About Our Styles
About Ateru Goju-Ryu Karate-Jutsu and its founder
  
Hanshi Cullen’s Goju Lineage: Training with
Hanshi Cullen places you with an instructor who is only TWO
instructors away from Goju's founder Chojun Miyagi.
Chojun Miyagi - Gogen Yamaguchi - N. Gosei Yamaguchi \
---Kevin. Huunjin Cullen
Seigo Tada ------------ Motoo Yamakura
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The Academy of Martial Arts Studies is the Hombu dojo of Hanshi
Kevin Cullen. The ONLY instructor in the world teaching the renowned 5
Hands Systems.
ABOUT OUR ART - SOME HISTORY
The art is called Goju Karate. Goju-Ryu was the first karate taught as a system
in Okinawa. Its founder, Chojun Miyagi, is also responsible for creating the name Karate. –
Due to
it's original Chinese roots of Goju, the word Karate originally meant China Hand not open hand. Many years later, the Japanese decided to re-name it to Open Hand – using a same sounding Kanji (Chinese Character) that meant Open instead of China. Goju is infamous for its aggressive techniques and beautiful katas. These are attributed to the base elements that make up Goju: Shaolin Chuan-Fa Kung Fu, Pa Kua Kung Fu and Okinawan Te.
The Academy’s Chief Instructor, Hanshi Kevin Huunjin Cullen,
believes in combining the strength of Okinawan Goju with the beauty of
Japanese Goju with extremely soft hand techniques " 5 hands System"
which represent the JU of Ateru Goju Ryu Karate Jutsu. Goju Ryu is the oldest and most traditional of all forms of karate. Candidates for training should consider the
serious nature of training necessary to walk the path of
Ateru Goju . All students age 15 and older are welcome to join us on this lifelong quest.
Karate KIDS :
The kid’s version is a belted system that takes the young student from the basic building blocks of the above listed disciplines all the way through to
Jr. Black Belt Competency. Students will perform in the following areas: katas/forms, standing and moving basics, sparring, tournament competition and belt testing. Although we allow those students who wish to pursue breaking
to do so, we do not require board breaking as it has little to do with traditional
Goju.
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