Okinawan karate selfdefense by morio higaonna 10th dan. Below is a basic description of the three techniques brown belts are permitted to use during kumite. Shuri te, naha te and tomari te that almost everything that we. Classical kata of okinawan karate download ebook pdf. An exclusive video interview with 10th dan goju ryu karate legend, tetsuhiro hokama sensei, filmed inside hokama senseis karate school in okinawa. The international okinawan goju ryu karate do federation iogkf is one of the finest, traditional karate organizations in the world today. Fundamentals of goju ryu karate do training in goju ryu karate goju ryu karate do hoei juku specific dojo rules.
When kenwa was 20 years old, he began to study the art of naha karate or nahate with the grandmaster kanryo higaonna. Iri kumi is the free sparring or fighting of goju ryu karate. The results were insightful and suggest the possible origins of gojuryu katas. Traditional karatedo okinawa goju ryu volume 1 scribd. Free, controlled exchange of techniques is encouraged between opponents to test their overall skill level, abilities and reactions in a controlled environment. This wraps up my two forgotten, but super deadly, techniques of okinawan karate. The style of martial arts learned here is called goju ryu karate. The tensho goju karateka practitioner adapts to skills beyond the basic of. Karate was the okinawan peoples sole weapon for self protection. Now share this article with friends who might find this interesting. Applications of the kata or any other file from books category. International okinawan gojuryu karatedo federation kata. He has continued studies in karate, kobudo, iaido and niei chi and was awarded his current rank of godan in 2009. Shorin ryu shuri te shorei ryu naha te other ryuha ryukyu kobudo authors corner martial arts book collection basic techniques and terminology in okinawan karate.
When miyagi chojun sensei left japan to return to okinawa he left behind him a well trained and educated follower in goju ryu. It is a style that has equal focus on hard go and soft ju techniques. Traditional karatedo fundamental techniques volume 1. Goju ryu karatedo is said to display the oldest martial arts traditions and movements. It is also a fundamental part of tegumi or okinawan wrestling. The term goju ryu actually means hardsoft style, which refers to the closed hand techniques hard and open hand techniques and circular movements soft that comprise this martial art.
Both principles, hard and soft, come from the famous martial arts book used by okinawan. Okinawan karate teach a young ers refers to postures, stances, techniques. Full text of traditional karatedo fundamental techniques. Sensei mark dwyer has been teaching karate in westchester county since 1984 and has developed teaching skills to match his karate techniques. A personal, philosophical, and historical exploration of okinawan goju ryu karate written by an experienced master. Matsubavashi shorin ryu karate stresses that combat is a defensive art from the beginning to the end. We can then trace our direct sensei history to ankho ituse.
The cool thing about old techniques of okinawan karate is that theyre incredibly fun, difficult and deadly at the same time. After that, he trained with karate practitioners from okinawa, such as chohki motobu and kenwa mabuni, and further polished his karate techniques. I know its a clichebut unless youre an experienced karateka dont do any of these techniques unsupervised. The chinese martial arts were named goju ryu like other japanese martial arts schools. The upper hutt rembuden karate club offers instruction in traditional okinawan goju ryu karate, as taught in the world karate federation wkf. Later both of these major directions of karate do of okinawa formed a basis for shito ryu karate do style created by kenwa mabuni. Shorin ryu karate download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Use proper blocking techniques against you opponents general guard at distance, both. Pdf okinawan karate download full pdf book download. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Executing advanced techniques are a process that takes time years so dont be concerned if you have yet to develop these techniques in kumite prior your next grading. Kata and bunkai of goju ryu karate book pdf download. This is a traditional form of okinawan karate founded by chojun miyahi sensei in 1917.
It is said that then, around 1929, the whole entity of wado ryu karate do was completed through a fusion of the essence of jujitsu, different schools of the old martial arts, and karate. During this time nakazato devoted all of his time and energy to teaching and perfecting shorin ryu karate do. The art combines traditional okinawan techniques with both internal and external chinese principles. Traditional okinawan goju ryu karate morio higaonna hokama teruo chinen. Traditional karate selfdefense performed by morio higaonna 10th dan goju ryu in okinawa, japan 2014. Sei jun kan traditional okiniwan goju ryu karate school located in voorhees, new jersey. Goju ryu is a traditional okinawan style of karate with an extensive history. Free, controlled, exchange of technique is encouraged between opponents to test their overall skill level, abilities and reactions in a controlled environment. The international okinawan goju ryu karate do federation iogkf was established in july 1979 by morio higaonna sensei.
International okinawan gojuryu karatedo federation kumite. I hope that you practice hard on the techniques of goju ryu, as there are so many physical aspects to this form of karate with its techniques, forms, bodyconditioning and pair work. Pdf a preliminary analysis of gojuryu kata structure fernando. The reader will find many historical photographs of great okinawan goju ryu karate masters who were the pioneers of this unique martial art. In the okinawan karate style goju ryu, students participate in a special series of warmup exercises called daruma taiso, which emphasize proper breathing methods.
It is from the three historical methods or schools of okinawan tode. Yamaguchi blended the okinawan gojuryu of chojun miyagi, with chinese techniques. The system is based on the concept of hard go and soft ju, always in consistent harmony one equalizing the other. Pdf karate goju ryu download full pdf book download. Isshinryu karate club handbook by sensei charles charlie murray, hachi. Traditional karate do fundamental techniques volume 1 okinawa goju ryu. Like seiyinchin a majority of the movements and defences are from grabs and holds, requiring fast escaping techniques. This book includes a detailed section on sanchin breathing and stepbystep photos with foot. The okinawan prefectural government recognizes uechi ryu as one of the three major roots of all okinawan karate along with shurite and nahate. Proper breathing is the essence of goju ryu karate and helps develop internal energy ki, separating goju from other karate systems in that it has internal or soft elements. 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 original form, as. The iogkf was established for the purpose of protecting and preserving traditional okinawan goju ryu karate do as an intangible cultural treasure in its original form as passed on by goju ryu founder chojun miyagi. 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.
This public document was automatically mirrored from pdfy. Development of advanced gojuryu technique marvin labbate cny karate, syracuse, new york u. We have added timestamps below so that you may go directly to the kata of your choice. It then travelled by way of japan to america and finally to canada. Kakie as preserved within the okinawan goju ryu chan dao. In the words of goju ryu karate founder chojun miyagi, karate is the ability to train your body to the. A lot of balance and coordination between the hips and body is required to perform this kata correctly. Kakie is a traditional form of okinawan training similar to sticking hand practice from the chinese martial arts such as tai chi and kung fu. Responsible for spreading karate to the general public in okinawa. Kung fu to influence martial arts in okinawa resulting in goju ryu. Click download or read online button to get classical kata of okinawan karate book now. Welcome to the international okinawan gojuryu karatedo federation iogkf. 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.
Allow me to also convey some thoughts about okinawan karate and meibukan karate. 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. At sei jun kan, we train in traditional okiniwan goju ryu created by miyagi chojun sensei. Okinawa many times also yagi visited tokyo to compare kata and receive instruction in the advanced methods of goju ryu. The components of this art are not merely techniques. 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. Yamaguchi sensei immediately fell in love with the strange and intricate patterns displayed by miyagi. Stepbystep photographs throughout the book show the advanced techniques of shoreikan karate, including stances, strikes, blocks, kicks and twoman training styles.
Imgka imgka international meibukan goju ryu karatedo. Receiving his initial rank of shodan between 1890 and 1900, he proceeded to open. Okinawan goju ryu covers advanced kata, its evolution and its importance. He was the last living okinawan to receive the title of bushi, a title also held by his teacher, chojun miyagi.
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. Kakie okinawan sticky hands okinawan goju ryu karate. Best martial arts martial arts styles martial arts techniques chinese martial arts martial arts training dojo goju ryu karate okinawan karate karate. The animal techniques of uechi ryu uechi kanbun, an icon in okinawan karate history, introduced uechi ryu karate to okinawa. Okinawan goju ryu karate federation, both of which you will learn more. Iogkfusa international gojuryu karatedo federation. This workshop teach you great techniques of the late eiichi miyasato sensei who was a leading okinawan karate master of goju ryu karate. Kihon kata and the goju ryu syllabus okinawan goju ryu. Okinawan karate available for download and read online in other formats. Full text of traditional karate do fundamental techniques volume 1 okinawa goju ryu. Gojuryu, japanese for hardsoft style, is one of the main traditional okinawan styles of karate, featuring a combination of hard and soft techniques.
Okinawan goju ryu, founded by chojun miyagi, is a complete system of karate which includes a wide variety of selfdefense techniques. Best martial arts school east west okinawan karate florida. The classical goju ryu syllabus begins with sanchin kata. Goju ryu karate do reference manual goju ryu karate do ho ei. Iogkf australian okinawan goju ryu karate do federation. He trained in sanchin kata and developed his musculature through weight training. Click download or read online button to get shorin ryu karate book now. Okinawan karate has amazing techniques and completely different from socalled sports karate. Allow me to express my deepest and most sincere welcome to the international meibukan gojyu ryu karate do association. Traditional karatedo pdf goju ryu, karate, okinawan karate.