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Goju Ryu Kata reference source


Punchdrunk

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Is there a clear Goju ryu kata reference available ala "Best Karate" for Shotokan?

 

No book or video will ever replace a fine instructor but it sure helps as a reference between classes when you are just learning basic movement.

 

We are primarily a fighting dojo so kata is not always as emphasized as a slow learner like me might require to gain proficiency. :-?

One cannot choose to be passive without the option to be aggressive.

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I have looked for those and you are right about them being "hard to find"

 

better put - PRICEY!

 

Anything a little more main stream like BEST KARATE?

 

Or is Goju Ryu just very closed about this sort of thing?

One cannot choose to be passive without the option to be aggressive.

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Pricey?

 

Try $200.00 per book and extremely limited availablity.

 

The videos cost approximatley $45.00 a piece and contain only one kata. I have never seen his videos on an auction site.

 

Thanks for the suggestion for the suggestion. They are obviously top of the line books and vids but I think I am looking for a much more basic back up resource.

 

Is anyone familiar with Don Warener's Goju Ryu books? I think they are a little more my price range but since I can't actually look at them I can't tell what their kata content is like.

One cannot choose to be passive without the option to be aggressive.

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Have you tried Teruo Chinen's videos? as much as I detest BB magazine I believe they carry them. I'm not a goju ryu stylist but I have the set and they contain all of the katas from Sanchin and Gekki sai dai ich up through Pichurin kata along with some of the bunkai. I thought they were very well done if a little basic. But, like I said, I'm not a Goju Ryu stylist.

A block is a strike is a lock is a throw.

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