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Goju-Ryu Karate History

A great deal of pride is taken in being able to trace the lineage of instructorship and mastery of a particular martial art back to the individual grandmaster credited with founding that particular style.

By clicking on each of the masters´ names below, you will gleam a small part of the history and succession of our martial art from its Okinawan and Chinese roots at the turn of 19th Century to the present day.

Kanryo Higaonna Shihan, 1853-1916 (Naha-te Founder)

Chojun Miyagi Shihan, 1888-1953 (Gojo-Ryu Founder)

An´ichi Miyagi Shihan, 1931-2009 (Master IOGKF)

Tetsuji Nakamura Sensei, 1965-Present (IOGKF World Chief Instructor)