This will be hosted at the Double-Tree by Hilton (Sept. 5th, 6th and 7th, 2025) in Manchester, NH. To register for a hotel room go …
November 14, 2019 In the Hawaiian Language, the word “ALOHA” mostly functions as a salutation and a greeting. But the word actually conveys a deeper …
Some of my students are looking in my Black Belt Test Guide by Sensei George Mattson and questioning some of the content. Our discussions were …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Strengthen your fingers and wrists: Compliments of Charles Roberts. This device simulates the clay jar used on Okinawa. The drawing: #1: is a machine thread nut with inside diameter (ID) …
By John Long, Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia 6000 email: long@museum.gov.au These are notes I’ve put together from talking with Arthur Moulas, George Chaplin and David Hayward. If there …
