GOJU RYU KARATE-DO

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[brazilianspiritzz]

@senseisakornsin Thank you for your insightful explanation. Putting aside some of my experience in Kyokushin, I am looking for good place to learn Okinawan Karate. The way Kyokushin practiced wasn't really suiting me. I am a very slim framed Asian male. I didn't feel I was able to utilize a lot of different aspects into the sparring. Shorin-ryu, Shito-ryu, Goju-ryu..I can't be sure differences and what would be suitable for me. Years of TKD for me was sports. Not again.

[senseisakornsin]

@brazilianspiritzz Even if aikido specializes in joint locks and throws, it doesn't mean that those techniques are found there exclusively. All systems of martial arts use the techniques of the body that are the most effective. Many techniques will appear to emulate themselves depending on how each master instructor may translate them and teach them to the students. I use and teach striking techniques in a Shito-ryu dojo from an an old roommate (master of Okinawan Shorin-ryu karate).

[brazilianspiritzz]

In part of its grapple and joint locks, how does it differ from the system of Aikido?

[nandino77]

He added to the Goju system the Taikyoku Kata forms, – additional training methods to prepare students for the more advanced kata. In 1935 Gogen Yamaguchi became head of Japanese Goju Ryu and established “The All Japan Goju Kai Association” in Kyoto, Japan.

And, in my opinion the most important contribution, he developed further karate kumite to continuous full contact fighting to make training more realistic, as opposed to the okinawan way of training then, which was very soft to no contact..

[nandino77]

@GPerry201 During his long career Yamaguchi Sensei made many important contributions to Japanese Karate-do. Yamaguchi Sensei organized the system by adopting traditional Japanese administrative procedures. It was Yamaguchi who implemented the “kyu-dan” (white to black belt) ranking method by expanding on the system that was being used by Jigoro Kano Sensei in Judo and originated jiyu-kumite (free-sparring).

[nandino77]

@Ondori007 you are right about Mayagi Sensei not leaving an appointed successor. Some argue that Miyazato El'Ichi Sensei would have been a better option. Hard to say really, but the reason why Yamaguchi Sensei has such a high recognition is because he challenged and contributed to karate, in general, and Goju-Ryu in particular.

[GPerry201]

There is no claim that Miyagi Sensei "gave" Yamaguchi Sensei the Goju art or made him his (only) successor. Yamaguchi Sensei was given permission to teach Goju in Japan. Miyagi Sensei never bestowed a black belt to any of his students but recognized several of them with "instructor status".

[Ondori007]

It's funny how when Miyagi Sensei passed at such a young age that he didn't leave a paticular student to to inherit Goju-Ryu. But, there was 4 main direct students that honored their teacher to spread his art. Toguchi Sensei is from which I can trace a straight line back to. Yamaguchi wasn't with Miyagi Sensei as long as the others. So, why would he give him the art?