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Student Membership - reserved for members currently training in Goshu Karate-do Yonshin Kai schools. All current student receive free access to our online Members' Forum.

Associate Annual Subscription (only $90.00 p.a.) - this category of membership provides all other applicants full access to our extensive Members' Forum for a period of one year. Access is made available online via an annual subscription fee. The fee is only $90.00 (AUD) for a twelve month subscription. Australian residents will be subject to a Goods and Services Tax (GST) 10% in addition to the Subscription fee.

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Our Foundation Styles
Authentic

Our instruction is about indepth knowledge transfer of authentic karate budo mixed with modern thinking. As a registered Member you will be able to access our extensive knowledge database containing numerous articles, photos, presentations, videos and other reference materials. Our exclusive database is known as the Members' Forum.

Registered Members can access our online database 24 hours a day - 7 days a week.

We are priviledged to be able to share with our members rare footage of Ohstuka Sensei and many other world renowned Japanese Masters. This footage is not available anywhere else in the world. We have videos of the Founding Instructors training in Japan. You can also explore over 1,000 instructional reference photos of 26 separate kata covering our foundation styles:

- Aragaki Ryu

- Goju Ryu

- Hakutsuru

- Shuri Ryu

- Tuo'on Ryu

- Nei Jia (Chinese internal martial arts)

These are the core and supplementary styles that have contributed to the development of Goshu Karate-do Yonshin Kai.

The tradition continues

Yonshin Kai is the modern day embodiment of traditional karate built on four core karate styles originally developed in Okinawa and mainland Japan. Traditional karate was heavily influenced by the Chinese Nei Jia martial arts. We explore these Chinese styles as supplementary learning.

Supplementary styles originating from China

  • Tai Chi
  • Hsing-i
  • Ba Gua
  • Qi Gong

Core karate styles originating from Okinawa and Japan

  • Goju Ryu
  • Shorin Ryu
  • Aragaki Ryu
  • Hakutsuru
  • Tuo'on Ryu

What They Say

picture"To truly master karate-do one must embody the entire philosophy. Without a strong virtuous mind the body is useless"

Ohtsuka Tadahiko, Hanshi - Japan