Gosoku-ryu
| Also known as | Gosoku Ryu, Go Soku ryu |
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| Country of origin | Japan |
| Founder | Takayuki Kubota |
| Current head | Rod Kuratomi |
| Arts taught | Karate • kobudo |
| Ancestor schools | Shōtōkan • Gōjū-ryū |
| Practitioners | James Caan, Rod Kuratomi, Val Mijailovic, Takemasa Okuyama, Grant Campbell, Natasha Inuhaere, Mike Ireland, Orlando Castro |
| Official website | ikakarate |
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.