Thanks for this, Victor. I'm not a big history buff. But this is an important finding. "Kanbun's style" in my opinion is something not quite fully understood and appreciated when looked at strictly with Okinawan glasses. Remembering that he is the style's founder gives us all reason to go...

I resurrected a quote thread of ours from the crypt

http://uechi-ryu.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=17051

Hey Jim always a concern when we agree :wink: I love quotes, its like a cheat sheet , all that thought with none of the work I think the real message is dig into it if you really want the answers But looking at the origins of karate and the practical always inspires and reminds me why I love it. Tha...

nice Jim

But we must stick to the tradition !!!!

To search for the old is to understand the new. The old, the new, this is a matter of time. In all things man must have a clear mind. The Way: Who will pass it on straight and well?

Gichen Funakoshi

good post Justin I agree

I think everyone has a different take and thats good. I think theres a lot of truth in the criticisim of some karate , but theres lots of criticisim of everything . organisations are difficult , but any organisation to thrive must encourage and promote diversity and innovation or its days are number...

Stryke, i have somewhat known you on line for some time now and i know you like the more combat side of the art. How do you get past peoples perception of what you do VS what they think other martial arts are. For me i get very tired of having to verbaly defend or explain what i do, that the "...

This is a really interesting thread. I just dont think its an issue , if karate isnt trendy or credible to the masses then maybe it needs a little culling, or natural attrition. maybe that way the quality will rise , the focus will adapt and the individual will feel more comfortable growing and goin...

i am hoping that in time MMA will be very common place and a revitalization of real self defense will begin for those that see MMA as a sport and want something more. I agree , this is what I see happening , but i beleive the arts will all survive in some form , everything goes full circle , MMA ha...

thanks Bill , I think were on the same page when it comes to physical culture , lots of good information out there these days .

Hey Bill , I left this alone.... I hate criticising folks that do the work , and talented Uechika But I dont like anything that doesnt have a safety valve for the joints , its one of the reasons I love Uechi which has circles in everything If you can do it smooth and fast well maybe , but are we see...

good stuff Bill , it was shameless promotion , theres a bit of patriotic feel a little ownership of the LOTR Hobbit movies down here amongst a lot of folk .

I kind of like whats happened politically in NZ since we moved to a MMP system from a FPP really two party system it seems to make the big partys more mainstream and let the fringe partys be more fringe .... talk about gridlock It would be cool to see the US eventually head in a similar direction , ...