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| Power Training
by Morio Higaonna
Karate master Morio Higaonna unlocks the treasury of training techniques that made him the world's most famous Goju Ryu instructor and, according to martial arts author and historian Donn Draeger, "...the most dangerous man in Japan in a real fight." A professionaly made 90-minute program that covers the entire karate training system including stretching, supplementary exercises with equipment (hojo undo), body and hand conditioning, makiwara training, yakusoku and renzoku kumite, kata, iri kumi and more. Incudes an excellent section on history and the origins of karate--a professionally produced, prize-winning production.. Fantastic DVD
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| Goju Ryu Technical Series - Part I
by Morio Higaonna
This program by the premiere exponent of Goju Ryu karate, produced in cooperation with the Japan Karate Federation, will be the international benchmark for technique. Superb demonstrations of Goju technique, and the Goju kata are augmented with a series of lectures in English and Japanese by Morio Higaonna, in which he describes how the techniques should be performed.
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| Goju Ryu Technical Series - Part II
by Morio Higaonna
The benefits of Sanchin training--physical strength, body development, striking power--can only be realized if the kata is practised correctly. Each movement must be precisely performed and harmonized with the performer's breathing. When this is achieved, the latent power of the body can be awakened and harnessed,and the power of Sanchin experienced. Morio Higaonna's performance of Sanchin is superb; his demonstration of Sanchin testing procedures excellent, and his remarkable lecture, truly profound.
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| Goju Ryu Technical Series - Part III
by Morio Higaonna
The essence of Karate is to be found in its fundamental techniques which, when mastered, provide the key to the inner mysteries of the art. This program presents 21 striking and punching, 10 kicking, and 31 blocking techniques, many of which are not widely taught today. Also included are the numerous nerve holds and attacks of Goju Ryu, tai-sabaki, and reflex training methods.
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| Goju Ryu Technical Series - Part IV
by Morio Higaonna
Strict adherence to traditional training and teaching methods has made Morio Higaonna, 9th Dan, one of the most respected karate masters of this century. In part 4 of his remarkable video series he presents the kata Gekki Sai Dai Ichi, Gekki Sai Dai Ni, Seiyunchin, Shisochin, Kururunfa, and their applications in their most traditional, and therefore, most perfect form. A superb technical reference to Goju Ryu karate at its very highest level.
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| Goju Ryu Technical Series - Part V
by Morio Higaonna
From part 5 of Morio Higaonna's video series we understand more fully the connection between Goju Ryu karate and the Chinese boxing methods from which it developed. In the complex advanced kata we discern elements of White Crane and Tiger Fist forms; in Tensho we detect the characteristic movements of Rokkishu; in kakie we cannot fail to recognize the push hands exercise known to almost all Chinese martial artists. A formidable presentation that includes the kata Sesan, Suparinpei, (standard and advanced versions) and Tensho as well as the applications in kakie form of Gekisai, Seiyunchin, Shisochin, Kururunfa and Sesan.
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 | Goju Ryu Technical Series - Part VI
by Morio Higaonna
Filmed entirely on location in a beautiful Japanese garden, this is the sixth and final part of the Goju Ryu Karate Technical Series of videos featuring the world's leading exponent of Goju Ryu Karate, Morio Higaonna, 9th Dan, Hanshi. It is a fitting conclusion to a post-graduate level instructional course that is regarded as the finest ever made on the subject, as well as the best selling in the seventeen countries in Europe, the Far East, and Australasia where it has been released. Sanseru is a trade mark kata of Goju Ryu, and no one performs it better. The author also demonstrates in great detail the significance of the movements, how they are used (bunkai) and training exercises that develop the ability to apply these powerful techniques dynamically (kakie). A beautifully produced and immensely useful learning tool that is in a class of its own. |
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| Goju Ryu Karate Kata
by Morio Higaonna
Filmed in Japan around 1980 and re-edited for release on video. Includes all twelve Goju Ryu kata by this most famous of modern Karate masters. Morio Higaonna, 9th Dan Hanshi, is widely considered to be the most senior living Goju Ryu karate practitioner, as well as one of the world's most technically accomplished teachers of any style. One of the biggest selling karate videos on Amazon.com.
Excellent value for money!
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 | The Encyclopedia of Goju Ryu Part 1
by Morio Higaonna "Profound (secret) technique begins from simple technique.
Simple technique ends in profound technique. " Toyama Kanken 1888-1966 It is impossible to teach the most sophisticated and effective methods of karate to large groups of students, in a quasi-military setting. These "secrets," which are the core of the Goju Ryu system, can only be transmitted from master to student by means of personal instruction for traditional karate's teaching methodology is, and always has been, for the tuition of individuals. To truly master karate one also needs to receive instruction at a much higher level than the majority of students can ever experience. That is the purpose of this program and those that will follow it-to make available to everyone, individual instruction, at the highest level, from the world's leading exponent of Goju Ryu karate. Author Morio Higaonna is the student of An'ichi Miyagi, who studied exclusively with the Founder of Goju Ryu karate, Chojun Miyagi. Higaonna Sensei is assisted in this presentation by Instructor Tetsuji Nakamura. Contents: Junbi Undo-training methods unique to karate for increasing strength & flexibility; Sabaki-effective defensive and offensive movement in karate. Kamae-stances that provide a stable base to fight from.
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 | The Encyclopedia of Goju Ryu Part 2
by Morio Higaonna "the diligent and sincere practise of the fundamental kata will initiate the fusion of one's spirit and body, and movement along the correct path of karate will begin."
Chojun Miyagi 1888-1953
Founder of Goju Ryu Karate Chojun Miyagi Sensei stated, "Hojo undo are practised with the aim of perfecting the kata." In the same lecture, given in Osaka on January 28th, 1936, he went on to say, "...kata is an exercise for the whole body, while the individual movements are performed with the objective of self-defense." This second volume of the series brings together these two concepts by demonstrating in great detail the supplementary exercises, or Hojo Undo, and the basic kata Gekki Sai Dai Ichi & Gekki Sai Dai Ni, and Saifa. Following Miyagi Sensei's teaching method, the individual movements are explained, as is their role in the complete version of the kata. Author Morio Higaonna is the student of An'ichi Miyagi, who studied exclusively with the Founder of Goju Ryu karate, Chojun Miyagi. Higaonna Sensei is assisted in this presentation by Instructor Tetsuji Nakamura. Contents:
Hojo Undo using the chi-ishi, nigiri game and ishi-sashi to develop overall body power; the historical development of Gekki Sai Dai Ichi and Gekki Sai Dai Ni and their performance; the kata Saifa.
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| The Encyclopedia of Goju Ryu Part 3
by Morio Higaonna Morio Higaonna was first taught the kata Seiyunchin by his friend, Tsunetaka Shimabukuro. After he joined the dojo of Chogun Miyagi in April 1955, he learned exclusively from An’ichi Miyagi, a senior student of Chojun Miyagi, the Founder of Goju Ryu karate. Clearly this kata was viewed as important by Miyagi Sensei as it was one of those he chose to demonstrate during his research trip to Fuchow, China, in 1915. He also taught it widely during his year long visit to the Hawaii Islands that began in the Spring of 1934 where, it is believed, he felt that Sanchin, the first kata normally taught in Goju Ryu, was too arduous an introduction to his system for students who had not been prepared by strength training and body conditioning.
A private lesson in Shisochin and Seiyunchi kata with the world's greatest exponent of Goju Ru that reveals the technical intricacies of the art that will greatly improve your own karate.
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 | The Encyclopedia of Goju Ryu Part 4
by Morio Higaonna “Today there exist approximately twenty to thirty different kata. The names of the kata differ according to their creators. Each kata contains numerous attack and defence movements in a sequence and are performed in all directions. The overall kata is an exercise for the whole body, while the individual movements are performed with the objective of self-defense.”
Chojun Miyagi 1888-1953
Founder of Goju Ryu Karate
Goju Ryu makes no secret of its Chinese origins, yet it should not be considered a purely Chinese martial art. While the patriarch of Goju Ryu, Kanryo Higaonna, trained in China as a young man and was clearly influenced by the principles and practices of Chinese boxing, Okinawan Goju Ryu is more than just another form of White Crane Fist.
In the evolution of Goju Ryu karate, Okinawan self-defense methods were blended with Chinese combat techniques, principles, and strategies. Training methods were changed somewhat to suit Okinawan practitioners, their physiques, and life styles. What resulted after more than a half century of development was Classical Okinawan Goju Ryu karate as presented in this series of programs.
Ironically, this is without doubt closer, in a technical sense, to what Okinawan students were taught by 19th Century boxing masters in China, than modern Chinese Wu Shu. During the late Qing era and the early days of the Chinese Republic, with notable exceptions, the martial arts went into decline in China.
In the backwater of Okinawa, however, when change happened, it did so at a snail’s pace. As good Confucians, the Okinawans revered tradition and resisted change. With the rest of Asia in turmoil for more than fifty years, the tranquil, rustic, sub-tropical islands of Okinawa provided a safe repository for Chinese Boxing methods, as well as the crucible in which they were refined and developed for use by the generations that would follow.
Contents: Sanseru & Seipai
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 | The Encyclopedia of Goju Ryu Part 5
by Morio Higaonna “It is essential for each movement to be performed with one’s whole body and spirit. The goal of martial arts is to unite the mind, spirit, and power. Performed with sufficient stamina, kata training can ultimately result in the realization of one’s true essence.”
Chojun Miyagi 1888-1953
Founder of Goju Ryu Karate
It was the tradition in Goju Ryu karate for a student to be taught Sanchin, and only one or two of the other Kaishugata by the Founder of the style, Chojun Miyagi Sensei. He, and only he would determine which kata they were taught, his decision being based on the attitude, ability, and determination of the student.
And so even his best pre-war student, Jin’an Shinzato, learned only Sesan and Tensho after Sanchin. Seiko Kina learned Seiyunchin; Yagi Meitoku Suparinpei, and Shunshin Furugen, Kururunfa.
The second world took a great toll on the Okinawan karate community. By the time peace was restored, Chotoku Kyan, Choki Motobu, Kentsu Yabu and a host of other senior karate masters were dead. Many of Miyagi Sensei’s students had been killed during the hostilities, including Jinan Shinzato. In the post-war chaos of their homeland, few young Okinawans had the inclination, the time, or the resources to practice karate.
Fearful for the future of his art, Miyagi Sensei radically changed his teaching methods. In the immediate post war years until his death in 1953, he focused his attentions on his most dedicated students, chief among them An’ichi Miyagi and Shuichi Aragaki. He taught them the whole Goju Ryu syllabus at what would have been considered, even a decade earlier, an accelerated pace. Young, fit, accustomed to hardship, and with a voracious appetite for knowledge, they trained daily and learned fast. By the time Miyagi Sensei died in October 1953, they were an important part of the future of Goju Ryu karate.
The author of this series of programs is the student of An’ichi Miyagi and trains with both Miyagi Sensei and Aragaki Sensei to this day. All three represent, technically and spiritually, the very essence of Chojun Miyagi’s Okinawan Goju Ryu karate. Contents: Kururunfa & Seisan
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