Basic Saifa bunkai for grading (Goju Ryu)

We are starting weekly online karate classes from the 3rd of August: email [e-mail] to get added to the sign-up list. Need to prepare for grading? Enjoy this super basic Saifa bunkai for Goju Ryu, ideal for green belt and up gradings.
PS: Stay tuned for an exciting announcement at the end!
00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Opening move of Saifa for Goju Ryu
02:02 - Double block, knee strike
03:15 - Double punch, smash
04:33 - Tetsui uchi, uppercut
05:50 - Mawashi uke
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[@Aedox1]

Excelent bunkai sensei Che, and congrats for Bryan, each video confirms every Goju Ryu Kata is a powerful library of resources. Thanks.

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Truly, Goju Ryu is the style that keeps on giving! Maybe "only" 12 kata, but enough to study and train for a lifetime. Thank you so much for the lovely comment!

[@camiloiribarren1450]

Awesome that you are publishing a book about your dojo and your methods for all to learn about. Good job and great basic bunkai demos!

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

We are on about 50 pages so far, but hoping to put a dent in it while we are closed for the holidays! Thank you for always taking the time to watch and comment - we appreciate you :D

[@bajuszpal172]

God job Sir, I appreciate your Bunkai application allowing for sidesteps when parrying, changes in angles and useful applications from life. The only thing is Saifa trained for green o blue belt. The Kata Saifa was originally designed for ther lst Dan, Seienchin for the second, and so on. Studwents are were required the Takikoyoku, Gekisai katas altogether 6 + 2, 8+ 2 (Sanchin and Tensho)=10 katas for Eigth degrees, what is more than enougth. Best regards, Paul,68, retired instructor of Goju-ryu Karate.

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Thanks Paul
Love the insights
Your kata list looks like it’s from the Japanese / Yamaguchi line. We don’t do Taiyoku Katas , I did learn them while cross training within SeiwaKai in the 1990s
Was strange to do Saifa for Shodan and Seiyunchen for Nidan tests.

[@overhillandyonderdale7253]

This was really useful, thanks 🙏

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Thank you so much! We appreciate each and every comment :)

[@manoharcba1985]

Saifa bunkai is good. Very lucid and clear ideas. It is also helpful me although i am shodan

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

We never leave Saifa behind, no matter the dan! Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment 🤗

[@micheledannunzio5592]

Really good! Gekisai is a mine of teachings!

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

It's so funny when a blue belt turns around and says "I'm done with Geki Sai, I know everything I need to know" and then I laugh and laugh and make them do it again :D

[@micheledannunzio5592]

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[@suniljupiter4949]

❤

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

♥️

[@vijaybansod186]

This is for fighting.

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Absolutely!

[@jonasjpm1989]

Legal

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Domo!

[@zoehinis7848]

Even when it's chilled, Brian still suffers a bit!

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

#PoorBrian

[@CottinCandyLovinChopper]

I have an idea how about you make a video on how to be a black belt I don't mean to get black belt but how to act like a black belt and how to train like a black belt because I'm trying to improve on kata and sparring and I want to know how a black belt does those things

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

You know, I was actually answering the comments in part to find video ideas - thank you for this! Watch this space :D

[@Burvedys]

So yours gradings for kata are as follows: 7 kyu - gekisai dai ichi, 6 kyu - gekisai dai ni, 5 kyu - sanchin (kihon), 4 kyu - saifa, 3 kyu - seiyunchin, 2 kyu - shisochin, 1 kyu - sanseru, 1 dan - sanchin dai ni, 2 dan - sepai, 3 dan - kururumfa, 4 dan - tensho, 5 dan - seisan, 6 dan - suparimpei, 7 dan - you're kyoshi, go and rule the province for the emperor, etc.? :)

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

When you become kyoshi, no one may make direct eye contact, for to look upon your glory is to look directly into the heart of the sun, so powerful and mighty you are (lololol)