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Goju-ryu instructor teaching a group of karate practitioners

Gekisai Dai Ni

Gekisai Dai Ni is the second Gekisai form and a JKF Basic Kata reference for Goju-ryu.

Gōjū-ryū instructor teaching a group of karate practitioners

Gekisai Dai Ichi

Gekisai Dai Ichi is a modern Gōjū-ryū introductory kata associated with Chōjun Miyagi, with technical details varying among branches.

Black-and-white portrait of Chōjun Miyagi in a karate uniform

Chōjun Miyagi

Chōjun Miyagi was the Okinawan Karate teacher who named and systematised Gōjū-ryū from the Naha-te tradition associated with Kanryō Higaonna.

Black-and-white portrait of Gōjū-ryū founder Chōjun Miyagi

Gōjū-ryū Karate

Gōjū-ryū is an Okinawan karate tradition founded by Chōjun Miyagi, combining forceful and yielding methods with kata, breathing, conditioning, and partner practice.