OSS!! JOURNEY - series 4  Uema Yasuhiro Sensei of Shubukan UemaKaratedojo

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OSS!! JOURNEY -Shimizu Natsuki touches upon the essence of Okinawan Karate-

series 4

Uema Yasuhiro Sensei of Shubukan UemaKaratedojo

 

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【Previous issue】Shuri-te of basic action Explanation and instruction of the kata “Naihanchi Shodan”

【Next issue】 Explanation and instruction of the kata “Passai” Interview by Uema Yasuhiro Sensei

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“OSS! JOURNEY".
Shimizu Natsuki visits Okinawan Karate masters
In this 4th episode, Shimizu Natsuki visits Uema Yasuhiro Sensei, a master of Shorin-ryu Karatedo in Okinawa.
Firstly, they review the basic movements of Naihanchi, which is a Kata taught in many different Ryuha, and a Kata that Natsuki has practice many times.
It goes without saying that the basics are important in karate practice and of course, Natsuki has been practicing them diligently for a long time.
However, after being taught by Uema Sensei, Natsuki realized that she still has a lot of things she does not understand about the basics of karate.
Taking the time to re-learn the movements of the Kata one by one, she found many new meanings that she did not realize before.
During practice, Uema Sensei is strict and sincere, he also makes no distinction between men and women, so he Natsuki get’s the same hard lessons as Uema Sensei’s regular students.
After that they move on to the Kata Passai.
Again, Uema Sensei explains the meaning of each movement in detail.
It is said that you should practice Kata while imagining an opponent in front of you and being taught the movements of Passai from Uema Sensei, Natsuki feels she is able to get a much clearer image of the attacker and the corresponding defense of each movement. She feels that her Kata has become much more alive.
After the practice is done, Uema Sensei talks about how he used to train in his younger days and the teachings of his master.
One thing that had a big impact on Natsuki and changed her attitude towards Karate was hearing these words from Uema sensei, "You have to train and practice every day. Karate should not be a hobby it should be your life.

We hope that you will listen with interest to the words of Uema Yasuhiro Sensei.
 

*Shorin-ryu : One of the three major Okinawan karate styles (Goju-ryu, Uechi-ryu and Shorin-ryu)

 

 

Year of Production: 2022