Shotokan head of the Japan Karate Association's Brazilian branch. Action movie star Jean-Claude Van Damme holds a 2nd "dan" black belt in Shotokan and used the style when he competed both in traditional and in full contact karate competitions in the 1970s and 1980s. Michael Jai White has a 3rd "dan" in Shotokan, although he has long practiced other karate styles such as Kyokushin and Goju Ryu. Wesley Snipes has a 5th dan black belt in Shotokan. Shotokan Funakoshi had many students at the university clubs and outside dojos, who continued to teach karate after his death in 1957. However, internal
Dōjō kun styles, with alterations according to the general precepts of that style. Depending on your variant of Goju Ryu there are alternative Dojo Kun. For the Okinawan Goju Ryu of Eiichi_Miyazato or Teruo Chinen, as published on the walls of their dojo, the Dojo Kun consists of eight rules and are (in English) as follows: The translation above is from Teruo Chinen's dojo, the Miyazato version is slightly different. For other variants, including IOGKF, there are six rules and are (in English) as follows: The dojo kun Ryu-te are, in Japanese, the same as those used in Shotokan. The English translation