Senior Gasshuku April 2026 - General Sessions

Sensei Bakkies Laubscher's April 2026 Senior Gasshuku, General Sessions are for senior Karate Ka with  focus on Goju Ryu Fundamentals to enhance fighting skills development.

Contents:

Video 1 (61mins):

• Junbi Undo: Warm up the body, develop mobility, and reduce injury risk -this Junbi Undo emphasising footwork, turning skills using Hiza Ate
• Kihon: Refine combination training, emphasising fundamental stances, movement, incorporating turning footwork.  Blocks, strikes, and kicks with correct posture, breathing, and timing  in combinations of  1,1/2; 1/2/3: combining hands and feet in execution, straight, angular moving
•  Yakusoku Kumite - Applying Kihon for the various levels, developing distance, control, and partner awareness, 
  applying Kihon combinations to establish reflex(1 hr)

Video 2 (62mins): 

• Shisochin Kata - emphasising rhythm, balance, focus, and practical interpretation of movement, so that skills were not only rehearsed, but also trained and applied in a practical way. Intense timing, skills, basic and Ojo Bunkai, applied practically.  
• Self Defence training: Using Karate skills in some rough, practical self-defence break-out scenarios.

This Gasshuku provides a structured introduction to core training elements of Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate for various expertise levels, with clear progression from preparation to application.