Uechi Ryu Renshi 6DAN test - Shai Hai

After two weeks of intense training in Okinawa alongside my students and closest friends, I achieved my 6th dan in Uechi ryu karate. Leaving behind my beloved family was a sacrifice, but one that proved worth it. Karate has been my anchor through life's storms. In this video, witness the culmination of years of dedication as I perform the three main katas of our style:
* Sanchin: Strengthening the body and mind, embodying the element of fire.
* Seisan: Embracing the element of water, mastering straight-line movements and compact combat tactics.
* Sanseiryu: Dancing with the air, fluidly moving in all directions, blending soft and hard tactics.
I owe immense gratitude to my teacher, Shinjo Kiyohide, His guidance has been the compass guiding my martial arts journey, and his wisdom has shaped not only my technique but also my character, and to Masters Yoshimitsu Matsuzaki and Shinjo Narahiro for their guidance and support during last night's test and my during my trainings in okinawa since 2007. This achievement is not just mine; it's a testament to the power of perseverance and the support of a strong community.

[@formerjarhead2525]

Congratulations on your 6th Dan promotion. It was well deserved and well earned!

[@PaSaRyuMrPhoenix]

Congratulations Sensei. Well done and well deserved! 👍🏻👊🏻🥋

[@donoconnor4204]

Very impressed with this!! So many words to express how solid this was to watch. Quality like this keeps the dojo doors open for many new people to learn and be expired from great leadership. Don Uk Ju Jitsu.

[@Crack_biscuits]

How my mum used to dress me for school when i gave her attitude 🙃

[@danthemaninfierno]

It didn't do you any harm..

[@Tiddlesthecat-hr5ep]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 me too when I wouldn’t go to school in my moon boots in the winter 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍

[@FuKuntt]

Last week?😂

[@antcharn1986]

😂

[@carlosantonio8215]

Quanta besteira.

[@boroda229]

Я в шоке от концентрации и точности движений. Энергия нереальная, движения магические. Очень впечатляет!😮😮😮💪👍

[@sibusisondaba4354]

I have no idea whats going on, but bro deserved that 100% 👏

[@dakentaijutsu2010]

It's a 6th Dan belt test, did you not read the description?

[@FuKuntt]

​@@dakentaijutsu2010I think you're taking him too literally.

[@dakentaijutsu2010]

@@FuKuntt and I can't take people like you seriously!

[@chemistry800]

Sensei. Your dedication is evidence of this testing phase. Excellent. Outstanding skill/power/fluidity of technique. Your passion shines a great 🔦 and inspires many.

[@triztenklk]

Beautiful man. Dedication at its finest. Salute 👌

[@michaelwalsh3915]

Congratulations, many years off training

[@PhinTheShoto]

Congratulations! Wonderful kata and work! Well deserved promotion!

[@ShaiHailife]

Thank you so much 😀

[@PhinTheShoto]

@@ShaiHailife please keep up the amazing work and never stop training!

[@FuKuntt]

Or leave the Cult.

[@NA-oo4ls]

Impressive movement. It’s obvious a lot of hard work went into it.

[@neitherstorm9794]

Perfect kata! love from Egypt❤️🇪🇬

[@sgoldon3886]

Arigato, Salam, Shalom

[@dannym670]

Good stuff!! When I was a young teenager I used to do 'wing chung' it looks similar from what I can remember.

[@FuKuntt]

Lol. What are you like a 120? Lol

[@sharkbaitinnewengland8156]

Ometadogozaimasu, Master Shai Hai!!!

[@TheRobbob2010]

Dedication well done, respect!

[@TRUTHabouttheagenda2024]

Technique at its finest

[@thebeardedopinion6553]

Well done. To grade under Shinjo Sensei must be amazing.

[@wb-usmcret.4762]

The intensity comes right through the screen! What a great accomplishment 👏

[@ANTLORDH760]

I dont much about much but im sure that is a master of this craft x6 😮🙏

[@MistyMountainVideo]

Awesome! Been a while, missed your videos. (Only wish the phone was held sideways... hey, I'm a video guy) Congratulations on 6th dan! Hope to see more of your videos in the future.

[@ShaiHailife]

❤

[@alexholmes7275]

My sensei would have failed me for the lack of a complete gi

[@SKTK612]

מזל טוב שי חי יישר כוח בהצלחה ! ❤

[@stefanobertocchi-o2f]

Congratulazioni grande forza e concentrazione

[@lorenzoestebanclimaco3516]

Excelente desde San Luis Potosí México,, felicidades...osu!

[@ShaiHailife]

Hola, muchas gracias

[@sharatsharma8273]

Flawless,magnificently executed Kata❤💯✔️🎇👏👏

[@ShaiHailife]

Thank you so much!!

[@MrMiauGato]

Well deserved. Great job

[@nathansaunders2574]

YES!!!!!!!Well done 👏

[@busbyboy77]

I've never been a big fan of Karate, but I appreciate some of the techniques and incorporated some myself. You can tell his form is really good though 🙏

[@gwilymyddraig]

Powerful!

[@steve277sd]

Much Respect to you Congratulations.

[@Hagen_Music_Sounds]

Thanks for the massage sensei

[@evgenyrybin2394]

Congratulations 🎉 brother

[@ShaiHailife]

Thank you so much

[@KUNGFUNIKO]

Amazing congratulations!

[@ronan4681]

How testing should be done.

[@tazracet]

In isshynryu karate that is called sancin kata did that on my 3 rd degree black belt test

[@ayozegonzalezsanchez5311]

Bien bien ,el aire se ha rendido.

[@Gottaloveguitars427]

My 6 year old does that too me every single day so I’m basically a 10th dan

[@trader-en8zd]

Awesome!!

[@Shrogsta]

Will you be in the upcoming cobra kai episodes

[@jamietuddenham2306]

Congratulations

[@jordanrock3494]

Congratulations. Oss!

[@anthonytrammell6763]

The way off the open palm

[@Goran2551]

Now that's old school grading...today a instructor would be sued for abusing their students

[@toddbarton2014]

Excellent

[@carnagevnp2979]

Great dance moves

[@FuKuntt]

Yes, one literal translation of the word, "kata" is dance (form).

[@محمدجاسم-و7ع1و]

Good Very good

[@محمدجاسم-و7ع1و]

شكرا

[@michaelbenoit5669]

This is just a yellow belt! It gets serious at the brown!

[@DL101ca]

Yea they shit themselves at that degree...yellow is just piss stains.

[@WolfSen5485]

Ecxelente;!!!

[@watchalot919]

I can't take any martial art seriously when any person doesn't wear a Gi top

[@Oblivion104]

You mean a dogi. And it was just for the first part of the test.

[@gwilymyddraig]

That's why you are in a youtube thread, and not in DOJO

[@taftwomackiii3950]

Good job

[@pepemartinez1259]

Parece algo poderoso, pero en la realidad, cualquier boxeador de nivel similar, le mete de ostias hasta en el carnet de identidad

[@frankmartinez4856]

Congratulation Sensei 🎉❤this is the only style, that is close to Fukien (Fujian) Siu Lum (Shaolin) Real Combat system 😳😬💕you must be a Marine! Me too 🫡

[@jasonsanchez156]

🍻

[@gav6808]

Mr Miyagi is that you?

[@guillermopalo2858]

Como pollo de supermercado, siempre duro y pegado a la bolsa.

[@RobertGerber-s2y]

Thomas Lisa Taylor Daniel Miller Mark

[@sandovalbarbosa8373]

Show

[@karadaglmurat4087]

Kurbanlık olur bundan...

[@n.veseli6430]

👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@pasqualetondo6405]

Mi è sempre piaciuto questo stile

[@ThorstenMuller-ud4cq]

, sowas soll dann der Ultimate Kämpfer sein soll ich mich kaputtlachen

[@Daniel-me2vu]

“ twisting tiger 🐅..... where you learn ? lol

[@bota20]

Well hes going to be sore for the next week for sure!!!

[@pauslonmarveelouz]

Jones Sandra Walker Sarah Thomas Scott

[@Banjolip]

Steven kaufman

[@C-4-C]

Kinda looks like an AI robot performing kata. None the less congratulations!

[@FuKuntt]

Yes, that's a common observation of Uechi-ryu is that it looks robotic. Doesn't mean it's not practical or effective. It just means learning to do one thing at a time really really well.

[@TheWeltwoche]

He's not even kicking with his shin... but anckle

[@ogmale7280]

This is like my sports massage sessions.

[@FuKuntt]

Do you have to pay extra for the happy ending?

[@СергейПопов-р6н]

Хороший массаж!!!😂😂😂😂

[@anonymous48735]

Não doeu nada. Em mim

[@ARPia-f7o]

Esta bailando triller? Y el peladito usa el kimono de 1 de escuela cortiito😅

[@richardwalsh7401]

Is that Jim Carrey?

[@vanman724]

Wow, that's some serious bullshido.

[@dakentaijutsu2010]

Explain to me why is this bullshido? You're talking outta your own ass

[@busbyboy77]

I'm not a big fan of Karate, but you can tell his form is good and would slap the shit out of a nobody like you.

[@pascalbrousseau5163]

McDojo

[@dakentaijutsu2010]

How and why is it a mcdojo? You don't know what you're talking about!

[@FuKuntt]

​@@dakentaijutsu2010if you don't know what a McDojo is you're probably training at one. 😂

[@dakentaijutsu2010]

@@FuKuntt and you're the one to talk? How do I know you're not training in one? Don't try to be that person, you know nothing about what this guy trains in or me! 🤷🤦

[@FuKuntt]

@@dakentaijutsu2010 did I upset you little child? Why are you so defensive if you're actually secure in what you are studying. And yes, I recognize the three katas. Lol

[@savageomen1106]

Some martial arts doesn't make any sense.

[@ronnie1061]

Shiiiiiiiite

[@domichall666]

All that and his assailant blows him away with one bullit,total nonsense

[@niallgreene5718]

Savage stuff.. massive fan of shinjo

[@bosqueinfinito8871]

El q hace el kata es malisimo

[@Noir-ur7kd]

precise but weak kata

[@иваниван-д8т]

Цирк...

[@norbertomilan1906]

Can that defend takedowns

[@bgdabg6769]

101%

[@vonSchleck1972]

🤦🏼

[@fanouriosmarla6259]

😂😂😂😂

[@punchybandu]

Pansy

[@steve-sq8gx]

thats strait up non sense . try that against an mma fighter

[@Philipp521]

Comedy.

[@sugiarto3815]

BERUNTUNG SEKALI GURUNYA KECIL...COBA KLO GURUNYA TINGGI BESAR...😊

[@riropeatr3581]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@AlanBurr-nu5tm]

What if instead of the master punching him we get real punches from a Mike Tyson or kicks from a Joe Rogan. I understand the training it takes but seems pretty useless to take weak punches and kicks and become a master.

[@FuKuntt]

Because you don't understand what the testing is for. It doesn't need to be done hard, it's just most people think it looks kinda cool. It's about balance and building the third eye. It's about getting the body used to being hit while relaxing and breathing correctly.

[@williampritchard4496]

Boring rather see a real fight,this is like shadow boxing Boring

[@dakentaijutsu2010]

Nobody asked you here, bud

[@williampritchard4496]

@dakentaijutsu2010 they did it says comments so I did

[@williampritchard4496]

Boring

[@dakentaijutsu2010]

@@williampritchard4496 so is your comment, it's not like you can do any better, it's pretty clear you probably never done any martial arts, especially been through a 6th Dan belt test

[@amark9266]

🤣🤣🤣 quel secte ça ?

[@robertobussella509]

Prova con un calcio nelle balle...

[@diegovaina7328]

Da Italiano a Italiano, hai perso un' ottima occasione per stare zitto.

[@diegovaina7328]

Da Italiano a Italiano, hai perso un' ottima occasione per stare zitto.

[@slimunique84]

Put ur shirt back on lol. I was black belt in traditional.karate never had any of this corny ass sh..

[@Michael-si9ci]

MMA has taken much of the magic (fantasy) away from traditional martial arts. PS. Not nearly as exciting without the snap and pop of a gi.

[@LordLorenzo834]

Pretty sure it's not a fantasy that this guy would tear you a new one 😆

[@Michael-si9ci]

@@LordLorenzo834 How could you possibly know that?

[@LordLorenzo834]

@@Michael-si9ci Because he's choppin shit haiyaaa 🙏

[@FuKuntt]

​​@@LordLorenzo834what an ignorant response. This isn't mma. Glad i don't train at your misguided dojo.

[@calebclark6739]

Karate is so stupid and useless.

[@Fact_check4256]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 fools

[@FuKuntt]

That's all you took away? Go give mommy back her phone.

[@Fact_check4256]

@@FuKuntt you would get a slap from anyone in the mma world in less then 30seconds 🫡

[@FuKuntt]

@@Fact_check4256 lol. Did mommy tell you that? Hahahaha. Mma is for women beaters. Is that you? 😜

[@FuKuntt]

@@Fact_check4256 you mean by better men than you'll ever be? Hahahaha

[@FuKuntt]

@@Fact_check4256 MMA: a euphemism for wife beaters. Lol

[@lurchman60]

Soooooo, everybody is doing the SAME moves? Over and over, AGAIN? So predictable! thats why, systems SUCK! Be water my friend!

[@diegomoralesvillegas7274]

Kata is not for defense, but for trainning technique and strength your body, before talk about martial arts, practice them, they're not "systems" like some kind of silly robot program, there's so much more in them than simply kick some butts and break some teeth

[@FuKuntt]

Yes, practicing a punch or kick once is adequate. 😂

[@Marc-qv8ss]

Wow 🤩 wish I could do that 😢 😢😢 I broke my back walk on a crutch 😊

[@josesagredo2595]

Moves like a robot