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 Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:39 am
Is anyone else a Goju ryu-ka or are you guys mostly kenpo?
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:03 pm
I think we're a pretty eclectic mix here! I'm intersted in learning more about goju ryu though smile
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:05 am
I studied Goju Ryu for a while... about a year... I wanted to study the style, see what it was like, learn more, y'know... in order to understand other styles and better myself.
I fought against a friend of mine in a tournament once, he was a Goju Ryu Ka and though I won the fight, I found the way he used certain movements interesting, so I asked him where his school was and joined for a while. =)
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:27 am
DesiBuu I think we're a pretty eclectic mix here! I'm intersted in learning more about goju ryu though smile Well, as most karateka know, there were originally 3 styles of te, the earliest form of karate:Naha-te, Shuri-te, and Tomari-te, named after the 3 kingdoms of Okinawa. Goju ryu is a modern form of Naha-te with some Tiger and Fujian White Crane mixed in and was founded by a man named Chojun Miyagi in 1930. Goju ryu is famous for it's hard and soft techniques, deep breathing, body conditioning, and powerful stances. My dojo originally taught the Japanese Goju ryu that was created by Gogen Yamaguchi, but we're learning the original Okinawan form, even though we still learn some of the Japanese kata.
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:33 pm
Apparently, there was (I don't know if there still is or not) a Goju Ryu school here in town...I might end up checking into it...depending on how my finances are sweatdrop
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:29 am
DesiBuu Apparently, there was (I don't know if there still is or not) a Goju Ryu school here in town...I might end up checking into it...depending on how my finances are sweatdrop If you want a pretty good karate ryuha with some throwing and locking techniques, I recommend Goju ryu or any other Okinawan style that branched from Naha-te.
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:11 pm
Yeah, I'll see how it goes with kenpo at the new school...who knows, I might end up taking a break from it for a while.
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Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 5:34 am
DesiBuu Yeah, I'll see how it goes with kenpo at the new school...who knows, I might end up taking a break from it for a while. How come?
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 12:36 am
Just to get a different perspective on things. Kenpo is and always will be my chosen path, but I also want to see how other systems apply their concepts. Because Kenpo is so eclectically constructed, it might be nice to study more in depth the systems on which Ed Parker formulated his brain child. It also has something to do with a little thing my Instructor said to me before I left his house; something that gave me a new perspective in it's own.
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:03 am
DesiBuu Just to get a different perspective on things. Kenpo is and always will be my chosen path, but I also want to see how other systems apply their concepts. Because Kenpo is so eclectically constructed, it might be nice to study more in depth the systems on which Ed Parker formulated his brain child. It also has something to do with a little thing my Instructor said to me before I left his house; something that gave me a new perspective in it's own. Ah, I see... I thought you meant taking a break from martial arts in general. I think it's a great idea that you want to learn from other styles... I've done it and yes, I feel I have obtained a better, broader understanding of what it is to be a martial artist and what it means to follow the path. What you must be careful with, though, is the people who try to force their believes on you. Like saying their style is the best and it's impossible for any other "way" to beat them, for example. There are many closed minded "martial artists" like this, unfortunately.
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 4:06 pm
yeah, that's one of the things we talked about. Bryan reminded me to question everything I'm taught "Just like you do here." He was pretty confident about me venturing on to other things for a while because I have that wise, open-minded outlook on martial arts already. XD I'm just not too sure what I want to do at this point. I've got a lot of other things going on that have kept me from getting up to the other school to talk to the instructor up there. stressed But, I'm not too worried. You can leave Kenpo, and regardless of how long you are gone, Kenpo doesn't leave you. It's like riding a bike.
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 4:16 pm
Parker used to say, and it is still taught to the advanced belts, the phrase, " An ounce of logic can be worth more than a ton of tradition that has become obsolete through the weathering of time."
That's one of the things you have to look for in a school that follows any path. That's way I haven't really pursued TKD; while it's a great tradition, it isn't very practical in today's setting. And while it can be applied as a modern self defense, most of the schools I've watched around here don't incorporate "what if" training or adaptation to more modern threats.
That's one of the warnings I was sent off with.
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:46 pm
Ah, well you seem to have a good head on your shoulders and you're thinking the right way... I say, go with it, my friend, I'm sure you'll do just fine =)
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 3:45 am
I'm also a Goju ryu-ka. You sure know a lot about Goju ryu, can I know how long you learn it? smile
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