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Canadian Naha-te Goju Karate is a Canadian organization of Karate schools that follow a traditional Goju-Ryu curriculum developed by Kyoshi Jay Purdy in over 45 years of study.

Jay Purdy was one of the first Canadians[1] to be accepted as a student by Dai Sensei Meitoku Yagi, the foremost authority of Goju Karate and the direct successor to Chojun Miyagi[2], creator of the Goju system. Kyoshi Purdy made several trips trips to Naha Okinawa in the 1980's and 1990's to further his knowledge of traditional Goju-ryu Karate.

Although there is no political affiliation, the style of Goju practiced by CNGK member dojos is reflective of the Meibukai, due to Kyoshi Purdy's personal experience with Dai Sensei Yagi and his son Hanshi Meitatsu Yagi[3]. A significant difference with the Canadian Naha-te Goju Karate training is that the students practice the traditional Goju syllabus as well as free sparring. Unlike sport karate, jiyu kumite practiced by CNGK practitioners is a balance of physical/mental conditioning and character development.

1. http://www.kingstonkarate.com/hist.htm 2.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meitoku_Yagi 3. Asian Journal of Martial Arts Volume 13, Number 4: Toth, R. “Yagi Meitatsu discusses the not-so-secret techniques of Okinawan Goju-ryu karate” 4. Asian Journal of Martial Arts Volume 11, Number 3: Toth, R. “Robert M. Dalgleish: ‘The father of Canadian Goju-ryu karate’”