Goju-Ryu in Japanese means “hard-soft style.” Goju-Ryu is one of the four main traditional Okinawan styles of Karate. It features both hard and soft techniques. Go means hard, and it refers to straight line, closed fist attacks, and Ju means soft and refers to circular movements, and open hand techniques.
Goju-Ryu includes striking techniques such as punches and kicks, and also open-hand circular techniques for attacking, blocking and controlling an opponent.
Goju-Ryu includes Locks, Grappling, Takedowns and Throws. Goju-Ryu is descended from two styles of Kung-Fu. The circular movements in Goju-Ryu come from Fujian White Crane Kung-Fu, and the strong linear punching comes from Tiger style Kung-Fu.