Hi I first trained with Kancho Sullivan over 18 years ago in Adelaide when GKR only had a dozen students. I am still quite familiar with the GKR style and it really hasn't changed much over the years. I still find it a traditional hard style.

I am currently with the Karate Jitsu Club in Adelaide. This style incorporates Karate (Shotokan), Kickboxing, Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Sports Karate ,Shoot Fighting and specific self defence techniques.

I have competed in the local NAS tournaments and have noticed the GKR students
in large numbers.
GKR seems to do well in point sparring particularly with the lunge reverse punch technique.

With respect to continuous sparring, I prefer the Kick Boxing techniques, where your non punching hand is up by the side of your head for extra protection rather than the tradition chambered fist.

Karate Jitsu also has a large focus on fitness and flexibility. Overall it is quite a good style. We still have the Katas such as tensho, seiunchin, sanseru etc...

Cheers

Warrior

Hi there, and welcome!

we would be very interested in your views, comparisons etc, especially about how it all was "back then"

This is similar to the Taekwondo way. Karate focuses on pulling the fist back to the floating ribs to strike again, rather than pulling the fist back to the head for protection. Not much good for points sparring, but then what good is points sparring anyway

IMO the chambered fist is more for appearance of "clean" technique than practical value. And once you get in the habit of chambering, like all habits it's hard to break, especially since it's so emphasized in classes.
I don't think there is any extra power to be gained from chambering, and from the chambered position it's going to take a fraction longer to get the next shot in.


Mick

mmmmmmmm it also teaches you not to leave your strike out there and admire it. that is something no one should do, get onto the next stike/kick/block i say, you only learn this by recoiling maybe not to chamber but atleast bring it back. chamber teaches you to do this in an early stage.

Ah but leaving the strike out there for the world to admire gives the other person all sorts of opportunities to do things with it.... hey Matt think of some of the things I did to you at that class how easy would it be if the strike was left hanging there LOL


Mick

Note to anyone "volunteering" to be micks fall guy, its not too late to hide

For the record: I was gentle with him. And asking him to pretend he was a female was for something totally different.

Umm I mean it was related to the subject at the time but unrelated to the previous thing of leaving the hand out.

Aaahhh it was also related to self defence.

I think I should just shut up cos I see the hole getting deeper if I keep going...


Mick

the holes so big mick we are sending a search party.



by the way when are you getting off your you know what and teaching me some sparing tricks i'm still waiting :thumbwink:

Were you there that night fang?


Mick

Dear Warrior,

The Karate-Jitsu club which you allude to is not Shotokan based. It is Goju-based with a lineage of Golden Knights, Zen Do Kai to Tino Cebrano. This is reflected by katas which you have mentioned: Tensho, Seiunchin and Sanseiru. Whether or not they are similiar to the true katas which were taught by Cebrano is questionable when you see how modified the ZDK and GK versions are. The other aspects which you have mentioned Judo, Ju Jitsu were probably derived from the ZDK/GK background aswell.

The World Warrior


'Hi I first trained with Kancho Sullivan over 18 years ago in Adelaide when GKR only had a dozen students. I am still quite familiar with the GKR style and it really hasn't changed much over the years. I still find it a traditional hard style.

I am currently with the Karate Jitsu Club in Adelaide. This style incorporates Karate (Shotokan), Kickboxing, Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Sports Karate ,Shoot Fighting and specific self defence techniques.

I have competed in the local NAS tournaments and have noticed the GKR students
in large numbers.
GKR seems to do well in point sparring particularly with the lunge reverse punch technique.

With respect to continuous sparring, I prefer the Kick Boxing techniques, where your non punching hand is up by the side of your head for extra protection rather than the tradition chambered fist.

Karate Jitsu also has a large focus on fitness and flexibility. Overall it is quite a good style. We still have the Katas such as tensho, seiunchin, sanseru etc...

Cheers

Warrior '