IOGKF – Finding Karate

Feb 23 2023

Anichi Miyagi

Filed under Budo, General, Goju-ryu, Okinawan, Traditional
February 23, 2023

Largely known by many as the teacher of Morio Higaonna, Anichi Miyagi was one of Goju–Ryu founder, Chojun Miyagi’s last students. Dedicated to Chojun Miyagi, he tried to stay true to his master’s teachings. Anichi Miyagi was born on 9 February 1931, in Naha, Okinawa. He was the oldest of three boys. Between 1 April …

Anichi Miyagi, Chishin Bise, Chojun Miyagi, Eiichi Miyazato, IOGKF, Morio Higaonna, Okinawan, Ryuko Aragaki, Seikichi Gima, Shuichi Aragaki, Tetsuji Nakamura, Tokeshi Kako

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Feb 03 2023

Ernie Molyneux

Filed under General, Goju-ryu, Traditional
February 3, 2023

I think where we tend to miss out, is that the instructors themselves should have their own students pushing them. Your objective as an instructor is to push your students to a higher level, that’s even better than you are. But you shouldn’t be complacent and think, ‘I don’t have to train’. You should make …

Bakkies Laubscher, BGKA, EGKA, English, Ernie Molyneux, Henrik Larsen, IOGKF, James Rousseau, Kazuo Terauchi, Morio Higaonna, Paul Nolan, Peter Rousseau, Roy Flat, Tetsuji Nakamura, Tetsuo Yamagawa

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Jan 27 2023

James Rousseau

Filed under General, Goju-ryu, Okinawan, Traditional
January 27, 2023

Alongside Stan Schmidt, Len Barnes, and Hugh Thomas, James Rousseau, was a pioneer of Karate in South Africa. He is largely responsible for establishing Okinawan Goju-Ryu in Europe. A very good teacher, he has been described as making simple things interesting and difficult things seem easy. James McGill Rousseau was born on 4 July 1944 …

Antonio Moreira, BGKA, Blaise Mellise, Craig Nevitt, Dave Thompson, Donn Draeger, EGKA, Gary Weber, Henrieheta Sim, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, Hugh Thomas, IOGKF, James Rousseau, JKA, John Boyle, Jose Campos, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kevin Nason, Len Barnes, Leonard Sim, Masatoshi Nakayama, Morio Higaonna, Paul Coleman, Paul Stiffle, Peter Rousseau, SAGA, South African, Stan Schmidt, Steve Thomson, Taiji Kase, Teruo Chinen, Tim Cooper

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Nov 30 2022

Bakkies Laubscher

Filed under General, Goju-ryu, Traditional
November 30, 2022

You can’t have good Karate without good character. No matter what it looks like on the inside, the flaws will show. Bakkies Laubscher With over six decades in martial arts, Bakkies Laubscher is one of Morio Higaonna’s most senior students. A firm believer in the constant drilling of basic techniques, he has become a renowned …

Bakkies Laubscher, Ernie Molyneux, Henrik Larsen, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, IOGKF, James Rousseau, JKA, Kazuo Terauchi, Keinosuke Enoeda, Mas Oyama, Morio Higaonna, South African, Stan Schmidt, Stellenbosch University, Taiji Kase, Teruo Chinen, Tetsuo Yamagawa, WUKO

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Nov 09 2022

Teruo Chinen

Filed under Budo, Bunkai, General, Goju-ryu, Kumite, Traditional
November 9, 2022

In a violent culture, people think ‘action first, decision later’. Karate students learn to make quick decisions, good decisions. They learn to avoid bad situations. Teruo Chinen A pioneer of Okinawan Goju–Ryu Karate in the United States, Teruo Chinen was known for his ability to teach Goju-Ryu kata and bunkai. A traditional Karate master, his …