Gary Spiers did train in Goju Ryu under Master Morio Higaonna. He did not have a lot of time for Karate, except Goju, and he referred to Higaonna as "the Boss". But he also trained primarily as a wrestler, and his controlling techniques were from the grappling arts.
Spiers was undoubtledly a man who could "turn it on" but, unfortunately, he passed away a few years ago.
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