction in traditional okinawan goju ryu karate, as taught in the world karate federation wkf. Okinawan karate download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Development of advanced gojuryu technique marvin labbate cny karate, syracuse, new york u. News goju ryu karate iogkfnz okinawan goju ryu karatedo. Okinawan goju ryu is an instructive text on the etiquette, kata, stances, and powerful techniques of the renowned goju ryu system as practiced in okinawa. At the end of the year, i hope that each of you feels that you are different from the year before. Many close in fighting applications are also demonstrated. Syllabus japanese pdf document the essential curriculum of shito ryu karate do hand and foot weapons 1. After 9th kyu each grade will be expected to be able to perform the current grading requirements and that of all previous grades. Shuri ryu karatedo okinawan shuri ryu karatedo shu. Goju ryu karate do is one of the original systems of karate formalized on the islands of okinawa.
Okinawan gojuryu is a system which allows you to improve. Okinawan goju ryu karate federation, both of which you will learn more. I have in my 42 years of practicing karate do seen this happen to all martial artists in varying degrees. Welcome to our first ever pdf edition of the international. Goju ryu karatedo is said to display the oldest martial arts traditions and movements. Once your sensei feels you are ready, then you will be invited to grade. Full text of traditional karate do fundamental techniques volume 1 okinawa goju ryu. The conservation of energy is the ultimate goal throughout the training forum, as this enables the tenso goju karate ka. Goju ryu was developed by its founders from the very origins of karate in okinawa and from this most of the modern styles of today have been developed. Okinawan goju ryu karate is a martial art steeped in tradition. But although we seek only goodness from training the badness can follow, by this i mean we gain confidence from karate training but over confidence will then follow leading to ego inflation. Both principles, hard and soft, come from the famous martial arts book used by okinawan masters during the 19th and 20th centuries, the bubishi chinese. Karate was originally called te martial arts or tode chinese martial arts in okinawa.
Under the leadership of our master, sensei morio higaonna, 10th dan, the iogkf is committed to preserving the intangible cultural treasure of okinawan goju ryu karate do, which has been. A personal, philosophical, and historical exploration of okinawan goju ryu karate written by an experienced master. For rank promotion purposes, we follow the shorin ryu curriculum listed below. Uchinadikan goju ryu dojo cherryhurst community center 1700 misourri st. This style uses shorter, more hooked movements from both shotokan and goju ryu. Goju ryu is considered a traditional karate style because it can trace its lineage straight back to the founder, chojun miyagi sensei and is dedicated to preserving the art in its. There is also the various forms of kumite fighting training, including bunkai relating the actual kata moves to effective self defence situations. This is your first step for the long journey toward mastering traditional okinawan. The art combines traditional okinawan techniques with both internal and external chinese principles. Pdf okinawan karate download full pdf book download. There is nothing new in the syllabus contained within these pages it has simply been put down on paper in order to assist you in your journey through the martial art of goju ryu karate do. The unique aspect of our style of karate is the very strong link to okinawa through higaonna morio shihan, 10 th degree black belt, as well as the family spirit that all. He was the first student of miyagi recorded to be given permission. This book includes a detailed section on sanchin breathing and stepbystep photos with foot patterns.
He was in the process of writing a syllabus for black belt but he died before this was. There are several methods of training with a partner that are utilised in goju ryu. Karate style, name is a combination of kanji from grandmasters of shurite and nahate, combination of shorin ryu and goju ryu, founded by kenwa mabuni. Minimum 1112 months of class, kata geksai dai ni, 360 kick, 50 chin ups, 3 km running, 75 push ups, minimum 2 medals in invitational championships either state or national. Its properly called a kihon kata, or basic form, meaning that it teaches the student how to stand, how to adhere to the ground essentially become immovable, how to line up the spine, how to breathe abdominally, how to punch and block in synchronization with the breath.
Okinawan goju ryu is a system which allows you to improve throughout your lifetime. Okinawa goju ryu karate do kyokai, south africa goju ryu traditional rank gradings email. Insight into gojuryu fourways martial arts academy. Karate is very repetitive, but one can always learn something new. A grading is a test of your progress of an achieved level of knowledge, skill and spirit. Japanese, okinawan and chinese martial arts over the centuries. Alongside karate, the various ways of the warrior that japan has exported to the world include such. Volume v practical self defense techniques this volume covers the 40 combat selfdefense techniques derived from the shorin ryu. Best martial arts school east west okinawan karate florida.
Ten stances for pictures of the stances please go back to the last page. The reader will find many historical photographs of great okinawan goju ryu karate masters who were the pioneers of this unique martial art. This is a guide to your study and holds the information. Kobudo syllabus our kobudo syllabus consists of fundamental body movement and basic techniques, kata, and application and other types of paired practice. It was created by meitoku yagi, a student of goju ryu s founder, chojun miyagi. Goju ryu was the first official style name in all karate styles. The literal translation of the japanese term goju ryu is hard soft go meaning hard and ju meaning soft. The tensho goju karate ka practitioner adapts to skills beyond the basic of strikes, blocks, kicks and throws with advanced training in closequarters combat with emphasis complimented with graceful movements of aikijitsu. This includes kakie or a close quarters fighting drill, specific to the goju ryu style. The international okinawan goju ryu karatedo federation iogkf was. Through the art of goju ryu karate do his training experience has included various arts tai chi, pa qua, chi kung, kobudo, escrima, judo, aikido, jiu jitsu, muay thai and boxing. Welcome to the english goju ryu karate association affiliated to the international okinawan goju ryu karate federation, both of which you will learn more about from this handbook. There is a great deal of emphasis on good body mechanics and understanding of range and timing and how they are. Basic knowledge of the history of okinawa goju ryu karate,martial arts and own dojo.
International okinawan gojuryu karatedo federation iogkf. The essence of okinawan karate do presents the teachings of legendary martial arts master shoshin nagamine, founder of the matsubayashi school of shorin ryu karate do. History spokane karate center gojuryu karate school. Daily practice of sanchin kata develops stamina, powerful legs. As part of his training, sensei kenney took part in many regional, national and international tournaments. Headquarters okinawan seibukai organization the difference between a beginning and an advanced karate student should be marked by more than levels of strength, speed, flexibility and endurance. The junior shodan is split into three age categories with appropriate syllabus please.
It also utilizes some takedowns, throws, and weapons. In wandering along the way of okinawan karate, giles hopkins draws on his fifty years of martial arts experience to take the reader on a journey through the meaning of kata form and bunkai application in okinawan goju ryu karate. Under the leadership of world chief instructor, sensei tetsuji nakamura and his international executive committee, iogkf international is committed to preserving the intangible cultural treasure of okinawan goju ryu karate do, which has been passed down to us. I will only mention chojun miyagi founder of goju ryu, gogen yamaguchi japanese goju ryu, kenwa mabuni founder of shito ryu and gichin funakoshi father of modern karate and founder of shotokan. The classical gojuryu syllabus begins with sanchin kata. The syllabus in this book serves as a technical manual in which history, origins, practice, and techniques are arranged in an orderly way, allowing the identity of. Both principles, hard and soft, come from the famous martial arts book used by okinawan. Shotokan has 26 powerful katas and a series of very effective kumitetechniques. Requirements for grade ichikawaha goju ryu international karate do sosuikai has specific requirements that must be met before any member can advance to the next grade this segment should be used as a guide for our members to know if, in addition to mastery of prescribed kata and techniques, they may be ready to advance to the next level of their karate do training. Syllabus shitoryu international karate do kai official. Full text of traditional karatedo fundamental techniques. Kanryo higaonna 18531917 studied it in fuzhou, china, and passed it on to chojun miyagi 18881953 who gave it its name.
Red belt 9th kyu children only shiko dachi stance and 10 punches with kia heiko dachi stance and 10 knee strikes with kia sanchin dachi stance 10 forward elbows with kia heiko dachi stance and 10 front kicks with kia. The mission of north america kenshikai is to provide leadership, guidance and fellowship in the study and further development of old style goju ryu karate. Welcome to the international okinawan gojuryu karatedo federation iogkf. It is certain that many karate masters knew of this book. The international okinawan goju ryu karate do federation iogkf is the largest traditional okinawan karate organization in the world. Ryu means school, thus goju ryu is the hard soft school of karate. Training in goju ryu karate goju ryu karate do hoei juku specific dojo rules warmup exercises the kyudan grade coloured belt system the dojo kun stances of goju ryu footwork and movement kata breathing kumite practice fighting natural weapons of the body training combinations the 10 onestep moves explained the syllabus for promotion. We have added timestamps below so that you may go directly to the kata of your choice. North america kenshikai okinawa gojuryu karatejutsu. Goju ryu karate do reference manual goju ryu karate do ho ei. Okinawan goju ryu, founded by chojun miyagi, is a complete system of karate which includes a wide variety of selfdefense techniques. Kihon kata and the goju ryu syllabus okinawan goju ryu. The international okinawan goju ryu karate do federation iogkf is one of the finest, traditional karate organizations in the world today.
Whats big in this version international okinawan goju. Okinawan goju ryu karate information and training karate. Our training incorporates traditional karate, basic clinch fighting, sweeps, take downs, and throws. Each class includes solo training kihon and kata, impact training hitting and kicking target shields, and partner training selfdefense drills, bunkai drills, katabased sparring, sweeps, take downs, and throws. The versions presented on this video are taught in the original form as they were brought from taiwan to okinawa by choto kyan.
Over time tomarite and shurite were combined into one school of training known now as shorin ryu, while the style of nahate remained in its form and became known as goju ryu. Beyond this, goju ryu karate is known for teaching breathing techniques to a great extent. The instructors and staff at east west okinawan karate are committed to carrying on the lessons and tradition of the martial arts through the instruction of okinawan seibukai goju ryu karate do. I trained in wado ryu karate for many years, graded to 1st kyu level in shotokan, and within the past 7 years have practised and achieved 1st dan a classical form of okinawan karate, called kodo ryu, which incorporates kata and bunkai from goju ryu, uechi ryu,shito ryu and other okinawan originated styles. One of the most important styles on okinawa as well as in. Originally known as nahate, after the region in which it was developed, it is believed that the style takes the majority of its form and function from a mix of native okinawan fighting arts and southern chinese kungfu most likely white crane. This syllabus is unique in its format to heywood goju ryu karate club hgr. There are solid evidence that even great masters itosu and. Miyagis students developed it into their personal ryuha lineage. Pdf karate goju ryu download full pdf book download. Gojuryu, japanese for hardsoft style, is one of the main traditional okinawan styles of karate, featuring a combination of hard and soft techniques. The system is based on the concept of hard go and soft ju, always in consistent harmony one equalizing the other. Regardless of your age and physical ability, if you train properly you will improve your skill, spirit and body through out your entire life. Goju ryu traces its origins back to the island of okinawa where there had only been three styles of karate.
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