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Chojun Miyagi was born on april 25, 1883 at naha in okinawa in a wealthy family. He started to learn the art of naha-te at the age of 11 from master Ryuko Aragaki. Then he joined with the master Kanryo Higashionna at the age of 14 and learned the art naha-te with full skill. After the master Kanryo Higashionna past away at 1915, he was gone to fukein province at china. There he learned a branch of chinease boxing the shaolin forms. After few months he returned to his native place started teaching karate to locals from his home. He taught to the police personal the same art naha-te at police acadamy. He sacrifies his own life for this art. In 1929 at okinawa in mainland japan he taight the above art the name Goju ryu. It means "Hard - soft style". For fullfil his dream he travelled so many times to mainland. The imperial Kyoto University, Kansai University and Ritsumei Kan University invited the great master to teach the art. Master Chojun Miyagi worked hard to spread karate in japan. In 1933, Dai nippon Butokukai had recognized the art of karate do. Then the master appointed as a head the branch of okinawa. He invented the form Kata Tensho, Gekisai Dai Ichi and Gekisai Dai Ni in 1940. He died on oct 8, 1953 at okinawa. He was a man of extreamly peace loving and humble.

Kata: Kata is a group of technics which has nearly 20 movements. These movements have defense and offense technics. Katas are most important aspects in karate. It is also like a grammer in karate. This training develops our body strength, attention of mind and correct posture. Kata follows different movements which depends upon their own style of karate schools Each karataka should follow these kata movements with full attention, power, speed and stanza correctness. This kata is coached in two methods in karate schools. One is test kata. Another is additional kata.

Street fight: From this kinds of fight we can protect ourself from publics (those don't know karate) how to attack, block, catching, breaking, locking, reaping throwing.... and also how to release ourself from the opponent. Ippon kumite technics is practiced by this fight methodology.

Sports fight: Sports fight is a fight between karate students. They have to use proper technics like punch, kicks, blocks, attacks, sports fight technics.... And the best students will get the prize. The fight will be sportive and the rules and regulations are followed in fight.Only it is practiced as sports motive.