3 Direction Closed Gate

3 Direction Closed Gate

Crane, Tiger, Dragon As any style in the Martial Arts may be enhanced by Kyusho, we look to this simple move that could be from the opening bow of many a Form, Kuen, Kata or Poomsae. Or the ending bow or salutation as in this ending from Uechi Ryu's Sanchin. As you...
A Kyusho Class on Sanchin

A Kyusho Class on Sanchin

Mansfield, MA (USA) 2010 Although changing from RyuKyu Sanchin (an old Okinawan version) and Saam Chien (an older Chinese version) to the Uechi Ryu version, the study of Sanchin has never ceased. As you may know from prior films and seminars I publicly began sharing...
The Bubishi Monkey Shichen of Sanchin & Seisan

The Bubishi Monkey Shichen of Sanchin & Seisan

猴拳 From The Monkey Again, Heresy!  (def: opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, especially of a church,  religious system or cult). You know many Karate Folks never look past what their instructor tells them. They do not research on...
Kyusho Dragon Wauke

Kyusho Dragon Wauke

Sanchin Kyusho Tegumi Part 17 in a Continuing Series In this final section on the Sanchin Tegumi, we're going to be working with the Dragon style. As you've seen the prior weeks, we worked first with the White Crane concussive applications and then with the Black...
Kyusho Tiger Wauke

Kyusho Tiger Wauke

Sanchin Kyusho Tegumi Part 16 in a Continuing Series n the last segment we worked on the Striking aspects of the Crane from the Wauke movement. Going into this action now, when you're working with the Tiger aspects, the tiger is more of a grasping, seizing,...