Exploring the Power of Sanchin Kata | Uechi Ryu Karate Applications with Sensei Ryan

[@dshapiro1000]

Great explanation and demonsration by my sensei!

[@billbaker-tv9jc]

Studied Uechi-Ryu in the late 70's. We were told that Sanchin was so important to Uechi-Ryu that if you took the black belt test , performing Sanchin poorly or not good enough, testers would fail you on the spot. The Sanchin we learned did not have the blocks at the end. We learned 3 steps forward with nukite, turn, 3 steps with nukite,turn, 3 steps with nukite,end.

[@madmanwristy9052]

this is by far the most instructionally sound video ive come across, thanks Sensei

[@ryandean29]

That means a lot to me. Thank you. I am going to start posting a lot more videos 😃

[@ryandean29]

I would consider you a practitioner of Uechi Ryu and you study Sanchin kata as it is a foundation of this system of karate

[@varanid9]

Very well explained. I've trained Uechi Sanchin under Peggy Hess in Florida, and Bamboo Forest Mantis' Saam Bo Chin form under Henry Yee. Yee's version of the form ( at that time ) used the "crushing step" or "elephant step" as we wore shoes, which sent a vibration through the body. When twisting the limbs, this would tighten the muscles so that the ligaments received the vibrations in a slight repetitive stretching action that was supposedly to loosen the tendons. In Seikichi Toguchi's book on Goju Ryu you can see him as well as his student's demonstration of Sanchin shows them torquing their forearms outward in a similar twisting dynamic, though the text never explains nor references this ( if memory serves me ).

[@ryandean29]

I love Peggy Hess so much. She is a masterful teacher and has a heart of gold. Master Yee sounds awesome as well. It sounds like you have had some very good teachers.

[@MrRourk]

7 Star Mantis has the Crushing Step as well.

[@fluteplayer8636]

Good job on the video sensei. By the way, would you consider me a studying practitioner of the KATTA that you demonstrated, or MI a practitioner as you are??