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Good stuff guys.

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Well when we think of it, the simpler the better,especially when it has been proven over time that the more stuff/styles/techniques we have practiced, the more confusion there will be in response action.

It is like someone attending dozens of 'seminars' a year, performing some moves for an hour or so, then thinking those moves will surface by instinct.

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Love Cestari's simple ,yet practical techniques.Many of the tactics aren't too far off from seisan if you are open minded.

I think that you need consistencey in your overall game plan. You need to think it through before hand so that if anything happens you can stick to plan
For example if you are going to use CQB techniques, which were designed to kill people in a time of warfare, are you going to wait for the cops so you can tell them your version of events, or just quietly disappear? and that's always assuming that you can disappear you may be caught on CCTV. Also it's rather difficult to say you were in fear of your life if you use polished kung fu or karate techniques, because, if questioned, that is the first thing that will be brought up.
I think that you need to develop different stratagies for different situations. some times it may be best to just disappear, say nothing. The police have a hard enough time finding criminals who have committed numerous crimes, and have previous convictions and their photograph and details on file

The more I look at "styles" and "systems' the more I see that all good martial arts and combatives have more in common than not. Here is an example from shorin that is from their seisan, but right out of our seichin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlDNIlIqF90

Lot of stuff we practice in this as well in seisan. From combatives:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKN-Ub_XaJ0

Here's a good use of a forearm that has done conditioning for years:

http://vimeo.com/36996918

I'm sure other guys can find tons as well.

Thanks Josann. Excellent clips which show techniques inherent in Uechi practice...simple effective_

And Morrison and Blauer show the concepts and moves that would mostly work.

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Ray,

Good thoughts.

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Van

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlDNIlIqF90

This is good, we should be practicing some of this as, try as we might not to get grabbed, there will betimes when it will/might happen, at a party, club etc.

But I don't like to teach much against grabs, as subconsciously one might program the 'wait for the grab before I counter' _

I find it better to concentrate on sensing the grab coming and using the ghosting, evasive, techniques of getting off the X...

Suarez

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My old Dad told me a tale ,years back when he was in the airforce an argument broke out between an upper class type officer and some other fellow, the officer said that he didn't want any trouble and that he would buy the guy a drink " what do you want old chap? the chap asked for a pint of bitter, but when he raised it to his mouth and took the first swallow..............our officer, palm heeld the pint into his face

Movement is huge , I teach getting of the x , but more specifically I teach merging and joing with the opponent .

there was discussion on yeilding and going back , the real trick is merging(yeilding) and entering, even if its while moving backwards , you are closing while going backwards.

the opponent has to enter to attack , if you can merge you let him , yeild and roll around his force and he puts you in control.

The oponent thinks hes acheiving what hes doing , you get control of the joing mass centre because hes reaching and your base is under his .

its is a contimuim of skill , you first begin my opposing force , you progress to meeting force , you then progress to blending with the force , and eventually you can even lead there intention .

principles are far more applicable than technique , the more specific the principle the more general the application .

Pick a style , this is common in any style , at some point the relationship has to join , at the beginner level the two battering rams colide , at mastery its seemless .

the more specific the principle , the more general the application

So many look at kata as what your doing to your opponent , movement wise I think fols should take time to consider that maybe its what the opponents doing to you . this is where the Hapv can creep in , maybe a Sanchin draw is a Sanchin yeild sometimes .

uechi is a circle , orientation to force , position , cover and entry .

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"Movement is huge , I teach getting of the x , but more specifically I teach merging and joing with the opponent ."

Yeah I agree. When somebody attacks you they have the advantage of moving first, they act and you must react.However if you move as they move then they will have to realign themselves to continue the attack, they are now reacting and you are acting, so you have the advantage

this guy shows it very well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIu8DY-EH6w

Here's some scientific explaination that supports Van's comments on having a few go to moves for defense:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0hJveJ8Hp0

Makes sense to me and supports the very deep, yet narrow study that is Uechi Ryu. Many guys are system jumpers and have a lot of time in different styles but never really ingrain any one thing i.e. "jack of all trades, master of none" syndrome. I think uechi and some cross training in a grappling or ju jitsu system makes sense, at least for those of us committed to uechi.Beginners would do great with some boxing and wrestling training.