Uechi Ryu Karate Do DVD 2 by Isamu Uehara

Essence of Okinawan Traditional Karate Vol. 2 - Kata and Analysis

Okinawan Uechi-ryu, originating from Southern Chinese Shaolin Kung Fu, relies on rigorously trained bodies as shields and utilizes hardened hands and feet to strike the opponent's vital points with techniques that ensure a single blow is decisive.

In this video, Isamu Uehara, Grand Master of the Uechi-ryu Karate-do Promotion Association Shubukan, meticulously instructs and explains the essence of this martial art.

Contents:

1. Hand and Wrist Forms

2. Kata and Analysis

• Body Extreme, 1st Stage
• Second Heart Wave (Daini Sinha)
• Sanrohakushin
• Kanshabu: Kanshiwa / Analysis
• Daini Seisan (Kanshu) / Analysis
• Seisan / Analysis
• Seichin / Analysis
• Seirui / Analysis
• Kanchin / Analysis
• Sanseirui

3. Sanchin

• Breathing Methods
• Unified Form
• Using Equipment
• Muscle Coordination
• Preserved Form

4. Stick Breaking

• Trial Breaking
• Three-way Trial Breaking
• Six-fold Breaking
• Seven-way Trial Breaking
• Finger Tip Training
• Board Breaking (with fingertips)
• Stick Breaking (with feet)
• Iron Bar Breaking (with arms)

About Isamu Uehara
Born in 1939, Isamu Uehara is the Grand Master of the Uechi-ryu Karate-do Promotion Association Shubukan. He is the fourth son of Sannosuke Uehara, a disciple of Uechi Kanbun and the founder of the Promotion Association. He began studying Uechi-ryu Karate-do under his father, Sannosuke, at the age of 11. At 24, he moved from Okinawa to Tokyo and established a dojo in Benten-cho, Shinjuku Ward, in 1965, the year following the Tokyo Olympics. Since then, he has been dedicated to spreading and developing Uechi-ryu in Tokyo, inheriting the techniques and spirit of Uechi Kanbun and his father, Sannosuke.