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Matsumura Seito Shorin Ryu. Did Uechi Ryu for a short time but the dynamics were too far off from my base and I decided to forego my study

I'm gping through a similar situation. Sttrting Uechi i let them know i am a Shodan in Matsumura Seito but never expected to be fast tracked. I'm in the process of switching over to Hanshi Fusei Kises association and was told i would need to go through the ranks again. at first i was a bit put off but after thinking on it understamd because the Sensei doesn't know me and needs to make sure i hold the proper respect required of members before being allowed to wear the rank i earned elsewhere.

In my Uechi Ryu classes we practice, Sanchin Kanshiwa Kanshu Seichin Seisan Seiryu Kanchin Sanseiryu. I'm in the process of trasitiining over to Fusei Kise's Matsumura Seito Federation so I'm not sure all the kobudo kata but the empty hand kata are as follows, Fukyugata Ichi, Ni, and San Pinan Shodan, Nidan, Sandan, Yondan, and Godan Naihanchi Shodan, Nidan, and Sandan Passai Sho and Dai Seisan Wansu Ananku Chinto Rohai Gojushiho Kusanku.

In my Shorin training we only practiced nukite and chicken beaks. Now that Im training Uechi it has opened my eyes small surface strikes again. Nukite, Boshiken(thumb knuckle strike), Shoken(one knuckle punch), Hiraken(tiger/half fist) and Kakushiken(crane strike.)Uraken is also one i commonly forget but love the Okinawan use of it.

Matsumura Seito was never changed for the school system in Okinawa so my guess is it was never changed to the ball. don't get me wrong we learned bpth ways. but with the toe was taught as the proper use

Me and Zaine were always taught by our Shorin teacher that toe kicks should be used to soft areas. we did toe strikes as part of our basic waza at the beginning of every class. now that i study Uechi i see it used a lot more but has alwaus been something i trained.

i totally agree with this. in Shorin Ryu i have been taught not to use hard blocks against kicks but rather slaps to push them away, or my instructor actually favored bringing the knee up to cover the groin and lower parts of the body. but as was said in what i quoted. the beat defense for a kick is to not be there. When getting to higher levels of fighting traditional blocks are rare in fighting. you will more or less redirect the attack enough so that you are able to move in or around your opponent to strike or sweep them. Also if you were tp just stop the kick after their failed block you are doing them and you a disservice. They will not develop the block or body movement they need and you will never have the chance to learn to get ypurself out of the crappy situation you would be in after a blocked kick really happens. and me personally would rather learn to fight from a bad position with a low rank rather than higher ranks who will know how to keep you there.

Should i wait awhile longer to see if I'm just reading too much into it? I was a senior student of my Shorin teacher and i just don't wanna take anything away from these guys. i try hard to make sure that i ask them questions so that they know i respect that they are my seniors, and if i do lend my opinion to anything i make sure to say that's just how i was taught previously and try to be open minded.

Need opinions on if the situation continues. i am a Shodan in Shorin Ryu and have recently started Uechi Ryu. my Sensei has told me how wonderful my technique is and that i will skip ranks and most likely be a Shodan in Uechi in about a year and a half. while this makes me happy some things i have picked up on don't. firstly the last couple of classes when he has demonstrated something a lot of the times he is having me be his uke instead of the senior student. second a few classes ago he corrected a the senior student for saying onegai gozimasu(please teach me) when bowing to me. When correcting him he said "you don't say that to a junior, for now he is a junior tp you." My concern is that if my Sensei continues with things like that it will not make me popular with some of the upper ranking students. if they domt. like me i want it to be for me not the way it seems like I'm being favored. if this continues what should i do? Keep my mouth closed or tell my Sensei it makes me uncomfortable to be put in that position.

Like Zaine has said 70/30 is a good amount. is 2 hours ideal? No. but under a good instructor it is feasible. within the 2 hours you have with your instructor he should be able to correct any bad habits before they become a problem. but with that said, solo training should not be used for material that is new to you. it should be when you are refining the skills you already have a grasp on. one of my biggest pet peeves is doing an excercise with a senior who should know the ins and outs of it but has to stop and remember what needs to be done. Lije with kata, for everytime you practice a new kata you should practice your previous kata three times each. maintain your basics and build upon them

Well i have kata from three different styles. my Shorin ryu is through SMOKA lineage so it includes Shorinji ryu kata. and i now practice Uechi ryu. of the Matsumura Seito kata my favorite is Naihanchi Shodan. of my Shorinji kata my favorite is Seisan. and of the kata i know of Uechi so far i really like Kanshu. i think the Uechi kata will change over time as i learn more kata.

I have my Shodan and continue to refine my technique of Shorin ryu. but what I've found is that it has a certain timidity about it. so i found a style with a more aggressive approach. i will never stop my Shorin training. i just wish to becone more well rounded.

I agree with jaypo on this one. your body is going to wear as the class goes on but its at this point your mind will start correcting yoyr technique. in Shorin ryu when we test we do the basics very hatd and at a brisk pace. and try and keep the student tired the entire test so that speed and energy won't hide flaws and we can correct it easier. but when you're beyond blackbelt you should be able to feel the flaws and make your corrections for yourself.

I tend to change depending on target. i don't really like round house tp the body but when i do its usually with the ball to somewhere like the liver or kidneys. when attacking the outside of a leg it is the shin. and when attacking the inside iys more of the base of the foot and ankle. i would also use the base of foot and ankle when going high, but my target is usually the side of the neck and not the skull so not as much danger of hyperextension

Front push kick head kick to spinning back fist is a favorite of mine. you keep them miving to the rear something should land of the three. the beauty of the spinning backfist though is if they try and move in on you it can be changed to a spinning elbow. hope that's a helper. or front leg roundhouse to the thigh and then bring the foot to the head. this is a good one to use if you've been overwhelming your opponent and they are tired and juat trying to survive. a lot of times you can catch them with their hands down when you throw the kick to the inside of the leg.

Yall are all very right. I've just been on a McDojo hate trip lately. it all started after looking into a Hapkido/Tang Soo Do school and one of the website and pamphlet both stated "training with us will make you fearless and you will be able to defeat any attacker". I know this for myself that after a decade of dedicated training i am not fearless and know that in a violent situation it is still possibly a 50/50 shot that i could walk away unharmed and hate seeing people that don't know any better being taken advantage of and their lives put in danger for believing things like this. i will try and put sone of yalls advice to use. it is easier to rest at night knowing the people i have taught were taught sonething substantial and that they have a shot if ever forced to use it. thanks for yalls input

I am against it as it will water things down even further than i believe NASKA and ISKA already have. if anything we should be rallying to bet back to the traditional ways of Karate and trying to have comperition like that. i am if anything were to change my mind it would be if the rules were the same as knockdown tournaments. that is Karates root and that's would competition should be.

The award is based on reviews done for the local newspaper. usually i would let things like this go, but the instructors from what i have witnessed drill into their students that they are the only way and that they are better than others. when i spoke with the head instructor and told them of my background they all but flat out told me why what they do is better than what i do. they drill into the heads of their students that they are preparing then for the rigors of what combat is, when it actuality i believe they're giving them a false sense of security. sure if someone wants to do martial arts for the workout and fitness that's great. but when they're not combat effective in their methods of training take the blackbelt away from it and make itan aerobics class. i hate being classed with these people whom also wear a blackbelt and everyone have the idea that a blackbelt is nothing more than a joke. real martial artists are laughed at and made into a joke because of. school such as this one. i apologize if i got a bit passionate but like therest of you i have dedicated a great deal of my life to my study and hate seeing its image ruined by those who wish to commercialize and profit from it.

So walking to the store recently i have noticed in the window of my local Tkd McDojo a banner that says "Top 3 of 2014 Readers Choice". And i am bothered by it. just down the road i attend a traditional Japanese/Okinawan dojo that's home to four different styles taught by 3 different instructors-Iaido, Tomiki Aikido, Jodo and Uechi Ryu. now my peoblem is this traditional school that charges just enough to keep their doors open and the power on doesn't have one of these banners! Now i know awards like that mean nothing but its good recognition. the school awarfed this this has several blackbelts whom in my own opinion wouldn't pass for a green belt in a good school, practice light to contact sparring only, and when doing one steps wave their hands around their uke in no realistic fashion and are told they're learning something of value?! Why do the crap schools get the attention while schools whom teach the way it ahould be taught and not try to make a crazy profit not get recognition from the public? To me its outrageous and sad to see what the community believes is food martial arts. anyone else have any stories like this one to share?

I think your right on the rlaxing. i think most of my problem is i am trying to hard. from my years of shorin ryu i naturally want to move into a natural stance and am forcing my body into sanchin and putting too much strain on myself.

Also do your research into the credentials of the instructor. not saying he is bad but if he isn't able to promote peipke find out why.

I like to let people chase me, I'm a small wirey guy. but when they start toget frustrated and drop their hands and get lazy i lay on the aggressive attacks. in competition i don't fight this way though. the tournaments i used to go to tended to have a lot of people with rank they didn't deserve. so i would steam roll them. i started fighting in the black belt division as a brown belt and would lay on the agression. a lot of the reason being i know they couldn't hurt me. i would watch them throw their best shot and when i kept coming forward tgey showed the worry in their face. so it depends on the fighter and all that

I agree with this. in Musashis book "Go Ren No Sho" he talks about the thousand yard stare. by trying to make the background and foreground becone tge same it creates a 2 dimensional image to your brain and quickebs your reaction time. so i look at nothing.

Anybody know if this is normal when starting to learn Sanchin stance or is there any loosening up excercises someone can recommend. its not horrible pain just a little tweaking from the tension the stance puts on my knees. any help would be appreciated.