I am a practitioner of IUPA Uechi Ryu Pwangainuun Karate-Jutsu. The IUPA approach is an attempt to return to the self protection roots of Uechi Ryu as a close quarters combat system.
We are not associated with the Mainstream Uechi Ryu associations or practice of this martial art. Our approach is principle based not technique. No prearranged kumites or bunkai only intuitive fighting.
The test was designed to go beyond just testing skill. The addition of TacFit added exhaustion with the requirement to continue to perform. The drills were designed to engage adrenaline through a Hardwork Drill and then require them to get control over the adrenaline dump to do a Softwork drills requiring slower movement and much more control. This was exceptionally tough to do. The last element were the presentations and that means after the big finale’s adrenaline dump they had to present coherently – or to put it in self protection terms represent that they protected themselves to law enforcement.
The purpose of these steps is to loosen the legs and begin to read your partner’s movement. There are seven steps to follow and after that just do the drill faster to UP the learning. This is a drill and as such can only accomplish what it is meant to as a drill.
This is another in a series I hope to do of small clips. This one covers the principles of a good takedown. You must take their balance. Then take two (or more) points on their body. Then draw a circle with the two points. The upper point must drop them into a Void.
This is just a quick small clip on some simple principles that apply to almost all locks. You take two points one on the joint and one farther out from the body on the limb then draw a circle moving the joint in an unhealthy direction. Posted because of all the nice recent clips by Laird at: http://www.youtube.com/user/uglyelk
The IUPA Uechi Ryu front kick is an attempt to perform the kick as seen in tape of older Uechi Masters like Uechi Kanei Sensie and Nakahodo Sensei. In these tapes they all have a draw back of the hip before firing off the kick. Some say this is due to an operation Uechi Sensei had that affected his movement and I will never be in a position to know those kinds of details; however, for me the reason is not as important as the application that comes from this method. For CQC this is the way to kick in close. Again, as always this is just my take on it all.
