Next Grading

Next grading will be on Feb 5th at 7:00pm... more

Knife and Kubaton Seminar

Sensei Ole Frederiksen will be teaching a weapons seminar ..... more

Edmonton Gojukai Winter Camp

The Edmonton Gojukai will be having another annual winter camp at beautiful Sylvan Lake AB ..... more

Shima Women's Only Karate

Shima Karate Women's Only classes are now held at Pinnacle Gym on Bowen... more

Traditional Goju-Ryu Karate

YAMAGUCHI STYLE HISTORY from International Karate-Do GojuKai Association Canada

Goju-ryu karatedo shares its roots with other styles of karate developed over the centuries from the unarmed fighting arts of China. These arts came to Okinawa, where they underwent development and fusion with Okinawan unarmed fighting styles. Several different approaches to self-defence came to the fore at this time, with one centred in the city of Naha.

Naha city in Okinawa was thriving with martial arts activity in the 1850's. Along with practitioners from the towns of Tomari and Shuri, the Naha martial artists were laying the groundwork for the development of modern karate-do and kobudo (weaponry). The history of Goju-ryu can be traced back to a man named Master Kanryo Higashionna, (ca. 1840 – 1910), known as the "Fist of Naha".

Although Higashionna began his training there, the true seeds of Goju-ryu were not planted in Okinawa but in China. Higashionna went to China and studied under a man named Master Woo (Ru in Japanese) who was a practitioner of Chinese boxing. Higashionna trained under Master Woo for approximately 15 to 20 years. On his return to Okinawa he combined his native fighting system with the Chinese system and became the father of Naha-Te. It did not take long before his fame spread throughout the island and students started to come to him for training. Among them was a student named Chojun Miyagi.

To read more on the history of karate check out Martial Arts History

Weapons Classes

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Adult/Teen Programs

The entire FAST defence curriculum is based around the Basic Course. This course will teach you most of what you will ever need to know regarding personal protection and intense conflict resolution. If students are interested in exploring the more physical side of self-defence (and many are!) then we offer other modules that look more specifically at possible situations that one may face.

For the general public we combine the adults and teens both male and female together in these classes. However we are able to customize our courses to meet the needs of specific age, gender, or special interest groups... read more

BALANCING THE BODY MIND AND SPIRIT

What to expect from our classes:

Classes begin with basic yoga positions to stretch the muscles and warm up the body. We move into floor movement exercises and then begin the first Yokara form which incorporates slow open handed martial arts techniques. Yokara is a belted system and you will advance through the levels as your knowledge of the forms and techniques grows. Our classes finish with "quiet time" to bring calm and focus.

You will need to bring a yoga mat, water bottle and your laughter... read more