Goju Ryu Karate-do

Goju Ryu Karate-Do
Chojun Miyagi

CHOJUN MIYAGI

- It should be known

that secret principals of

Goju-Ryu exist in the kata -

- Goju Ryu Karate-do is a manifestation

within one's own self

of the harmonious accord

of the universe -

- The way of Goju-Ryu Karate-do

is to seek the way of virtue -

Busaganashi Crane Stance

Goju-Ryu Karate

Chen Tai Chi Chuan

Eight Poems of the Fists

GoJu - derived from from -

third precept Of the Bubishi *
"Go" meaning Hard and

"Ju" meaning Soft

1. The mind is one with heaven and earth
2. The Circulatory rhythm of the body is similar

to the cycle of

the sun and the moon

3. The way of inhaling and exhaling

is hardness and softness
4. Act in accordance with

time and change
5. Techniques will occur in the absence

of conscious thought
6. The feet must advance and retreat,

separate and meet
7. The eyes do not miss even

the slightest change
8. The ears listen well

in all directions

* Bubishi, the Chinese Manual of Martial Arts is a classic Chinese work on philosophy, strategy, medicine, and technique as they relate to the martial arts. Referred to as "the bible of karate" by the famous master Miyagi Chojun, for hundreds of years The Bubishi was a secret text passed from master to student in China and later in Okinawa. All of karate's legendary masters have studied it, applied its teachings, or plagiarized from it. No other classic work has had as dramatic an impact on the shaping and development of karate as The Bubishi.

Five Secrets of
Goju Ryu
Karate-do

Move quickly.
Sound, calm mind.
Be light in body.
Have a clever mind.
Master the basics.

Gogen Yamaguchi

Gentle Arts of

Self Defence

Tai Chi Qigong