Goju Ryu Karate is very underrated - lets break it down

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[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Hello from the dojo that pops up at around 17:04! Thank you so much for featuring us on this topic, and for being so respectful of our style - sometimes Goju Ryu doesn't get a fair shake on the internet, but we're trying our best to change that! Let's collab sometime? Best wishes from South Africa 🇿🇦 Zoë (the thug wife)

[@inside_fighting]

Awesome! You guys are doing great stuff! Love to see you bringing attention to the grappling. Sure we can!

[@karatejutsudojosociety]

​@@inside_fightingthey are by far the best resource when it comes to koryu unchinadi (old school) karate. I visit annually if possible.

[@trevelation_]

Hi, may I please ask. Does your dojo do point sparring or full contact? Thanks

[@karatejutsudojosociety]

@@trevelation_ they focus on Randori kumite. So not point fighting.

[@adhdmed]

In 1953, Mas Oyama opened his own karate dojo, named Oyama Dojo (form of Gōjū-ryū), in Tokyo . It was later renamed to Kyokushin . Oyama had 7th degree Black belt in Judo, black belt in Gojuriyu and Shotokan Karate.

[@floridakyokushin4073]

Yes! And as originally developed Kyokushin included grappling and throws. The advent of tournament competition in the mid to late 70s drove most dojos away from the original concept, but not all. Some of us continued with it as developed. Osu!!

[@Knucky_Sammich]

I've always been impressed with the grip training of Goju Ryu. There's video of Morio Higoanna showing how you grab and crush the throat and/or testicles. He's also demonstrated small joint manipulation that looks nasty. Grip strength is highly overlooked.

[@inside_fighting]

It’s a very underrated skill. I’ve had goju guys grab my arm so hard it felt like it could break lol

[@diakidis3167]

I just came across your channel, I like it, I subscribed to it. Your totally right, in a fight, physical fitness is very important, it's why it will carry you through the fight. I took GoJu Ryu some time ago about 25 years, and I'm a purple belt, I still do kata, the style is found in the kata's. Your right, if someone never hit anyone, the closest thing is the boxing bag, with no gloves. The take down video clip, he's great, he's from South Africa and he teaches traditional GoJu Ryu, I follow he's channel.

[@KarateUnity]

Thank you for this video brother. As a Karate guy of course I smile but I’m also across trainer as you know, and I think we share similarities in terms of we look for the common values and attributes that can begin from all of the martial arts. I appreciate your positive and respectful content. I look forward to seeing you, possibly in August here in Toronto.

[@inside_fighting]

Looking forward to coming by the school!

[@DadJutsu]

Your grappling interpretations of kata are spot on. I’ve been a karateka for over 30 years. I’ve learned more about kata by training grappling than I have in “traditional” karate schools. Good video.

[@Raspanete01]

I'm a Goju Dan. Interesting point you mentioned at 9:08, it describes the reason for Sanchin Kata at 6:12. It is called the 3 battles for those reasons you mentioned. It's easy to learn the moves, but that is the most difficult Kata in Goju. Thank you for your insight. Oss from Portugal

[@chendaforest]

Glad you raised the issue of health impacts of combat sports, there is definitely a trade off between short term fighting ability and long term health risk to brain and body. You would probably benefit from a regular full body massage Ilan. I've done Judo for a few years and its already taken a certain toll on my body. Sports or Swedish massage really helps though.

[@KaptainCanuck]

Self dfence is not about winning physical alercations; it about knowing how to avoid them.

[@Patrick-sheen]

You’re completely right about the grappling aspects in the katas. My original Karate style Wado Ryu was originally understood as Karate JuJutsu..one of the main four Japanese styles. The old school black belts who learned it under the Japanese teachers all understood it in this way. A great guy to listen to on this subject is Lyoto Machida’s former coach Vinicio Antony who is a Shotokan and BJJ Black Belt.

[@inside_fighting]

Definitely will listen to some of his talks! Thank you

[@Patrick-sheen]

@@inside_fighting Lots of vídeos of a Vitor Belfort being trained by him too. Well done on your channel!

[@jrlonergan6773]

Everything you said in this is similar to what baji does as well. It's so fascinating to go back to traditional martial arts and see how it works

[@JohnnySuperStarSoto]

All Martial arts are worth exploring especially traditional martial arts - it's what you take out of them and the effort you put in ❤💪

[@KevinStClair-ph6me]

My training style from the days of youth was Ishin Ryu… a direct descendent of Goju. We did not spar with the grappling elements of the style, but our sensei taught the grappling bunkai. Our sparring was kumite with light contact to the body and no contact to the head. The definition of contact hardened as the belts progressed through the dan levels. Thanks for the history lesson… it matches up with my memories.

[@inside_fighting]

Glad you enjoyed it. I like ishin ryu a lot as well!

[@KevinStClair-ph6me]

As I watch the video for 10 man kumite i was reminded that our black belt test was 3 - 5 hours and you sparred every black belt that showed up. Yet I am I early 50s with no major injuries and decent enough conditioning that I still regularly run and can throw a decent head kick. You will get excellent conditioning for sports.

[@Lynxtpm]

This is my first style. Started in 1985 and Ive practiced for a few years. Now I study this and other styles, and its going to take me a life time to learn all I want to know.

[@Ombres_A.D.777]

Please do a video on your thoughts of Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do/ Soo Bahk Do. I enjoy the videos, & keep up the good work.

[@inside_fighting]

Thanks so much! Will do!

[@enderbykarate]

Another great vid bud. At age 59, kata is my movement training, mostly, combined with some sparring and of course exercise. Components of kata re what is used in self defense. The issue is a lot people that do not understand the use and application look at kata as a whole unit instead of the components. Even the individual technique in a kata is not what may be used at the time of defending yourself, it may just be partial. This is also training for the mind. To focus on the technique so that when you execute it you will have the focus and proper execution. Kata means some thing different to everyone. For us being a melded system dojo, our perspective and approach to kata training is slightly different to those in classical karate dojos, but the end goal is still the same. OSS! ..and yes i also love Kyokushin as it was my first system.

[@enderbykarate]

although i agree with the perspective of full contact sparring, it doesn't help with your defense if you are constantly taking a beating when training. Kumite, sparring for us is used to execute technique within pressure, to learn to move and react, without the feeling of possibly being hurt. Yes pain is a good teacher, but it is also a good deterrent from training. At times we will train contact sparring, but with control so that participants can go home and still go back to work and live their lives daily. When it comes to using technique full contact it is a mind set. Thai boxers "play" when sparring, still some contact but they don't usually go full contact to try to knock each other out, that way they can keep training and keep working. to generate bone density and muscle power for taking a hard strike we do some iron body training where we strike each other with hard to very hard strikes. OSS!

[@enderbykarate]

when i was in my early 20s itrained in WTF TaeKwonDo, we would spar full on for up to 3 hours, this was when they still punched to the head, and hard contact, with pads. I got my 3rd dan in ITF TaeKwonDo later on. In that system sparring for senior rank adults was continuous contact, sometimes full contact, yes some pads but still can take some punishment. Nowadays the WTF even though full contact and have some great kickers, not great technique especially hands [in my opinion of course] and even the ITF system schools have gone the way of more point sparring fighting even though it is continuous.

[@DenshaOtoko2]

Goju Ryu is what Mishima style fighting Karate is based off of in Tekken 3 - 7.

[@emperortime4380]

I’ve been interested in Gojo Ryu for a long time. It kinda seemed like the natural marriage between my Shotokan and Judo backgrounds. The problem is finding a place that teaches it. As opposed to Judo and Shotokan, which have dojos everywhere. I’m planning on getting back into Judo when my work schedule settles down, but would probably jump ship to Gojo Ryu in an instant to try something new/familiar. There’s probably a word for that I’m not thinking of

[@andrewzimba7432]

What are the plans for the RAID series of instructionals? When should we expect new volumes?

[@ikust007]

18:41 you are totally right. It was a real complete system. Elbows, knees , grappling , vital points etc. But Funakoshi and the rest destroyed the useful part of it. Roland Habersetzer. Read his books

[@inside_fighting]

Thanks for the recommendation!

[@hotpopcorncake]

Tollally agree very very underated , some time I be check out different style of Goju ryu and okinwan styles stuff .also if you order the coursedo you get videos to learn the basic?

[@KamWingPang]

brilliant video. Thanks for sharing.

[@martinabreu566]

Kyokushin founder trained Goju.

[@landoftheninja]

A lot I wanna say but ya know, youtube comment lol. Good shit! My only real note is don't underestimate the effectiveness of those big traditional karate looking moves. A lot of them shouldn't be used as what they are labeled as

[@inside_fighting]

Yes makes a lot of sense. The blocks are breaks etc… i don’t mind the bigger training tbh.

[@fontasgeorgopoulos1048]

Nice video. Okinawan styles rock

[@inside_fighting]

They do for sure! Very under appreciated

[@Yeino]

Naha-te has not been founded by Kanryo Higaonna. Naha-te was one of the 3 major "styles" of what later became Karate. There were Naha-te, Shuri-te and Tomari-te. One of the branches of Naha-te was later named Goju-ryu. The Wikipedia page concerning Kanryo Higaonna is false. Kanryo Higaonna learnt martial arts under Seisho Aragaki (who taught him Naha-te), and Xie Chongxiang (aka Ryu Ryu Ko, who taught him Ming He Quan). Kanryo Higaonna is born in 1853, not Naha-te. Goju-ryu has never evolved from any japanese martial art. Naha-te is Okinawan, and was already a mix between different waves of local martial arts, all coming from China (several waves of Chinese settlers). Goju-ryu, Naha-te, have always contained ground work, throws, locks, that you could find in any martial art used in real warfare, such as Jujutsu (and so also Aikijutsu). Kyokushin has never influenced Goju-ryu. This is absolutely wrong. Masutatsu Oyama, the founder of Kyokushinkai, used to be a regular student of Gigo Funakoshi (Shotokan, Gichin's son), and of Jitsumi "Gogen" Yamaguchi (founder of Gojukai). Yamaguchi used to be a regular student of Meitoku Yagi into Chojun Miyagi's dojo, and still considered himself as a Meitoku Yagi's student after Chojun Miyagi's passing. Meitoku Yagi was one of the senior students of Chojun Miyagi, founder of Goju-ryu, and was also the inheritor of Goju-ryu who created the Meibukan branch of Goju-ryu (my branch). Oyama had travelled twice a week in Okinawa before Chojun Miyagi passed away, and it was when he still was a university student. How could he have influenced Goju-ryu in any way ? Talking about Isshin-ryu, they have their specificities, but Isshin-ryu was formerly a mix between Goju-ryu and Shorin-ryu, according to its founder, Tatsuo Shimabukuro. According to Wado-ryu's founder, it has not been influenced by Jujutsu. Hironori Otsuka was a Jujutsu master before beginning Karate under Gichin Funakoshi. He named his mixed art Wado-ryu, but defined it not as "Karate", but as "Jujutsu Kenpo". The Goju-ryu sempai of the video footage, Takayuki Miyakozawa, is a Jundokan Goju-ryu practitioner, which is a derived branch, even if the most famous one. So there are some differences from the original Goju-ryu form of Katas. Another video footage shows Tetsuji Nakamura, the actual head of IOGKF (Jundokan branch again) lets you to see a wrong practice of Kakie. You can see also in another video footage Morio Higaonna, famous all around the world due to magazines, but he's doing Shime on one of his students... His Shime is very terrible, due to his slaps just next to arteries, which can be dangerous. One of the video footages lets us to see Robert Molyneux, one of the following IOGKF masters, who is very skilled and a wise man. In fact, Goju-ryu is basically close combat and full contact Karate. For the black belt graduations, the traditional schools of Goju-ryu test the students with the Irumi Go/Ju Kumite, where you have to fight 5/10 minutes against 5/10 opponents. This is where the Kyokushin's "hundred man kumite" comes from.

[@inside_fighting]

Goju influenced kyokushin… I’m aware… but the type of sparring you see was not traditionally in goju… it’s an adaptation due to the popularity of kyokushin

[@Yeino]

@@inside_fighting Wrong. Irumi Go/Ju Kumite have always existed in Goju-ryu. You can also find this kind of exercises (as well as Kakie) in Kyudokan Shorin-ryu, because its founder, Yuchoku Higa, used to be a Naha-te student under Jinan Shinzato (senior student and best friend of Chojun Miyagi). Jinan Shinzato died in 1917 during first world war, after what Yuchoku Higa was taught Shorin-ryu. Naha-te and Goju-ryu have preceded Kyokushin foundation. Chojun Miyagi and Gogen Yamaguchi already tried to develop specific protection gears for full contact competition kumite during 1930's and 1940's, when Masutatsu Oyama was still a middle and high school student...

[@inside_fighting]

@@Yeino can you show me an old video of them doing kyokushin rule sparring? Before Kyokushin existed? They did primarily low kicks and allowed head punching... Mas Oyama popularized bare knuckle no head punching.

[@Yeino]

@@inside_fighting There exists several videos of Katas performed by some masters, such as Seiko Higa, Meitoku Yagi, Eiichi Miyazato... One video of Goju-ryu body conditioning session recorded in 40s, but no video of any spar. But you can read the book written by Chojun Miyagi himself and published in 1933 : "To-te Jutsu Gaisetsu". This is related also in "International Ryukyu Karate Research Society" published in 1934. This kind of sparring is mentioned and demonstrated into the book named "Bubishi", which is a syllabus of techniques and exercises imported from China to Okinawa centuries ago. We can track back its study in Okinawa-te schools until 1688. But even centuries ago, there is no mention of its origin on Ryukyu Islands. Are those old days enough back in time for being considered as existing before Kyokushin ? 😉 This is also mentioned into Seikichi Toguchi's (founder of Shoreikan Goju-ryu) first book "Okinawan Goju-ryu: fundamentals of Shorei-kan Karate".

[@Yeino]

@@inside_fighting I've never said they practised with the rules of Kyokushin. I've said Goju-ryu was the origin of Kyokushin "hard" side, and that Goju-ryu was even harder than Kyokushin. Goju-ryu allows real full contact during its sparring sessions, and from its origin. Popularizing something does not mean he created everything. And the rule of not striking the head with fists only applies to competition.

[@tonyslaughter8954]

Karate has grappling in it. However, people do not understand it.

[@frankcolwell3593]

Mas oyama studied goju before he founded kyokoshin with Miyagi so I'd think there's more in common with each other

[@BillyTheKidsGhost]

A lot of karate kata moves (kihon) can be applied to judo... '' Upward block'' is seoi nage or Morote-seoi-nage. End of fucking story... FYI I don't do karate.

[@johndough8115]

1) I believe the Origins of all Karate, come from White Crane Kung Fu. The parent art is much deeper, and should be explored... 2) Real Fighting is NOT a Mess, if the fighter is at a Masterclass level. WHen I first was sparring with Wing Chun... I often tended to look like a sloppy Kickboxer... because I couldnt maintain proper Form, under pressure. However... after many countless hardcore sparring sessions, and corrections from many mistakes I was making... I eventually got to the point, where I could maintain perfect Form, under heavy / full contact matches (and at least two mild real life exchanges). 3) Deep Horse Punches, are not meant to represent Grappling. Nor do they tend to do them, as Singular attacks. Typically, they are Counter-Punches. When the OP throws their punch... You parry their main punch away, while at the same time.. stepping into a deep horse punch, as a Counter. The brilliance of this technique is Tri-fold: A) Since you are dropping down lower as you step in... your are changing levels, and it makes it much harder for the OP to counter / deflect your own strikes. B) The drop-step, can help multiply power, using gravity (sinking weight). And C), It gives you additional REACH / RANGE.. (and with less time, than a typical full step) In fact, I once sparred against a fighter that knew about 7 different arts. Mostly Chinese arts. He could go from modern JKD, into 5 Animal Style, and even into Chi-Na (Chinese Grappling + throws/takedowns)... all seamlessly, fluidly, and make everything work effectively (and all the while, maintaining perfect FLAWLESS form, during the entire fight). At that time, I never used to think that deep horse stances, were realistic to fast speed combat. Ohh Boy, did this guy prove me wrong! He would wait in a deep horse.. and Id rush in, thinking he wouldnt be Mobile enough to be able to defend against my rapidfire attacks. But as soon as I got close, he simply took a single step, transitioning into a different stance.. such as a Cat-Stance.. at the same exact time that he was Countering my attempted strike. As soon as he parried my strike, he stepped forwards into a deep horse with a palmstrike... and sent me flying back about a good 10 feet away from him. He would later explain to me, about the stance Principles.. and how they would be rooted in "Expansion", and "Contraction"... as well as the changing of "Angles". Another thing that I picked up from him.. was that Faster Speed was not always a viable answer. I was a bit faster than him... due to being thinner and lighter. But as fast as I tried to attack... it was almost as if he was moving in slow motion... but was still easily able to deflect my every attempted attacks, without much movement / movement speed. You see.. its more about being in the correct 3D space Positions, to be able to negate and protect... than about being Faster. It basically boils down to: "Work Smarter, Nor Harder". A simple example... is if you place your extended arm in the centerline... of someone that tries to chain punch towards your chest. The arm being in perfect center, can deflect both attempted punches, without having to "Move" each time. Of course, if the person changes lines, then you also may have to change too.. but again, it still boils down to being more efficient, and being Smarter about your movements. For example.. if you are a little behind, you might add a half step in reverse (or a diagonal reverse step), to give you more time.. because you are now further away from the OP. 4) Iron Body Conditioning, of course, is important to being a barefist combat fighter. You need the ability to take a powerful hit, in case of any mistakes. This training also tends to make your own strikes more powerful, too. 5) Bladed stances, serve their uses, of making less targets available to the OP to be able to attack. I personally rarely use them.. but it still does exist in the Wing Chun system. Its been explained, that you often do not square up, until the OP actually gets within a fairly close range. In a non wc way.. It also may provoke the OP into trying to attack you... and you simply take a single half step + twist, and you are then Squared up, and within very close range, using your Counter Strike. 6) Kata and Application, may be the same, or different, depending on the effect and situations. You might choose to use a more upright, and quicker.. response. Where as the slightly slower deep stepping counter-punches, tend to be "Finishing" blows. There is always a Season and a Reason, for everything. 7) All ancient combat arts, have grappling systems within them. Its a "RANGE" of combat. However, realistically speaking... why bother to grapple, when you can instead, just use a close range KO / Lethal level Strike? Most uses of Grappling, tend to be for Controlling a man, that you didnt want to seriously harm. Such as a Drunken Uncle, at a party, that was getting out of hand. Not to say, that Grappling cant be used effectively in Combat... because it certainly can, and is. But that, most often.. its kind of a rare thing... when two high level fighters fight each other. And often even more rare... if they are Multiple attackers... As you have to respond very quickly... from one attacker to the next. 8) Sparring Power: Sparring should have a certain amount of power.. but.. it should not be causing major damages to you and your partners. Thats not what it was designed for. The main problem, are the fighters that do not "Respect Technique". For example.. if someone steps towards me, my main go-to, is to Oblique Kick their Knee. If I do that at anywhere near 20% power levels.. they are going to the Hospital. I used to spar this huge dude often, because we lived close to each other. He was almost double my own mass and strength, and he competed (and won) regularly, in heavy/full contact events, all over the States. Well, I used to do very mild punches, and I changed my Oblique kicks into very mild "Stopping Kicks". Of course, since these light punches and kicks were not powerful enough to Stop him... he would eat them, get close, and use his greater mass and strength to drive me to the ground, to try to grapple with me... I tried to explain to him... that had I used full power on those techniques.. he would either be KO'd, or have a broken leg. At the mention of that... he let out a loud Belly Laugh, while walking away. At the time, I was annoyed, but I really didnt care. I knew I was getting good "Target Practice" in, and that I had really WON these exchanges. However... One time after we sparred, he said that I, and Wing Chun, were "Sh*T". That got my Blood Boiling.. and at the moment, I decided to give him a tiny Taste of what I had been holding back. So the next time we sparred... he took a single step towards me, staring to throw a Cross. But as his lead legs foot planted.. Its knee was met by my Oblique Kick. I only used about 15% of my potentials on that kick.. but even that was way too much. He dropped like a stone, to the floor. Starting SCREAMING at the top of his lungs, and was crying a River of tears. This went on for a good 5 minutes, before two men helped him hop on one leg, back to his car. He later told me, that when he got home, his knee swelled up like a melon, and he had to take like half a bottle of painkillers that night, to try to deal with unbearable pain he was suffering. He had to crawl up his stairs for quite some time. And that it took a MONTH for him to fully recover from that injury. The thing is... I dont know If I ever mentioned, that I barely used any power at all on that kick. What I can tell you... is that from that point forwards, he Never charged in like a Bear, when we sparred. He was EXTREMELY careful to stay as far away from my Kick range, as possible.. to the point where we could rarely exchange at all. Mind you.. I apologized to him, and I believe I inferred that Id never do that again. But regardless, the REALITY of such an experience, completely altered how he had to fight. He also would later start training that kick, for his own use. The point again.. is that when we sparred.. he COULD have chose to "Respect" the technique, by stopping the round when a knee kick was scored.. to acknowledge the Crippling Loss, without having to actually suffer it. Then just Reset positions to the staring positions.. and start again. This would have prevented such an Injury from ever occurring. Its also a lot more realistic level of sparring, when you understand (and are careful in dealing with) the true Dangers of a Masterclass level Kick, to your knee. While I realize that not every fighter has developed their Kick to be anywhere near that effective... Thats not really the point. You are training with the Concept that such a technique IS at max potentials.. in order to learn how to best avoid being destroyed by it. Thats why its important to learn how to "Respect" a fighters Techniques (rather than to keep fighting, because they were not harmful enough to stop you).

[@johndough8115]

Part 2: If you want to see a Traditional artist go from powerful strikes, to Combat Grappling methods... watch the channel "Kuro-Obi World" with videos featuring Master "Tamotsu Miyahira". A Japanese Instructor, teaching in Japan.. that had studied the Chinese arts in China (mostly Bajiquan, I believe)... kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqrWdZlvmM9pgdU Many of their Videos have English Subtitles, that you can turn on.

[@strwman5]

I have a dominatrix to push me past my limits.

[@inside_fighting]

@@strwman5 🧐I’m listening

[@3Pillers]

👍

[@overeasymode]

On the reason why Karate uses exaggerated movements. The way my teacher explained it; if you make a baseball bat, you take a piece of wood. When you cut the wood you can make it smaller but you can never make it bigger. It's habit forming in concept. It'll naturally get smaller in contact sparring.

[@inside_fighting]

Makes sense. I think that it has positives and negatives. Even in BJJ when you grapple you always start with bigger movements and as you improve you get tighter and tighter and take away space.

[@zoehinis7848]

What an awesome analogy! Love this

[@noworriestoday]

Try Vince morris karate style next level

[@shawntailor5485]

​@@inside_fightingwish that Doce Paris was more than a myth in America back in the 70 s to mid 90s in my pre "bad day at the office ".my whole life changed in the time space of 1.5 heartbeats . Some of that kata is nearly identical to Hedon shodon with some of techy katas in one . Am I even close ?

[@jrlonergan6773]

Kung fu has the same thing. I'm training Bajiquan right now and the instructor I follow mentions the same thing

[@thattrickytrickster612]

Goju-ryu saved my life when I was ganged up on, 3 on 1. I didn't win the fight because I was beat up pretty badly, but I was able to hold them off long enough by doing significant damage to one of my assailants. Not just because of my tecniques but mostly because of the toughness and conditioning I experienced in Goju-Ryu. Surviving a fight is more important than winning it. Goju definitely helps you in that aspect.

[@inside_fighting]

Thank God you got out ok. Glad it worked in a tight situation.

[@mizukarate]

Goju-Ryu saved me in many a situations. It helped me with multiple opponents, bigger opponents, and being thrown(falls/takedowns/trips/etc.). It made me tough as nails.

[@crisalcantara7671]

😮

[@timkittle5418]

20+ years as a cop. Actual fights are only survived. Contests have winners, losers, rules, referees, and judges.

[@mizukarate]

@@timkittle5418 I agree. All the street situations I was in were ugly affairs. I believe it's best to avoid them when possible. Keep in mind Goju has also protected me in other ways. It has made me healthy and taught me how to avoid injury(breakfalls, etc.). Honestly studying this art improved my life for the better.

[@martinabreu566]

Oh yeah. I started practicing Goju and Uechi ryu in 1988. I´m 50 years old now, and I´m 5´dan in Goju and 6´dan in Uechi. I went to Okinawa 4 time. One time, an old sensei (82 years old) sent me a tsuki so fast I couldn´t defend myself. He hit my stomach. The punch was so fast and so strong (his hands looked like two deformed rocks) that I felt sick for a week. My back hurted so much that I barely could walk. Yes, my back. Okinawan traditional Karate is a deadly weapon. Period. And yes, you are right. In Okinawa I learned that ancient Karate is 50% strike and 50% projections and immobilization. Thank you very much for this video and I apologize for my bad English.

[@KaptainCanuck]

Karate is not ancient (1000+ years old).

[@martinabreu566]

@@KaptainCanuck When I say "ancient Karate" it can be the Okinawan martial art ( Tode) from the XVIII century, or older. That, for me and for a lot of people, is ancient.

[@Walrus_333_]

I like both goju and uechi, they seem very close. How did you study both at the same time?

[@martinabreu566]

​@@Walrus_333_ My main sensei was an expert on both styles, and also on Wudang Kung Fu. I studied with him from 1988 until his dead in 2016.

[@jean4j_]

How would you differentiate Goju-Ryu and Uechi-Ryu (aside from the open hands differences). If you had to choose, which one would you pick?

[@tonyerickson1130]

Goju Ryu is dope, and I would like to give a shout out to Uechi Ryu which is the just as dope bro of Goju🥋🐉

[@frankignatius2507]

Uechi-Ryu 👍👍

[@SoldierDrew]

Goju Ryu was my first kara te training as a child. Now I practice Uechi Ryu. Both are outstanding schools.

[@GermanSausagesAreTheWurst]

To me, both styles look similar. How does it look from the inside?

[@raccoonmyroom6861]

Goju wasn't the first martial art I trained, but it was the first grappling style I trained. It's definatley helped to keep me safe to this day.

[@tomb6670]

Grappling?

[@MasterPoucksBestMan]

The two main branches are Naha-te and Shuri-te. The third smaller branch, Tomari-te, is like a mix between Naha and Shuri styles. Having said that, Naha and Shuri are like 3 miles apart, with Tomari between them, so in a way it's an arbitrary division and most styles are relatively recent developments. Shorin-ryu and Shotokan are both descended from Shuri-te and Tomari-te. Naha-te styles are anecdotally "better" for short, stocky people but that's a subjective value judgement. But regardless, ALL karate is clinch fighting in it's origin. Developed at a time when every young boy grew up wrestling in the Tegumi style, karate didn't NEED to teach it's grappling base. All the kids came to karate already WITH the grappling base necessary to ADD ON the adjunct of karate. The hand pulling back during a "punch" is called hiki-te (pulling hand). Judo also uses hiki-te. It's called that because it's pulling something. The Japanese caused the focus on striking as opposed to stand up clinch grappling with strikes added, and that influence has permeated most styles to some degree, some more than others. I did Shotokan in the 80's and 90's and it was tough, as my instructor was also shodan or nidan in both Kyokushin and Shorin-ryu, but it was still focused on unattached striking at distance instead of clinch fighting. It's very good to see the renaissance happening in karate over the last couple of decades. The KZbin channel "Karate Breakdown" is good for seeing these connections.

[@inside_fighting]

Thanks very much for the great insight!

[@GermanSausagesAreTheWurst]

As I get older, I'm coming to the conclusion that most martial arts are really grappling styles. Even something that you wouldn't normally consider. like Wushu or Chang Quan has forgotten applications that are grappling in nature. For example, what looks like a kick can really be a footsweep or a throw.

[@ikust007]

Katas are extremely useful. But they need to be done with bunkai. If not they loose their essence .

[@catocall7323]

Most of the bunkai I learned doing GoJu were not helpful unfortunately. I still do the kata at times just as exercise. But, if there were bunkai that were actually applicable, that would be great.

[@ikust007]

@@catocall7323 in the original version of Shito Ryu, bunkai was mandatory . But I understand what you say …

[@BradYaeger]

I had the fortune of meeting a HARDCORE Goju man in the early 90's in Washington state near Seattle . I learned Sanchin Kata from him and how to make proper spring makiwara post . Both made a PROFOUND effect on everything I did going forward . Every martial artist would benefit from Sanchin . What's funny is he would enter local tournaments and do either Sanchin, Sanseru , or the Oar kata . Keep in mind he had gone to Okinawa to train with the masters. He tracked down every piece of history he could . He had dug a hole 4 inches deep in his little back yard doing these kata over and over . But when he entered the tournaments nobody had a clue how to judge him . All they knew was the modern flipping , flying and screaming forms .

[@GermanSausagesAreTheWurst]

My Tai Chi teacher still does Sanchin every day, and I'm starting to get back to doing it myself.

[@cahallo5964]

Eku kata is actually just bragging that man is a beast

[@dwightdhansen]

@@cahallo5964 I just got my Shodan in Shimbukan Kobudo a few weeks ago. Our Eku kata is for Godan testing, so I have a ways yet to go.

[@HampCoLLC]

Initials JS?

[@Genericname2010]

My first as well. Thank you for showcasing my style and giving a great explanation of body hardening and the toughness required. Traditional GoJu has no real head kicks, only kick below the waist. Maybe sternum. Goju style can be summed up with their 2 foundational kata. Sanchin kata and Sanseru kata. GoJu is hard/soft style, sanchin is hard and Sanseru is soft. Your attention to the hip crack was a spot on analysis. My sensei said if your gi doesn’t crack you’re doing it wrong. Learning to generate power from your waist translates to all other athletic endeavors. Keep up your dives into obscure arts. I’m sure we’d have watched Kung fu theater on Saturdays together as kids. My sensei could also pick out any move from a kata and show the actual application, you surmised right. It was grab and smash lol. Cheers.

[@inside_fighting]

Really glad you liked this one. I’ve noticed goju is also very good at developing short tight power which is amazing. You are right about kung fu theater 😂

[@toranotsumedojo]

The 'blocking" techniques are not really blocks. Blocking is not something that you really find in old school karate. Those techniques are ways of manipulating limbs. The hands are more active than that. The "uke" happen much closer to the opponent, after contact has already been made. Karate was never meant to square up with one person in a duel. It's for self-defense and not for fighting. Not only that, but it also wasn't really designed to work against another person that knew martial arts. I mean duels between martial artists did happen, but when you read the accounts, they are never very long, and the techniques used are always really simple. And yeah, conditioning has always been a thing. Its like the difference between a regular person that goes about their day and someone the hits the gym regularly. Then on top of that, the person that hits the gym knows how to protect themselves and hurt people. Then you have the regular dude, that may or may not be acquainted with violence, doesn't know that the other guy is in shape and knows martial arts. Then it gets uncorked and by the time the ruffian realizes he made a mistake it is already too late. Also there wasn't as much exposure to the martial arts and there wasn't a gym on every major street. Plus the home gym wasn't much of a thing really. Those guys played their cards close to the chest. I'm preaching to the choir aren't I? 😐

[@M.O.19]

Bro can you make a reaction video about Uechi Ryu?

[@inside_fighting]

For sure i will!

[@Knucky_Sammich]

Yes, please!

[@dmcc1703]

I appreciate the mindful comments on protecting yourself as you age. I’m hitting 51 in a few days. I’m healing up from a nasty foot break and it’s on my mind a lot. God bless.

[@inside_fighting]

God bless! You can do a lot as you age! Never stop training 🙏🏼

[@dmcc1703]

@@inside_fighting 💯%

[@GermanSausagesAreTheWurst]

Oh man, my sympathy. I know how a broken foot feels. I can't do Iaido anymore because I broke my foot about ten years ago, or at least not do it correctly. I never went to the doctor, so it didn't heal right.

[@ikust007]

Uechi-Ryu eventually ?

[@inside_fighting]

Of course!

[@sabby88888888]

I do Isshin-ryu, which is about half-influenced by goju. Kata and body conditioning are the only way I can train martial arts daily anymore, I’m 41 and my body is wrecked from bjj and skiing etc. Karate has been a godsend.

[@RobertGareau-z2b]

what is Isshin Ryu like? and do they do body conditioning?

[@dwightdhansen]

@@RobertGareau-z2b as always, it depends on the dojo We do body conditioning. Our Seiunchin is very similar to Goju Ryu.

[@joco762]

Goju is awesome. Kakie teaches much.

[@inside_fighting]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@GermanSausagesAreTheWurst]

Related to Sticky hands like in Wing Chun or White Crane.

[@aoibheannnibhroin9951]

You should add that Goju Ryu has many orgs. The best of them are OGKK (Kyokai), IOGKF (Morio Higaonna), IMGKA (Meibukan) and possibly Jundokan. Goju Kai and other orgs are small and they don't do the real Goju Ryu. I would call them rather McDojo than karate. Weak and useless people having black belts and being not able to fight. Old and fat weak seniors, women and children.

[@Priestbokmei1]

Choki Motobu is credited with saying the following: “Karate was not designed for the battlefield nor for tournaments.” So, what’s left? Once this is grasped, kata becomes extremely significant. As Richard “Tiger” Kim stated: “Sparring is the bone you give the dog to guard the meat.” I’m a Goju man so I know first hand what a vicious/animalistic style it is. It’s not by accident that the totem for some Goju schools is the tiger.

[@salvatoreplacidoplumari3840]

I love Goju-Ryu, my "first love" ever in Karate and Martial Arts

[@inside_fighting]

Rs a wonderful system

[@davidcapurro2594]

There is a very good Goju Ryu school in Central London run by Gavin Mulholland. It's called DKK Karate.

[@davidmiller4078]

Gojo ryu is auguably the karate style most like Chinese styles like Shoalin or Chen family style Tai ji Quan Great analysis

[@inside_fighting]

Thanks very much!

[@erikwensday7716]

Uechi ryu is closer to the Chinese then goju ryu

[@camiloiribarren1450]

Goju Ryu is closest to Fujian White Crane and has some aspects of Tai chi and southern Mantis, I’d say some Hung Gar

[@frankignatius2507]

Uechi-Ryu has less katas than most Karate styles. Both Uechi-Ryu and Goju-Ryu are seen as cousins.

[@skylercooper1283]

Which Okinawa style is closer to Chinese systems is more about the instructor and less about specific style. But generally I would agree that the Chinese elements are in the Goju curriculum.

[@williamkrevey1098]

All your points are accurate. I'd like to add that kumite sparring and its variations are a kind of training drill. This is a method that should generate healthy competition - a sport with specific requirements to score a point. Not just any strike counts as a point and there are a ton of limitations. It is not just what you would do in a real fight. Just like so many other arts, where their training gets misinterpreted as fighting. Some schools really stick to sport. Some have other agendas.

[@inside_fighting]

I agree with this entirely. It’s something i talk about a lot. Sparring in fact just another drill to develop attributes

[@PeterMitchell-s5t]

There you said it" kata is stupid, i would nev er fight like that in combat SPORTS! " Goju is a self protection system, fighting for your life ,not point scoring, or rules. I train in a hard goju school, and got my black belt. Then tried boxing, a duck to water. Mental toughness is what goju gave me. My attitude now is, no amount of pain you give me will stop me fighting you. Thanks for highlighting goju, respect to you.

[@victorschweitzer7778]

He never said any of that ??? Listen again

[@The6thRonin]

I started training in Goju Ryu in 1969 at the agte of four. My Aunt and Uncle were my instructors who used to teach under Master Aaron Banks. It was always conditioning, forms, sparring. In the dead of winter, mu uncle would take me to Coney Island, not for the amusment park but for traiing in the waters. I would have to do all of my forms AND hold my Front, Side and back kick, without putting my leg down, while the waters were crashing into me. I went thru so many conditioning nd other traioning that I just don't see any more today. I am still in the arts. Looking back at the way I was trained and the way I was brought up in the arts, I can say that I was truly blessed, compared to what is around us today.

[@mizukarate]

I want to point out that in Goju there are many rule sets for sparring. This is one reason why you see many older Goju guys. The system is very flexible.

[@mizukarate]

Keep in mind most Goju-Ryu schools will focus a lot on conditioning. This will also lend to longevity.

[@gw1357]

Goju Ryu (being Okinawan) is one of the forms of karate that is closer to its kung fu ancestors from southern China (esp. White Crane). Some of those training things -- the pushing hands drill, the palm conditioning, etc. -- are staples of traditional kung fu. When you say Goju looks like Filipino martial arts, I think it is more that they have a common ancestor in southern kung fu that migrated out across the south China Sea trading/social networks. Fun fact -- Goju Ryu is the style used for Miyagi-Do in the Karate Kid/Cobra Kai series. I agree with you that the sweeps are the best thing about karate. For me, the integration of striking and standing grapples is the particularly appealing thing about Okinawan karate. Check out the "practical bunkai" work of Iain Abernathy on that. Jesse Enkamp's video on the difference between Okinawan and Japanese karate is one of the best pieces of martial arts history/anthropology on youtube. Check that out as well.

[@danielschimmel8779]

I trained in Goju-Ryu during my time in the service. I was an avid weightlifter and this style suited me perfectly. Notice the quick level changes. Gravity is put to good use. Jack Dempsey used the ¨falling step¨ based on GJR´s rapid dropping of the center of gravity.

[@ArchingRock]

Just the other day, I was thinking if you're ever going to talk about Goju-Ryu 😁😁

[@inside_fighting]

Hahahah psychic prediction

[@ArchingRock]

​@@inside_fighting I CAN SEE THE FUTURE!!!!!!! Sorry, TeamFourStar made it too hilarious for me to forget haha

[@khublieoldschoolgamer5737]

Im glad you pointed out the grappling in Kata, so many instructors don't realise that grappling is inbeaded into most traditional arts, I practiced Goju Ryu at the same time I was practicing Bujinkan, Unfortunately the Goju Ryu turned into a soccer mums baby sitting convention, which is a shame because I really enjoyed it, and was forced to pick the lesser of the two arts in my eyes anyway.😊

[@adrianjagmag]

Goju Ryu is why I'm alive today, I parried a punch Goju style and it turned out to be a knife, the guy was stabbing with so much force that it still went in below my hip, but it beats getting disembowelled, was able to hold his hand (and the knife) in me whilst beating him up, then we both ran away in different directions. The Goju I was taught by my late father was more half hard, half soft, I think after Kyokushin became mainstream Goju Ryu wanted to compete with it so it became even harder, which was detrimental to the softer elements of the style that balanced it, as I've grown older I have switched from Goju Sachin to Uechi and try to balance the Karate I do.

[@donald4054]

Your analysis of what kata trains is beautiful in my view. I’m 72 and have been training another Okinawa style (Isshin Ryu which can partially out of Goju Ryu) for almost 50 years. Kata has allowed me to maintain balance, explosiveness, power and toughness for well into my present advanced age. Just as you said, people have the wrong idea of what kata is for. They think somehow the practitioner is practicing to use the series of movements exactly as they are in the kata, exactly in the order, etc. Your insight into this and street confrontations in refreshing. Great video!

[@thunderkatz4219]

Yo this is sick i do okinawan karate and muay thai and boxing and judo and japnese jiujitsu

[@inside_fighting]

Good combination my friend 🙏🏼

[@ralfhtg1056]

Now, after understanding what a huge variety there is in Goju-Ryu, imagine what an even bigger variety there is in all of Karate! It is not just true for Goju-Ryu, but for Shorin-Ryu as well.

[@alexazuaje4780]

I make hand strengtening and it is ultra effective

[@lordmoss8817]

DKK is a good small Goju organisation

[@WadeSmith-oe5xd]

Any style of okinawan karate is very good, but the style itself isn't going to save you if you don't dedicate yourself to mastering it. I studied Isshinryu karate, which is about 90% Gojuryu and 10% shorintryu. I saw a Gojuryu fighter who came in overweight at Karate Combat and he got beat by a shotokan fighter because of it, even though I consider Gojuryu to be superior to Shotokan theoretically. Point is you get what you put into it either way. I prefer the double bone blocks and vertical fist punch of Gojuryu and Isshinryu to the stuff in Shotokan. I don't want to break my own Radius or Ulna when I block an overhand punch.

[@EarlHall-zi4cm]

This was Mas Oyama primary style before he created kyokushinkai. Mas oyama did trained under gechin funokoshi son in shotokan for over a year, and incorporated elements of that in kyokushinkai, but he was primarily a goju Ryu practishoner before oyama karate, which became kyokushinkai kan

[@kenken8765]

Have you checked out Uechi-ryu karate? It's another Naha-te style of Karate but they say it's basically unchanged from it's original Kung Fu style the founder learned in China in the late 1800s before returning to Okinawa.

[@inside_fighting]

I’ll definitely be doing a video on it!

[@SoldierDrew]

​​@@inside_fighting, , , Uechi Ryu master Shinjo Kiyohide sensei aka the Superman of Okinawa .

[@thunderkatz4219]

Kata is grappling

[@Combatlife365]

Goju ryu is best style of traditional karate

[@martinabreu566]

Uechi-ryu is also very good.

[@Combatlife365]

@@martinabreu566 I've trained in uechi ryu, and it's definitely one of the most intense training I've had, but I feel like goju ryu is a more complete style of karate

[@martinabreu566]

@@Combatlife365 I still train both, but my favorite katas are Goju´s. Yes, Goju is more complete. The feeling is almost like those two styles are cousins. Do you know what I mean?

[@Combatlife365]

@@martinabreu566 Goju ryu and uechi ryu, both styles were created on the same principles, in the city of Naha from the art of Naha-te.

[@martinabreu566]

@@Combatlife365 Goju came from Naha-Te. Uechi came from chinese Pangai noon. They can have same roots from chinese martial arts (historians and big name senseis are not sure of that), but Uechi-ryu have nothing to do with Naha-te. Like I said I went to Okinawa four time. I practiced and I spent a lot of time with a lot of masters of both styles.

[@Uncle_Tijikun]

In regards to the slap parry, goju ryu actually has it baked into all uke waza (which are basically a slap parry plus an extra action with the arm which can be a strike or a frame or similar). I love goju ryu, I've been practicing it for 20 years and I love to sparbwith people from different styles and systems to test it.

[@sonofbert]

13:40 Is Shihan Paul Coleman. Sadly, deceased but still much loved and respected in the Goju community, a fantastic teacher with a respectable fight history, not to mention a great legacy as a teacher.

[@inside_fighting]

Much respect to him

[@Tamales21]

Sensei Levan Rogava looks like a video game character. Holy shit that guy looks tough as hell.

[@inside_fighting]

Yea he would not be fun to fight

[@bw5020]

16:33: That dude scary. He is too big to be moving like so crispy. I'd immediately let him have the win 😆

[@Tamales21]

"let"

[@inside_fighting]

Yea I’m not interesting in fighting him 😂

[@bw5020]

​@@Tamales21don't stress

[@gnos1s171]

Goju is great, It seems to be one of the styles that really retains a lot of the influence. It has from Chinese martial arts, especially in its conditioning practices, There's also a surprising amount of hand trapping, You should also check out uechi ryu, The founder of that style actually went directly to china to learn chinese martial arts (seems to be influenced more by hakka styles like bak mei) and create uechi ryu, And has even more of a direct link to china, A lot of people say they look more like wing Chun

[@inside_fighting]

I like ueichi ryu a lot! I’ll be sure to cover it

[@Gojukid]

Goju is amazing I've been practicing USA Goju since 2017 pretty effective.

[@inside_fighting]

It is great especially in the right school

[@shvettyballs7045]

Peter Urban style?

[@Gojukid]

@@inside_fighting You should do a video on how karate spread to the USA and how people like O' Sensei Peter Urban and Ed Parker played fundamental roles in spreading the arts in the USA.

[@weeble5933]

Thank you for explaining the kata moves. Martial arts today is all about the NOW! They don't wsnt to put in the year's to build a good foundation and balance. People today only want to hit hurt and win a sport. Grappling is good to know but most people will not be able to do that many year's later. Tai chi is movement same as kata so when your old you can still move. Kyokushin and Kudo mixed with Wado Ryu is a great mixture. I started Martial arts back in 1984 those are the styles i have studied. Today's Martial artist doesn't seem to have the patience to do the same techniques over and over for many year's to master the techniques and they lack honor and respect. I have trained few mma guy's and after they actually listened to me let me break down the proper technique in kicking, moving ,and punching the were faster stronger with correct techniques. Just because you can kick and it looks like a good kick doesn't mean your doing it correctly and probably slower and weaker. Also body conditioning will be with you when your old. Example when your young you have 100% power. When you condition your hands shins and feet for many year's and you aren't 100% power with conditioning your 60% power will be the same as your younger 100%. With the correct hand training year's and years the hands will feel like iron. Also use linament . Train for long term not something fast and don't focus on sport Martial arts is like math its never ending always learning. And those that think IM A BLACK BELT. cool you earned it but a black belt is the beginning of the next level so basically now you a white belt again. You start off as a white belt and then black belt and when your black belt turns white again your at the next level no end till it is your end of time.

[@solidussnate6348]

My Goju Ryu did point sparring. This looks better.

[@again8320]

hey bro i love your videos, have u ever researched about uechi ryu? its blocks and fundamentals looks different from other styles of karate/ also what do you think of blocks in general?

[@inside_fighting]

Yes I’ll be making a video on it!

[@tonywilson4339]

the late gary spiers maori karate legend trained goju ryu buy yamaguchi in the 60s

[@JN-hg5wn]

Kyokushin guy here 🙌 Alleays dreamed of Karate my whole life and im a few month, into Kyokushin right now. And maan was I at home from day one. - Kyokushin Is Pure Magic - So now I know why I allways longed for it. Kyokushin Forever 🙂🙏 OSS!!

[@ncondeg]

I am a Shodokan Goju Ryu practitioner. I have to say you are right at almost everything you said about our style. Tha returning hand is called "hiki te", literally means "pulling hand" so it must pull of something. Kata is not for competitive sport, it's training for personal defense, that means: no interchange of blows, take the initiative and neutralize the threat ASAP, efficiently. Finally, I recommend the study of the rules for interpreting kata, the Kaisai No Genri.

[@seancallan6061]

This type of sparring is glorified game of tag. As long as they enjoy it and get in shape, it’s all good.

[@Pifagorass]

This is headquarters of goju - they do both type of sparring 😅

[@inside_fighting]

Yes i realized! Very cool

[@hkunsam2410]

Okinawan karate originated from kung fu.

[@camiloiribarren1450]

Mainly White Crane and bits of other southern styles along with northern Shaolin

[@MrBlack0114]

I take togouchi lineage goju ryu

[@Dvergenlied]

I started as a pure Goju practitioner, and around the time I was promoted to my shodan I started really feeling that there were too many movements in kata that didn’t feel like functional strikes but seemed to share more in common with holds and throws. That’s when I started studying with a trainer from the early days of UFC. One of the best decisions I’ve ever made for my martial arts.

[@Petestripe]

Love your analysis. I've trained Goju Ryu for many years. My sensei came from Kyokushin before switching to Goju Ryu so I was taught a blend of both styles. The beauty and dynamism of Goju Ryu and the intensity of Kyokushin. I never fully appreciated what a complete style Goju Ryu is until I cross-trained in other martial arts - boxing, Jiu Jitsu, and Muay Thai and found the strengths of each art could be found in what I'd been learning all along.

[@joaoguilhermebastos519]

So let me tell you something: Most of those "traditional blocks" aren't actually blocks.. yea right? Most of they are in fact grappling tools. But if the practioner is not taught Bunhae (or Bunkai on JP) he will simply not understand this and become an instructor who would really believe the best option against a face punch is an ollyo makgi (or age uke)

[@inside_fighting]

Yes makes a lot of sense!

[@kevionrogers2605]

I have a black belt from Amato's Goju Ryu in NJ. We trained American Kickboxing, Japanese Kickboxing, and Irikumi, which is similar to Kudo or Combat Sambo. Goju Ryu self-defense essentially teaches to close the distance then take them down then beat them down with strikes then ground and pound. Okinawan Goju Ryu Kenkyukai is the association the dojo is affiliated with. The weapon system taught is Jinmukai. They used to have a Kuntaw Kali Kruzada instructor who taught Modern Arnis and Lightning Scientific Arnis on Saturdays.

[@tadeasstavek2927]

The 8th goju ryu dan doing osoto gari is the reason why I like Japanese Jiu-Jitsu. It has striking, grappling ect. But I honestly adore all styles.

[@digitalg00dtimes58]

Nice to hear hear good stuff about Goju. There's a school near me that teaches it( along with JJJ, Aikido, AikiJujutsu) and shares space with a Judo school. I never had that big an interest in Japanese arts but I've been thinking of checking it out.

[@inside_fighting]

I used to avoid Japanese arts and have grown to love them. Judo and karate is a great mix

[@ryanrichardson1337]

I’ve been doing Enshin Karate the last couple months. You should check out their katas. When we are learning them we are told exactly what each move is intended for and why we do them

[@inside_fighting]

I’m a huge enshin fan

[@AngloSaxon1]

I think a lot of martial art styles are underrated, traditional martial arts that is, ever since the domination of MMA and BJJ, Catch wrestling, Boxing combat sports, every traditional style is being held up to those combat sports. Of course the sports are very effective both in the ring and out and the practitioners are in shape and strong. But traditional martial arts still have there place, they teach many other things apart from fighting, and they offer a way of life, they prepare their students by teaching weapons and unarmed, they keep their practitioners fit, and healthy. And they pass on the ability to teach so the style can stay alive.

[@inside_fighting]

Agree, it’s kind of sad

[@ikust007]

9:55 that’s what I hate about karate competition. They make you fast but stupid . No integration of the real Karate. When i do Muy Thai, i fight Muy Thai.

[@lainhikaru5657]

Nice seeing the style I've trained being covered. Goju is very good for the body. Lets say in a scenario where a person can't really learn anything from the classes (slow learner mind) it still will make the person a better fighter for the reason they will have strenght on the grip, muscles, pain tolerance and hardened bones.

[@inside_fighting]

Absolutely!!! I agree.

[@shawntailor5485]

What you described is what my head felt like doing tree work for 35 years . Dude ! Your gonna really hate your body come 60s plus .stay warm sensie . Appreciate your work !

[@inside_fighting]

I’m hoping there’s peptides that can heal me by then 😂

[@opti2007]

The part at 7:46 with the head stomp was like whoa!