Bruce Lee Workouts

Goju ryu karate is a style of Okinawan karate that combines both hard and soft Chinese martial arts styles, in fact in the Japanese language “Go” means hard; “ju” means soft and when put together it literally means hard-soft karate. The style uses a number of hard hitting strikes with the hands and feet, but also has softer techniques like blocking, joint locks, grappling, and throws and takedowns like those found in Judo. Like other styles of karate correct breathing is stressed along with body strengthening and conditioning. Goju-ryu use both circular and linear movements, and has many different katas. While the katas aren’t useful in an actual street fight they allow an instructor pass down techniques and concepts as well as giving him or her a tool to evaluate the student’s progress.

There are a lot of books out there about close combat, a few are even worth reading, but the quintessential close quarters combat and defensive tactics book is Kill or Get Killed. If you want to get an inside look at the skills that will help you survive real combat you need to read Kill or Get Killed. In the pages of this classic work is everything you need to know about close combat and self defense as well as how to handle riots and firefights.