Ashihara Karate

[Kuma]

Didn't you have some kind of training in Goju or something like that Traymond?

[Espina]

hey Kuma, have you trained Ashihara?

[Traymond]

Didn't you have some kind of training in Goju or something like that Traymond?

I trained in goju for a bout four months,

and im currently learning sepai from my Uechi Ryu Instructor.

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Espina....I have to ask...does ashihara involve alot of leg movements or striked to the leg or kicking techniques?

[Kuma]

hey Kuma, have you trained Ashihara?

One of my former instructors got to train in Enshin for a while, so he brought some of that to us. I'm a big fan of both philosophies, but it was hard enough to find Kyokushin around here, much less either one of those

[Kuma]

Didn't you have some kind of training in Goju or something like that Traymond?

I trained in goju for a bout four months,

and im currently learning sepai from my Uechi Ryu Instructor.

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Espina....I have to ask...does ashihara involve alot of leg movements or striked to the leg or kicking techniques?

Sepai isn't one of the standard Uechi kata. I'm guessing he has a background in Goju too?

Here's some video of Ashihara in action for you, Traymond. That should answer some of your questions.

[Traymond]

Sepai is indeen not with Uechi, but he says that the Sepai kata has some good contrast to have with uechi, since his emphasis on uechi is Crane, he loves the movements of Sepai, and thanks for the vid.

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And now thats answers by whole question to do with the "ashi" What about the "ha"...does that ha refer to crane?

[Kuma]

It could be "hara", the center of your being. I have no clue though, but perhaps Espina can answer that one for us.

[Traymond]

Hmm I never thought about that one, haha.

[Espina]

Yes Traymond. Ashihara is a lot like Kyokushin, we hit legs a lot.

[Espina]

And no hehehehe, Ashihara is the Last name of our Kancho, Hideyuki Ashihara