Wow... thanks again, everyone! Your comments have been very insightful. It makes me realize that some enterprising karate-ka could probably fill a whole book on Sanchin alone! (hey, how great would that be?) It truly lives up to it's reputation as a kata that looks deceptively simple, but there's a ...

Ian, John, Bill... thank you for your time and effort in responding to my query. Your insights are much appreciated!

Please check my logic and observations:
- Sanchin with dynamic tension is primarily for conditioning, using the "Charles Atlas"-like resistance of antagonistic muscles to promote ...

Folks,

First of all, this is a wonderful site, and everybody involved should feel proud of putting up one of the best Uechi-ryu resources on the internet.

Secondly, a question. I am a Goju-ryu karateka who has never studied Uechi-ryu, but I own Sensei Mattson's "The Way of Karate" (excellent ...