Goju Ryu is a system that you can practice throughout ones life. You never stop learning providing you do your own research. When I say research I mean creating situations in which you find out what works and what doesn't.
Take a lioness as an example, her job is threefold protect, provide and produce. This is her sole purpose in life and she does it without thinking. Over many years of diligent training and research she has mastered the technique of the element of surprise. She doesn't want to waste energy on something she cannot catch and because of the three P's she will only attack a vulnerable target. So she uses stealth and attacks from behind, utilizing her weight and speed to catch her prey. If she is outnumbered she will retreat because she has a duty to her family. If her family is attacked or she is hurt in any way she will fight to the death to protect her offspring. She acts on instinct, nature was created as a textbook for life, if you study it well you will become that lioness.

The vehicle of Transmission

In my experience of teaching Goju Ryu Karate-Do I have found that teaching by example, students will understand more readily what you are trying to teach them. What you have to remember is that your students are paying you for a service, and your job is to keep their motivation going. A good analogy is that they are like children learning to walk and talk, everything should be broken down so that techniques can be more readily absorbed. You should foster a sense of friendship and trust and in return you will receive a sense of obligation and a willingness to train hard.

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