Uechi Kid

If you don't know the name of the techniques in your style and have the opportunity to train with Okinawan masters, you'll wish you did. I also think it helps preserve some of the history and tradition of a style. In the Dojo that I learned in we were required to learn the lineage our sensei back as far as it's Chinese roots. Does that make me a better practitioner? No, but I'm glad I have that knowledge.

For me it happened when we started looking deeper into the katas. Past the block, punch, kick and seeing what the real application for the techniques were. That's been what has kept the fire burning in me.

Normally no. I've always tried to stay away from the youth classes.

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Here is a link to a dojo in Texas. If it's no close to you, youmight call them. I'm sure nthey ca tell you where there is a school closer to you. Uechi Ryu is a small community. All of the senior instructors know or know of each other. http://uechiryutexas.com/about.htm

Ours are given right after the Black Belt test. "Here you go, great job". After the test we useualy go out for pizza.

I wear my styles logo all the time. I've never had any issues with someone picking a fight.

I was wondering who your sensei is and who his sensei is. How far down the line are you from George Dillman. I have trained with him and I can tell you he is right on with he applications. Remember that just because a stance doesn’t look cool it probably has a very sound function. I train in Uechi Ryu. We are about the least flashy style but a very tough and very deadly one. My Sensei, myself and another sensei have worked very hard to uncover the true applications of our style. Thanks to George opening our minds we have found many amazing things. Keep your mind open.

My first question is, who is your sensei and who is his. I have allot of respect for Ryukyu Kempo and the techniques and applications for those techniques. The master of you style has an eye for applications. Believe me, they are real.

I agree, get the heavy weight gi. Last longer and they will keep looking good longer also

As good as we think we are, we can all use "MORE PRACTICE"

Well I've been away from the forum for a while. The surgery went well. Rehab on the other hand is a slow and very painful process. Getting the range of motion back is the tough part. Getting there though. The group that I train with are heavy into the tuite and kyusho and Uechi Ryu isn’t a big kicking style so that helps. I will be modifying my training though, I don’t want to do anything to screw up this new knee. I wouldn’t want to go through this again any time soon. Thanks for all of your support. Rich

Traditional-Fist. Right on about Uechi Ryu. Thanks for all of your support. Getting stronger every day.

five katas to shodan

I was just reading all of the responses in this thread. Nice to see that so many have such fond memories of a character and actor. Also it’s interesting how many people started there training because of him. RIP Mr. Miyagi.

Not going to be able to trian for a while, maybe ever. I just had knee replacement surgery on December second. The Doctor doesn't want me to train after my recovery is over. We trend to train the softer side of karate(joint locks, pressure points and that kind of thing) so I'll still be able to do that. But I'm going to miss the harder side off training. Any of you that know anything about Uechi Ryu, know it's a hard style.

Well here's an up date. On December 2 2005 I get a new knee. Doc says no more Karate. At least the hard side of karate. Time to work on those finesse techniques.

Well I’m going to be laid up for a while. I’m having knee replacement surgery in three week. I’m told that full recovery can take up to four months. And after recovery the Doctor doesn’t want me to train any more. Really sucks.

Congratulations! You’ve just found out that blocks are not just blocks. I teach, think of blocks as attacks. Oh and maybe your friend won’t fool around like that anymore. And maybe he will respect your training.

I believe that in a real fight knowledge of pressure point fighting puts you at an advantage. That doesn’t mean that you’re not going to get hit. You probably will, but when an opening to hit points that can knockout your opponent open up you can stop the fight right now. And hopefully without hurting your opponent too badly. I only mention the not hurting your attacker because we are going to be held to a higher standard the people who don’t have any training.

Uechi Ryu has eight kata. That seems to be enough for most people.

Cool.

I agree. If he had spent the last forty years on a mountain in Tibet I might believe the knockouts with just chi. I guess he’s getting bored with teaching pressure point fighting. It’s to bad, he’s going to lose a lot of credibility.

If you've never been KO'd with his type of techniques you don’t know what you’re missing. That stuff really works. As far as his ability to create a chi ball or move people by just using his chi, well I’m also skeptical. But I have and do work with knockouts using pressure points. It’s all right there in kata. It really is what karate is all about. He doesn’t teach regular classes any more. He closed his school about a year and a half ago so he could concentrate on doing seminars. I know, he sold out to the all mighty dollar.

Keep working at it. Most of us had similar problems with those kicks at first. You will get better with Practice.