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(More customer reviews)I was a member of Higaonna sensei's dojo in Tokyo in the mid 1970s and this video brought back not only the details of the Goju Ryu kihon but also the feeling and flavour of the movements. Watching this tape is the next best thing to actually training with 'the Boss'. Karate-ka looking for neat tournament-style techniques will be disappointed but those karate-ka of all styles looking for effective fighting techniques will not. Higaonna sensei 'explodes' into the basic waza of Goju Ryu and so the slow motion review sections are useful to understand some of the more subtle motions of the hips and joints which add to the overall efficiency of the techniques. This tape is not to be looked at and simply put on the shelf to gather dust: it needs to be studied repeatedly and the lessons applied in training. The lack of a voice over is not a problem; anyone with half a brain cell should be able to work out the important points themselves. The ability to generate energy at short range is of great value to all karate-ka and this skill is clearly Higaonna sensei's forte. I had to smile in sympathy at the poor assistant who suffered in the cause of art; I have been on the wrong end of some of the Boss's short range blows and I remember well how I similarly moved. However this is all done with a great sense of humour which can be seen on the tape. Buy this tape and make use of it. You can only benefit.
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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.55 minutes
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