Pesatuan Karate Goshin-Ryu Negeri Sarawak

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

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

12th Sabah Primary Schools Karate Championships, Sabah





The Association sent a contingent of 20 athletes to the 12th Sabah Primary School Karate Championship held at Likas Sports Complex, Kota Kinabalu from 24th to 25th October 2009.

Accompanying the contingent were officials and a large group of accompanying parents.

This championship catered for Primary school and Form 1 students aged 7 till 13. An extra category was also introduced for this championship for Women 18 - 23 years of age as part of Sabah's SUKMA preparations.

Our athletes competed in both Kata and Kumite events for their age groups.

The Association is pleased to share that the team finished 4th overall with a medal tally of 12 comprising 1 gold, 2 silvers and 9 bronzes.

We hope to achieve a better result in next year's championship, should the invitation come our way.

GO! GO! GOSHIN!











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Year 2009 2nd Grading

Miri, 18th October 2009 – About 75 athletes comprising children to adult age groups, from the Sarawak Goshin-Ryu Karate Association were successfully graded by SOKE Clement Soo, the Grandmaster and founder of the Goshin-Ryu style of Karate (Goshin-Ryu Malaysia) at Kelab Rekreasi Petroliam, Lutong.

Among the highlights were the first time participation by several members from the newly established ILP Dojo. There were also some participants who were granted a double promotion from SOKE.

SOKE Clement Soo is the current Secretary-General of the Malaysian Karate Federation (MAKAF) and, the current Vice-President (Operations) of the Asian Karate Federation (AKF) Referee Council.

One of the stated objectives of the association is the advancement of sports karate in Sarawak and the identification of potential athletes at local and state-levels and eventually national-level.

Those interested in sending their children for training or wishing to take up karate for interest may contact our officials through email goshinmiri@gmail.com, or telephone, Mdm. Nurliza Talhah, 012-8075979; Mr. Steven Chong, 016-8791969; or Mdm Salbiah, 016-8542151 for more information. The association has also set up a blog site at www.goshinmiri.blogspot.com.
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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.