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Also known as Gosoku-ryū

is a style of karate which was founded by Takayuki Kubota. Gosoku stands for hard and fast, which suggests a combination of techniques both from the fast and dynamic Shōtōkan style as well as from the strength-focused Gōjū-ryū style.

Key facts

Martial art group.logo
Gosoku-ryo.jpg
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200px
Martial art group.name
Gosoku-ryū剛速流
Martial art group.aka
Gosoku Ryu, Go Soku ryu
Martial art group.country
Japan
Martial art group.founder
Takayuki Kubota
Martial art group.head
Rod Kuratomi
Martial art group.arts
Karate • kobudo
Martial art group.ancestor schools
Shōtōkan • Gōjū-ryū
Martial art group.notable pract
James Caan, Rod Kuratomi, Val Mijailovic, Takemasa Okuyama, Grant Campbell, Natasha Inuhaere, Mike Ireland, Orlando Castro

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Background
  • Belt system
  • Major differences from other styles
  • Kobudo weapons
  • Prominent students
  • References
  • External links

is a style of karate which was founded by Takayuki Kubota. Gosoku stands for hard and fast, which suggests a combination of techniques both from the fast and dynamic Shōtōkan style as well as from the strength-focused Gōjū-ryū style.

==Background== The International Karate Association (IKA) was formed in Tokyo, Japan in 1953 for the purpose of teaching and promoting the Gosoku style of karate. Gosoku-ryū, "the style of force with speed", incorporates the methods of Goju-ryū and Shotokan karate with aikido, jujitsu, and judo. It is applied so as to encompass any attacker from all angles.

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