Pesatuan Karate Goshin-Ryu Negeri Sarawak

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

Monday, February 23, 2009

PRESS RELEASE - Upgrading

Shihan Al-Harir & family with Soke Clement

Candidates and Committee Office-bearers with Soke Clement

Miri, 22nd February 2009 – About 38 athletes from the Sarawak Goshin-Ryu Karate Association were upgraded by SOKE Clement Soo, the Grandmaster and founder of the Goshin-Ryu style of Karate (Goshin-Ryu Malaysia) at Kelab Rekreasi Petroliam, Lutong.

 Two karateka, Al-Hasbi Bin Al-Harir and Nur Nadhirah Bt Abd Ghani were conferred with a 2nd DAN Black Belt while Mohd Faiq Bin Zainuden was conferred with a 1st DAN Black Belt.

For his contributions and efforts, SENSEI Al-Harir was conferred a 5th DAN Black Belt which allows him to use the title SHIHAN (Master Instructor) for Goshin-Ryu Negeri Sarawak Karate Association.

 During the Upgrading, SOKE Clement also identified a few Goshin-Ryu karateka with the potential to progress further and be included in the National Squad.

 SOKE Clement Soo is the current Secretary-General of the Malaysian Karate Federation (MAKAF) and, the previous Chairman of the Asian Karate Federation (AKF) Referee Council.  He is also a member on the Disciplinary and Legal Committee of the AKF Commission and the first Malaysian to qualify as a World Karate Federation (WKF) referee.

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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.