Tanren
Oral history tells us that in the early 20th century at the dojo of Higaonna…
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October 26, 2021
Touon-ryu Enbu…Sort of… Part 1
Onishi Eizo was a student of Toyama Kanken as well as studying Kung fu in…
August 19, 2021
Ikeda Sensei & a Visit from Higaonna Morio
The following blog entry was written several years ago on an annual visit to Japan.…
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August 5, 2021
Ikeda sensei & Mario
Uechi-Ryu: A Case for Okinawa Karate Against Discrimination
As mentioned in my last post, as I edge closer to shutting-down this blog, I…
July 5, 2021
Uehara Takenobu “There is no End to Karate”
Sixty Years of Training, Growing Everyday
[Dojo Visit, 1]
Karate is for training the mind. If you continue to train, you will acquire a strong body and a strong and tough spirit. Uehara Takenobu, 87, is the holder of a prefectural designation of an intangible cultural asset for Okinawa Karate and Kobujutsu, . He has been devoting himself to Karate for 60 years. The 10th dan instructor of Uechi-ryu continues to hone his skills and mind, saying, “There is no end to Karate“. At his Uechi-ryu Karate-do Shinkokai Head Dojo in Oroku, Naha City, where he serves as the chief instructor, he continues to teach his students the traditions he has inherited, including kata and philosophy. (more…)
July 24, 2020
Uehara Takenobu
Breathing in Sanchin
The other day I was teaching a short seminar on Uechi-ryu Sanchin at Vancouver Mind Body (1). It was a good mix of students from a variety of “styles” including Shotokan, Goju-kai, Shito-ryu, etc., and I had a very enjoyable time teaching the class. During the break a participant asked me why the breathing was done the way it is in the kata. I looked at her and in all honesty replied, “I don’t know”. (more…)
November 10, 2015
Shuri Sanchin Kata
There is quite a bit of evidence to suggest that Shurite/Shorin did practice a version of san chin kata. I thought it may be of interest to people to post some notes on the topic from that I had made from Kinjo Akio’s book detailing what he calls “Shuri Sanchin”.
September 25, 2015