Okinawa Karate Podcast - With Andy Sloane Sensei - Isshin-Ryu 15 Upper Body Basics

[@williambaldridge1203]

Thank you sensei, great video, much appreciated.

[@mikeosborn2032]

Excellent presentation. Enjoyed the clear explanations. Thanks to you both.

[@okinawakaratepodcast]

Happy you liked it, Mike. Hope to meet you if you make it to Okinawa again.

[@tomi1964]

The history and explanations are exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!

[@okinawakaratepodcast]

I am happy you liked the video. Sloane Sensei is always fun to train with and to make videos.

[@AmericanInRomania71]

Thank you for posting! Sloane Sensei is a wonderful man , always helpful .

[@okinawakaratepodcast]

He certainly is a wonderful man. One of the kindest people I have had the pleasure to meet and train with here on Okinawa. I am happy he was willing to let me record this footage. The lower body basics are coming on June 21.

[@Vendeevictores]

The only thing I would say is Grandmaster Tatsuo Shimabuku never performed such exaggerated half-moon steps. He was more natural in his steps. Other than that, nice presentation

[@nesking3115]

Shimabuku Sensei would say make Karate your own ..He was a man who believed in evolving .

[@andysloane79]

Thank you. While you are correct that Shimabuku Sensei himself did not perform the kihon with the full crescent-step, it IS what he taught his students; I've spoken to so many of his students who've said so. What many do not realize is that there is a difference between what Tatsuo Shimabuku did in his own practice sometimes, what Tatsuo Shimabuku taught in his dojo, and what Tatsuo Shimabuku allowed in his dojo. He allowed a variety of things that he didn't actually teach. That's partly why many first-generation American Isshin-ryu practitioners came back from Okinawa doing slightly different things; if the student was in the ballpark of what he wanted, Shimabuku Sensei let them get by with it. He was not a strict disciplinarian either. He would correct a student 2-3 times and then expect them to figure it out on their own.