THE BEGINNING OF KARATE GOJU-RYU
Karate-do was born combining “Kakuto-jutsu,” or fighting martial art which had been
studied in Okinawa 500 years ago, and “Kempo”
which was introduced from China.
The history of “Go-Ju-Ryu” begins with Shihan Chojun Miyagi who is “Fuseishutsu nc
kensei” (unparalleled saint). Shihan Miyagi was born in Meiji era 20 (1888) in a famous house in Naha city in Okinawa. He studied Karate at the age of 14 from Shihan To-on-no. In the Meiji era 36 (1904), when he was 16 years old, he was ordered to go to Fuku-ken-sho in China and practice Chinese Kempo.
In China, he received rough and strict training. At the same time he studied theory from
old books. After he came back from China, he compared Chinese Kempo and Okinawa-
te. He adopted his unique and effective way of breathing which he called “Ikibuki, the
way of preliminary exercise which is necessary for mastering Karate-do. Later, he studied other styles and reorganized both Chinese Kempo and Okinawa-te’s
merits and added his own ideas. That is how “Go-Ju-Ryu” was born. The name of “Go-Ju-Ryu” was extracted from “Bubishi” which is documented in Chinese
records.
* The sentence above was an excerpt from the book of ” GOJURYU KARATEDO KYOHAN” by Gogen “The Cat” Yamaguchi
THE FOUNDER OF GOJUKAI – GOGEN YAMAGUCHI
Jitsumi Gōgen Yamaguchi (山口剛玄; January 20, 1909 – May 20, 1989), also known as Gōgen Yamaguchi, was a Japanese martial artist and student of Gōjū-ryū Karate under Chōjun Miyagi. He was one of the most well-known karate-dō masters from Japan and he founded the International Karate-dō Gōjū Kai Association.
* The information above was an excerpt from wikipedia read more here
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Karate goju pertama-tama diperkenalkan di Indonesia oleh seorang pedagang jepang bernama Kunishiro Ishi (Dan IV), ini sekitar tahun 1960an tetapi waktu itu sensei Ishi hanya melatih karate Goju dalam bentuk kelompok-kelompok kecil belum terorganisasi rapi. Kunishiro Ishi Mempunyai 3 murid senior yaitu Richard Menwidjaya, Maskun Prasetya dan Budhi Dharma.
Foto Alm Gogen Yamaguchi Bersama Sensei Setyo Harjono (Foto koleksi dari Hanshi Maskun Prasetya)
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Kemudian Setyo Harjono, Seorang Mahasiswa Indonesia yang mendapat beasiswa dari Jepang, kembali ke Indonesia setelah meraih gelar Sarjana Ekonomi. Selama di jepang, Setyo Harjono selain menuntut pengetahuan Ekonomi. Ia juga memperdalam karate Goju pada Maha Guru Karate Do Gojukai, Gogen Yamaguchi. Dan tahun 1967 kembali ke Indonesia dengan meraih DAN IV.
Pada tanggal 15 agustus 1967, Setyo Harjono, SE. mendirikan “Karate Do Gojukai Indonesia” di Jakarta. Sebagai Komda (komisariat Daerah) lahirlah Komda DKI Jaya, lalu Komda-komda berikutnya.
Setyo Haryono mengajak Kunishiro Ishi bergabung ke dalam Organisasinya tetapi dengan alasan pribadi, Ishi Menolak, yang ikut bergabung adalah dua murid senior Ishi, yaitu : Richard Menwidjaya dan Maskum Prasetya, sedangkan Budhi Dharma kemudian mendirikan perguruan sendiri bernama Gokasi.
Aktivitas Karate-Do Gojukai Indonesia dimasa kepemimpinan almarhum Drs. Setyo Harjono sangat tinggi, baik dalam kegiatan Nasional FORKI maupun dalam kegiatan internasional dari IKGA. Pengiriman karateka-karateka Indonesia ke Honbu IKGA Tokyo berlatih dalam Japan Karate-Do College Tokyo berlangsung teratur. Antara lain karateka Gojukai Indonesia lulusan Japan Karate Do College-nya Gogen Yamaguchi, adalah Shihan Iwan Pranatio Dan 7 IKGA. Asisten-asistennya yang tersenior ketika itu adalah: Richard Menwidjaya, Maskum Prasetya dan Woerjono Rahmat.
THE ORIGIN OF CANDRANAYA DOJO ( GOOGLE MAPS )
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