Soryu Karate

The first book ever written and published on Soryu Karate in the world by Richard Guerra 8Th Degree Black Belt In Soryu Karate nick named Tiger by his Instructor Grandmaster Joe Alvarado one of the first Americans to learn from the founder The late Michio Koyasu student of Kanken Toyama of the Shudokan Karate Dojo. Guerra Sensei takes us through his journey of learning Soryu Karate from Alvarado Sensei in February 1966. The training under his instructor in the Chicano barrio of East Austin Texas and the brutal challenges faced by a young 14 year old timid boy afraid of his own shadow and how he became one of the most feared Fighters Of Grandmaster JOE ALVARADO's SORYU KARATE in Austin Texas. The Soryu Karate. His training in KATA made his fighting skills feared and respected by all who faced him on the streets or in the Dojo of the full contact era known as " blood and Guts. Thus Texas Soryu Karate was born. Developed by Grandmaster Alvarado From his training in sasebo Japan Soryu Karate became respected by Street Thugs and police officers who took Soryu karate from Alvarado Sensei. Yet the traditional version of Soryu Karate being the back bone of this strong unique Karate style Did not disappear as Guerra Sensei kept the traditional ways that Alvarado first taught him in 1966. In later years Guerra Sensei fought other Mary artists in Japan , Hong Kong , Taiwan and Mexico and was never beaten by other martial artists. His fighter mind set was sharpened from his brutal training under Alvarado Sensei. Guerra Sensei shares his story and his experience on soryu Karate not only as a striking martial art but also into the Bunkai ( application ) of kata and unlocking the movements of Kata and how they can be applied in self defense