This work reflects the system of education from the School of Dai Sensei
Meitoku Yagi named the Meibukan. The Meibukan, in an educational sense,
originated from the teachings of the Empty Hand that Chojun Miyagi adopted in
his Goju-ryu Karate system and passed over to his student in turn, Meitoku
Yagi. Sensei Yagi developed the system further and gave these teachings a
personal interpretation. The reader will find many historical photographs of
great Okinawan Goju-ryu karate masters who were the pioneers of this unique
martial art. The syllabus in this book serves as a technical manual in which
history, origins, practice, and techniques are arranged in an orderly way,
allowing the identity of the style to emerge. This syllabus offers deep
background that not only will serve beginning karatekas by giving them a
rational framework to grasp this martial art, but also more experienced
karatekas, who may reinforce or augment their existing understanding of the
style´s unique subtleties.
