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The hardfast handway website has been
set up to accompany its sister site www.gosokempo.com.
Goso kempo is not
a sport it is a fast free flowing martial art. It is a combat system utilizing subtle parrying, trapping, footwork and
body evasion, combined with hardfast attacks. The dojo is not a playground and shouldn't be treated this way. A lot is required
of its Students and Instructors if the way of kempo is to stand the test of time and prosper.
Basic Philosophy
Goso kempo seeks in modern times to utilize the short powerful blows, jambing and grabbing techniques of
the early goju ryu (To De), with speed and Tai So Bachi similar to Wado Ryu (adapted from Atemi Jutsu) combined with short
sharp elbow, hand, foot and knee blows. To grab, jam, pull or twist of balance, to close and fight with knees, palm heel,
elbows, foot hand and head, to fight without premeditation or thought, involving no set position and with total
mental detachment.
Skills and Qualities:
Defence: Blocking, Dodging, Escaping, withdrawal, Hooking,
Evading, Smothering.
Attacks: Seizing, Closing, Adhering, Following, Dragging,
Centring, Forcing.
Actions: Spinning, Twisting, Rolling, Grabbing, Arm Bars,
Jamming, Locking.
Our Mission:
Through
this website we hope to demonstrate and share the combat applications that have been developed for over thirty years by many
of our senior students that have, and continue to work within the security industries.
Please note: This website is still under early construction so any comments or feedback would
be gratefully received. Thanks for taking the time to visit our site and we hope you have enjoyed it!
"The iron ore thinks itself relentlessly tortured in the blast furnace. The tempered
steel looks back and knows better. Sweat in peace so that we don't bleed in war."
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