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Uechi is different in that it seems to be an art very efficient with the hands and very stable stances. however, not quite understanding how the statue like posture can be used with fighting on the move, with moving the stance so little. With regard to the Age Uke I was initially taught to not expose the underside of the wrist because of the risk to getting cut in defending against a knife attack. Additionally, that the outer part of the forearm was stronger than the underside.
Wow, Uechi is sooo different from most styles. I see similarities to Goju which I practice, like the toes-in stance, the round movements, the close techniques etc, but the mostly open hand techniques, the odd strikes, the top of the forearm blocking, and suegoshi dachi -- those seem virtually unique to my eye. Very interesting!
Some of the hand movements are similar to the SNT Siu Nim Tao form in Wing Chun. There is clearly more influence from White Crane Kung Fu. Maybe Uechi Ryu delivers us the almost lost connection of White Crane Kung fu and Okinawa TE, who knows? I think the techniques shown in this video are very unique. Please more hand to hand applications.
Bujinkan's age uke is the same as Uechi-ryu. We block with the meaty part of the forearm, albeit a clenched fist. I was told the logic behind it was that we don't train our ulnar bones, and even if we did, we risk them breaking if we block really hard strikes. We therefore block with the muscle, which I guess mitigates the strike more.
Uichi Ryu was Pangainoon kung fu from Fushun China. Pangainoon was a hybrid of southern Preying Mantis Hakka style and Hung Gar hand movements which includes tiger and crane techniques. Uichi learned this when he was studying in China.
@@cliffordfitka3523 Doesn't surprise me at all, this video resurrected some movement muscle memory of the years I practiced Shaolin KF, and Mantis was evident in the block with the wrist. The entire set of movements to be fair..
I am an Uechi ryu practitioner. Love this video. Uechi ryu is popular in Okinawa and some parts of the U.S. but isn't as widely recognized as some other styles. It's really great to see this interest in Uechi ryu!
Shimabukuro-sensei seems like a very structured type of Sensei. He's breaking down the movements into shorter sequences and points out what's what where necessary. For someone who has difficulty in mirroring/mimicking movements, this is a good rhythm to learn. Can't wait to see what's next with Uechi Ryu.
@@Burvedys I was thinking the same when I heard that. Out of the Okinawan styles, my first choice would be Uechi, but, Isshin Ryu would be a close second.
@@Burvedys Goju is cool, Uechi's sister style. Do what some of the Uechi practitioners do and just practice Kanbun's original 3: Sanchin, Seisan and Sanseiru. If you do Goju, you've already learned the same principles as Uechi and learning the Kata should be simple. BTW, I've also read that Goju had its "original" 4 Kata, too, but I don't know enough about it to know which ones they are. I'm sure Seisan and Suparinpei are among them, probably Seiuchin too.
@@varanid9 : I would say more of a cousin than sister or brother as Goju-ryu has To'on-ryu as a sibling and Shito-ryu as a half-brother (another marriage with one same parent). :) As for Kanryo Higashionna's kata, I was convinced it's 5 but recently I found sepai is not his, too (it's another side of sanseru by its strategic idea). So Higashiona's kata are sanchin (dai ni) as a fundamental (heishu-gata), sanseru as a main kata (kaishu-gata), seisan as a demonstrational or promotional "open" kata for all Nahate styles (i.e. fukyu-gata, not to be confused with Shorin-ryu basic kata) and suparimpei/pechurin as an advanced kata (Kambun Uechi later omitted it from his pangai-no'on curriculum). All the other kata are purely Chojun Miyagi's kata as his creations or adaptations (check anan-gata from Ryuei-ryu and you'll see it as a mix of other Goju-ryu kata although it might be a reverse engineering case) for his Goju-ryu, including tensho-gata that he made into a kata and sanchin-gata (forward and back without turns) as a form of kihon. Due to political reasons he claimed that he "inherited" all kata from Higashionna-sensei and then he couldn't change his legend as he became a legend (another pun, sorry). :) But due respect to Miyagi-sensei for this is long overdue (yet another pun...).
I noticed no differences! As a long time Uechi-Ryu practitioner it is always nice to see other karakteka engaging with the style. Excited to see you try our kata!
I trained wado-ryu karate, I also went to sparring Kyokushinkai... When I went to practice with a friend Uechi-Ryu - I had the feeling that he had totally changed Martial Arts, like is not katrate...! posture, breathing, punching, kicking everything is different! I didn't notice such a big difference in when I went to train kickboxing/muay thai (main difference boxing gloves), but Uechi-Ryu I felt like a fish out of water :D
Same for me😊. I originally practiced Uechi Ryu so when I practiced Shotokan I noticed how rectilinear it was compared to Uechi Ryu wich is more circular with footwork and hands.
As someone that has practiced Goju since 9 years old, now 47, I can assure you every technique they use in Uechi is also found in Goju. The emphasis on open hand becomes greater in Goju after 2nd Dan. This can be seen in kata such as Kururunfa, Seisan, Suparinpei, and Tensho. The name Uechi originally gave to his style, Pangai-noon, is basically the Chinese equivalent meaning as Goju Ryu. They also share kata of the same name, Seisan and Sanseiryu, in addition to Sanchin, though all are performed differently as Uechi has dedicated almost all of its focus on open hand techniques where Goju focuses more equally on closed and open hand techniques. Even the block he demonstrates at 9:50 with the parry first. After 2nd/3rd Dan in Goju we're taught that all blocks, closed or open handed, are done with the parry. That there essentially is no block as the block becomes a strike to the arm after the parry. The toe kick that Uechi is known for can be found in some Shorin-Ryu schools. The placement of the thumb when Uechi Ryu does punch is similar to how Isshin Ryu places their thumb in punching as well. Okinawa is a small place. All of the early Naha-Te, Shori-Te, and Tomari-Te practitioners shared and exchanged styles, techniques, katas etc. Most had multiple teachers. These techniques were only lost or abandoned as Karate began to evolve in Japan. Likely to purposely move away from similarities to Chinese styles which was unpopular with the Japanese government at the time.
I have been doing Uechi ryu since 1962. What is seldom taught is the motions of the arms can be done softly along with the movements of the body. In this manner this style is very applicable to the movements of Judo and Aikido. This style does not incorporate the pressure point techniques found in Shorin ryu, but these techniques can be included if one wishes. While I was in Okinawa from 1964-1966 I got to study both Uechi ryu downtown in Koza and Shorin ryu at Kadena AFB where I was stationed.
I was stationed in Okinawa at Camp Hansen 1964-65 and camp Schwab. My brother was stationed at Kadena air base in 1965-66 first time I got to meet him since we joined the service. I studied Isshinryu and Gojuryu and Shorinryu.
I'd think that the shorter movements would make it more practical for self defense . There's the speed angle and of course, the spacing. You may end up in a corner or a less spacious area.
Former Uechi Ryu practicioner for 8 years: You brought tears to my eyes highlighting the forms and stances to me and reminded me of the greatness and fun to be had in this style. Thank you so much waKu-san!
Wow wow wow. This was an amazing lesson with points and sections to learn and practice basic (NEW!) stances, strikes, theory, and blocks! Very interesting style. The movements and flow of those circular blocks make sense. Ninjutsu Togakure-ryu their defense stance ichimonji no-kamae they use the “double tap” with two hands, one to deflect then another to strike it away quickly to “move in” like sensei said. Now of course in ninjutsu it’s a flow of “stances” that can change with any moment depending on the situation. But the direct “double tap” defense makes sense. This style might be my new favorite style of Karate.
For me, the 2-way blocking is the REAL application of almost any karate blocks (or "receiving" which is the actual translation AFAIK). The hiki-te arm should check and deflect the attack before going to "waist" (or is it "waste"? :D)
I watched a Uechiryu demonstration in 1975, I was practicing Shukokai karate at the time. I now practice the Uechi sanchin regularly and hope to visit Okinawa (I live in Western Australia) to train at Shinjo Kyohides dojo
Dear Yusuke-san, I did Shotokan for 28 years and Uechi Ryu for 8 years, so I know it's not easy to adapt that quickly, but I have to say: your Uechi techniques are excellent! Well done! 👍😊
Pabz Spinola it has been amazing! Been going 2x per week for almost a month and I’ve learned so much and can already feel improvements. I feel I made the right choice in both DoJo and style.
In Tang Soo Do, our upper block is like shotokan . Many of our techniques are similar to shotokan when you break it down. Uechi Ryu seems quite different from shotokan, shorin ryu, etc in the way they move, the flat fist they use, the flow of the techniques, it kind of looks like karate mixed with kung fu.
Uechi Ryu is very interesting. Its introduction to the public came a little later than most other styles and the Kung Fu its based on was a unique combination of influences itself. I believe it is called Hunzuquan in modern Chinese. Info on it is hard to find on the internet. Strikes like the hira ken are also seen in southern Chinese kung fu of all sorts including the choi li fut I briefly trained in. Suegoshi dachi is similar to stances I learned and to one's I've seen other kung fu styles use as well.
I like all 3 elements of Uechi Ryu Karate. The fusion of Southern Tiger and Southern Crane along with Southern Dragon. All 3 of which look nothing like their Northern counterparts. When you compare them they look very different. With that it is speculated that Southern Mantis (Nan Pa Toro Ken) is the source of Uechi Ryu. In China, Uechi Kanbun (the founder of Uechi-Ryu) studied the Shuu Family which, was pangainoon or "half-hard, "half-soft" form of Chinese Kempo known as (South Group Mantis Fist). This style originated in the Shaolin temple in southern China. It combined the seven animal forms of Shaolin, which included the tiger, crane, dragon, leopard, snake, mantis and cobra. Contemporary Uechi Ryu emphasis the tiger, crane and dragon. The tiger uses short, powerful movements, to develop the bones, tendons, and muscles. Dragon movements are flowing and continuous and improve spirit, alertness and concentration. The circular movements of the crane form develop control, grace and balance. Of course this is not all but some select elements of these southern styles that Uechi Ryu shares elements with.... I hope you all enjoy them. Here is a comparison of Sanshin Kata across 2 styles of Southern White Crane, Goju Ryu, and Uechi Ryu - czcams.com/video/mWh-uhw4C9s/video.html Five Ancestor Sanchin - czcams.com/video/a_iO5gFB3aQ/video.html Southern Dragon Kung Fu "Lung Ying Kuen' - 7 Dragon Moves - czcams.com/video/EILuF1U2LzI/video.html Dragonstyle Kungfu Techniques Application and Power Direction - czcams.com/video/JDtQfLzN04k/video.html Sarm Bo Gin (three step arrow) from Chow Gar Southern Mantis (Compare to Sanchin) - czcams.com/video/YnpFyhZ3i0I/video.html Mantis hands (Chow Gar) - czcams.com/video/sPDmZOvOqBA/video.html Efficient striking in Lung Ying Kuen (Southern Dragon) czcams.com/video/hB3oPaEIHmU/video.html Dragonstyle Kungfu Techniques Application and Power Direction - czcams.com/video/JDtQfLzN04k/video.html Southern Dragon Kung Fu "Lung Ying Kuen' - 7 Dragon Moves - czcams.com/video/EILuF1U2LzI/video.html Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu (Chow Gar): Bik Kiu Form - czcams.com/video/oitzrhijvvA/video.html
These kind of simple moves that keep energy speak so much to me. I am not a karate practitioner but I really like your videos. They make me understand the use of this art. So many little details that you feel like you do not know how to use your body. I slowly getting there I guess !
Actually, that's a common misconception. The real reason is that Isshin Ryu's "blocks" are deflections instead of hard counters. Watch old film clips of Tatsuo Shimabuku performing and you'll see everything is slightly angled.
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Dear Nagano Sensei, I began to practice Uechi Ryu when I was a kid in the 1.980’s in South America and was taught exactly as the old Master taught you in the above video.
Need more basic training's video for Uechi ryu and step by step San Chin kata including body posture, breathing technique, when to relax and when to tense the body, what part of body to tense or relax and so on.
We also have the backfist as an extension of our block in Pencak Silat. Otherwise I do it too because I can’t get cut on the inside of my arm. Domo arigatogozaimashita Sensei! 🙏🏼🌸
I know it’s been a year since this was posted, but since he asked….In Isshinryu we do Age Uke (and most of our blocks) with the muscled back side of the arm. I was taught that the point was to receive the striking force on both bones of the forearm instead of just one so you’re less likely to be injured if the opponent has some kind of weapon. We believe taking the force of an impact weapon on two bones instead of one means you’re less likely to get a broken arm, and it keeps the inner side of the forearm facing you (instead of the enemy) so you’re less likely to have a vein or tendon cut if the opponent has a knife. There are still nerves and tendons on the back side of the forearm, but they control opening the hand. The ones on the inner side control closing the hand. If you cut the backside, I can still grab and still make a fist. But if you cut the inner side I can’t do either.
I'm also a Uechi-Ryu practitioner. We have both the age-uke you describe in this video and a hajiki-uke which is subtly different. In the hajike-uke, you have your hand in the hiraken position, but instead of blocking straight up, you snap the hand forward towards the opponent's eyes, and then back to your kamae. This can be a block, a strike, or both.
The foot work and defence is very similar to Wing Chun. Using short direct movements. Especially with the double block. follow The facing forward with both hands making circular motions is a Southern Mantis exercise for defence. The turned in feet with the leading foot a bit further forward is in Wing Chun, Southern Mantis and Baguazhang. /Wing Chun = Pigeon Toe /S. Mantis = Arrow Stance /Bagua = Buckle Shoe I feel that if many martial arts carry certain traits or movements that are similar it is most likely because they are very effective and have held up over time in .....MORTAL KOMBAT !!!!! ( Enter video game theme music here ) boop boop !....boop boop boop ....boop!
Ide love to get back into teaching I loved the fact I could take all the styles I took and could use what works and mix it into one style people would do that works
Uechi Ryu too me is one of the deadliest karate systems in Okinawa. Even when I like it? It has a strong resemblance to Southern Mantis and Wing Chun....the resemblance is uncanny. I like the fact that the hands remains open. A lot of its techniques requires strong fingers, wrist, and forearms. Strong offense requires a equilibrium on defense. Every hit is aim towards the vital point's of the body. It's the system of karate that never hold's back.
I had learned some of these blocks at 6:20 from an instructor who at the time I thought was shotokan but never exactly knew. He didn't really speak much English as he was from Taiwan, but I loved his class. Now I realize he may have been teaching us Uechi Ryu. Interesting stuff!
Uechi ryu is so intriguing! I wish to find more material on it to study. Having studied ip man wing chun, this feels quite similar, especially the sanchin gamae, and some of their blocks.
I watched a guy that I used to practice uechi ryu with take a guy down with a block. Dude swung on him and without hesitation he threw a block up and the guy might as well hit a brick wall with his arm after all the conditioning he had done. You can laugh at most karate styles as simply a hobby with no real world application, but you cannot laugh at uechi ryu. Good video. Makes me want to pick it back up again.
Around 4:50->58 when discussing the 'Round Punch,' you said some words to the effect that this type of punch is unique to the Uechi-Ryu. This same punch is found in at least one lineage of Yin Style Baguazhang's Phoenix System: it's a form of Fist Curling (one of the Basic Curling Strikes in the Phoenix System). Yin Style Baguazhang is rooted in Shaolin Skill, so I would venture to guess that Shaolin Style Boxers also use this striking method. Additionally, it's quite similar to the 'Corkscrew Punch' as described & illustrated in a book by Ed Parker on American Kenpo Karate: Law of the Fist & the Empty Hand (or some such similar title). Uechi-Ryu is an excellent art: you are very fortunate to have had this one-on-one instruction. Thank you for sharing. 😎👍
Great work keep it up. Pls bend your thumb while doing circular blocking movements. If u observe in Uechi ryu bnding of thumb is key to tightening of the forearms and palms
I'm a Shotokan practitioner. But in the past I learned a bit of wing Chun, and I can see some similarities. Seems to me that Uechi Ryu still maintain a foot in the old wu shu movements. It's very interesting their economy of movements, probably to achieve hi speed defense and counter atack. This concept is applicable even at guitar playing.
As as Shito-ryu white belt I learned age-uke similarly to how you see it in shorin-ryu styles. The only difference I recall was that I was told to push the forearm out the width of two two fists from my head by the end of travel. When I did Choi Li Fut the block called Ga starts out very similar to the Matsubayashi-ryu blocks by crossing the body and looks like age-uke, but it is done with open hands and you finish turning you palm outward. This twist of the arm is supposed to push the attack up and off to the side more similar to how the Uechi-ryu mawashi-uke does.
In Shotokan, only the "preparation" move of Age-Uke with the open hand is the real block, the next move is a strike to the elbow or to the neck, while the open hand grabs the opponent's arm and pulls it. And Mawashi-Zuki exists in Shotokan as well. Check M. Nakayama's Best Karate Vol.1 Page 71. And that Suegoshi-Dachi looks very much like Sochin-Dachi.
I use the flat fist (fingers bent like usual but with the thumb to the side not under the fingers) a lot. Very useful for punching palm up under the opponents arm without getting your thumb jammed. I can upward block both ways. If I upward block with the top of the arm, I bend at the wrist with an open hand and block with that wrist area. The other way I make a fist and block with the forearm. You probably know this, but respectfully, nothing that you learn that is different from your Shotokan style will take away from what you already know, it will only give you more knowledge.
The use of that middle knuckles to punch is common to some Southern Kung Fu styles too. The sau choi (hooking punch) and chop choi (leopard fist) are two of the core punches of Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu, and they both use those knuckles. But, you have to condition them. Punching like that without conditioning is a recipe for pain (for you)! On blocking, the main difference I see with what is taught with a lot of Karate relates to what the hand that is returning to the chamber is doing. In Choy Lay Fut, we were taught that a hand that is being chambered after a block is always coming back with something in it. If you're blocking, you're also grabbing that arm, and pulling it in toward you with the hip turn as you are also powering a punch with the other hand in the same hip turn.
Differences? Where to start? Similarities are when I switched to freestyling where I liked minimal movements for quicker and less seen coming movements. Uechi Ryu looks very interesting. This is a style I would consider including if I were still training.
Isshinryu comes from a mix of both Gojuryu and Shorinryu, the founder, Shimabukuro Tatsuo, was very highly ranked in at least 3 karate styles. So while the higher narrower stances and open hand techniques look familiar, most of our power generation comes from more hip rotation.
Actually, the twist in Shotokan is 180 degrees for Age Uke, Uechi Ryu rotates 90 degrees. Over the decades I’ve started doing many more techniques with open hands and in, Shuto-Uke, my hands are much more relaxed than normally done in Shotokan. The relaxed hands make it much easier to develop a grabbing feeling.
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1- My Age Uke it´s very similar the one you show Sensei... Cause i´m also practice Shotokan style... 2- But I´m doing research about Karate styles and also Korean and Chinese martial arts.. when i was just a kid I began in martial arts with Tang Soo Doo (korean) for almost 2 years and after that i began practice Karate: The difference its almost between Tang soo do and Tae kwon do like... Some styles are more raw, tough, and "savage" (self defense and survival), the modern styles turns more over sport, competition and tournaments than the others. The oldest styles are the root, the foundations, the life or death issue... and the modern ones the sportive scent of those
If I remember correctlly, Kanbun Uechi spent many years in China and so Uechi Ryu may be even closer to old chinese martial arts than other Karate styles. Maybe that's why it looks so different.
The carp's tail is known to me as ox jaw. Similar principal. Instead of flicking away the attack, I prefer to use a palm-heel strike after deflection as the hand is poised to strike. Flicking away an attack decreases the power of such a strike, so the ox jaw must strike the attacking arm with force to compensate. Practice by striking back and forth between two targets, focusing on making contact on the wrist and palm-heel rather than other parts of the hand. In Uechi-ryu, the preference is to use fingers, which can easily be applied instead of a palm-heel strike. It's actually better than a palm-heel because the fingers offer greater reach and are more easily brought on line to attack. The issue is training and teaching that. It's more dangerous for beginners, and requires body conditioning to be feasible unless targeting the eyes. Still, it's a notable characteristic of Uechi-ryu and a wonderful addition to any karateka's repertoire.
The Okinawans utilizes a lot of open hand with the fingers exposed. Most Japanese stylist use the closed fist to prevent broken fingers. 🙏 Shito-Ryu Texas
suegoshi dachi reminds me of the stance wrestlers take. watch freestyle/folkstyle/olympic wrestling. you'll see what i mean. it also reminds me of the stance weapons-based martial arts have - from european fencing/hema to kali/escrima.
I am not sure, but the block in the Mawashi Zuki part might be a 'bring the elbow, turn it in your space, break it while charging, then hit' and after that, with the non punching hand movement, maybe a block with the wrist or a freeing the space from the opponent's hand. It would make sense, as others noticed the style has quite some similarities with Chinese martial arts, and in Kung Fu those kind of sequences sometime appear.
Wowww the wrist flick block reminds me of Goku from the older episodes of Dragon Ball Z. I tried that in my teen years with tender arms and got punched through. I thought it would never be effective back then. Now I see how much conditioning it would take to make it effective!
If you took the Gi off of the master and put him in street clothes, or a Chinese jacket you'd think he was doing Fukiense martial arts like White Crane or Five Ancestor Fist . the movements are identical to those martial arts. If you watch their Sanchin and the Fukiense Samchien you'll note that both are openhanded unlike Goju Ryu. Bonus round if you say the word Goju and the word Ngo Cho (the N is silent) you'll see yet another connection to Fukien. Uechi Ryu is more simplified version a Fukienese martial arts, with more Kung Fu elements than any other style of Karate I've seen.
That's because Uechi is literally a Chinese art that was transplanted in Okinawa. It was called pangai noon (half hard) and was said to contain 4 kata. Uechi Kanbun learned 3 (Sanchin, Seisan, and Sanseiryu). The other 5 were created later to facilitate easier learning. The original Nahate/Goju Sanchin was open handed also.
I can see it has a lot of the karate kid movements like paint the fence and house and the wax on and off and wing Chun arm deflections. Will look further into this style. Also been wondering about the strong stance where it's harder for someone to push you over 👍
I have seen it said there are jujutsu schools in times past that were striking styles and used mostly open hand techniques. Which conditioned hands that are strong, open hands do seem to be faster. Karate chop.
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Uechi is different in that it seems to be an art very efficient with the hands and very stable stances. however, not quite understanding how the statue like posture can be used with fighting on the move, with moving the stance so little.
With regard to the Age Uke I was initially taught to not expose the underside of the wrist because of the risk to getting cut in defending against a knife attack. Additionally, that the outer part of the forearm was stronger than the underside.
Wow, Uechi is sooo different from most styles. I see similarities to Goju which I practice, like the toes-in stance, the round movements, the close techniques etc, but the mostly open hand techniques, the odd strikes, the top of the forearm blocking, and suegoshi dachi -- those seem virtually unique to my eye. Very interesting!
The idea of not moving the arms too much from where they are is also present in wing chun. Maybe it's present in other Southern Chinese styles too.
Some of the hand movements are similar to the SNT Siu Nim Tao form in Wing Chun. There is clearly more influence from White Crane Kung Fu. Maybe Uechi Ryu delivers us the almost lost connection of White Crane Kung fu and Okinawa TE, who knows? I think the techniques shown in this video are very unique. Please more hand to hand applications.
Bujinkan's age uke is the same as Uechi-ryu. We block with the meaty part of the forearm, albeit a clenched fist. I was told the logic behind it was that we don't train our ulnar bones, and even if we did, we risk them breaking if we block really hard strikes. We therefore block with the muscle, which I guess mitigates the strike more.
This is probably the style where you can see the most the roots Karate has from Kung Fu with movements so similar to the Crane styles.
I agree allot of the concepts I recognize from wing chun
I see great similarities to Tai Chi.
Uichi Ryu was Pangainoon kung fu from Fushun China. Pangainoon was a hybrid of southern Preying Mantis Hakka style and Hung Gar hand movements which includes tiger and crane techniques. Uichi learned this when he was studying in China.
@@cliffordfitka3523 I remember that now thanks for reiterating that
@@cliffordfitka3523 Doesn't surprise me at all, this video resurrected some movement muscle memory of the years I practiced Shaolin KF, and Mantis was evident in the block with the wrist. The entire set of movements to be fair..
We need more Uechi Ryu dojo’s in the USA. It is a beautiful and based style of Karate. It is quite popular in Massachusetts.
7:00 - looks almost straight out of Tensho in Goju-ryu, which is a close cousin. Very nice!
I liked the birds singing. What a blessing
I am an Uechi ryu practitioner. Love this video. Uechi ryu is popular in Okinawa and some parts of the U.S. but isn't as widely recognized as some other styles. It's really great to see this interest in Uechi ryu!
It is the first style of martial arts that I practiced and I still integrate its techniques into my sparring and other training till this day.
Shimabukuro-sensei seems like a very structured type of Sensei. He's breaking down the movements into shorter sequences and points out what's what where necessary. For someone who has difficulty in mirroring/mimicking movements, this is a good rhythm to learn. Can't wait to see what's next with Uechi Ryu.
Funny thou, when he mentioned tate-zuki, he most likely meant Isshin-ryu which was created by Shimabukuro (but Tatsuo). :)
@@Burvedys I was thinking the same when I heard that. Out of the Okinawan styles, my first choice would be Uechi, but, Isshin Ryu would be a close second.
@@varanid9 : agree. Although mine is Goju-ryu anyway (but dammit, it's too big and even Uechi-ryu has 5 kata too many!). :)))
@@Burvedys Goju is cool, Uechi's sister style. Do what some of the Uechi practitioners do and just practice Kanbun's original 3: Sanchin, Seisan and Sanseiru. If you do Goju, you've already learned the same principles as Uechi and learning the Kata should be simple. BTW, I've also read that Goju had its "original" 4 Kata, too, but I don't know enough about it to know which ones they are. I'm sure Seisan and Suparinpei are among them, probably Seiuchin too.
@@varanid9 : I would say more of a cousin than sister or brother as Goju-ryu has To'on-ryu as a sibling and Shito-ryu as a half-brother (another marriage with one same parent). :)
As for Kanryo Higashionna's kata, I was convinced it's 5 but recently I found sepai is not his, too (it's another side of sanseru by its strategic idea). So Higashiona's kata are sanchin (dai ni) as a fundamental (heishu-gata), sanseru as a main kata (kaishu-gata), seisan as a demonstrational or promotional "open" kata for all Nahate styles (i.e. fukyu-gata, not to be confused with Shorin-ryu basic kata) and suparimpei/pechurin as an advanced kata (Kambun Uechi later omitted it from his pangai-no'on curriculum).
All the other kata are purely Chojun Miyagi's kata as his creations or adaptations (check anan-gata from Ryuei-ryu and you'll see it as a mix of other Goju-ryu kata although it might be a reverse engineering case) for his Goju-ryu, including tensho-gata that he made into a kata and sanchin-gata (forward and back without turns) as a form of kihon. Due to political reasons he claimed that he "inherited" all kata from Higashionna-sensei and then he couldn't change his legend as he became a legend (another pun, sorry). :) But due respect to Miyagi-sensei for this is long overdue (yet another pun...).
I noticed no differences! As a long time Uechi-Ryu practitioner it is always nice to see other karakteka engaging with the style. Excited to see you try our kata!
I trained wado-ryu karate, I also went to sparring Kyokushinkai...
When I went to practice with a friend Uechi-Ryu - I had the feeling that he had totally changed Martial Arts, like is not katrate...!
posture, breathing, punching, kicking everything is different!
I didn't notice such a big difference in when I went to train kickboxing/muay thai (main difference boxing gloves), but Uechi-Ryu I felt like a fish out of water :D
Same for me😊. I originally practiced Uechi Ryu so when I practiced Shotokan I noticed how rectilinear it was compared to Uechi Ryu wich is more circular with footwork and hands.
As someone that has practiced Goju since 9 years old, now 47, I can assure you every technique they use in Uechi is also found in Goju. The emphasis on open hand becomes greater in Goju after 2nd Dan. This can be seen in kata such as Kururunfa, Seisan, Suparinpei, and Tensho.
The name Uechi originally gave to his style, Pangai-noon, is basically the Chinese equivalent meaning as Goju Ryu. They also share kata of the same name, Seisan and Sanseiryu, in addition to Sanchin, though all are performed differently as Uechi has dedicated almost all of its focus on open hand techniques where Goju focuses more equally on closed and open hand techniques.
Even the block he demonstrates at 9:50 with the parry first. After 2nd/3rd Dan in Goju we're taught that all blocks, closed or open handed, are done with the parry. That there essentially is no block as the block becomes a strike to the arm after the parry.
The toe kick that Uechi is known for can be found in some Shorin-Ryu schools.
The placement of the thumb when Uechi Ryu does punch is similar to how Isshin Ryu places their thumb in punching as well.
Okinawa is a small place. All of the early Naha-Te, Shori-Te, and Tomari-Te practitioners shared and exchanged styles, techniques, katas etc. Most had multiple teachers. These techniques were only lost or abandoned as Karate began to evolve in Japan. Likely to purposely move away from similarities to Chinese styles which was unpopular with the Japanese government at the time.
I have been doing Uechi ryu since 1962. What is seldom taught is the motions of the arms can be done softly along with the movements of the body. In this manner this style is very applicable to the movements of Judo and Aikido. This style does not incorporate the pressure point techniques found in Shorin ryu, but these techniques can be included if one wishes. While I was in Okinawa from 1964-1966 I got to study both Uechi ryu downtown in Koza and Shorin ryu at Kadena AFB where I was stationed.
I was stationed in Okinawa at Camp Hansen 1964-65 and camp Schwab. My brother was stationed at Kadena air base in 1965-66 first time I got to meet him since we joined the service. I studied Isshinryu and Gojuryu and Shorinryu.
I trained in Uechi Ryu for quite a while in LA. I been thinking about coming back. It's a great style and the community is really great
My favorite teacher in the series so far, very humble.
I'd think that the shorter movements would make it more practical for self defense . There's the speed angle and of course, the spacing. You may end up in a corner or a less spacious area.
The vertical fist is found in Isshin ryu, an Okinawan style(which i think id the style he's referring to)
The vertical fist(Tate tsuki) is also found in Shito Ryu, a synthesis of Shorin and Goju.
Vertical fist is also used in Shotokan as well.
Both are right, but I think the sensei refers to Isshin Ryu, where the MAIN strike is tate tsuki.
I have wanted to learn Uechi since about 1992. I wish I had just moved to Naha back then and just done it. By far my favorite style.
My style IS Uechi-Ryu.. after many years away from practice it was good to see sensei showing the same techniques I learned over 10 years of study
Indeed, Uechi Ryu is very diferent from other karate styles. It have some similarities with Goju Ryu in some stances.
Former Uechi Ryu practicioner for 8 years: You brought tears to my eyes highlighting the forms and stances to me and reminded me of the greatness and fun to be had in this style. Thank you so much waKu-san!
Wow wow wow. This was an amazing lesson with points and sections to learn and practice basic (NEW!) stances, strikes, theory, and blocks! Very interesting style. The movements and flow of those circular blocks make sense. Ninjutsu Togakure-ryu their defense stance ichimonji no-kamae they use the “double tap” with two hands, one to deflect then another to strike it away quickly to “move in” like sensei said. Now of course in ninjutsu it’s a flow of “stances” that can change with any moment depending on the situation. But the direct “double tap” defense makes sense. This style might be my new favorite style of Karate.
Oh these naughty cousins of Goju! Pleasure to watch them practicing their dirty street fighting techniques. Thank you! :)))
I'm a ni don in Uechi ryu. I enjoyed that presentation.
For me, the 2-way blocking is the REAL application of almost any karate blocks (or "receiving" which is the actual translation AFAIK). The hiki-te arm should check and deflect the attack before going to "waist" (or is it "waste"? :D)
Yeah, that's the way I learned it, too. I've also seen various Uechi dojos do the roundhouse in different ways as well.
I watched a Uechiryu demonstration in 1975, I was practicing Shukokai karate at the time. I now practice the Uechi sanchin regularly and hope to visit Okinawa (I live in Western Australia) to train at Shinjo Kyohides dojo
I trained in Uechi until 1st Kyu and had to stop due to work and travel. I enjoyed it and learned how to block with this very effective system.
Dear Yusuke-san, I did Shotokan for 28 years and Uechi Ryu for 8 years, so I know it's not easy to adapt that quickly, but I have to say: your Uechi techniques are excellent! Well done! 👍😊
Thanks for covering Uechi-ryu!
I have my first lesson in Uechi Ryu this week. No previous martial arts experience and I’m super excited.
How did it go?
Pabz Spinola it has been amazing!
Been going 2x per week for almost a month and I’ve learned so much and can already feel improvements. I feel I made the right choice in both DoJo and style.
Ronjahn thats great! I’m starting my first lesson Shotokan next week and I’m really nervous 😂
Pabz Spinola how was the first lesson in Shotokan?
In Tang Soo Do, our upper block is like shotokan . Many of our techniques are similar to shotokan when you break it down. Uechi Ryu seems quite different from shotokan, shorin ryu, etc in the way they move, the flat fist they use, the flow of the techniques, it kind of looks like karate mixed with kung fu.
Uechi Ryu is very interesting. Its introduction to the public came a little later than most other styles and the Kung Fu its based on was a unique combination of influences itself. I believe it is called Hunzuquan in modern Chinese. Info on it is hard to find on the internet. Strikes like the hira ken are also seen in southern Chinese kung fu of all sorts including the choi li fut I briefly trained in. Suegoshi dachi is similar to stances I learned and to one's I've seen other kung fu styles use as well.
I like all 3 elements of Uechi Ryu Karate. The fusion of Southern Tiger and Southern Crane along with Southern Dragon. All 3 of which look nothing like their Northern counterparts. When you compare them they look very different. With that it is speculated that Southern Mantis (Nan Pa Toro Ken) is the source of Uechi Ryu. In China, Uechi Kanbun (the founder of Uechi-Ryu) studied the Shuu Family which, was pangainoon or "half-hard, "half-soft" form of Chinese Kempo known as (South Group Mantis Fist). This style originated in the Shaolin temple in southern China. It combined the seven animal forms of Shaolin, which included the tiger, crane, dragon, leopard, snake, mantis and cobra. Contemporary Uechi Ryu emphasis the tiger, crane and dragon. The tiger uses short, powerful movements, to develop the bones, tendons, and muscles. Dragon movements are flowing and continuous and improve spirit, alertness and concentration. The circular movements of the crane form develop control, grace and balance. Of course this is not all but some select elements of these southern styles that Uechi Ryu shares elements with.... I hope you all enjoy them.
Here is a comparison of Sanshin Kata across 2 styles of Southern White Crane, Goju Ryu, and Uechi Ryu - czcams.com/video/mWh-uhw4C9s/video.html
Five Ancestor Sanchin - czcams.com/video/a_iO5gFB3aQ/video.html
Southern Dragon Kung Fu "Lung Ying Kuen' - 7 Dragon Moves - czcams.com/video/EILuF1U2LzI/video.html
Dragonstyle Kungfu Techniques Application and Power Direction - czcams.com/video/JDtQfLzN04k/video.html
Sarm Bo Gin (three step arrow) from Chow Gar Southern Mantis (Compare to Sanchin) - czcams.com/video/YnpFyhZ3i0I/video.html
Mantis hands (Chow Gar) - czcams.com/video/sPDmZOvOqBA/video.html
Efficient striking in Lung Ying Kuen (Southern Dragon) czcams.com/video/hB3oPaEIHmU/video.html
Dragonstyle Kungfu Techniques Application and Power Direction - czcams.com/video/JDtQfLzN04k/video.html
Southern Dragon Kung Fu "Lung Ying Kuen' - 7 Dragon Moves - czcams.com/video/EILuF1U2LzI/video.html
Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu (Chow Gar): Bik Kiu Form - czcams.com/video/oitzrhijvvA/video.html
These kind of simple moves that keep energy speak so much to me.
I am not a karate practitioner but I really like your videos. They make me understand the use of this art.
So many little details that you feel like you do not know how to use your body.
I slowly getting there I guess !
In isshin ryu karate the age uke is like uechi ryu karate.
The reason is because blocking with two bone is stronger than blocking with one bone....
Actually, that's a common misconception. The real reason is that Isshin Ryu's "blocks" are deflections instead of hard counters. Watch old film clips of Tatsuo Shimabuku performing and you'll see everything is slightly angled.
@@varanid9 Thank you very much for this knowledge.
Actually I'm practising Shotokan karate.
Very inspiring same with the other Sensei's but this one Stood out for me 😃
Uechi Ryu is famous for body conditioning. I'm looking forward to seeing you undergo some of that training. >:-]
Yusuke you have to check Chip Quimbys (7th Dan, Kyoshi, in Okinawan Uechi-Ryu) new project for those who want to train Uechi-ryu from home!
www.martialwayproject.com/
Right now his first instructional series on Seisan is out, and man, you don't want to miss it! 👊
Dear Nagano Sensei, I began to practice Uechi Ryu when I was a kid in the 1.980’s in South America and was taught exactly as the old Master taught you in the above video.
Need more basic training's video for Uechi ryu and step by step San Chin kata including body posture, breathing technique, when to relax and when to tense the body, what part of body to tense or relax and so on.
Excellent many thanks
It's so interesting to see their version of Seisan Kata in comparison to other Okinawan styles, such as Isshin, Shorin or Goju.
Thank you very much Sensei. Student from Sydney, Australia.
He’s so fast with that double hand block! 🤣
Woooo all the weapons!
Wow, Uechi Ryu is definitely much different than the other Okinawan styles, but still interesting to learn them
We also have the backfist as an extension of our block in Pencak Silat. Otherwise I do it too because I can’t get cut on the inside of my arm.
Domo arigatogozaimashita Sensei! 🙏🏼🌸
Uechi Ryu is Silat in Okinawa Version🙏
I know it’s been a year since this was posted, but since he asked….In Isshinryu we do Age Uke (and most of our blocks) with the muscled back side of the arm. I was taught that the point was to receive the striking force on both bones of the forearm instead of just one so you’re less likely to be injured if the opponent has some kind of weapon. We believe taking the force of an impact weapon on two bones instead of one means you’re less likely to get a broken arm, and it keeps the inner side of the forearm facing you (instead of the enemy) so you’re less likely to have a vein or tendon cut if the opponent has a knife. There are still nerves and tendons on the back side of the forearm, but they control opening the hand. The ones on the inner side control closing the hand. If you cut the backside, I can still grab and still make a fist. But if you cut the inner side I can’t do either.
I'm also a Uechi-Ryu practitioner. We have both the age-uke you describe in this video and a hajiki-uke which is subtly different. In the hajike-uke, you have your hand in the hiraken position, but instead of blocking straight up, you snap the hand forward towards the opponent's eyes, and then back to your kamae. This can be a block, a strike, or both.
As a Uechi-Ryu practioner, when blocking, the elbows are a fist+thumb away from the ribs. :)
I train and teach Uechi Ryu thank you for this segment.
The foot work and defence is very similar to Wing Chun.
Using short direct movements.
Especially with the double block.
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The facing forward with both hands making circular motions is a Southern Mantis exercise for defence.
The turned in feet with the leading foot a bit further forward is in Wing Chun, Southern Mantis and Baguazhang.
/Wing Chun = Pigeon Toe /S. Mantis = Arrow Stance /Bagua = Buckle Shoe
I feel that if many martial arts carry certain traits or movements that are similar it is most likely because they are very effective and have held up over time in .....MORTAL KOMBAT !!!!!
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The roots are the same, that's why. :)
@@Burvedys Yes ....you are Correct
Ide love to get back into teaching I loved the fact I could take all the styles I took and could use what works and mix it into one style people would do that works
Uechi Ryu too me is one of the deadliest karate systems in Okinawa. Even when I like it? It has a strong resemblance to Southern Mantis and Wing Chun....the resemblance is uncanny. I like the fact that the hands remains open. A lot of its techniques requires strong fingers, wrist, and forearms. Strong offense requires a equilibrium on defense. Every hit is aim towards the vital point's of the body. It's the system of karate that never hold's back.
I had learned some of these blocks at 6:20 from an instructor who at the time I thought was shotokan but never exactly knew. He didn't really speak much English as he was from Taiwan, but I loved his class. Now I realize he may have been teaching us Uechi Ryu. Interesting stuff!
My style is Uechi-Ryu so I am just totally fired up to see you doing it!
Uechi ryu is such an unique and interesting style.
Uechi ryu is so intriguing! I wish to find more material on it to study. Having studied ip man wing chun, this feels quite similar, especially the sanchin gamae, and some of their blocks.
I've learned in Goju Ryu, the age uke hand is 45° using the blade of the arm for bone on bone contact.
Karate and Japan has so many hidden depths!
The last sequence highly reminds me of the first Wing Chun Kata 😄
Thank you dear friend, for this great video, excellent Sensei Shimabukuro
Very beautiful uch ryu❤️❤️
I watched a guy that I used to practice uechi ryu with take a guy down with a block. Dude swung on him and without hesitation he threw a block up and the guy might as well hit a brick wall with his arm after all the conditioning he had done. You can laugh at most karate styles as simply a hobby with no real world application, but you cannot laugh at uechi ryu. Good video. Makes me want to pick it back up again.
Around 4:50->58 when discussing the 'Round Punch,' you said some words to the effect that this type of punch is unique to the Uechi-Ryu.
This same punch is found in at least one lineage of Yin Style Baguazhang's Phoenix System: it's a form of Fist Curling (one of the Basic Curling Strikes in the Phoenix System). Yin Style Baguazhang is rooted in Shaolin Skill, so I would venture to guess that Shaolin Style Boxers also use this striking method.
Additionally, it's quite similar to the 'Corkscrew Punch' as described & illustrated in a book by Ed Parker on American Kenpo Karate: Law of the Fist & the Empty Hand (or some such similar title).
Uechi-Ryu is an excellent art: you are very fortunate to have had this one-on-one instruction. Thank you for sharing.
😎👍
Great work keep it up. Pls bend your thumb while doing circular blocking movements. If u observe in Uechi ryu bnding of thumb is key to tightening of the forearms and palms
I'm a Shotokan practitioner. But in the past I learned a bit of wing Chun, and I can see some similarities. Seems to me that Uechi Ryu still maintain a foot in the old wu shu movements.
It's very interesting their economy of movements, probably to achieve hi speed defense and counter atack. This concept is applicable even at guitar playing.
As as Shito-ryu white belt I learned age-uke similarly to how you see it in shorin-ryu styles. The only difference I recall was that I was told to push the forearm out the width of two two fists from my head by the end of travel. When I did Choi Li Fut the block called Ga starts out very similar to the Matsubayashi-ryu blocks by crossing the body and looks like age-uke, but it is done with open hands and you finish turning you palm outward. This twist of the arm is supposed to push the attack up and off to the side more similar to how the Uechi-ryu mawashi-uke does.
In Shotokan, only the "preparation" move of Age-Uke with the open hand is the real block, the next move is a strike to the elbow or to the neck, while the open hand grabs the opponent's arm and pulls it.
And Mawashi-Zuki exists in Shotokan as well. Check M. Nakayama's Best Karate Vol.1 Page 71.
And that Suegoshi-Dachi looks very much like Sochin-Dachi.
I use the flat fist (fingers bent like usual but with the thumb to the side not under the fingers) a lot. Very useful for punching palm up under the opponents arm without getting your thumb jammed. I can upward block both ways. If I upward block with the top of the arm, I bend at the wrist with an open hand and block with that wrist area. The other way I make a fist and block with the forearm. You probably know this, but respectfully, nothing that you learn that is different from your Shotokan style will take away from what you already know, it will only give you more knowledge.
Awesome, I love it!
The use of that middle knuckles to punch is common to some Southern Kung Fu styles too. The sau choi (hooking punch) and chop choi (leopard fist) are two of the core punches of Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu, and they both use those knuckles. But, you have to condition them. Punching like that without conditioning is a recipe for pain (for you)!
On blocking, the main difference I see with what is taught with a lot of Karate relates to what the hand that is returning to the chamber is doing. In Choy Lay Fut, we were taught that a hand that is being chambered after a block is always coming back with something in it. If you're blocking, you're also grabbing that arm, and pulling it in toward you with the hip turn as you are also powering a punch with the other hand in the same hip turn.
Differences? Where to start? Similarities are when I switched to freestyling where I liked minimal movements for quicker and less seen coming movements. Uechi Ryu looks very interesting. This is a style I would consider including if I were still training.
Hi Sensei
Thank you for sharing this
What an eye opening footage
I feel I want to practice Uechi ryu so bad
Thanks sensei
Cool, nice video! Very usefully! I started 上地流 last year September.
Interesting.
Very similar to my style of karate, kempo.
In Goju-ryu, The Age-Uke is more like in Shotokan too, with the rotation.
Because pre-1940 there was no age-uke in Goju-ryu. :)
@@Burvedys Makes sense, because it was when the Gekisai dai ichi and Ni was created.
@@Burvedys Interesting. What else did Goju lack prior to 1940? I ask because I'm all about stripping away non-essentials.
@@varanid9 : it depends how much you are stripping it. If just back to the Nahate, so kata are just sanchin, sanseru, seisan, and suparimpei. :)
@@Burvedys Ah, OK, I had just mentioned it in replying to your other comment. Now I know. Thank you.
Isshinryu comes from a mix of both Gojuryu and Shorinryu, the founder, Shimabukuro Tatsuo, was very highly ranked in at least 3 karate styles. So while the higher narrower stances and open hand techniques look familiar, most of our power generation comes from more hip rotation.
So beautiful 👍
Actually, the twist in Shotokan is 180 degrees for Age Uke, Uechi Ryu rotates 90 degrees. Over the decades I’ve started doing many more techniques with open hands and in, Shuto-Uke, my hands are much more relaxed than normally done in Shotokan. The relaxed hands make it much easier to develop a grabbing feeling.
1- My Age Uke it´s very similar the one you show Sensei... Cause i´m also practice Shotokan style...
2- But I´m doing research about Karate styles and also Korean and Chinese martial arts..
when i was just a kid I began in martial arts with Tang Soo Doo (korean) for almost 2 years and after that i began practice Karate:
The difference its almost between Tang soo do and Tae kwon do like...
Some styles are more raw, tough, and "savage" (self defense and survival), the modern styles turns more over sport, competition and tournaments than the others.
The oldest styles are the root, the foundations, the life or death issue... and the modern ones the sportive scent of those
Супер-Спосибо👍👍👍😎
If I remember correctlly, Kanbun Uechi spent many years in China and so Uechi Ryu may be even closer to old chinese martial arts than other Karate styles. Maybe that's why it looks so different.
The carp's tail is known to me as ox jaw. Similar principal. Instead of flicking away the attack, I prefer to use a palm-heel strike after deflection as the hand is poised to strike. Flicking away an attack decreases the power of such a strike, so the ox jaw must strike the attacking arm with force to compensate. Practice by striking back and forth between two targets, focusing on making contact on the wrist and palm-heel rather than other parts of the hand.
In Uechi-ryu, the preference is to use fingers, which can easily be applied instead of a palm-heel strike. It's actually better than a palm-heel because the fingers offer greater reach and are more easily brought on line to attack. The issue is training and teaching that. It's more dangerous for beginners, and requires body conditioning to be feasible unless targeting the eyes. Still, it's a notable characteristic of Uechi-ryu and a wonderful addition to any karateka's repertoire.
The Okinawans utilizes a lot of open hand with the fingers exposed. Most Japanese stylist use the closed fist to prevent broken fingers. 🙏 Shito-Ryu Texas
suegoshi dachi reminds me of the stance wrestlers take. watch freestyle/folkstyle/olympic wrestling. you'll see what i mean. it also reminds me of the stance weapons-based martial arts have - from european fencing/hema to kali/escrima.
I am not sure, but the block in the Mawashi Zuki part might be a 'bring the elbow, turn it in your space, break it while charging, then hit' and after that, with the non punching hand movement, maybe a block with the wrist or a freeing the space from the opponent's hand. It would make sense, as others noticed the style has quite some similarities with Chinese martial arts, and in Kung Fu those kind of sequences sometime appear.
I googled koken uke and I primarily found kyokushin karatekas showing these. Please tell me these techniques are not lost in other karate styles!
youre radius and ulna can be weaker sigulaly but trained together are made stronger and is a more good blocking measure using both at once .
Southern Hakka Mantis almost exclusively uses phoenix eye fist(shoken). The similarity in use of this fist as a primary weapon cannot be coincidental.
Wowww the wrist flick block reminds me of Goku from the older episodes of Dragon Ball Z. I tried that in my teen years with tender arms and got punched through. I thought it would never be effective back then. Now I see how much conditioning it would take to make it effective!
If you took the Gi off of the master and put him in street clothes, or a Chinese jacket you'd think he was doing Fukiense martial arts like White Crane or Five Ancestor Fist . the movements are identical to those martial arts. If you watch their Sanchin and the Fukiense Samchien you'll note that both are openhanded unlike Goju Ryu. Bonus round if you say the word Goju and the word Ngo Cho (the N is silent) you'll see yet another connection to Fukien. Uechi Ryu is more simplified version a Fukienese martial arts, with more Kung Fu elements than any other style of Karate I've seen.
That's because Uechi is literally a Chinese art that was transplanted in Okinawa. It was called pangai noon (half hard) and was said to contain 4 kata. Uechi Kanbun learned 3 (Sanchin, Seisan, and Sanseiryu). The other 5 were created later to facilitate easier learning. The original Nahate/Goju Sanchin was open handed also.
Very similar movements to Southern Mantis Kung fu. The style I do is Chu Gar, and Jook Lum. Similar power generation and stances
I can see it has a lot of the karate kid movements like paint the fence and house and the wax on and off and wing Chun arm deflections. Will look further into this style. Also been wondering about the strong stance where it's harder for someone to push you over 👍
Interestingly enough my style use both. The majority of my kata use double bone blocks for chudan uke, and the wrist out like Uechi ryu for jodan uke.
We don't have an upward block. It's safer to move off line, and block laterally.
The Shotokan stylist pops his horizontal block while the Okinawan stylist swings the block with no snap or pop.
I have seen it said there are jujutsu schools in times past that were striking styles and used mostly open hand techniques. Which conditioned hands that are strong, open hands do seem to be faster. Karate chop.
That smile when you discovered you could have accidentally kicked sensei.
We all been there.
So sad there is no uechi ryu School in my city.
my style does both actually!