What is the meaning of Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate Do, Jundokan Sohonbu?

• Okinawan:

  Okinawa is the last southern island in the Japan island chain and is the birthplace of Karate Do.

• Goju:

  means "Hard/Soft" and refers to the principle of "Yin/Yang". "Ying/Yang" is a concept of opposites and the balance between them.

• Karate:

  means "Empty Hands" and refers to Karate as form of unarmed combat.

• Do:

  means "Way" and refers to the fact that Karate is a lifelong study and a way of life.

• Jundokan:

  means "Building following the Way".

• Sohonbu:

  this refers to our headquarters in Naha, Okinawa, Japan.