Pounding a Stone - Morio Higaonna 10 dan Goju-ryu

Morio Higaonna, 10 dan Goju-ryu Karate is hitting a stone, hardening his fists, at a demonstration in Okinawa. Visit http://www.karatebyjesse.com for more info, videos and the blog!

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[GoJuRyuDeshi]

@pleasendlost Also, In calling calling Morio Higaonna 'some old bloke' you betray your lack of training. No master of any art you've ever studied would support your disrespect of Sensei Higaonna. Statements like that are only made my young enthusiasts trying to firm up their MMA v Trad MA resolve.

[GoJuRyuDeshi]

@pleasendlost Your viewpoint is valid for one who desires to compete in competition, but there is another side, some of us train to harden ourselves, discipline and control our lives and bodies. Traditional training is more suited to that purpose, and when it was used - it was used hard, fast and deadly. Ideally though, one would never have to, or really want to use it. Why would I desire to hurt someone?

[volvo7055]

ОН ГОЛОВОЙ ТАК МОЖЕТ??? ПОДБОРОДКОМ МОЖЕТ В СОСТОЯНИИ СДЕЛАТЬ Т/Ж САМОЕ???

[BestSolidSnake007]

Gojo ryu looks great but I stay with kyokushinkai :) 

[JohnKillrory]

@JohnKillrory For any person who is wanting to learn this ART. I say to only go to traditional school. I have seen many schools and the traditional ones are the real deal. All traditional ARTS came from war and the hand to hand styles. That is why we stay low in Goju-ryu. higher kicks and get you killed. A kick will always be a fist.

[JohnKillrory]

@GoJuRyuDeshi I take the art of Goju-ryu and have trained with Sensei Higaonna, We trained in our style just like he trains. He is the real deal when it comes to the reason i love Goju-ryu. He can kill you and that is no joke. We are taught Goju-ryu is never a sport but is there to hurt or kill your attacker. I do not fight in the tag tournaments even at black belt. Goju-ryu is the hardest thing i have ever taken. It is also the most rewarding. It truly is the Art of warfare..TAW.

[Aurumk1]

@GoJuRyuDeshi I'm sorry but MMA isn't good because it lacks waaay too much technique. Sure it develops power really well but the philosophy of non conflict isn't there, making people too quick to hurt and when you don't focus on the set of moves for a very long time, you won't be as good as some of the guys that stayed in one art forever.

[Aurumk1]

@ookami3380 By the time you are that old, they will probably have a cure for that, drink up, lol!

[iBeansOnToasTi]

@GoJuRyuDeshi

Nicely said. Agree with you 100%.

[psymodeller]

WTF???????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!

[ookami3380]

there are rumors that mas oyama spent his last years in horrific pain cause his cartilage turned to bone. i dont know if he had arthritis but cause of this kind of training (hardening the joints) it backfired in the old age.

i mean i want to be strong and tough but i imagine the last years of my life somewhere on the beach drinking my umbrella drinks and watching the sunset instead of hanging out in the waiting rooms at the doctor eating analgetic pills and whatnot....