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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Kyohan by Yamaguchi ‘The Cat’ Gogen ~ Part 1: The History and Fundamentals of Goju-Ryu Karate
Part 1: The History and Fundamentals of Goju-Ryu Karate Editor’s Note: This and two following excerpts from the book by Yamaguchi were to appear as one article in the seventh and final edition of Bugeisha Magazine that did not go to … Continue reading
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Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Kyohan by Yamaguchi ‘The Cat’ Gogen ~ Part 2: The Significance of Kata
Part 2: The Significance of Kata Before You Start Kata Today, karate-do has become widespread not only in Japan but also all over the world and competitions are held in many places. Most of them are title matches by a game … Continue reading
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Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Kyohan by Yamaguchi ‘The Cat’ Gogen ~ Part 3: Practice Fighting
Part 3: Practice Fighting Before Starting Kumite (Practice Fighting) In kumite, you use all the basic techniques, movements, and kata for actual attacks and defenses. There is yakusoku kumite, in which the movements are performed by the book; and jiyu-kumite, in … Continue reading
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Jitsumi Gōgen Yamaguchi
Born: 20 January 1909 Died: 20 May 1989 Yamaguchi Gōgen was a world-renowned Grandmaster of Japanese Karate-dō and founder of the International Karate-dō Gōjū Kai Association. 1 Prior to his death, he was decorated by the Emperor of Japan in 1968 … Continue reading
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Paragons of Health: I Think Not
From the blog of Mario McKenna at www.mariomckenna.com Watch the link to Higa Seko performing Supraimpei. It’s fascinating. Ok, so this might come across as rude, perhaps even blasphemous, but this is not my intention. My intention is simply to ask … Continue reading
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Saifa means smash and tear.1 Saifa has its origins in China and is thought to have been brought to Okinawa by Higashionna Kanryo (Higaonna), Miyagi Sensei’s teacher. It contains quick whipping motions, hammerfists, and back fist strikes and emphasizes moving off-line from … Continue reading
A Brief Over-view of the Etymology of Modern Goju-ryu Karate-do Kata
This article is by Joe Swift and Mario McKenna and is copied from http://www.fightingarts.com. It is now well documented that Okinawa karate is indebted to the Southern schools of Chinese boxing for much of its technical knowledge and expertise. Modern Goju-ryu … Continue reading
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