About our club
We are a family run martials arts club run by Renshi Reiner Parsons, 7th Dan Karate-do 2nd Dan Jujitsu and 4th Dan Kobudo, along with his sons Derrick (5th Dan Karate-do) and Graham (4th Dan Karate-do).
Together we have over 75 years combined experience between us and have dedicated a large part of our lives to martial arts and the communities we live in.
Together we have over 75 years combined experience between us and have dedicated a large part of our lives to martial arts and the communities we live in.
About our style
Goju Ryu Karate was formed in around 1900 by Master Chojun Miyagi who combined the old Okinawan art of Naha Te that he learnt from Higaonna Kanryo with Chinese boxing that he learnt from masters like Gokenki.
Higaonna Kanryo began his study of Naha Te in the 1800s with a master called Seisho Aragaki before travelling to Fujian, China where he trained with the White Crane master Ryuru Ko.
Chojun Miyagi's Goju Ryu was carried through the 20th century by masters such as Anichi Miyagi and Gogen Yamaguchi.
Reiner, Derrick and Graham Parsons have trained and graded under some of Japan and Okinawa's senior Goju Ryu masters including Hanshi Tadanori Nobetsu, Hanshi Morio Higaonna, Kai Kuniyuki and Teruo Chinen.
Higaonna Kanryo began his study of Naha Te in the 1800s with a master called Seisho Aragaki before travelling to Fujian, China where he trained with the White Crane master Ryuru Ko.
Chojun Miyagi's Goju Ryu was carried through the 20th century by masters such as Anichi Miyagi and Gogen Yamaguchi.
Reiner, Derrick and Graham Parsons have trained and graded under some of Japan and Okinawa's senior Goju Ryu masters including Hanshi Tadanori Nobetsu, Hanshi Morio Higaonna, Kai Kuniyuki and Teruo Chinen.