Uechi ryu

[Gomez77]

How many of u have studied uechi ryu,, I've been studying about 5 years now,, and just wanna see people's lineage and which bunkai's and kumites people know.

[Wastelander]

I have never studied Uechi-Ryu, but I do find it to be a very interesting art and I have read up on its history a bit. I have also watched quite a few videos and documentaries on it. The tactics and techniques are often quite different from the ones that we use in Shorin-Ryu, but I have incorporated several of the ones that are similar because I find them to be quite useful.

Would you be willing to share some of your insights on the style, its kata, its bunkai, and its overall methods?

[Gomez77]

Sanchin,, when I first started I was like ,, this is karate and the more I practiced and learned new kata and kumite it started to make sense,, Sanchin is everything in our style, from the foundation to or stances, power and breathing without Sanchin there would be no uechi ryu,, I just don't understand why they're aren't more take downs in our system, maybe it's just the way my instructor was taught. I do see where take downs could or would work with different applications, I just think every one that takes a martial rt should atlleast learn how to take a fall or take some one down

[Kusotare]

Sanchin,, when I first started I was like ,, this is karate and the more I practiced and learned new kata and kumite it started to make sense,, Sanchin is everything in our style, from the foundation to or stances, power and breathing without Sanchin there would be no uechi ryu,, I just don't understand why they're aren't more take downs in our system, maybe it's just the way my instructor was taught. I do see where take downs could or would work with different applications, I just think every one that takes a martial rt should atlleast learn how to take a fall or take some one down

If I remember correctly, prior to developing his Karate style, Uechi Kanbun travelled to the Fujian province of China where he studied in a number of schools of Chinese Boxing. The boxing techniques of Uechi-ryu are described as "Dragon-tiger-crane boxing" I believe.

With an emphasis on Chinese boxing apparent - maybe this is why there are not that many take downs and grappling techniques within its syllabus.

He returned to Okinawa with just three Kata I believe - Sanchin, Sesan and Sanseryu - again no wonder why Sanchin is such an important kata then.

K.

[Gomez77]

I know he did go to fujian province, didn't know about him studying in different schools, the version I've heard is he went to learn Chinese medicine and learn kung fu. And his teacher Shusiwa trained him, and for the first 3 years of his training all he did was Sanchin,, now that is dedication! But the way u described makes a lot of sense to why there isn't much grappling or take downs in the system