Your ranking system

[gojupralgo]

Is the DOJO you train at affiliated with a particular Organization?

[Goju_boi]

yep,but not sure wich one.I guess it says it somewhere in my website.

[gojupralgo]

It's hasrd to say who your DOJO is affiliated with. There is much mention of the Jundokan, but there are no DOJOs located in Texas listed as an affiliate on the Jundokan website.

The JKF GOJUKAI logo is displayed on the website as well. That is an offshoot of the Yamaguchi family, that my Father and I are affiliated with. I'm not sure if the JKF GOJUKAI tains in the GOJUKAI way or now. Base on what you have said in the past, you study in a JUNDOKAN way.

[Goju_boi]

by jundokan u mean okinawan way?I also saw the goju-kai stuff u speak of

[Goju_boi]

oh here check out my senseis bio

http://www.samuraimartialsports.com/staff.htm

[gojupralgo]

Your Sensie's first teacher, Jack Coleman headed the Midwest Goju-Kai. I'm a product of the Goku-Kai. My Father has a 6th Dan from Gogen Yamaguchi.

But it now looks like your Sensei is now teaching Okinawan GOJU based on his bio and what I have read from your posts.

[Goju_boi]

Your Sensie's first teacher, Jack Coleman headed the Midwest Goju-Kai. I'm a product of the Goku-Kai. My Father has a 6th Dan from Gogen Yamaguchi.

But it now looks like your Sensei is now teaching Okinawan GOJU based on his bio and what I have read from your posts.

guess so,but he's been talkin a lot about the goju-kai lately.I don't know if this helps but in the gekisai katas when we drop down to shiko dachi and do a low block he said that we need to change from doing it with the palm facing us to the palm facing behind us because of something with the organizaation.

[patusai]

I have studied a number of styles and different teachers of the same style use slightly different belt ranks.

So-Ryu:

White

Green

Brown

Black

Black 5th = Black with 4 cm red tips

[gojupralgo]

The difference in blocking is n ot only going to be in Geki Sai. It id probably going to a series of changes.

This does happen sometimes when a GOJU DOJO changes affiliation. It is part of the differences between a GOJUKAI DOJO (Japanese) and a Jundokan DOJO (Okinawan)

[Takezo]

Kyokushin

White

Orange

2nd orange

Blue

2nd blue

Yellow

2nd yellow

Green

2nd Green

Brown

2nd brown

Black