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NITA
Supports Shudokan Aboriginal Karate Club
WHEN:
Tuedsay Evenings 7:00-8:30 pm (be there 5 minutes before
practice; sweats or loose gym clothing is acceptable)
First practice Tuesday September 14, 2004.
WHERE: Grandview Elementary School Gym 2055
Woodland Drive, Vancouver, B.C.
SENSEI: Toshiaki Nomada 4th Dan Black Belt, 26
years as an Instructor.
 
STYLE:
Goju-Ryu
FEES: Free
MORE INFO: Call Calvin Helin at (604) 275-9170.
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About Shudokan Style..
Shudokan Karate Club teaches Goju-Ryu---one of four
main styles of Japanese karate. Almost all karate styles
are a synthesis of Chinese unarmed fighting systems
with Okinawan Te (a bare-handed fighting method developed
in Okinawa, the southernmost island of Japan). Goju-Ryu
is no exception and its roots can be traced to the coastal
Province of Fujian in China. Literally, Goju-Ryu means
the “hard-soft karate style”. The fighting
system is based on the general Taoist notion that too
much hardness (or stiffness), or softness does not allow
for optimal speed and generation of power when fighting.
Goju-Ryu is characterized by an aggressive style of
attack emphasizing the deliverance of hard blows, but
with easy effort and rapid succession. Goju teaches
discipline that stresses the important of relaxing the
body musculature while at the same time keeping an alert,
focused mind on the movement of ones opponent. It is
easier to respond faster when one is relaxed. Also,
if a blow is received its effect is much reduced if
the body is relaxed.
The name Shudokan is used for this club because in Japan
it is traditional for dojos to have their own name (this
is name Sensei Nomada's instructor’s club in Kyoto).
Shudokan (which literally means “student”),
has been generically applied to all clubs with affiliation
to Nomada Sensei (now with clubs in Ladner and East
Vancouver).
Affiliated Clubs with Shudokan: Goju-Ryu Jitsuei-Kai
Karate Clubs (Richmond and Tsawwassen)
Head Instructor; Yew Kok (Ken) Hui (6th Dan Black Belt
and fromer Chief Instructor for Goju-Ryu Karate, Singapore).
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