is it worth to train in goju ryu,since my dream is to do....

[judobrah]

i have done a couple of styles in the past(judo and shito ryu),unfortunely the judo teacher stop teaching,and the place when i did karate only had 10 year old kids for students and it was impossible to train there proprely

but here is the deal,my dream is to train in a legit kyokushin school,i have wanted to train in this style for quite some time,since i feel in love completly with the style when i first eard of it

its a huge dream that i have to train in this style,and i guess when i am older(i am still in mid teens),this dream will become reality, everything about the style just makes me cringe(in a good way),the training(/sparring with contact and true intensity,the condition drills),the techniques,the Philosophy

i know it sounds chessy,and i guess you are problably just shaking your head,since teens/younger people,change they mind a lot and get into the hype about something very easly,but please believe when i tell you,that this is a real dream for me,i tried to research for a school or gym that teached this style,but i found nothing(once again,since i am a teen i cant train in a place more then 20 mins away from my home,i live in portugal)

so it will be impossible for me to train kyokushinkai

but the older sensei that was teaching me(the place when it was just kids,i made a thread about it),is teaching goju ryu(him and a few other karatecas),i talked to him and he pretty much told me,that whe would have no contact(no sparring,0% contact),and whe would do drills(aplications,self defense tecnhiques and such),practise kicks and punches,and waybe if whe are lucky whe could get some pads(wich problably wont happen)

and seriously i dont really know,i am going to try a class(even too i know how its going to be like,hes teaching in a public school btw),but i am not shure,since i wont be able to practise kyokushin,is it a good ideia to train in this conditions?i am shure they will have something to offer me,is it even worth it?

thanks everyone,best of luck with your training,and osu!

[wagnerk]

Since there are no Kyokusin karate school's in your area, are there no Shotokan school's in your area? As Shotokan is one of the styles that Kyokusin has history with. Masutatsu "Mas" Oyama (the founder of Kyokusin karate) studied Okinawan Karate under Gichin Funakoshi (the founder of Shotokan karate), and reached the level of 2nd Dan in this style. Added to that the kata's are similar, the work outs can be similar - depending on the school, sparring in the majority of Shotokan schools are semi-contact, but there are also some that do full contact.

If there are no other school's in your area, then I would say go for the Goju-Ryu school that is close to you, as something is better than nothing (however please do not think that all Goju-Ryu schools are like this)

[judobrah]

Since there are no Kyokusin karate school's in your area, are there no Shotokan school's in your area? As Shotokan is one of the styles that Kyokusin has history with. Masutatsu "Mas" Oyama (the founder of Kyokusin karate) studied Okinawan Karate under Gichin Funakoshi (the founder of Shotokan karate), and reached the level of 2nd Dan in this style. Added to that the kata's are similar, the work outs can be similar - depending on the school, sparring in the majority of Shotokan schools are semi-contact, but there are also some that do full contact.

If there are no other school's in your area, then I would say go for the Goju-Ryu school that is close to you, as something is better than nothing (however please do not think that all Goju-Ryu schools are like this)

no shotokan schools around,the only style of karate that is available is goju ryu karate teached in the public highschool(some instructors come here to teach)

its the only place that i can learn karate,i dont know if you understand but there are no other gyms/dojos around,this is pretty much the only style of karate i can do and there are no other options,trust me i have researched and done my homework

and he made it pretty clear,the teachings and methodos of training would be similar like last time,wich means lots of kata and drills with litle/semi resistance,afcourse whe would still pratcise kicks and punches,but with no pads,and it will have no sparring or contact,he made it pretty clear,he said if i wanted contact that waybe i should try kickboxing or aikido(aikido,because they go rough on the students,he didnt understand me well,since i meant real sparring,then he said kickboxing)

but yeah,i cant to kickboxing,since its in a gym chain that is expensive has hell,whe are still trying to cancel de contract after all of this time(they pretty much fool people),aikido place looks like a mcdojo,since one of the black belts got that belt in 3 years,and its not what i am looking for,there is also a tkd place that is expensive has hell,so thats not a option

so yeah,do you think its worth it?the training will have almost 0% contact,and it will have a pretty big% of katas,and drills done with litle resistance?i could still learn a few techniques(they teach all the basic kicks),but i dont really know if it is really worth the money and time,since it still costs money and its 2 practises 1 hour each a week

i am not shure at all,what do you think?

and yeah i dont think that about goju ryu schools at all,its just i am looking for a kyokushin school,but since there is none i wonder if it is really worth it to spent time and money training like this

thanks and cheers

[DoctorQui]

All you can do is go and try it out my friend, only you will know if its right for you. At the end of the day, it may be the best style around, but if you don't like the club you're not going to get what you want out of it!

Goju Ryu is a good style and a style I plan to study in the future.

Go and take advantage of their free first session, if they offer it, which most clubs offer!

OSU

[wagnerk]

All you can do is go and try it out my friend, only you will know if its right for you. At the end of the day, it may be the best style around, but if you don't like the club you're not going to get what you want out of it!

Goju Ryu is a good style and a style I plan to study in the future.

Go and take advantage of their free first session, if they offer it, which most clubs offer!

OSU

I agree

[Kuma]

I started in Goju Ryu and went to Kyokushin (simply because there was no Goju Ryu in the area). I would still train in Goju Ryu if I could. Goju Ryu has had a big influence on Kyokushin as Mas Oyama was an 8th dan in Goju Ryu so by training in it you will only benefit your future Kyokushin training.

[Harkon72]

Goju Ryu is an excellent style, traditional and true. Get it from a good instructor with good linage and you can't go wrong.

[judobrah]

yeah,but its not a gym/dojo,a couple of instructors come in a public highscool to teach it,and he made it pretty clear how the classes will be,and it still DOES cost money,so i will have to think it trough

i will try out a class in monday(its when they start anyway),and then i will post in this thread

cheers

[Dobbersky]

I trained in Wado Ryu for 4 years because I couldn't find a Goju Ryu dojo. I'm actually happy I did as its had massive impact my Ashihara karate.

Goju is definitely a good style to practice

[Harkon72]

Our Academy is not fixed to a permanent Dojo. We train in the memorial hall of our village. Our Senseis train in a different venue every night.