Goju-Ryu Karate - Kata, Techniques

hard and soft

Founded a Karate school in the 1920s

Goju Ryu Karate

taken from the precepts of traditional Chinese Kempo

He was the first among different schools of karate to name his art

Goju Ryu was formally registered at the Butoku-kai, Japanese Martial Arts Association in 1933

Goju-Ryu is one of the major schools or sub-styles of Karate.

Main Elements of Goju-Ryu

No name was given to this particular style until after an impressionable kata performed by a student, Sensei Shinzato, at a Japanese martial arts tournament

In order to promote his art as well as cooperate with other schools of Japanese martial arts, Sensei Chojun Miyagi decided it was necessary to name his art

Katas

Stances

Bunkai

Kicks

Punches

Hand

Strikes

Elbow

Strikes

Blocks

Kumite

Terminology

Stretches

Kihon

Other Elements

How to tie your belt

Hojo Undo