Any Goju-Ryu people out there??

[jarrettmeyer]

I study Shorei Goju Ryu out of Indianapolis, Indiana. Currently a 10th Kyu.

[Karategurl]

Yeah i am part of Goju-Ryu karate do!!! i am apart of the dojo "Rising Sun." I love Goju-Ryu

[dingyuan]

So in a sense Goju Ryu is a more "complete" form of Karate compare to Shotokan??

 

P.A.L, what about your karate style the Shorin-ryu??

[Master Jules]

The circular stepping pattern of Goju Ryu has both offensive and defensive meaning to it....something that linear stepping doesnt afford you.....also, the circular blocking methods of Goju allow you to blend with the incoming technique, giving you the opportunity to trap and lock, whereas the linear blocking method only enables the practicioner to block the incoming technique by "banging" it away. Sanchin is a kata generally takes about 3 years to really "get", It is a form of "standing chi gung", and "moving zen".

[P.A.L]

dingyuan,

 

Shorin ryu comes from Shaolin kenpo and okinawan “Tode”, Tomari-Shuri-te or what we mostly call shuri-te is a speedy method compare to more powerful method of Naha-te

 

It is also apply more linear blocking compare to soft circular blocking of Naha-te , a good shuri-te block even without reaction hand(when it gets the power from abdomen) can damage the opponent forearm and elbow severely.It is also consider to be more offensive compare to more defensive Naha-te. Steps are natural and narrow, in attacks when you slide with front leg ,the back leg just follows and drag to it’s natural fighting position.the

 

Most famous kata of shuri-te is Kusanku, weapons of okinawa has lot to do with a shuri master called chatan yara.

 

We have 4 major shuri styles,

 

1- Matsumura seito ( very pure shuri style goes back to bushi Matsumura the famous student of “Tode Sakagawa creator of Kusanku kata and student of Kusanku himself)

 

2- Shobayashi shorin ryu(by Eizo Shimabukuro) ,the lineage goes to sensei Kyan

 

3- Matsubayashi shorin ryu(by Nagamine) lineage goes to Sensei Kyan and tomari-te

 

4- Kobayashi shorin ryu(by chibana) lineage goes to itosu , this is what I practice as shorin ryu ,it has 6 kihon katas, 3 Naihanchi,5 pinan

 

passai sho,passai dai, chinto, kusanku sho,kusanku dai, gujoshiho(spl?)

[GojuRyu Shawn]

I'm a goju ryu-ist!

 

White belt, following the adult road. Though i'm only 12...

 

And my friend who is brown belt black stripe has decided to teach me the yellow belt adult katas. Geksai ich, takyouko mawashi uke and kake uke.

[dingyuan]

Nice informations P.A.L, thank you so much.

[Shorin Ryuu]

"Back in the day", it wasn't totally uncommon for karate masters to be highly skilled in Nahate and Shurite.

[P.A.L]

Shorin Ryuu, That’s right, the most famous ones that I know are tetsuo shimabuku(Isshin-ryu miyagi-kyan) and kenwa mabuni(shito-ryu higaonna-itosu), anybody else?

[MFGQ]

hey! i practice goju ryu JUNDOKAN, ive also practiced shotokan but it wasnt for me unfortunately is realised after 7 years!