Hi Richard

Just noticed you're in Kearney Nebraska, live in Lincoln myself. Bill finds his way out here every once in a while. You keep asking questions right up his alley like that and he might find Nebraska more often. :D

That or I'll have to make my way to Virginia. It's scary how much I ...

Note that when you slide forwards while doing the jab (from a left stance) you are rotating your body a bit (clockwise or to the right) to get more reach. This then "cocks the trigger" for the subsequent rotational movement (counter-clockwise or to the left) at the end for the right cross or ...

From the standpoint of force, you are absolutely correct. Rotational and translational movement achieve the same net effect.

The advantage of the translational movement was that it allowed him to cover the distance between him and his opponent while simultaneously attacking. This left little ...

Hello Dr. Glasheen,

I'm not a Uechi-ryu practitioner, but I have really enjoyed reading through this and other discussions on your board. Thank you for taking the time to inject some science into the dojo.

Regarding your comments about translational motion in Uechi-ryu technique:

I am curious ...