goju8 Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 Hi,I've been trainning in goju ryu for almost three years. I've read toguchis' books and have been reading several shorei kan dojo websites. I'm curious, does anybody here train in shorei kan? From what I read it seems they do a lot of two man sets and bunkai, which seems really good, because that is what karate is. The dojo I'm in doesn't do much bunkai. The shorei kan lineage also seems like a good one, Toguchi studying under Higa and Miyagai for years.Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Lion Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 I study Go Ju Ryu under the Sho Rei Sho Bu Kan lineage. It is a "sister" association of Sho Rei Kan since the head,Shihan Rosberry, has studied under Master Toguchi for many years and was one of his top students.Bunkai is a requirement for us at every level. It teaches you how to apply kata techniques as well as how to respond to them, as there are two sides, the attacker doing the anti-kata, and the defender doing the kata. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence thus, is not an act, but a habit. --- Aristotle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goju8 Posted April 5, 2005 Author Share Posted April 5, 2005 Does shorei kan do free sparring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneheart Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Yes. Not too frequently, perhaps once a month, at my dojo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Jules Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 I study both Shobukan and Shoreikan Goju Ryu. ~Master Jules......aka "The Sandman""I may be a trained killer......but Im really a nice guy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Lion Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 hey master jules,how do shobukan and shoreikan compare? what are the similarities and differences overall? We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence thus, is not an act, but a habit. --- Aristotle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Jules Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 They really are very similar....forms being the same, but I would have to say that the Shoreikan does emphasize the two man forms more , as well as more chi gung excercises (Toguchi was very big on that). The Shoreikan warm up is a little more comprehensive than that of the Shobukan, incorporating a 12-count pushup which is Yoga based. Both Kans are very thorough and complete in the quality of the instruction though. They both strongly emphasize the grappling aspects of the Shaolin Chin Na influence on the system, as well as many pressure point applications found within the applications of the kata. ~Master Jules......aka "The Sandman""I may be a trained killer......but Im really a nice guy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Lion Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 thanks We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence thus, is not an act, but a habit. --- Aristotle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Jules Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 No problem BL.....was that enough, or did you have anything specific in mind ? ~Master Jules......aka "The Sandman""I may be a trained killer......but Im really a nice guy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Lion Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 oh thats was more than enough. im in shoreishobukan, i just wanted to know if there was a major difference. btw, what is the first kata in each kan? in ours its the hookiyu kata series. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence thus, is not an act, but a habit. --- Aristotle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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