by Yamaguchi Gogen “The Cat” Editor’s note: This article is the third in a three part series excerpted from Yamaguschi’s classic karate text, “Goju Ryu Karate Do Kyohan: The History and Fundamentals of Goju-Ryu Karate,” now in reprint. Previous articles…
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Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Kyohan: Practice Fighting
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Tradition, Standards & Discipline
The core of true martial arts is the rising and advancing of the spirit. Sadly, in modern times the true “heart” of budo has taken a back seat to ego, the lust for fame and fortune, and public gullibility. Famed…
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The Significance of Kata
Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Kyohan Editor’s note: This article is the second in a three part series excerpted from Yamaguschi’s classic karate text, “Goju Ryu Karate Do Kyohan: The History and Fundamentals of Goju-Ryu Karate,” now in reprint. The first article was…
Tagged with: Kata, Sensei Gogen Yamaguchi
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Posted in Masters, Newsletter, Philosophy, Scanned Articles
The Circle of Power
~by Richard Kim, Ph.D. Sensei and I were high in the mountains overlooking Yugawara. The air was crisp and we stood silently, breathing and enjoying the clean air. Sensei broke the silence by saying softly, “Stand as if in attention,”…
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Posted in Articles, Health and Wellness, Meditation, Newsletter, Niei Chi, Philosophy, Scanned Articles, Traditional
Memoirs of a Karate Man
Memoirs of a Karate Man: Miyagi provides a firsthand account of the development of karate in the early 20th century and in this sense his book is invaluable.
Gong Xi Fa Cai 恭喜發財
Gong Xi Fa Cai 恭喜發財 This is the Year of Earth Dog, starting from February 16, 2018 and lasting to February 4, 2019. That is the 4715th Chinese year! Dog is the eleventh in the 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac…
Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Kyohan
spy software for cell phones Goju-Ryu Karate “The Cat” Yamaguchi was the legendary and colorful early 20th century karate master who founded Japanese Goju-Ryu – – one of Japan’s largest and most successful karate organizations. Among the many famous martial artists…
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