Yushukan Applied Karate

Yushukan is a style of Goju Ryu that applies the old ways of training in a practical way for today's world. We cater for ages 7 years and up and families are welcome.

We train in traditional methods to learn the timeless self defense principles of Goju Ryu karate that have been passed down through the ages. We seek to understand what the masters of old knew about combat and how to best protect oneself from someone wishing to do us harm. We do this through many ways but the most unique is how we read and study kata like a text book and bring it to life in the dojo.
The name Yushukan means school of excellence and this is sybolized in our logo with the japanese kanji for excellence in the centre of 5 circles.
The 5 circles stand for 5 elements we or principles that we beleive in and flow through everything we do.
the five elements are..
1. Shuhari - The Japanese path to mastery.
2. Kaizen - The Japanese principle of constant pursuit of learning
3. Mind - Developing good character through training
4. Body - Developing a strong healthy body that's able to protect oneself
5. Spirit - Developing the never give up attitude through focus, perseverance and discipline

Many martial arts practitioners have been practicing the kata for many years without truly delving into 'why' they are used or 'why' they were even invented. I myself was one of these practitioners until I started looking deeper into kata and learning its true meaning. This is when the light bulb came on and karate suddenly had a whole new meaning.

Our classes contain methods of training fundamentals, fitness training and dojo sparring however our overarching goal is to be able to use our kata and bring it to life so it has meaning, purpose and can be applied in a distress situation.
Yushukan training is available for students 7yrs and above. Families are welcome to train together.