goju-ryu

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I'm not sure if Mr. Miyagi from the karate kid was truly inspired by this dude, but Miyagi of real life Goju Ryu was a legend. For one, he was not a stranger to hard ship. He knew terrible hardships, but he never gave in and always kept his focus of balancing hard with soft. I discovered him...

Hi all, I'm new to the martialtalk forums but from what I've seen it looks like a great online community for fellow karateka. Anyways I train in Okinawan Goju Ryu and acheived Shodan rank last October of 2015. I've been training for over 4 years now, when I started my first class I absolutely...

I'd really like to know what people make of the "Fourth move" in Saifa/Saiha. That sideways step and double block movement. Everyone I've asked seems to think it is just a transitional move to set up the kick, I have another opinion. I'd also like to get the opinions from any style, Judo...

One of my most basic stances is han zenkutsu dachi, and that is where a lot of fighting and movements begin with. I have a problem when I try a basic front kick and I move or rise my body along with the kick. I do this when I slide forward as well, and my Sensei tells me that what I want to do...