International Karate-do Goju-kai Association

Description

Goju-ryu karate organisation founded by Gogen Yamaguchi, which spread Goju-kai karate through Japan and abroad; it held the first All Japan Gojukai Championships in 1963.

Also known as

Goju-kai

Founded

Yamaguchi Gōgen

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“Few people in the history of modern karate-do have commanded as much respect and generated as much controversy as the enigmatic Gogen Yamaguchi, who was the founder of the International Karate-do Goju Kai Association.”

— Cramer, Mark I.. (2018). The History of Karate and the Masters Who Made It: Development, Lineages, and Philosophies of Traditional Okinawan and Japanese Karate-doinfo

Sources

“Yamaguchi sensei went on to create the Goju Kai organization and was successful in spreading Goju Kai throughout Japan and the world.”

— Cramer, Mark I.. (2018). The History of Karate and the Masters Who Made It: Development, Lineages, and Philosophies of Traditional Okinawan and Japanese Karate-doinfo

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). International Karate-do Goju-kai Association. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5MFZ126633G0X2S0ZREQN2J - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.

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