Senior Gasshuku April 2026 -

Black Belt & General Sessions 

The Black Belt session focus on multiple attacking combinations fighting skills, combining arms and legs with angular and  turning footwork, standing, moving,  applied against a partner, aligned with overall Goju Ryu Karate Objective - Physical Survival 

Contents:

BLACK BELT SESSION (73 mins)

  • Junbi Undo, Kihon concentrating on footwork, turning skills, multiple 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, combinations of hand and feet skills, angular moving, close, distance applications, including turning techniques, applied against a partner in Yakusoku Kumite to develop motor reflexes. 
  • Sanseru Kata - skills, timing, basic, Ojo Bunkai with partner 

GENERAL SESSIONS

  • Video 1 (61mins): Junbi Undo - emphasis on footwork, turning and executing attacks or defences;
    • Kihon combinations applied in  
    • Yakusoku Kumite 
  • Video 2 (62mins): Shisochin Kata: skills, timing, basic, and Ojo Bunkai against partner with variation applications, finishing off with some basic, realistic, rough self defence training against arm grabbing with partner 

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