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GOSOKU RYU KARATE

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CREATED IN 1953 BY TAKAYUKI KUBOTA


The style Gosoku Ryu translates to 'Go' meaning hard & 'Soku' meaning fast


Tak Kubota - The Master of Inner and Outer Strength.



Gosoku-ryu (???) is a style of karate which was founded by Takayuki Kubota. Gosoku stands for hard and fast, which suggests a combination of techniques both from the fast and dynamic Shotokan style as well as from the strength-focused Goju-ryu style.


Takayuki Kubota is one of the most famous and respected karate masters in the United States. Born on September 20, 1934 on the Japanese island of Kyushu, he demonstrated and performed his breathtaking strength and conditioning exercises at Ed Parker’s Long Beach International Championships in 1966.


In addition to teaching his very aggressive style of Gosoku ryu karate, Soke Kubota has been acknowledged as the most active and innovative karate instructor in the field of law enforcement techniques. Although his hair has grayed some since his memorable Long Beach demonstration in the mid-60s, he still leads his classes with the same intensity and dedication as he did then. As famous for his work in motion pictures, as for his karate expertise, his resume includes appearances in films such as the classic Tora, Tora, Tora, and The Killer Elite.

Someone said once that if you threw all the top masters in the world into one room and had them fight, Kubota would be the one who walked out. --Enough said.


The International Karate Association (IKA) was formed in Tokyo, Japan in 1953 for the purpose of teaching and promoting the Gosoku style of karate. Gosoku-ryu, "the style of force with speed", incorporates the methods of Goju-ryu and Shotokan karate with aikido, jujitsu, and judo. It is applied so as to encompass any attacker from all angles.


The IKA grew quickly to its current estimated membership of over 100,000 in 60 different countries. In 1964, Kubota came to the United States. He was able to gather several talented young men to create the nucleus of the U.S. branch. Under Kubota's tutelage, the IKA has achieved wide recognition in the martial arts world. Members of the organization have won championship titles, including California state, U.S. national, and world championships.[ citation needed ] The IKA reaches worldwide with headquarters located in Glendale, California.


A LIST OF GOSOKU RYU KATA

  1. 1_Kihon ichi no kata
  2. 2_Kihon ni no kata
  3. 3_Kihon san no kata
  4. 4_Kihon yon no kata
  5. 5_Uke no kata
  6. 6_Ni no kata
  7. 7_Gosoku
  8. 8_Ju hachi no tachi kata
  9. 9_Gosoku yodan
  10. 10_Gosoku godan
  11. 11_Denko getsu
  12. 12_Rikyu
  13. 13_Go no kata
  14. 14_Tamashi
  15. 15_Raiden
  16. 16_Kime no kata
  17. 17_Anso no kata

KATA KOBUDO created by master Kubota:

TONFA: Washi no kata, Juji no uke.

JO: Keibo jitsu, Ken shin ryu.

TSUE (walking cane): Tsue ichi no kata, ni no kata, san no kata, yon no kata, go no kata, roku no kata, Gyaku tsue no kata, Mawashi no kata,Gyaku mawashi no kata.

KATANA KATAcreated by master Kubota: Sankaku giri, Atemi no kata, Kubo giri, Gyaku giri, Iaido ichi no kata, ni no kata, san no kata, Toshin.


IKA PATCH AND ITS MEANING

Three kanji signs in the upper part:

BU - military (militant)

TOKU - virtue

KAN - house or temple

BUTOKUKAN - The Temple of Warfare Virtues The kanji signs on the lower strip make up the sign: Kokusai karate-do, which means International Karate-do.

The first dojo young Kubota was accepted in to was that belonging to Kanken Toyama in Tokyo, Japan_(Black belt magazine 06.1990).


Creating the effective self-defense Gosoku-ryu style master Kubota emphasized the development of three areas:

1. Universal promotion of the art of karate-do.

2. Its adaptation towards practical application.

3. Adjusting teaching methods and techniques to the requirements and the level of different people, especially children and the youth.

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