Post your Sanchin Kata Video here

Randy Pelletier · Post by **Randy Pelletier** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 4:41 am

And I thought Stan was a buff bitch ...... Eh Randy

Geez Marcus, Laird is the one that wants to see him in tights. That is enough to scare anyone from wanting to see his kata.

As for posting mine, since I cannot speak for the rest of the students, the answer would be simply and respectfully no.

First, I am terribly shy and have the utmost respect for the folks that have shared theirs. I enjoy watching the clips but would never have the balls to do that myself. Hell, I hate even doing kate before a test board!

Btw, it was a real pleasure to finally meet you and Laird on Wednesday. I was impressed by the spirit, talent and open-mindedness that you both brought to the class. Thank you for taking the time to explain the Shotokan punch in detail. I always like seeing what other styles have to offer and the principles behind them.

I look forward to working with you guys again. Just as long as Laird keeps the sharp pointy things away from me.

Rick Wilson · Post by **Rick Wilson** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 4:54 am

Randy said he had trouble locating the Kata clips from the GB site so here are some more direct links:

Terry Daly:

http://www.intbis.com/karate/images/sanchinT.WMV

Steve McNally:

http://www.intbis.com/karate/images/sanchinS.WMV

Paul Natzyl:

http://www.intbis.com/karate/images/sanchinP.WMV

Mick Pappas:

http://www.intbis.com/karate/images/sanchinM.WMV

All from:

http://www.intbis.com/uechi.htm

More comments to come.

Randy Pelletier · Post by **Randy Pelletier** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 5:01 am

Those ones worked. Thanks Rick.

Stryke · Post by **Stryke** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 5:27 am

Hey Randy , was a pleasure and a privelage to work with you

I tried to explain the punch , It`s only ever my opinion and dont forget I`m a heritic

I know I can hit harder now thanks to you and Rick .....

thanks for asking by the way , makes me feel like I have something to offer (however small ) in return .

will see you again and we`ll play some more

Rick Wilson · Post by **Rick Wilson** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 5:33 am

Yeah, Marcus doesn’t mention how in awe we were of his beautiful high roundhouse kicks.

We old fat guys have to knock people to the ground to kick them in the head…but hey it works.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 8:21 pm

Just as long as Laird keeps the sharp pointy things away from me.

Randy no worries the scimitar is not intended for you my friend….you are confused however…it was the Kiwi who first fancied The Buff Bitch in tights. I told you about it.

I was surprised however; I thought his fantasies would involve wool chaps.

Who would have guessed he liked men in tights. The British influence I guess.

Marcus you wish to borrow Brittany’s Robin Hood hat.. OSU??

Yeah, Marcus doesn’t mention how in awe we were of his beautiful high roundhouse kicks.

He is an excellent kicker! I tried to show the dojo how to jam a back kick the other day. Big mistake, Marcus has no rotation in his back kick…I ate it! He also throws a sneaky side kick from way to close and lands it at will….I’m still trying to figure out how he does it. A very different paradigm.

We old fat guys have to knock people to the ground to kick them in the head…but hey it works.

Hey I like the Buddha Belly method too!

It was good to play with the fine folks at WKS again, we had a blast!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 2:16 am

First, I am terribly shy and have the utmost respect for the folks that have shared theirs. I enjoy watching the clips but would never have the balls to do that myself. Hell, I hate even doing kate before a test board!

As I understand it the odds of you testing again are pretty much in the past.Might be a good test to post your work for Marcus to judgement on.

You did not strike me as insecure ......

...your more buff than Stan....We showed your ours...show us yours.

Stryke · Post by **Stryke** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 2:19 am

Hey Laird , dont we have some footage of Randy on tape , something about dont post this on the internet and fingers of doom ?

might not be hugging trees , but I`m sure some would get a Kick out of it ....

guess we could settle for his Sanchin .

Or at least he could critique mine

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 2:26 am

I think weve got about an hour of footage of Randy , I`m sure theres something appropriate .

Thats if he doesn't want to share his Sanchin .

OUS ???

Stryke · Post by **Stryke** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 2:38 am

Yeah, Marcus doesn’t mention how in awe we were of his beautiful high roundhouse kicks.

heh Id rather have your guys conditioning , beauty aint gonna save my ass .....

My extra long white belt might be needed to lower me into the ground otherwise .

Rick Wilson · Post by **Rick Wilson** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 4:46 am

"My extra long white belt might be needed to lower me into the ground otherwise ."

Rick Wilson · Post by **Rick Wilson** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 6:47 am

This comes from Laird’s site ( http://banffuechiryu.tripod.com/index.html ) and I thought it was an excellent comment for this thread:

“Kata is an exploration of martial principles. It's study never ends, these clips are personal interpretations of the Uechi-Ryu Kata. Think of these clips as a snap shot in time of the performer’s interpretation. They undoubtedly have moved on since these clips were shot and are expressing the kata differently as their mindset and understanding grows. Kata is a personal exploration of martial movements, don't get to focussed on the template.”

Excellent points!

Still have that offer open for posting clips on my site. (Very excited, Dana’s are in the mail!)

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:53 pm

Randy Pelletier wrote:
but would never have the balls to do that myself. Hell, I hate even doing kate before a test board!

I don't know my friend that takes some courage

. Who's Kate?

You folks in Edmonton are running some pretty indepth testing. Most test boards just want to see your karate.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:59 pm

I just reviewed all the clips on this thread, what a great resource this is. Thanks Rick and thanks all who contributed this kind of sharing rocks!

Rick Wilson · Post by **Rick Wilson** » Fri Aug 27, 2004 3:12 am

Well Dana's Sanchin Kata are loaded!

Please note that Dana does two versions of Sanchin.

The first one is an exaggerated body mechanic Sanchin to teach the mechanics through big movements.

The second version performed is the scaled down version with the same mechanics only subtler.

Two size files One 27 MB and pretty clear

http://www.wilsonkarate.com/videos/dana_sanchin.mpg

and

one 4 MB with less sharpness in the colour.

http://www.wilsonkarate.com/videos/dana_sanchin.wmv

I am very impressed with her Sanchin and the mechanics involved. Clearly there is a sinking and coiling into the rear leg and an explosive expansion into the strike.