I met Joan and John over ten years ago through an activity that made irrevocable changes in all our lives: Uechi-Ryu Karate Do. I am happy to say that these are two of the most ethical and enlightened practitioners our club at UVa ever produced, and while none of us are actively practicing Uechi Ryu …
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Feb 01 1998
Defensive Mindset V
by Van Canna This defensive mindset series is nothing more than a time honored exercise in intuition ,the development of skills in a systematic fashion to identify and predict potentially dangerous situations and to respond with the survival instinct best suited to the threat whether it be fight or flight!! It has nothing to do …
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Feb 01 1998
The Defensive Mindset and Dojo Practice
By: Dave Sargent, San Jose, CA The ability, or lack thereof, by karate practitioners to survive in a real life street fighting confrontation has been discussed on this web site as well as in numerous magazine articles and other media. While the debate goes on, I think it would be safe to say that our …
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Jan 15 1998
Uechi-ryu Arm Position Helper!
by Charles Roberts This idea is used to show a new student how to place their hands while doing HojoUndo. Take a bungee cord that is about 26″ in length, 5″ hard plastic tube, about 2″ heat shrink and fasteners for the bungee cord. Place the plastic tube over the bungee cord and create one …
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Dec 21 1997
Karate and Tai Chi
by JOHN THURSTON Some Possible Cross training benefits for Uechi-Rya Karate from Chinese Martial Arts. I have studied Uechi Karate with moderate success since 1977. It has been said many times that its strength is in it’s simplicity, which seems correct. Yet hidden in the stances and positions is a depth of strength that only …
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Nov 03 1997
The Difference Between Dojo Karate & Street Karate
By Sensei Jay Salhanick – 5th dan The following paper is for all martial artists, not solely for the Uechi-Ryu practitioner. It is my intent to go beyond the realm of just Uechi-Ryu. I wish to explore a more detailed understanding and development of ones own karate. I have always had the thirst to learn …
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Oct 18 1997
Defensive Mindset III
by Van Canna In addition to martial study,I have had experience in investigating and preparing in the defense of self defense cases in my work.Further, along with Jim Maloney,I attended classes at lethal force institute under the tutelage of Massad Ayoob and John Farnam, noted deadly force combat teachers,and found the lessons learned of great …
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Oct 18 1997
Defensive Mindset II
by Van Canna Much has been written about fear and how immobilizing it can be in the extreme even if you are not a combatant but only an accidental witness.[picture the horror of observing someone being knifed to death as i did at age 16].why is it so? Here is something of interest i read …
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Oct 18 1997
Defensive Mindset I
by Van Canna one of the strongest motivations of a martial arts student is self preservation.In spite of their classical dojo practice,when in a violent confrontation and in the convulsive grip of the fight or flight reflex,students are bewildered by the turn of events,agonize over their response actions and unforeseen consequences and present themselves back …
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Sep 14 1997
Internal Power
by Joe Bellone There are many teachers of martial arts that like to talk about internal power and chi as something fantastic and mysterious (especially in the west) this is usually the result of misunderstanding (on the part of the teacher) or outright deceit (because it’s good for business). The term “internal,” as in internal …
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