Tom Hill's Karate Dojo; Goju Kata; Teruo Chinen 1974 Wigan Dojo

Here is an old video of Master Terou Chinen as a young man (33 years old) at the Wigan Drill Hall c1974. Performing many of the Goju Kata. Tom Hill was watching this demonstration (23 years old) at the time while training at Sensei Tony Christians club and felt that this historical video should not be lost. Tom was given this as a VHS video many years ago and has had it converted to digital.

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There are many possible applications for Karate Kata Bunkai many contain Ju Jitsu and grappling applications.
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