okinawa Goju ryu karate

Miyagi Chojun, born in Okinawa, on April 25, 1888, started his life in Karate at the age of nine. His first teacher was Higashionna Sensei. By the time Miyagi was 20 year old, he was his Sensei's disciple. Miyagi Chojun later traveled to central China where he studied Zen as well as

Karate. After many years he returned to Okinawa and formulated the Goju Ryu system of Karate, utilizing the principles, his Sensei taught him. After the system of Goju Ryu had taken shape, he felt the need for a symbolic insignia. He copied his clenched fist (slightly crooked because of a previous injury, and that became the insigina for Goju Ryu Karate.

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The style of Karate we offer at Millennium Martial Arts in Vaughan is Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate, originated in Okinawa Japan."Go" is the Japanese word for hardness and "Ju" is the word for softness.This style of Karate is based on the concept that all hardness and

stiffness is not good. On the other hand all softness and too much gentleness is not good. The two should complement each other just like ying and yang. Combining the two gives Goju Ryu Karate, beautiful and graceful movements yet filled with strength. The movements are sometimes extremely fast and other times slow almost majestic.  Goju Ryu Karate is an aggressive style with hard multi-directional blows delivered without effort in rapid succession.