Goju-Ryu Karate is one of the traditional styles of Okinawan Karate, known for its balanced combination of hard (go) and soft (ju) techniques, emphasizing both physical conditioning and internal development.
00:58It's me, the real Joe, and this is Martial Arts Styles, a brief history of Gojuru Karate.
01:09Gojuru Karate is one of many forms of Okinawan Karate founded in supposedly 1930 and derived from the Nahate, which is a karate style formed at the same time as Shurite.
01:25Chojun Miyagi was the founder of Gojuru Karate. Before he founded the style, he trained in Nahate in Chinese martial arts.
01:37After becoming experienced in Nahate, Chojun Miyagi traveled to China to study Chinese martial arts. Some say he studied Shaolin Kung Fu, but there was very little evidence of that.
01:53Upon returning to Naha Okinawa, Japan, he opened a dojo to teach his style known as Gojuru Karate.
02:04Gojuru Karate is still being taught today, and it also gave birth to Ishinryu Karate, which is another Okinawan style that is popular.
02:15Miyagi came up with the name Gojuru Karate. Go meaning hard and Ju meaning soft to emphasize that his style integrated both hard and soft styles.
02:30Goju not only applies to Karate, but to life in general. Only hardness or only softness will not enable one to deal effectively with the fluctuations of life.
02:52When blocking, the body is soft and inhaling. When striking, the body is hard and exhaling.
03:03In popular culture, the style Gojuru Karate is the karate style that was featured in the original Karate Kid movie.
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