bbk2132 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 I have done Goju for about 5 and a half years now, and i recieved my Jr. Shodan Chukyu last October. This is the only style i have ever done and i love every aspect of it.I train under Sensei Gene Villa (6th Dan), in Spokane WA. "good enough is the enemy of excellence"Shodan Goju Ryu karate-do under Sensei Gene Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donvieira Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 BBK2132, you have a very good sensei! He will teach you well. Don Vieira pain is weakness leaving the body.....moo ichi do.......A black belt is a white belt that did not give up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dracula Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 I'm an orange belt belt now and i also study goju ryu, i find its an excellent style especially since its a mix of hard soft. My favourite kata so far is geki sai ichi.I train under Sensei Tonon in sudbury "You must have emotional content" Bruce Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.A.L Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 I'm an orange belt belt now and i also study goju ryu, i find its an excellent style especially since its a mix of hard soft. My favourite kata so far is geki sai ichi.I train under Sensei Tonon in sudburywhat is your take on hard&soft in karate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffy Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 In what regard? Please clarify. The mind is like a parachute, it only works when it's open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jh5638 Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Quick background on me: 13years of Goju training under two instructorsThis hard soft thing - hard to see what you mean. As i hope you gathered GoJu itself means Hard Soft and i think studying it for long enough you find that hard and soft applies to every aspect of the style from attack defense, style to breathing tho without clarification I can't see what you mean?Cheers Take life and live it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbk2132 Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 BBK2132, you have a very good sensei! He will teach you well. Don VieiraYou know him? How?I agree with you though, he is a very good sensei and i feel very lucky to be training with him. "good enough is the enemy of excellence"Shodan Goju Ryu karate-do under Sensei Gene Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dracula Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 to me hard/soft gives u more of an option ur not totally going going in the one direction but more mixing them together so depending on the situation u can go hard or soft or just mix the 2 type thing "You must have emotional content" Bruce Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.A.L Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 to me hard/soft gives u more of an option ur not totally going going in the one direction but more mixing them together so depending on the situation u can go hard or soft or just mix the 2 type thinggive me an example of hard and soft, I consider Tensho to be soft and Sanchin as hard although Tensho may looks hard to some people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koryu Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 I am a huge fan of Goju-Ryu (probably since I've been studying it for almost 15 years) It is a very good style. Hang in there for the long haul. If you love the geiki sai dai ichi and ni katas, you're in for a treat later on. Next on your list should be saifa where you start to see some of the white crane influence in our art, and the kata get better and more exciting from there. "On Ko Chi Shin" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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