"What makes you a better person?" Living as you'd like to be remembered. -------------------------------------------------- Had another mini-revelation as well: Hearing someone play a solo "mono" instrument like sax, trumpet, flute, etc., can be amazing, but without chords surrou...

Thanks both Bill and RA: I'm low on time right now but very interested in this subject.

I will post on my POV/experiences/questions ASAP.


~N~

I'm curious if Mr. Miller could could comment on whether a person can strike with more than they weigh: to explain: If I weigh 150 lb, and I punch with a 2" x 2" surface ( 36 lb/ sq inch let's say), I'm potentially, theoretically delivering about 150 lb into my strike. Can I even make up t...

This surfaced in Canada last week; it's on CNN by now. A young lady ( 19 years old) in Saudi Arabia was gang raped, and subsequently SENTENCED to 6 months in jail and 90 lashes as HER punishment. ( Her crime was being in the company of a male not related to her, in public.) Her lawyer protested this...

There is NO LINK in the forums to take you to the Uechi home page.

TRY IT!

~N~

I'll set the musical analogies aside, as I have a whole philosophical rant (which you don't want to hear!), on how "learning music" relates to "learning MA", but ... regarding the drills, etc.; ----------------------------------------- I think the usefulness of any given learning...

"There is male genetical mutilation too....and NOT to the foreskin. It's weird. I think it's called Genital flaying. But i have to learn more about it." ...Ahmed

Start here:

"Genetic" ( google that.)

"Genital" ( google that.)

!!!!!

~N~

I agree also, the big problem is that a lot of folks lack the actual intent that MUST be present to make even the BASIC techniques work.

This is what I mean by "standing in the mirror", it's the act of evaluating yourself and your training honestly.

It can be very difficult to do.

~N~

From my point of view, I see it like this: When you start training Uechi, you have to ask yourself what kind of person you are, and if you really want to go down the path of REAL WORLD self defense. You have to stand in front of the mirror and ask yourself " Do I really want to train to break s...

Dana: I see your point about the concept of "falling back" causing newbies to fall back over their heels. As for the sliding idea, I'm really undecided about, and therefore exploring, which is the superior method, if either is. The advantage of drawing back the front foot first, is that it...

At close/realistic range, a foot's length is probably the original intended distance. I also agree that backing up is a poor defence mindset, but, as Dana pointed out, can be a useful strategy for the right purpose. I've found that many techniques work better moving in, but let's face it: if you can...

Dana, do you train and use the various forms of the wauke ( vertical, inclined, palm-out, rolling forearm, etc.,) or do you basically stick with one specific version? ( If so, which one?) I do the vertical plane, rolling forearm, BTW. But I'm aware of the other forms and have played with them. I'm k...

Thank you both, I took your answers and did some studying. Alan Dollar's book refers to both " Hirate Mawashi Uke" and "Wauke". His distinction is that the first uses only one arm, the second uses both arms (adds the secondary block). (This addresses a mis-understanding on my par...

I seem to recall Mr. Mattson's advice in the Red Book about simply lifting the rear leg and allowing yourself to FALL back, re-positioning the rear leg to plant yourself, then ( I assume) re-positioning the front leg in to Sanchin position. I believe the reason was that any attempt to "drive ba...

Would anyone here be able to offer a timeline as to the development and evolution of the Wauke? I'm particularly interested in the chronology and principles of the "Vertical Plane" Wauke as opposed to the "Inclined Plane" Wauke. In addition, the concepts of the "Constant Pal...