Last March I weighed 285 lbs. I looked at myself and realized that 15 more lbs would make me a 300 pounder. I can hardly believe I let myself get to that point. I was lucky enough to find a guy in town that teaches Uechi Ryu and began working out. By june I plateud at 275... my problem was I had no ...

Hello, I work out in Roanoke VA with Doug Bleeker. We have gone from the two of us to actually having a program at a local health club. It is nice to see other schools in the area doing well. Hopefully I will have my Dan rank in a year or two and will help to proliferate the style even further.

Thank You all for your quick replies to this post. I'm glad that when I test for my black belt one day I won't get points taken off if I accidentally let out a good yell during a kata ;-)

I have a question about Ki Ais and Uechi Ryu. When I studied before under an Okikukai affiliated Uechi school we were told to Shout or Ki Ai (spelling?) on certain strikes during the Kata. I now am studying under a Uechi Ryu USA school and am told that we don't use them in Uechi Ryu. I am curious ...