Pesatuan Karate Goshin-Ryu Negeri Sarawak

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

Monday, March 23, 2009

Goodwill visit to Brunei

21st March 2009

The club went to Kuala Belait, Brunei on a goodwill visit to the Wadokai Karatedo.

A total 0f 35 members comprising athletes and accompanying officals and family members spent the day with 60 members of the host dojo.

The day was not only spent in making friendships but also involved training among members of both dojos at the Wadokai clubhouse there.

Our visit was highlighted by the Borneo Bulletin as follows:


Members from the Miri Goshinryu in a group photo with Haji Malai Mohammed (C)

Association Aims To Produce Karatekas Of National Standard
By Liza Mohd

Bandar Seri Begawan - To Improve the standard of karate in the country, the Wadokai Karatedo Brunei Darussalam in Belait organised the first joint training with members of the Miri Goshinryu Sarawak Karate Association Saturday afternoon.

By organising this first ever joint training, we will be able to refine our techniques and skills and also learn the art of discipline and new techniques to beat the Opponent," said Haji Malai Mohamed bin Haji Mohd Ali.

Sixty members from the Wadokai Club and 35 members from the Miri Goshinryu gathered at the clubhouse along Jalan Maulana Kuala Belait to show their techniques and presentation.

Haji Malai Mohamad, who is also the Deputy President and Technical Chairman of the Brunei Karate Federation, said his members have participated in the Miri Karate championship for two consecutive years and did the country proud by bringing home few medals.

"At the championship, we've established relations with several karate associations at the regional level and came up with the idea to hold a joint training to hone the skills of our members", he added.

He further stated that the association is proud for producing half of the national team in Belait and is now looking to seek potential members to represent the country in national games such as Sukma and SEA Games.

An under-21 years National Championship organised by the Brunei Karatedo Federation will take place on March 27 at the Mumong Sports complex. All Karate enthusiasts are encouraged to participate.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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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.