The Edmonton Gojukai Karate Club is licensed by the City of Edmonton and was established in 1977, under the name Karatedo Gojukai Edmonton, by its first sensei, Yoshio Yamashita. Yamashita sensei was also appointed as shibucho (director) for Canada by Grandmaster Gogen Yamaguchi of Tokyo.

On Yamashita sensei’s retirement, John Priegert, one of the earliest students of the club, took on the role of head instructor and continues to teach under license from the head of International Karate Gojukai Association (IKGA), Master Goshi Yamaguchi of Tokyo in the traditional Yamaguchi Gojukai style

We are an IKGA Canada member club

Edmonton Gojukai is a member of  IKGA Canada, IKGA Canada is dedicated to providing instruction in the art and science of Yamaguchi Gojuryu Karatedo within Canada.

Goju-ryu karatedo shares its roots with other styles of karate developed over the centuries from the unarmed fighting arts of China. These arts came to Okinawa, where they underwent development and fusion with Okinawan unarmed fighting styles