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- Title
THE LOST SECRETS OF OKINAWAN GOJU-RYU: WHAT THE KATA SHOWS.
- Authors
Hopkins, Giles
- Abstract
The true nature of Okinawan karate—and in particular Goju-ryu—has been obscured over the course of the 20th century. The reasons for this may have to do with a whole host of factors, not least of which may have been the effort to popularize karate for the masses, changing its historical emphasis from a lethal form of self-defense to a systematic type of physical conditioning. This shift necessitated not only a change in how one trained karate but also in what one trained. Consequently, the lessons of the classical katas of Goju-ryu—those older katas of Chinese origin—were forgotten in light of this new training paradigm. By applying certain martial principles to the analysis of kata, however, one can rediscover the essence of Okinawan karate, and subsequently a different level of application (bunkai) that is less oriented to punching and kicking—techniques that have come to be associated with karate in general—but far more deadly.
- Subjects
JAPAN; RYUKYUAN art; EAST Asian martial arts; SELF-defense; HAND-to-hand fighting; MARTIAL arts; PHYSICAL fitness; EXERCISE; ATHLETICS
- Publication
Journal of Asian Martial Arts, 2002, Vol 11, Issue 4, p55
- ISSN
1057-8358
- Publication type
Article