Gosoku-ryu

Gosoku-ryū
剛速流
Also known asGosoku Ryu, Go Soku ryu
Country of origin Japan
FounderTakayuki Kubota
Current headRod Kuratomi
Arts taughtKaratekobudo
Ancestor schoolsShōtōkanGōjū-ryū
PractitionersJames Caan, Rod Kuratomi, Val Mijailovic, Takemasa Okuyama, Grant Campbell, Natasha Inuhaere, Mike Ireland, Orlando Castro
Official websiteikakarate.com

Gosoku-ryū (剛速流) is a style of karate which was founded by Takayuki Kubota. Gosoku stands for hard and fast, which suggests a combination of techniques both from the fast and dynamic Shōtōkan style as well as from the strength-focused Gōjū-ryū style.