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Goju Ryu Karate, originally known as
Naha Te, developed as an empty hand system
of defense derived from ancient techniques
imported to Okinawa from China by
Kanryo Higashionna.
After Higashionna’s death, his senior student
Chojun Miyagi carried on the Naha Te traditions
that have become known as Goju Ryu.
The Shobukan Martal Arts Center in
Amarillo, Texas traces it’s lineage in
Goju Ryu karate from Higashionna
to Miyagi, to Miyagi’s senior students
Seiko Higa, Seikichi Toguchi, and Meitoku Yagi,
through their student Masanobu Shinjo to
Lee Gray, who is one of Master Shinjo’s
senior students.
Karate training in Amarillo at
Shobukan Martial Arts Center
is firmly rooted in the koryu (ancient) traditions of:
hojo undo (supplementary exercises)
kihon waza (foundation skills)
kata (form) and oyo (application)
Persons interested in Goju Ryu Karate training,
and Karate Instructors interested in hosting
clinics or adding a more traditional approach
to their training may contact Sensei Gray
by e-mail at:
lee-gray@shobukan.org
Martial Arts for Body, Mind and Spirit
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