150 Athletes, Officials In Karate Tournament
MIRI: 150 athletes and officials took part in the 2nd Invitational Karate Tournament held at Kelab Rekreasi Petroliam premises, here, recently.
Organised by Goshin-Ryu Karate Association of Sarawak, the two-day event attracted various clubs and federations from Brunei, Sabah, Johor, Kuching, Sibu and Miri, namely, Goshin-Ryu Sarawak, Sabah Karate Federation, Goshin-Ryu Johor, Asahi Karatedo Club, Brunei Karate Federation and Malaysian Shito-Ryu Karate-do Association Sarawak (MASK).
The best boy and girl overall champions were Alvin Anthony from Sabah, with two gold medals and Fiora Richard, also from Sabah, who won two golds and a silver medal.
The best promising Goshin-Ryu karate boy and girl were Mohd Khaliq Mohd. Laksemana and Nur Nadirah Abdul Ghani.
The categories were in both kata and kumite for juniors (8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-17 years old) and seniors (open category).
It was an exciting event with much camaraderie and sportsmanship among the participants.
The event was declared open by MSN’s Northern Zone Assistant Director, here, Harifen Hj Mansor.
The patron of the association, Hj. Ahmad Lai Bujang was also present at the closing ceremony.
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.
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