Waitaki Valley School

Why Waitaki?

Karate Club

The Karate Club is an organisation to teach and train the ancient, Japanese art of Karate. The karate style we use here in Kurow is called Go-ju Ryu.

Karate is very popular with the young people of Kurow and they train weekly.

HISTORY of GO-JU RYU

Goju literally translated means 'hard/soft'. "Go" means physical hardness and strength of character. "Ju" is the gentleness which flows from it. "Ryu" means style.

Goju Ryu originated from Okinawa, an island off Japan.

Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate emphasises a wide range of karate techniques appropriate to all levels of training. The traditional framework within which training is placed provides an environment that cultivates personal strengths.