Greetings –Dana san, when you said

In keeping with my other post on Uechi Symbolism - once you do three of something identically you're representing the 10,000 things. So three bushiken strikes can easily represent the infinity of bushiken strikes it takes to put uke to the floor.

this is the same ...

Greetings – Since it has been quiet, I thought I might
interject a few thoughts and perhaps stir the pot.
(warning , about to ramble a bit, but there is a point to it).
What makes a technique Good, or devastating ?
We most often focus on power technique to vital areas, there are of course many ways ...

Greetings – Dana san, when using this stomping style of kick I like to use a slight downward angle, this causes uke’s foot to become stuck on the ground, and may result in damage to the hip joint, the difference is that a straight out kick will allow the body to move away, from the force, it
will ...

Greetings – about series 8 nukite, If I understand where you are in the kata , after the tetsui, I believe that the Nukite is related to the Tetsui, position.
(why I think this could be a log discussion, but, lets skip this and go to a useful technique).
If you have uke’s head between Bushiken ...

Greetings- I was watching the video on the jumpback in seisan,(thank you these are a wonderful aid to the discussion) I like this technique because it uses the opponents force against him, Once he has been kneed in in the face, he will want his head to move away, Using the same raised foot, it may ...

Greetings – A few generic thoughts on The jump salute , one legged posture, then perhaps a application, We were (I think) speaking of principle as well as application,
IMO, the difference is, a application is very specific but rather rigid, and a principle very versatile and adaptable, but not very ...

Greetings – If you look at the fatman technique there is a choke in this movement, as well, watch the video so kindly provided, when Uke , is leaning forward, and the nukite is used , the top of his head can be trapped against the body (stomach) of the person applying the technique,
the ippon ken ...

Greetings – Bill San, you would be correct Baqua walks the circle, Hsing-I is based on the five elements, same basis different emphasis and manifestation, in my hasty reply I misspoke.

Dana San , about striking the point under the nose, TCM or not this is a mean strike, any forceful
strike to ...

Greetings – Thanks for your encouraging comments,
My intention was to add to the current discussion and
hopefully not detract from it, but, as the current topic runs its course, it might be nice to start a thread on the
general concepts in Taoist thought as they apply kata ,
I would enjoy going ...

Greetings – Dana san, a friend of mine pointed out this discussion to me, I thought I might add a few comments about Hsing and geometric patterns.
There need not be 13 technique in seisan for this number to apply to a grouping of Hsing, The number 13 MAY also be related to Taoist rather than ...