history: I used to have a green belt in Karate, as a kid!
knowledge: Karate was brought to Japan in the early 20th century during a time of migration as Ryukyuans, especially from Okinawa, looked for work in Japan.
response: Karate was brought to Japan in the early 20th century.
history: I used to have a green belt in Karate, as a kid!
Karate was brought to Japan in the early 20th century.
Was it? That was a long time ago. It reminds me of the movie Karate Kid!
knowledge: The film features the Gōjū-ryū style of karate.
response: The Karate Kid features the Gōjū-ryū style of karate.
history: I used to have a green belt in Karate, as a kid!
Karate was brought to Japan in the early 20th century.
Was it? That was a long time ago. It reminds me of the movie Karate Kid!
The Karate Kid features the Gōjū-ryū style of karate.
The style is very difficult to master since it involves a lot of intricate movements.
knowledge: Gō, which means hard, refers to closed hand techniques or straight linear attacks; jū, which means soft, refers to open hand techniques and circular movements.
response: Gō refers to closed hand techniques or straight linear attacks. jū refers to open hand techniques and circular movements.
history: I used to have a green belt in Karate, as a kid!
Karate was brought to Japan in the early 20th century.
Was it? That was a long time ago. It reminds me of the movie Karate Kid!
The Karate Kid features the Gōjū-ryū style of karate.
The style is very difficult to master since it involves a lot of intricate movements.
Gō refers to closed hand techniques or straight linear attacks. jū refers to open hand techniques and circular movements.
Yes sometimes people get confused between the two. Even though as you said, they are quite different!
knowledge: Both principles, hard and soft, come from the famous martial arts book used by Okinawan masters during the 19th and 20th centuries, the ''Bubishi'' ().
response: Both principles come from the ''Bubishi'' which was a martial arts book used by Okinawan masters in the 19th and 20th centuries.