Found this on the net, i thought might be interesting reading Goju a go-go (With many thanks to Nooms, as this is as much her post, as it is mine.) Well, Why did we go? Mainly because Kathie's friend/Boss/Former Instructor pestered her to, and because She had known one of the Instructors there for a couple of years. So we introduced ourselves and asked if we could join in - They were more than happy to let us participate, even when I said I couldn't actually sign up to anything, and was just there on holiday. So there followed one of the most gruelling warm-ups I've ever had, Honestly, I'll never forget that warm-up - I've been to easier gradings, And I mean that.... Most of the class involved partner work, and we concentrated on holds and breaks - although to our eyes, some of them seemed a little fanciful - Would pressure-point techniques work in a must-do situation? I think after a helluvalot of practice they would..... But it's inappropriate to judge a whole style after attending just one class. Their Chief Instructor, Kancho Deena Naidu was there and moved amongst the students, correcting here and there, and offering pointers. He helped me with quite a lot of the break holds, and spent a surprising amount of time with someone who he`d never probably see at his class again. I was grateful to him for this, and he seemed to have limitless reserves of patience. The skill level in the class was very high though, over half of the students were 2nd kyu and above - I liked this, and the brown-belt chap I partnered with,was pleased to have a total newbie to try out his (very effective) joint locks on! I liked the class overall, but I would've liked to do a kata class I think. Though Sionnagh, back in Perth taught me the Goju-version of Saifa, which has so many subtle variations - as well as the more obvious ones. So, Many thanks to Kancho Deena Naidu - for letting us train there, I don't usually do plugs - but these guys are seriously worth training with.... Dojo Address:- GoshinKan Goju Karate Rooty Hill Primary School Rooty Hill, NSW, 2766 Telephone: 02 8824 6587

Grading coming up for all grades. Please get ready. Soon we are going to have all the kata and techniques you need to know on the web. Kancho

Kancho's met Dan Millman in San Francisco last week in the town of San Rafael. They met for lunch at an Indian Resturant. it was a very enlightening meeting.