GOGEN YAMAGUCHI

Founder Goju-Kai Karate-Do

Gogen Yamaguchi was born in Kagoshima in 1909. During his early school days he began karate under Murata, a Goju exponent from Okinawa.

In 1931 he began to train under Master Chojun Miyagi and six years later was entrusted to head and teach Goju-Ryu in mainland Japan. He received the title of "Ju Dan Hanshi" (Tenth Dan) from Master Chojun Miyagi.

As a law student, Yamaguchi established his first karate club at the Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto. It was during this period that Yamaguchi created the first stages towards what is known as jiyu kumite (free fighting) and established rules to decide the winner of a match.

Under his leadership the I.K.G.A. (International Karate-do Goju-kai Association) was formed and membership now includes over 50 countries.

Gogen Yamaguchi a legendary karate master past away in 1989 at the age of 81 years. Never before seen photographs and film of the master are included in this DVD making it a collector's special. Check it out and put one in your shopping cart.