Goju-ryu

Goju-ryu,  which was founded by Chojun Miyagi (1888-1953).  Its popularity due to the success of Kanryo Higashionna (1853-1915).  Higashionna opened a dojo in Naha using eight forms brought from China.  His student,  Chojun Miyagi  founded Goju-ryu, 'hard soft way' in 1930.  In Goju-ryu much emphasis is placed on combining soft circular blocking techniques with quick strong counter attacks delivered in rapid succession.  It came from Shorei-ryu (from Naha-te and Tomari-te),  which utilize up and down stances and internal breathing power (known as "hard and soft" techniques).  Kata such as Sanchin (Naha-te) and Rohai (Tomari-te) demonstrate this techniques well.

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Updated: Tuesday, 03 June 2008