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Jumbi Undo Each class begins with “Jumbi Undo” – The “Preliminary Warm-up Exercises.” This portion of class is meant to warm the body up and prepare it for the rigors of class. Traditionally the warm-up exercises begin with the feet and work their way up to the top of the body.
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Hojo Undo These exercises, “The Supplementary Exercises” come directly from the moves and techniques of the style and serve as a stepping stone to facilitate future training. These exercises also aid in the development of stamina, coordination physical & mental concentration, endurance and technical proficiency.
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San Chin “San Chin” translates into “3 Conflicts.” For our purposes we usually view the three conflicts as being: mind, body, and spirit. San Chin is a key component of our style. From this exercise we practice our stance, posture, and breathing. These components are replicated in all aspects of the style. Because of its importance San Chin is performed 3 times in each class. The graphic provides a small glimpse of San Chin. 
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Kotekite Translated, “Kotekite” means “forearm conditioning.” Kotekite is meant to prepare the student to handle the rigors of blocking kicks and punches and basic striking. This also helps students to mentally adjust to the contact that is involved with a “close-in” style of martial arts. Typical “Kotekite” or conditioning occurs with two students doing the following: Prepares the arms for contact Allows students to practice their circle blocks, and to get familiar with making contact. Allows students to practice their kicks and become familiar with making contact. Familiarizes students with striking the torso, and with being struck on the torso. Strikes are not done extremely hard or with aggression. The focus is on establishing a tolerance, not on proving how much punishment one can take. |
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Kata Kata are the standardized forms / patterns that combine blocks, strikes, and kicks to tell the tale of a confrontation against imaginary foes. Kata are used to practice basic motions, focus attention, practice proper posture and breathing, as well as studying timing, speed and power.
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Bunkai “Bunkai” loosely translates into “application.” The purpose of bunkai is to teach the student the application of the moves and techniques from kata. There are two different kata that have formal bunkai:
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Yaksoku Kumite Loosely translated this means “pre-arranged fighting.” Students practice defensive and countering techniques in a controlled setting. Within the Uechi-Ryu community there are several pre-arranged sparring drills. However we will only practice the most traditional ones:
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