Partner program
Goju Ryu Karate
Traditional Okinawan karate with belts kids can see and chase.
The art
Okinawan karate, taught the traditional way
Goju Ryu means hard-soft school. It is one of the four original Okinawan karate styles, built on strong stances, close-range strikes and blocks, breathing forms, and body conditioning. Kids learn it through kata, basics, and controlled sparring; adults train the same curriculum at full depth.
Where it comes from
Kyoshi James Howell, a seventh-degree Kyoshi in the Peter Urban lineage, leads the program as a partner school inside Cloud Forest. Goju Ryu has its own belts, its own tests, and its own tuition.
What it does for you
Kids see the next belt and work toward it. Tests are regular and earned.
Karate's structure suits children who need routine.
Stances, blocks, and strikes drilled until they are automatic.
Kids classes at 5:30 and 6:30, adults right after. Families train back to back.
What a class looks like
Bow in, warm-up, basics in lines, kata practice by rank, pad work or supervised sparring, bow out.
Your first visit
Comfortable clothes for the first visit; a karate gi comes later. Bare feet on the floor.
Questions before you come? Call 336-542-5920 or email support@traincloudforest.com.
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