Grand Master Robert Trias founded his own style of karate called Shuri Ryu in the late 1950's and early 1960's. He's on record as opening the first Japanese-style dojo in the United States in Arizona.
GM Trias also founded the USKA (United States Karate Association). Around 1971, my former Master (now deceased), was for a short time a member of the USKA. In order to help unify the organization some Shuri Ryu kata were modified to allow for other styles to learn them and compete in open tournament fairly.
Go Pei Sho was created by GM Trias, based on his learnings from the Hopei school of Hsing-I. This kata was one that underwent modification. Some time during the mid-1970's, all Shuri Ryu kata in the USKA were restored to their original forms.
To my knowledge, the modified forms have long been out of practice and probably only exist as file footage on 8mm/16mm films, quadruplex video tape, and hand written notes.
The version of Go Pei Sho that I first learned as a 13 year old from my teachers has remained in tact. I haven't changed anything that was taught to me. If there are others out there that know this or similar version, I'd really like to hear from you.
3 comments:
I do not run Go Pei Sho this way nor I have seen it run this way. It almost looks like something he put together for Shorei Goju Ryu?
Ernie - I study Shuri-Ryu and have not seen this version of Go Pei Sho anywhere.
Who did you study under and where do you train now?
Jonathan Forrester
3rd Dan - Shuri Ryu
Shodan - Shuri Te Jiu-Jitsu
Shodan - Kobudo
Email: shuriryu@comcast.net
Earnie - I Study Shuri-Ryu also and hold a 4th dan. I train with Lorraine Lewis who currently holds a 9th dan and has trained since the 60's. She teaches a version of
Go pei sho that is very similar to this and also says it is the way she originally learned this form. When currently teaching it she calls it "The Kempo Version" as opposed to the current "Shuri Version". We also train a few other forms that are no longer in the Shuri curiculum, Juni Ippo, Seipai, Seiunchin, and others. There is also another form of
Go pei sho with the hands coming over the head on the cross over steps rather than down. You might find some interesting info on this and other pre Shuri stages of Trias Karate at Kondonoshokai's page. This is a group who are headed by Terry Sanders and teach Shorei-Ryu which came before Shuri. I have enjoyed this video and would love to chat more.
Eric Eubanks
4th dan, Shuri-Ryu
4th dan, Shorei-Ryu
1st dan, Kobudo
kohelet_wisdom@yahoo.com
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