Videos?

Knuth · Post by **Knuth** » Tue Jun 05, 2001 2:35 am

How many of you guys use videos as training aids(supplements rather than replacments)? If so do you have any that deserve 2 thumbs up?

I used to have a couple from Panther and the only decent one was a chinese broadsword one. I thought it did a good job explaining the basics.

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Bill Glasheen · Post by **Bill Glasheen** » Tue Jun 05, 2001 7:56 pm

Ryan

I tend to purchase videos only from people or organizations with which I am already engaged. I find they work well when they are a supplement to the regular training.

None of the videos I've purchased have ever been candidates for an academy award. But if they get the job done (communicate the message) then it's worth my purchase.

The best I've purchased is a CD from a small scale operation that catalogued many of the traditional Okinawan and Japanese karate kata. Having it in this format preserves the material for good (tapes eventually break) and offers a degree of flexibility as far as freezing and interacting with the material.

I've heard good things about Panther productions, and I believe they have videos by a famous Uechi master (Gushi). But I personally don't collect these things unless I have some specific task in mind. None of them are of a quality that make me want to view them over and over the way my son has his own movie collection.

- Bill

RickLiebespach · Post by **RickLiebespach** » Wed Jun 06, 2001 3:14 am

The only videos I have are ones I've shot of classmates, however...
At least one of my classmates has tapes of/from Shinyu Gushi. I've seen parts of two of his tapes.

I was blown away!

I've also notice they are available on Amazon.com
I believe they are also available from Dragon Times.

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Scott Danziger · Post by **Scott Danziger** » Thu Jun 07, 2001 2:22 am

I actually use quite of few of the tapes you can purchase right here through uechi-ryu.com. Check out clips from the VidMag series on the video page (link below).

Unfortunately for me, I cannot find a Uechi school on Long Island. And I am about 50 miles from the city where I heard there is one. (Insert more excuses here)

Anyway, using these tapes and some help from Tony in Florida (whom I sent videos of me doing kata) I managed 3rd place in a traditional Okinawan/Japanese tournament this past March doing seisan. I haven't been in a Uechi dojo since 1983. And I did not learn seisan then either. (I do work out at an Isshinryu dojo but I do not do their katas)

So do they replace a teacher. Absolutely of course Not. Do they help and supplement. Absolutely for sure.

For training supplementation, I would recommend The Overview tape, Vidmags 17, 18A & B, 21, and Sensei Gary Khoury's Sparring Video. Gary's tape is awesome for any style.

I also highly recommend VidMag 20 which is on CD.

Scott

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Dale Knepp · Post by **Dale Knepp** » Thu Jun 07, 2001 3:55 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Bill Glasheen:
Ryan

The best I've purchased is a CD from a small scale operation that catalogued many of the traditional Okinawan and Japanese karate kata. Having it in this format preserves the material for good (tapes eventually break) and offers a degree of flexibility as far as freezing and interacting with the material.

- Bill<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Bill,

What is the name of the CD that you mentioned and where can one buy a copy of it? It sounds like something that I would like to add to my small collection.

I don't use tapes regularly to train and I don't believe that most of my colleagues do either. However, we do use them for reference as one senior student did while recovering from knee surgery just recently. Taika Oyata has a series of tapes available for purchase but if you're not studying his system, they may not be of much value to someone else. Taika did have a seminar tape at one time that I think most people of any system would have benefited from but I don't think that it is available anymore. Although it might become available again if there is enough interest or he may remake it later. Taika Oyata tends to redo things if he isn't completely satisfied with them.

Regards,

Dale

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David Kahn · Post by **David Kahn** » Tue Jun 12, 2001 10:33 pm

Scott:

The school in New York is owned by David Finklestein and is run by him with the assistance of his student, Lawrence DeVoe. Lawrence has been to the Uechi summer camp in the past, and has visited my dojo when he was on business in Chicago. He is a terrific teacher, and I recommend that any student in the New York area to spend some time in their dojo.

50 miles away? Sounds like the perfect distance to travel once a month, wouldn't you agree?

Good luck.

David Kahn

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Scott Danziger · Post by **Scott Danziger** » Wed Jun 13, 2001 3:23 am

Yes, I agree. Time to kick myself "hard" in the ass and get into the city.