What is a "Kata"?

The kata is the essence of karate and contains all of the teachings and knowledge of karate in a set of pre arranged movements. Kata have been used to pass down the knowledge of karate from Sensei to student as a living textbook.




Heishugata

Heishugata is "kata with closed hands" also known as "fundamental kata". This kata teaches fundamentals of movement and principles

Go Ju Ryu

This blog is dedicated to Goju Ryu Karate in Australia. We provide objective information about Goju Ryu; and will in time, include videos and information on body conditioning and information from our and other world wide Masters.

We will use the blog to explain and outline aspects of karate training and is an online resource to inform new students about the art, while helping existing students with resources and a place to discuss Goju Ryu in Australia.

Shoshin Nagamine said "Karate may be considered as the conflict within oneself or as a life-long marathon which can be won only through self-discipline, hard training and one's own creative efforts."

The beauty of karate lies in its ability to instill in the student, what it teaches. It is easy to tell someone to have a quiet mind, though quite another matter to achieve it.

The practice of karate puts the karateka on the path to these goals.