Pangai Noon Uechi Karate Training 2 DVD Set by Mark Stewart

The Chinese/Okinawan art of Pangai Noon Uechi Ryu originated from the close range fighting styles of the Tiger, Dragon and Crane in the legendary land of Fukien province, China. Like its Okinawan counterparts such as Goju, Shorin and Isshin Ryu, Pangai Noon Uechi Ryu is classically taught in the strict zen fashion of little explanation and much repetition.Mark Stewart started his Uechi Ryu training at the age of thirteen under Sensei William Keith and is now one of the youngest 5th dans in the world of the Pangai Noon Uechi Ryu family under Sensei James Thompson.In this two DVD series, Uechi Ryu Sensei Mark Stewart, sheds some light on the much talked about and little shown hidden motions of kata as well as the training drills that bring them to their fruition.

PART 1: Understanding Kata Featuring Mark Stewart. The art of Pangai Noon Uechi Ryu originated from the fighting styles of the tiger, dragon and crane in the legendary land of Fukien Province; China. In this two DVD series, Mark Stewart, sheds some light on the much talked about but little shown hidden motions of kata. He works with the Sanchin, Seisan and the Sanseiryu kata, giving applications of movements in the forms, some as simple as the bow and opening the stance. 45 min.

PART 2: In Training Drills, Sensei Stewart teaches a variety of training drills including sticky hands, wauke flow drills, wauke forward energy training and segmenting the limbs. This training package highlights close-in fighting with sweeps, elbows, knees and takedowns, and stresses the defensive and offensive use of the wauchi/uke circular strike and block.

Digitally remastered from original videocassette.