Pesatuan Karate Goshin-Ryu Negeri Sarawak

Sarawak Goshin-Ryu Karate Association, Sports Commission Reg. No. 2828/2008

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

19th National Junior & Cadet Karate Championship 2009

The Venue - Dewan Kejiranan, Precinct 11, Putrajaya
(It was so out of the way, the taxi drivers even got lost!)




We have returned from the 19th National Junior & Cadet Karate Championships which were held at Putrajya from 11th to 12th July 2009.


Goshin-Ryu Sarawak Contingent with Soke & Mrs. Clement Soo
(The camera with which this picture was taken - let's just say, I'm not happy with it; optics is nice but speed is so slow. That's why composition is poor.)


Our contingent was entered representing the Goshin-Ryu Federation competing in 6 categories i.e. Individual Kata Male Cadet (14 / 15 years) & Female Junior (16 /17 years); Individual Kumite Male Children (12 / 13 years), Male Under-21 (+78kg), Female Junior (-48kg & -53kg) from all the available categories.

We have had a tight schedule and the time & distance involved in travel to and from the competition venue (we stayed in KL and commuted to Putrajaya, not to mention the flight from Miri itself). Moving a dozen kids and officials all over the place is no easy task and an adventure in itself. Kudos to our team manager for the planning and execution.


At the Kommuter waiting for our train back to the city after Day 1

Despite these additional challenges, we are very,very pleased with the outcome.

1. We managed to expose our atheletes to a national level competition and gauge their standing;
2. We managed to secure 3 placings (5 bronze medalists) out of the 6 events we competed in.

The medallists and their respective events are:

1. Individual Kata Male Cadet (14 / 15 years)
Al-Hasbi Al-Harir
Awangku Mohd. Fauzi Awangku Tengah


2. Individual Kata Female Junior (16 / 17 years)
Nur Nadirah Abdul Ghani
Dayangku Nurdiyana Awangku Tengah


3. Individual Kumite Female Junior (-53kg)
Nur Nadirah Abdul Ghani



Congratulations to all our atheletes for their hard work. Now they can rest, at least for the next few days...then it's back to training. (Coach has an evil grin on his face.)


Closing Ceremony - Gathering of Participants

We look forward to sending atheletes to the 29th National Senior Karate Championships to be held in Ayer Keroh, Melaka, 13th to 16th August 2009 for further exposure and assessment in preparation for SUKMA 2010.

We are looking for supporters and contributors especially from the financial side to help us out with the preparations for the 29th Senior Nationals and further on. Please email me at goshinmiri@gmail.com if you wish to help advance the future of Sarawak Karate. Thanks.
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History and Background

The Malaysia Goshin-Ryu Karate Federation (MGKF), established in April 1974, is a member of the Malaysia Karate-Do Federation (MAKAF) and currently is one of the most successful karate-do federations in Malaysia. The current head of the MGKF is Grandmaster Soke Clement Soo, who is also the founder of the MGKF.

Goshin-ryu style of Karate was founded by Soke Clement Soo in 1974. This style of Karate is quite similar to Shotokan style but emphasizes more on thrust and penetrating kicks, shorter forward stance and more side stepping movements. Although Goshin-ryu is consider a young style but since the inception it has spread to Australia, India, Kuwait, Switzerland and Germany.

Our style is very simple, which adopts whatever good techniques and should the techniques require changes or modifications, we shall do it. The Federation was officially accepted by Soke Terou Hayashi in 1976. Hayashi is a well known karateka in the world and was the first Referee Council Chairman of WUKO. He is aware of Goshin-ryu as a style of its own and never insisted that Soke Clement Soo change to Hayashi-ha Shito-ryu. Our students practice Shoto-kan, Hayashi-ha Shito-ryu and Goju-ryu Katas meaning that we must be able to adapt to the various different stances.

Our yearly activities are organising tournaments in school, state and national levels both in the Junior and Senior Annual Camp in Taiping includes training in basic techniques, kumite, katas, referee clinic, leadership and tournament. We also participate in the MAKAF's National Junior and Senior Championships.

In Malaysia, Goshin-ryu has dojos in Kuala Lumpur, Petaling, Klang, Jenjarom, Yong Peng, Batu Pahat, Parit Raja, College University of Technology Tun Hussein Onn, Permas Jaya, Skudai, Johor Bahru Polytechnic, Kota Bharu Polytechnic, Seberang Perai Polytechnic, Kluang, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang, Sungai Petani, Kota Baru, Pasir Mas, Rantau Panjang, Kerteh, Kuala Terengganu, Seremban and Miri. Our biggest concentration in promoting the art with about 35 dojos is in Penang. We are proud to say that the activity is so intense that we have to form a Black Belters Club for the operations.

At the heart of our instruction is the Introduction to Karate Program which has established itself as the standard for classical martial art instruction. The program features outstanding workouts which are both exciting and beneficial in a sporting recreational environment. The only magic that we practice is that of hard work and discipline.