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 Goshin-Jutsu Karatedō was founded by Gerald Durant (1922-1991) of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utica,_New_York Utica, NY]. By all accounts, “Durant was a crotchety old man who liked to fight people.” Durant's motives and methods for creating Goshin-Jutsu are mostly lost to history or hopelessly shrouded in self-made myths; Durant had a habit of telling people whatever they wanted to hear, just to make them go away. Frequently, these tall tales described jumping ship in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka Ōsaka] as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine Merchant Marine], and studying with some "samurai prince," because people kept pestering Durant for an exotic origin story until he provided them with one.
-What is known was that Durant enjoyed dōjō storming; i.e., walking into schools and directly challenging instructors, to see who was good and who was not. If Durant won, he moved on. If Durant lost, he signed up for lessons, and trained until he could win. This went on for several years. Durant learned [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo jūdō] in Canada, and was enamored with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido aikidō] to such a degree that he copied [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morihei_Ueshiba Ō-sensei’s] iconic goatee later in life. Durant attempted to storm, and subsequently trained under Willem Reeders, the Grandmaster of Liu Seong Kung-fu. However, this provides more questions than answers; Reeders also shrouded himself in self-created myth, and only gave his students pieces of his puzzle without revealing his whole story to anyone. Durant likely copied this idea.
+What is known was that Durant enjoyed dōjō storming; i.e., walking into schools and directly challenging instructors, to see who was good and who was not. If Durant won, he moved on. If Durant lost, he signed up for lessons, and trained until he could win. This went on for several years. Durant learned [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo jūdō] in Canada, and was enamored with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido aikidō] to such a degree that he copied [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morihei_Ueshiba Ō-sensei’s] iconic goatee later in life. Durant attempted to storm, and subsequently trained under Willem Reeders (1917-1990), the Grandmaster of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Seong_Kuntao Liu Seong Kuntao]. However, this provides more questions than answers; Reeders also shrouded himself in self-created myth, and only gave his students pieces of his puzzle without revealing his whole story to anyone. Durant likely copied this idea.
 [[File:Capela2.png|frame|Grandmaster Stephen Capela, Jr.]]

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 [[File:Durant2.png|frame|Grandmaster Gerald Durant (1922-1991), founder of Goshin-Jutsu Karatedō.]]
-'''Goshin-Jutsu''' (literally: “art of self-defense”) is an [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS8hpeWBjfg American]-founded karate style, modeling the Okinawan tradition, with strong Chinese and aikijutsu influences. By definition, Goshin-Justu prioritizes self-defense applications over sport-fighting. Goshin-Jutsu places a major emphasis on “[[Snap|snapping]]” hip rotations to generate power for decisive, targeted strikes which exploit the opponent’s reactions to previous strikes. Goshin-Jutsu [[Kata|forms]] and [[Waza|waza]] vary in speed, and make a greater use of joint manipulations and takedowns than most other karate styles.
+'''Goshin-Jutsu''' (literally: “art of self-defense”) is an [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS8hpeWBjfg American]-founded karate style, modeling the Okinawan tradition, with strong Chinese and aikijutsu influences. By definition, Goshin-Justu prioritizes self-defense applications over sport-fighting. Goshin-Jutsu places a major emphasis on “[[Snap|snapping]]” hip rotations to generate power for decisive, targeted strikes which exploit the opponent’s reactions to previous strikes. Compared to other karate styles, Goshin-Jutsu [[Kata|forms]] and [[Waza|waza]] vary in speed, and make a greater use of joint manipulations and takedowns.
 Goshin-Jutsu Karatedō was founded by Gerald Durant (1922-1991) of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utica,_New_York Utica, NY]. By all accounts, “Durant was a crotchety old man who liked to fight people.” Durant's motives and methods for creating Goshin-Jutsu are mostly lost to history or hopelessly shrouded in self-made myths; Durant had a habit of telling people whatever they wanted to hear, just to make them go away. Frequently, these tall tales described jumping ship in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka Ōsaka] as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine Merchant Marine], and studying with some "samurai prince," because people kept pestering Durant for an exotic origin story until he provided them with one.
-What is known was that Durant enjoyed dōjō storming; i.e., walking into schools and directly challenging instructors, to see who was good and who was not. If Durant won, he moved on. If Durant lost, he signed up for lessons, and trained until he could win. This went on for several years. Durant learned [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo jūdō] in Canada, and was enamored with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido aikidō] to such a degree that he copied [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morihei_Ueshiba Ō-sensei’s] iconic goatee later in life. Durant attempted to storm, and subsequently trained with Willem Reeders, the Grandmaster of Liu Seong Kung-fu. However, this provides more questions than answers; Reeders also shrouded himself in self-created myth, and only gave his students pieces of his puzzle without revealing his whole story to anyone. Durant likely copied this idea.
+What is known was that Durant enjoyed dōjō storming; i.e., walking into schools and directly challenging instructors, to see who was good and who was not. If Durant won, he moved on. If Durant lost, he signed up for lessons, and trained until he could win. This went on for several years. Durant learned [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo jūdō] in Canada, and was enamored with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido aikidō] to such a degree that he copied [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morihei_Ueshiba Ō-sensei’s] iconic goatee later in life. Durant attempted to storm, and subsequently trained under Willem Reeders, the Grandmaster of Liu Seong Kung-fu. However, this provides more questions than answers; Reeders also shrouded himself in self-created myth, and only gave his students pieces of his puzzle without revealing his whole story to anyone. Durant likely copied this idea.
 [[File:Capela2.png|frame|Grandmaster Stephen Capela, Jr.]]
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 A life-long smoker, Grandmaster Durant died of lung cancer in Pasadena, TX, on July 14, 1991; he was 68. Goshin-Jutsu persists, but it has noticeably lost steam since the late-2000s, since many of Durant’s direct students have become infirm or deceased. Since a martial art's popularity largely depends upon its ability to generate high-quality publications which remove barriers-to-entry, this website was created to preserve this art for future generations. Keeping with Goshin-Jutsu's ethos, no one was asked for permission before building this website.
-Goshin-Jutsu is a purely American invention, without any ties to any mainstream karate organization -- and in a lot of ways, that makes it ''better''. By definition, the cutting edge is on the fringe. While Goshin-Justu was the personal invention of a rogue individual, the lore of karate is populated with numerous [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motobu_Ch%C5%8Dki lone-wolves], misfits, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Dtoku_Kyan misanthropes] who were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mas_Oyama hell-bent on doing things their own way]. An American inventing a karate style makes as much sense as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracies Brazilian family] establishing a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_jiu-jitsu jūjustu ryūha]. While Goshin-Jutsu doesn’t have a “legitimate” paper trail, neither do most mainstream karate styles. ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gichin_Funakoshi Gichin Funakoshi] never granted any ranks above godan.'' Pre-1920s karate had ''no standards of any kind,'' and existed as a constant cross-pollination of personal fighting styles. ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Djun_Miyagi Chōjun Miyagi] never gave black belts to anyone''; he was convinced that only one’s character mattered, and that ranks would lead to division. While our critics claim that that Goshin-Jutsu is “illegitimate” because it was “made-up,” we’ve never seen an art that ''wasn’t'' made-up, nor do we know how one could logically exist.
+Goshin-Jutsu is a purely American invention, without any ties to any mainstream karate organization -- and in a lot of ways, that makes it ''better''. By definition, the cutting edge is on the fringe. While Goshin-Justu was the personal invention of a rogue individual, karate's lore is full of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motobu_Ch%C5%8Dki lone-wolves], misfits, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Dtoku_Kyan misanthropes] who were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mas_Oyama hell-bent on doing things their own way]. An American man inventing a karate style makes as much sense as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracies Brazilian family] establishing a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_jiu-jitsu jūjustu ryūha]. While Goshin-Jutsu doesn’t have a “legitimate” paper trail, neither do most mainstream karate styles. ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gichin_Funakoshi Gichin Funakoshi] never granted any ranks above godan.'' Pre-1920s karate had ''no standards of any kind,'' and existed as a constant cross-pollination of personal fighting styles. ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Djun_Miyagi Chōjun Miyagi] never issued black belts to anyone''; he was convinced that only your character mattered, and that ranks would lead to division. While our critics claim that that Goshin-Jutsu is “illegitimate” because it was “made-up,” we’ve never seen an art that ''wasn’t'' made-up, nor do we know how one could logically exist.
 If you were hoping to indulge in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cannon_Group,_Inc. VHS action movie] fantasy of learning a secret ancient fighting art, then you shall find only disappointment here -- and everywhere else you turn.

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 [[File:Durant2.png|frame|Grandmaster Gerald Durant (1922-1991), founder of Goshin-Jutsu Karatedō.]]
-'''Goshin-Jutsu''' (literally: “art of self-defense”) is an [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS8hpeWBjfg American]-founded karate style, modeling the Okinawan tradition, with strong Chinese and aikijutsu influences. By definition, Goshin-Justu prioritizes self-defense applications over sport-fighting. Goshin-Jutsu places a major emphasis on “snapping” hip rotations to generate power for decisive, targeted strikes which exploit the opponent’s reaction to the previous strikes. Goshin-Jutsu [[Kata|forms]] and [[Waza|waza]] vary in speed, and make a greater use of joint manipulations and takedowns than most other karate styles.
+'''Goshin-Jutsu''' (literally: “art of self-defense”) is an [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS8hpeWBjfg American]-founded karate style, modeling the Okinawan tradition, with strong Chinese and aikijutsu influences. By definition, Goshin-Justu prioritizes self-defense applications over sport-fighting. Goshin-Jutsu places a major emphasis on “[[Snap|snapping]]” hip rotations to generate power for decisive, targeted strikes which exploit the opponent’s reactions to previous strikes. Goshin-Jutsu [[Kata|forms]] and [[Waza|waza]] vary in speed, and make a greater use of joint manipulations and takedowns than most other karate styles.
-Goshin-Jutsu Karatedō was founded by Gerald Durant (1922-1991) of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utica,_New_York Utica, NY]. By by all accounts, “Durant was a crotchety old man who liked to fight people.” His motives and methods for creating Goshin-Jutsu are mostly lost to history or hopelessly shrouded in self-made myths; Durant had a habit of telling people whatever they wanted to hear, just to make them go away. Frequently, these tall tales described jumping ship in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka Ōsaka] as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine Merchant Marine], and studying with some "samurai prince," because people kept pestering Durant for an exotic origin story until he provided them with one.
+Goshin-Jutsu Karatedō was founded by Gerald Durant (1922-1991) of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utica,_New_York Utica, NY]. By all accounts, “Durant was a crotchety old man who liked to fight people.” Durant's motives and methods for creating Goshin-Jutsu are mostly lost to history or hopelessly shrouded in self-made myths; Durant had a habit of telling people whatever they wanted to hear, just to make them go away. Frequently, these tall tales described jumping ship in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka Ōsaka] as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine Merchant Marine], and studying with some "samurai prince," because people kept pestering Durant for an exotic origin story until he provided them with one.
 What is known was that Durant enjoyed dōjō storming; i.e., walking into schools and directly challenging instructors, to see who was good and who was not. If Durant won, he moved on. If Durant lost, he signed up for lessons, and trained until he could win. This went on for several years. Durant learned [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo jūdō] in Canada, and was enamored with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido aikidō] to such a degree that he copied [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morihei_Ueshiba Ō-sensei’s] iconic goatee later in life. Durant attempted to storm, and subsequently trained with Willem Reeders, the Grandmaster of Liu Seong Kung-fu. However, this provides more questions than answers; Reeders also shrouded himself in self-created myth, and only gave his students pieces of his puzzle without revealing his whole story to anyone. Durant likely copied this idea.
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 [[File:Capela2.png|frame|Grandmaster Stephen Capela, Jr.]]
-In the mid-1960s, Durant opened a dōjō, the Goshin-Jutsu Kyojujo, where he drew upon his experiences and taught his personal fighting method, which he later condensed into the [[Hajimete_Undō_no_Karatedō|five]] [[Futatsu_Mae_Undō_no_Karatedō|core]] [[Mittsu_Mae_Undō_no_Karatedō|Goshin]]-[[Yottsu_Mae_Undō_no_Karatedō|Jutsu]] [[Godan|kata]]. Durant later established or appropriated other kata to build his curriculum. Durant trained many students, who opened schools of their own. In 1983, the Goshin-Jutsu system fell into chaos and split into two groups, one in Pennsylvania and one in Texas, where Durant eventually moved to in order to closer to his family. No one reason has ever been identified for this schism, though “Grandmaster Durant had kind of a strained relationship with…everyone,” and he tended to attract similar people. The author of this website acknowledges Hanshi Stephen Capela, Jr., as the rightful inheritor and leader of the Goshin-Jutsu system. No one has advanced the state of our art more than Mr. Capela, through his methodical, individual effort to systematize every facet of it.
+In the mid-1960s, Durant opened his own dōjō, the Goshin-Jutsu Kyojujo, where he drew upon his experiences and taught his personal fighting method, which he later condensed into the [[Hajimete_Undō_no_Karatedō|five]] [[Futatsu_Mae_Undō_no_Karatedō|core]] [[Mittsu_Mae_Undō_no_Karatedō|Goshin]]-[[Yottsu_Mae_Undō_no_Karatedō|Jutsu]] [[Godan|kata]]. Durant later established or appropriated other kata to build his curriculum. Durant trained many students, who in turn, opened schools of their own. In 1983, the Goshin-Jutsu system fell into chaos and split into two groups, one in Pennsylvania and one in Texas, where Durant eventually moved to in order to closer to his family. No one reason has ever been identified for this schism, though “Grandmaster Durant had kind of a strained relationship with…everyone,” and he tended to attract similar people. The author of this website acknowledges Hanshi Stephen Capela, Jr., as the rightful inheritor and leader of the Goshin-Jutsu system. No one has advanced the state of our art more than Mr. Capela, through his methodical, individual effort to systematize every facet of it.
-A life-long smoker, Grandmaster Durant died of lung cancer in Pasadena, TX, on July 14, 1991; he was 68. Goshin-Jutsu persists, but it has noticeably lost steam since the late-2000s, since many of Durant’s direct students have become infirm or deceased. Since a martial art's popularity largely depends upon its ability to generate high-quality publications which remove barriers-to-entry, this website was created to preserve this art form for future generations. Keeping with Goshin-Jutsu's ethos, no one was asked for permission before building this website.
+A life-long smoker, Grandmaster Durant died of lung cancer in Pasadena, TX, on July 14, 1991; he was 68. Goshin-Jutsu persists, but it has noticeably lost steam since the late-2000s, since many of Durant’s direct students have become infirm or deceased. Since a martial art's popularity largely depends upon its ability to generate high-quality publications which remove barriers-to-entry, this website was created to preserve this art for future generations. Keeping with Goshin-Jutsu's ethos, no one was asked for permission before building this website.
-Goshin-Jutsu is a purely American invention, without any ties to any mainstream karate organization -- and in a lot of ways, that makes it ''better''. By definition, the cutting edge is on the fringe. While Goshin-Justu was the personal invention of a rogue individual, the lore of karate is populated with numerous [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motobu_Ch%C5%8Dki lone-wolves], misfits, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Dtoku_Kyan misanthropes] who were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mas_Oyama hell-bent on doing things their own way]. An American inventing a karate style makes as much sense as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracies Brazilian family] establishing a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_jiu-jitsu jūjustu ryūha]. While Goshin-Jutsu doesn’t have a “legitimate” paper trail, neither do most mainstream karate styles. ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gichin_Funakoshi Gichin Funakoshi] never granted any ranks above godan.'' Pre-1920s karate had ''no standards of any kind,'' and existed as a constant cross-pollination of personal fighting styles. ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Djun_Miyagi Chōjun Miyagi] never gave black belts to anyone''; he was convinced that only one’s character mattered, and that ranks would lead to division. While critics claim that that Goshin-Jutsu is “illegitimate” because it’s “made-up,” we’ve never seen an art that ''wasn’t'' made-up, nor do we know how one could logically exist.
+Goshin-Jutsu is a purely American invention, without any ties to any mainstream karate organization -- and in a lot of ways, that makes it ''better''. By definition, the cutting edge is on the fringe. While Goshin-Justu was the personal invention of a rogue individual, the lore of karate is populated with numerous [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motobu_Ch%C5%8Dki lone-wolves], misfits, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Dtoku_Kyan misanthropes] who were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mas_Oyama hell-bent on doing things their own way]. An American inventing a karate style makes as much sense as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracies Brazilian family] establishing a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_jiu-jitsu jūjustu ryūha]. While Goshin-Jutsu doesn’t have a “legitimate” paper trail, neither do most mainstream karate styles. ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gichin_Funakoshi Gichin Funakoshi] never granted any ranks above godan.'' Pre-1920s karate had ''no standards of any kind,'' and existed as a constant cross-pollination of personal fighting styles. ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Djun_Miyagi Chōjun Miyagi] never gave black belts to anyone''; he was convinced that only one’s character mattered, and that ranks would lead to division. While our critics claim that that Goshin-Jutsu is “illegitimate” because it was “made-up,” we’ve never seen an art that ''wasn’t'' made-up, nor do we know how one could logically exist.
 If you were hoping to indulge in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cannon_Group,_Inc. VHS action movie] fantasy of learning a secret ancient fighting art, then you shall find only disappointment here -- and everywhere else you turn.
 If you want to improve yourself and learn how to fight, then keep reading.
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 '''Goshin-Jutsu''' (literally: “art of self-defense”) is an [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS8hpeWBjfg American]-founded karate style, modeling the Okinawan tradition, with strong Chinese and aikijutsu influences. By definition, Goshin-Justu prioritizes self-defense applications over sport-fighting. Goshin-Jutsu places a major emphasis on “snapping” hip rotations to generate power for decisive, targeted strikes which exploit the opponent’s reaction to the previous strikes. Goshin-Jutsu [[Kata|forms]] and [[Waza|waza]] vary in speed, and make a greater use of joint manipulations and takedowns than most other karate styles.
-Goshin-Jutsu Karatedō was founded by Gerald Durant (1922-1991) of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utica,_New_York Utica, NY]. By by all accounts, Durant “was a crotchety old man who liked to fight people.” His motives and methods for creating Goshin-Jutsu are mostly lost to history or shrouded in self-made myths; Durant had a habit of telling people whatever they wanted to hear, just to make them go away. Frequently, these tall tales described jumping ship in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka Ōsaka] as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine Merchant Marine], and studying with some "samurai prince," because people kept pestering Durant for some exotic origin story until he provided them with one.
+Goshin-Jutsu Karatedō was founded by Gerald Durant (1922-1991) of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utica,_New_York Utica, NY]. By by all accounts, “Durant was a crotchety old man who liked to fight people.” His motives and methods for creating Goshin-Jutsu are mostly lost to history or hopelessly shrouded in self-made myths; Durant had a habit of telling people whatever they wanted to hear, just to make them go away. Frequently, these tall tales described jumping ship in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka Ōsaka] as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine Merchant Marine], and studying with some "samurai prince," because people kept pestering Durant for an exotic origin story until he provided them with one.
 What is known was that Durant enjoyed dōjō storming; i.e., walking into schools and directly challenging instructors, to see who was good and who was not. If Durant won, he moved on. If Durant lost, he signed up for lessons, and trained until he could win. This went on for several years. Durant learned [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo jūdō] in Canada, and was enamored with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido aikidō] to such a degree that he copied [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morihei_Ueshiba Ō-sensei’s] iconic goatee later in life. Durant attempted to storm, and subsequently trained with Willem Reeders, the Grandmaster of Liu Seong Kung-fu. However, this provides more questions than answers; Reeders also shrouded himself in self-created myth, and only gave his students pieces of his puzzle without revealing his whole story to anyone. Durant likely copied this idea.

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 [[File:Durant2.png|frame|Grandmaster Gerald Durant (1922-1991), founder of Goshin-Jutsu Karatedō.]]
-'''Goshin-Jutsu''' (literally: “art of self-defense”) is an [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS8hpeWBjfg American]-founded karate style, modeling the Okinawan tradition, with strong Chinese and aikijutsu influences. By definition, Goshin-Justu prioritizes self-defense applications over winning competitions and sport-fighting. Goshin-Jutsu places a major emphasis on power generation via “snapping” hip rotation to deliver decisive, targeted strikes in a manner which exploits the opponent’s reaction to the previous strike. Goshin-Jutsu [[Kata|forms]] and [[Waza|waza]] vary in speed, and make a greater use of joint manipulations and takedowns than most other karate styles.
+'''Goshin-Jutsu''' (literally: “art of self-defense”) is an [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS8hpeWBjfg American]-founded karate style, modeling the Okinawan tradition, with strong Chinese and aikijutsu influences. By definition, Goshin-Justu prioritizes self-defense applications over sport-fighting. Goshin-Jutsu places a major emphasis on “snapping” hip rotations to generate power for decisive, targeted strikes which exploit the opponent’s reaction to the previous strikes. Goshin-Jutsu [[Kata|forms]] and [[Waza|waza]] vary in speed, and make a greater use of joint manipulations and takedowns than most other karate styles.
-Goshin-Jutsu Karatedō was founded by Gerald Durant (1922-1991) of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utica,_New_York Utica, NY]. By by all accounts, Durant “was a crotchety old man who liked to fight people.” His motives and methods for creating Goshin-Jutsu are mostly lost to history or shrouded in self-made myths; Durant had a habit of telling people whatever they wanted to hear, just to make them go away. Frequently, these tall tales described jumping ship in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka Ōsaka] as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine Merchant Marine], and studying with some "samurai prince," because people kept pestering Durant for and exotic story until he provided them with one.
+Goshin-Jutsu Karatedō was founded by Gerald Durant (1922-1991) of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utica,_New_York Utica, NY]. By by all accounts, Durant “was a crotchety old man who liked to fight people.” His motives and methods for creating Goshin-Jutsu are mostly lost to history or shrouded in self-made myths; Durant had a habit of telling people whatever they wanted to hear, just to make them go away. Frequently, these tall tales described jumping ship in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka Ōsaka] as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine Merchant Marine], and studying with some "samurai prince," because people kept pestering Durant for some exotic origin story until he provided them with one.
-What is known was that Durant developed a habit of dōjō storming; i.e., walking into schools and directly challenging instructors, to see who was good and who was not. If Durant won, he moved on. If Durant lost, he signed up for lessons, and trained until he could win. This went on for several years. Durant learned [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo jūdō] in Canada, and was enamored with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido aikidō] to such a degree that he copied [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morihei_Ueshiba Ō-sensei’s] iconic goatee later in life. Durant attempted to storm, and subsequently trained with Willem Reeders, the Grandmaster of Liu Seong Kung-fu. However, this provides more questions than answers; Reeders also shrouded himself in self-created myth, and only gave his students pieces of his puzzle without revealing his whole story to anyone. Durant likely copied this idea.
+What is known was that Durant enjoyed dōjō storming; i.e., walking into schools and directly challenging instructors, to see who was good and who was not. If Durant won, he moved on. If Durant lost, he signed up for lessons, and trained until he could win. This went on for several years. Durant learned [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo jūdō] in Canada, and was enamored with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido aikidō] to such a degree that he copied [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morihei_Ueshiba Ō-sensei’s] iconic goatee later in life. Durant attempted to storm, and subsequently trained with Willem Reeders, the Grandmaster of Liu Seong Kung-fu. However, this provides more questions than answers; Reeders also shrouded himself in self-created myth, and only gave his students pieces of his puzzle without revealing his whole story to anyone. Durant likely copied this idea.
 [[File:Capela2.png|frame|Grandmaster Stephen Capela, Jr.]]
-In the mid-1960s, Durant opened a dōjō, the Goshin-Jutsu Kyojujo, where he drew upon his experiences, and taught his personal fighting method, which he later condensed into the [[Hajimete_Undō_no_Karatedō|five]] [[Futatsu_Mae_Undō_no_Karatedō|core]] [[Mittsu_Mae_Undō_no_Karatedō|Goshin]]-[[Yottsu_Mae_Undō_no_Karatedō|Jutsu]] [[Godan|kata]]. Durant later established or appropriated other kata to build his curriculum. Durant trained many students, who would open schools of their own. In 1983, the Goshin-Jutsu system fell into chaos and split into two groups, one in based in Pennsylvania and one based in Texas, where Durant eventually relocated to in order to closer to his family. No one reason has ever been identified for this schism, though “Grandmaster Durant had kind of a strained relationship with…everyone,” and he tended to attract similar people. The author of this website is from the faction that acknowledges Hanshi Stephen Capela, Jr., as the rightful inheritor and leader of the Goshin-Jutsu system. No one has advanced the state of our art more than Mr. Capela, through his methodical, individual effort to systematize every facet of it.
+In the mid-1960s, Durant opened a dōjō, the Goshin-Jutsu Kyojujo, where he drew upon his experiences and taught his personal fighting method, which he later condensed into the [[Hajimete_Undō_no_Karatedō|five]] [[Futatsu_Mae_Undō_no_Karatedō|core]] [[Mittsu_Mae_Undō_no_Karatedō|Goshin]]-[[Yottsu_Mae_Undō_no_Karatedō|Jutsu]] [[Godan|kata]]. Durant later established or appropriated other kata to build his curriculum. Durant trained many students, who opened schools of their own. In 1983, the Goshin-Jutsu system fell into chaos and split into two groups, one in Pennsylvania and one in Texas, where Durant eventually moved to in order to closer to his family. No one reason has ever been identified for this schism, though “Grandmaster Durant had kind of a strained relationship with…everyone,” and he tended to attract similar people. The author of this website acknowledges Hanshi Stephen Capela, Jr., as the rightful inheritor and leader of the Goshin-Jutsu system. No one has advanced the state of our art more than Mr. Capela, through his methodical, individual effort to systematize every facet of it.
-A life-long smoker, Grandmaster Durant died of lung cancer in Pasadena, TX, on July 14, 1991; he was 68. Goshin-Jutsu persists, but it has noticeably lost steam since the late-2000s, since many of Durant’s original students have become infirm or deceased. Since a martial art's popularity largely depends upon its ability to generate high-quality publications which remove barriers-to-entry, this website was created to preserve this art form for future generations. Keeping with Goshin-Jutsu's ethos, no one was asked for permission before building this website.
+A life-long smoker, Grandmaster Durant died of lung cancer in Pasadena, TX, on July 14, 1991; he was 68. Goshin-Jutsu persists, but it has noticeably lost steam since the late-2000s, since many of Durant’s direct students have become infirm or deceased. Since a martial art's popularity largely depends upon its ability to generate high-quality publications which remove barriers-to-entry, this website was created to preserve this art form for future generations. Keeping with Goshin-Jutsu's ethos, no one was asked for permission before building this website.
-Goshin-Jutsu is a purely American invention, without any ties to any mainstream karate organization -- and in a lot of ways, that makes it ''better''. By definition, the cutting edge is on the fringe. While Goshin-Justu was the personal invention of a rogue individual, the lore of karate is populated with numerous [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motobu_Ch%C5%8Dki lone-wolves], misfits, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Dtoku_Kyan misanthropes] who were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mas_Oyama hell-bent on doing things their own way]. An American inventing a karate style makes about as much sense as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracies Brazilian family] establishing a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_jiu-jitsu jūjustu ryūha]. While Goshin-Jutsu doesn’t have a “legitimate” paper trail, neither do most mainstream karate styles. ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gichin_Funakoshi Gichin Funakoshi] never granted any ranks above godan.'' Pre-1920s karate had ''no standards of any kind,'' and existed as a constant cross-pollination of personal fighting styles. ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Djun_Miyagi Chōjun Miyagi] never gave black belts to anyone''; he was convinced that only one’s character mattered, and that ranks would lead to division. While critics claim that that Goshin-Jutsu is “illegitimate” because it’s “made-up,” we’ve never seen an art that ''wasn’t'' made-up, nor do we know how one could logically exist.
+Goshin-Jutsu is a purely American invention, without any ties to any mainstream karate organization -- and in a lot of ways, that makes it ''better''. By definition, the cutting edge is on the fringe. While Goshin-Justu was the personal invention of a rogue individual, the lore of karate is populated with numerous [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motobu_Ch%C5%8Dki lone-wolves], misfits, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Dtoku_Kyan misanthropes] who were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mas_Oyama hell-bent on doing things their own way]. An American inventing a karate style makes as much sense as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracies Brazilian family] establishing a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_jiu-jitsu jūjustu ryūha]. While Goshin-Jutsu doesn’t have a “legitimate” paper trail, neither do most mainstream karate styles. ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gichin_Funakoshi Gichin Funakoshi] never granted any ranks above godan.'' Pre-1920s karate had ''no standards of any kind,'' and existed as a constant cross-pollination of personal fighting styles. ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Djun_Miyagi Chōjun Miyagi] never gave black belts to anyone''; he was convinced that only one’s character mattered, and that ranks would lead to division. While critics claim that that Goshin-Jutsu is “illegitimate” because it’s “made-up,” we’ve never seen an art that ''wasn’t'' made-up, nor do we know how one could logically exist.
 If you were hoping to indulge in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cannon_Group,_Inc. VHS action movie] fantasy of learning a secret ancient fighting art, then you shall find only disappointment here -- and everywhere else you turn.

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 In the mid-1960s, Durant opened a dōjō, the Goshin-Jutsu Kyojujo, where he drew upon his experiences, and taught his personal fighting method, which he later condensed into the [[Hajimete_Undō_no_Karatedō|five]] [[Futatsu_Mae_Undō_no_Karatedō|core]] [[Mittsu_Mae_Undō_no_Karatedō|Goshin]]-[[Yottsu_Mae_Undō_no_Karatedō|Jutsu]] [[Godan|kata]]. Durant later established or appropriated other kata to build his curriculum. Durant trained many students, who then went on to open schools of their own. In 1983, the Goshin-Jutsu system fell into chaos and split into two groups, one in based in Pennsylvania and one in Texas, where Durant eventually moved in order to closer to his family. No one reason has ever been identified for this schism, though “Grandmaster Durant had kind of a strained relationship with…everyone,” and he tended to attract similar people. The author of this website is from the faction that acknowledges Hanshi Stephen Capela, Jr., as the rightful inheritor and leader of the Goshin-Jutsu system. No one has advanced the state of our art more than Mr. Capela, through his methodical, individual effort to systematize every facet of it.
-A life-long smoker, Grandmaster Durant died of lung cancer in Pasadena, TX, on July 14, 1991; he was 68. Goshin-Jutsu persists, but has noticeably lost steam since the late-2000s, as many of Durant’s original students have become infirm or deceased. Since a martial art's popularity largely depends upon its ability to generate high-quality publications which remove barriers-to-entry, this website was created to preserve this art form for future generations. Keeping with Goshin-Jutsu's ethos, no one was asked for permission before building this site.
+A life-long smoker, Grandmaster Durant died of lung cancer in Pasadena, TX, on July 14, 1991; he was 68. Goshin-Jutsu persists, but it has noticeably lost steam since the late-2000s, since many of Durant’s original students have become infirm or deceased. Since a martial art's popularity largely depends upon its ability to generate high-quality publications which remove barriers-to-entry, this website was created to preserve this art form for future generations. Keeping with Goshin-Jutsu's ethos, no one was asked for permission before building this website.
 Goshin-Jutsu is a purely American invention, without any ties to any mainstream karate organization -- and in a lot of ways, that makes it ''better''. By definition, the cutting edge is on the fringe. While Goshin-Justu was the personal invention of a rogue individual, the lore of karate is populated with numerous [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motobu_Ch%C5%8Dki lone-wolves], misfits, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Dtoku_Kyan misanthropes] who were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mas_Oyama hell-bent on doing things their own way]. An American inventing a karate style makes about as much sense as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracies Brazilian family] establishing a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_jiu-jitsu jūjustu ryūha]. While Goshin-Jutsu doesn’t have a “legitimate” paper trail, neither does most mainstream karate styles. ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gichin_Funakoshi Gichin Funakoshi] never granted any ranks above godan.'' Pre-1920s karate had ''no standards of any kind,'' and existed as a constant cross-pollination of personal fighting styles. ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Djun_Miyagi Chōjun Miyagi] never gave black belts to anyone''; he was convinced that only one’s character mattered, and that ranks would lead to division. While critics claim that that Goshin-Jutsu is “illegitimate” because it’s “made-up,” I’ve never seen an art that wasn’t made-up, nor do I know how one could logically exist.

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 What is known was that Durant developed a habit of dōjō storming; i.e., walking into schools and directly challenging instructors, to see who was good and who was not. If Durant won, he moved on. If Durant lost, he signed up for lessons, and trained until he could win. This went on for several years. Durant learned [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo jūdō] in Canada, and was enamored by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido aikidō] to such a degree that he copied [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morihei_Ueshiba Ō-sensei’s] trademark goatee later in life. Durant attempted to storm, and subsequently trained with Willem Reeders, the Grandmaster of Liu Seong Kung-fu. However, this provides more questions than answers; Reeders also shrouded himself in self-created myth, and only gave his students pieces of his puzzle, without revealing his whole story to anyone. Durant likely copied this idea.
 In the mid-1960s, Durant opened a dōjō, the Goshin-Jutsu Kyojujo, where he drew upon his experiences, and taught his personal fighting method, which he later condensed into the [[Hajimete_Undō_no_Karatedō|five]] [[Futatsu_Mae_Undō_no_Karatedō|core]] [[Mittsu_Mae_Undō_no_Karatedō|Goshin]]-[[Yottsu_Mae_Undō_no_Karatedō|Jutsu]] [[Godan|kata]]. Durant later established or appropriated other kata to build his curriculum. Durant trained many students, who then went on to open schools of their own. In 1983, the Goshin-Jutsu system fell into chaos and split into two groups, one in based in Pennsylvania and one in Texas, where Durant eventually moved in order to closer to his family. No one reason has ever been identified for this schism, though “Grandmaster Durant had kind of a strained relationship with…everyone,” and he tended to attract similar people. The author of this website is from the faction that acknowledges Hanshi Stephen Capela, Jr., as the rightful inheritor and leader of the Goshin-Jutsu system. No one has advanced the state of our art more than Mr. Capela, through his methodical, individual effort to systematize every facet of it.
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 If you were hoping to indulge in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cannon_Group,_Inc. VHS action movie] fantasy of learning a secret ancient fighting art, then you shall find only disappointment here -- and everywhere else you turn.
-If you want to learn how to fight, then keep reading.
+If you want to learn how to fight and improve yourself, then keep reading.

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-'''Goshin-Jutsu''' (literally: “art of self-defense”) is an American-founded karate style, modeling the Okinawan tradition, with strong Chinese and aikijutsu influences. By definition, Goshin-Justu prioritizes self-defense applications over winning competitions and sport-fighting. Goshin-Jutsu places a major emphasis on power generation via “snapping” hip rotation to deliver decisive, targeted strikes in a manner which exploits the opponent’s reaction to the previous strike. Goshin-Jutsu forms and waza have varying speeds, and make a greater use of joint manipulations and takedowns than most other karate styles.
+[[File:Durant2.png|frame|Grandmaster Gerald Durant (1922-1991), founder of Goshin-Jutsu Karatedō.]]
-Goshin-Jutsu Karate was founded by Gerald Durant (1922-1991) of Utica, NY, who by all accounts, “was a crotchety old man who liked to fight people.” His motives and methods for creating Goshin-Jutsu are mostly lost to history or shrouded in self-made myths, because he had a habit of telling people whatever they wanted to hear, just to make them go away. Frequently, these tall tales described visiting Osaka while in the Merchant Marines, and jumping ship to study with a samurai prince, because people kept pestering him for exotic stories until he provided them with one.
+'''Goshin-Jutsu''' (literally: “art of self-defense”) is an [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS8hpeWBjfg American]-founded karate style, modeling the Okinawan tradition, with strong Chinese and aikijutsu influences. By definition, Goshin-Justu prioritizes self-defense applications over winning competitions and sport-fighting. Goshin-Jutsu places a major emphasis on power generation via “snapping” hip rotation to deliver decisive, targeted strikes in a manner which exploits the opponent’s reaction to the previous strike. Goshin-Jutsu [[Kata|forms]] and [[Waza|waza]] have vary in speed, and make a greater use of joint manipulations and takedowns than most other karate styles.
-What is known was that Durant developed a habit of dōjō storming; i.e., walking into schools and directly challenging instructors, to see who was good and who was not. If Durant won, he moved on. If Durant lost, he signed up for lessons, and trained until he could win. This went on for several years. Durant learned jūdō in Canada, and was enamored by aikidō to such a degree that he copied Ō-sensei’s trademark goatee later in life. Durant attempted to storm, and subsequently trained with Willem Reeders, the Grandmaster of Liu Seong Kung-fu. However, this provides more questions than answers; Reeders also shrouded himself in self-created myth, and only gave his students pieces of his puzzle, without revealing his whole story to anyone. Durant likely copied this idea.
+Goshin-Jutsu Karatedō was founded by Gerald Durant (1922-1991) of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utica,_New_York Utica, NY], who by all accounts, “was a crotchety old man who liked to fight people.” His motives and methods for creating Goshin-Jutsu are mostly lost to history or shrouded in self-made myths, because he had a habit of telling people whatever they wanted to hear, just to make them go away. Frequently, these tall tales described visiting [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka Ōsaka] as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine Merchant Marine], and jumping ship to study with some "samurai prince," because people kept pestering him for exotic stories until he provided them with one.
-In the mid-1960s, Durant opened a dōjō, the Goshin-Jutsu Kyojujo, where he drew upon his experiences, and taught his personal fighting method, which he later condensed into the five core Goshin-Jutsu kata. Durant later established or appropriated other kata to build his curriculum. Durant trained many students, who then went on to open schools of their own. In 1983, the Goshin-Jutsu system fell into chaos and split into two groups, one in based in Pennsylvania and one in Texas, where Durant eventually moved in order to closer to his family. No one reason has ever been identified for this schism, though “Grandmaster Durant had kind of a strained relationship with…everyone,” and he tended to attract similar people. The author of this website is from the faction that acknowledges Hanshi Stephen Capela, Jr., as the rightful inheritor and leader of the Goshin-Jutsu system.
+What is known was that Durant developed a habit of dōjō storming; i.e., walking into schools and directly challenging instructors, to see who was good and who was not. If Durant won, he moved on. If Durant lost, he signed up for lessons, and trained until he could win. This went on for several years. Durant learned [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo jūdō] in Canada, and was enamored by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido aikidō] to such a degree that he copied [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morihei_Ueshiba Ō-sensei’s] trademark goatee later in life. Durant attempted to storm, and subsequently trained with Willem Reeders, the Grandmaster of Liu Seong Kung-fu. However, this provides more questions than answers; Reeders also shrouded himself in self-created myth, and only gave his students pieces of his puzzle, without revealing his whole story to anyone. Durant likely copied this idea.
-A life-long smoker, Grandmaster Durant died of lung cancer in Pasadena, TX, on July 14, 1991. He was 68. Goshin-Jutsu persists, but has noticeably lost steam since the late-2000s, as many of Durant’s original students have become infirm or deceased. Since the popularity of a martial art is largely dependent upon its ability to generate high-quality publications which remove barriers-to-entry, this website was created to preserve this art form for future generations. Keeping with the Goshin-Jutsu's ethos, no one was asked for permission before building this site.
+In the mid-1960s, Durant opened a dōjō, the Goshin-Jutsu Kyojujo, where he drew upon his experiences, and taught his personal fighting method, which he later condensed into the [[Hajimete_Undō_no_Karatedō|five]] [[Futatsu_Mae_Undō_no_Karatedō|core]] [[Mittsu_Mae_Undō_no_Karatedō|Goshin]]-[[Yottsu_Mae_Undō_no_Karatedō|Jutsu]] [[Godan|kata]]. Durant later established or appropriated other kata to build his curriculum. Durant trained many students, who then went on to open schools of their own. In 1983, the Goshin-Jutsu system fell into chaos and split into two groups, one in based in Pennsylvania and one in Texas, where Durant eventually moved in order to closer to his family. No one reason has ever been identified for this schism, though “Grandmaster Durant had kind of a strained relationship with…everyone,” and he tended to attract similar people. The author of this website is from the faction that acknowledges Hanshi Stephen Capela, Jr., as the rightful inheritor and leader of the Goshin-Jutsu system. No one has advanced the state of our art more than Mr. Capela, through his methodical, individual effort to systematize every facet of it.
-Goshin-Jutsu is a purely American invention, with no ties to any mainstream karate organization, and in a lot of ways, that makes it better. By definition, the cutting edge lays on the fringe. While Goshin-Justu was the personal invention of a rogue individual, the lore of karate is populated with numerous lone-wolves, misfits, and misanthropes who were hell-bent on doing things their own way. An American inventing his own karate style makes as much sense as a Brazilian family establishing their own jūjustu ryūha. While Goshin-Jutsu doesn’t have a “legitimate” paper trail, neither does most mainstream karate styles. ''Gichin Funakoshi never granted any ranks above godan.'' Pre-1920s karate had ''no standards of any kind''; prior to its introduction to Japan, karate was a constant cross-pollination of personal fighting styles. ''Chōjun Miyagi never gave black belts to anyone''; he was convinced that only one’s character mattered, and that ranks would lead to division. While critics claim that that Goshin-Jutsu is “illegitimate” because it’s “made-up,” I’ve never seen an art that wasn’t made-up, nor do I know how one could logically exist.
+A life-long smoker, Grandmaster Durant died of lung cancer in Pasadena, TX, on July 14, 1991; he was 68. Goshin-Jutsu persists, but has noticeably lost steam since the late-2000s, as many of Durant’s original students have become infirm or deceased. Since a martial art's popularity largely depends upon its ability to generate high-quality publications which remove barriers-to-entry, this website was created to preserve this art form for future generations. Keeping with Goshin-Jutsu's ethos, no one was asked for permission before building this site.
-If you were hoping to indulge in a VHS action movie fantasy where you learn a secret ancient fighting art, then you shall find only disappointment here -- and everywhere else you turn.
+Goshin-Jutsu is a purely American invention, without any ties to any mainstream karate organization -- and in a lot of ways, that makes it ''better''. By definition, the cutting edge is on the fringe. While Goshin-Justu was the personal invention of a rogue individual, the lore of karate is populated with numerous [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motobu_Ch%C5%8Dki lone-wolves], misfits, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Dtoku_Kyan misanthropes] who were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mas_Oyama hell-bent on doing things their own way]. An American inventing a karate style makes about as much sense as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracies Brazilian family] establishing a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_jiu-jitsu jūjustu ryūha]. While Goshin-Jutsu doesn’t have a “legitimate” paper trail, neither does most mainstream karate styles. ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gichin_Funakoshi Gichin Funakoshi] never granted any ranks above godan.'' Pre-1920s karate had ''no standards of any kind,'' and existed as a constant cross-pollination of personal fighting styles. ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Djun_Miyagi Chōjun Miyagi] never gave black belts to anyone''; he was convinced that only one’s character mattered, and that ranks would lead to division. While critics claim that that Goshin-Jutsu is “illegitimate” because it’s “made-up,” I’ve never seen an art that wasn’t made-up, nor do I know how one could logically exist.
 If you want to learn how to fight, then keep reading.