George Mattson Interviews Ryuko Tomoyose - 1984 (Uechi-Ryu)

In 1984, the Uechi family visited the city of Fuzhou in the Fujian Province of China.
They were concluding a five year research study regarding Shushiwa and his link to Uechi Ryu.
The following is the complete interview with Ryuko Tomoyose, 10th dan Shohei Ryu (aka Uechi Ryu), that was conducted with George E. Mattson and Marty Dow following their trip to China.
Following from Wikipedia:
Ryuko Tomoyose originally taught George E. Mattson as a young American serviceman for several hours in the evening after his duties on the military base in Okinawa only training occasionally at the Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do headquarters by Kanei Uechi and his other Master students. He was promoted to 1st degree black belt before leaving Okinawa at the end of his service in the military. Ryuko Tomoyose had studied previously with the founders of the other two major Okinawan Karate styles before starting lessons with Kanei Uechi finally. A few months before becoming too ill, Kanbun Uechi returned to Okinawa and taught at his son's karate school in Nago, Okinawa, Japan. During that time, Ryuko Tomoyose studied with Kanbun Uechi and his students there. Ryuko Tomoyose therefore has the distinction of being one of the very few that was a student of all three founders of all three of the major styles of Okinawan Karate, Kanbun Uechi, Chojun Miyagi, and Chosin Chibana.
George E. Mattson returned to Okinawa many times and arranged to travel with his students to Okinawa often. Through his continued travel to Okinawa and the seminars sponsored for Okinawan masters to travel to the USA George E. Mattson has been studying under the majority of Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do masters of the 20th century. As a result, he has been among the first to be promoted to each degree of black belt up to his current rank of 10th degree black belt in Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do in the USA.
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[@EastWestFightingArts]

Thank you for sharing this ... appreciated.

[@mongolchiuud8931]

San Shi Liu Shou - Fuzhou Huquan a substyle of Huzunquan.
th-cam.com/video/dke0uFSBRag/w-d-xo.html

[@spidermangaming8769]

Amazing

[@Blastomagnifico]

What he says about the "normal Chinese" not being able to study the style makes we wonder if it wasn't a Hakka style that Kanbun Uechi studied.

[@doctortimetv1577]

Thank you for posting this video. I like learning the kanbun uechi
history on the forming of uechi ryu. Okinawa has a great culture blending these various ways of life for people. Karate is so rewarding to be apart of i am greatful i am in this brother hood it has an honorable history.

[@MistyMountainVideo]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@howardjeddore1139]

Rest in Peace Sensei Tomoyose

[@andreelyusef3235]

This is a truely historic interview.

[@RichardAik]

Thanks for sharing. I think I have watched at least 3 times now. Is there a second part of this video where Tomoyose sensei ?

[@MistyMountainVideo]

I have another, shorter interview that Sensei Marilyn Fierro had with Sensei Tomoyose years after Sensei Mattson's interview - th-cam.com/video/ZJRU_a0usJE/w-d-xo.html

[@RichardAik]

@@MistyMountainVideo Thanks for sharing the other video. I'm learning the bridging kata at the moment to assist me in doing the core 3 katas. I definitely love to deep dive the 3 core katas always eventually. I love the idea is less is more. :)

[@dragoncity99]

Rewatching this again and it’s a closed system from a temple. Sounds like a southern shaolin system with animals. Tiger+crane+dragon+monk fist+monkey. It could be taught by rebels in the monastery during that period. Interesting

[@ninthkaikan1544]

Uechi Kanbun learned many styles while in China. Huzun Quan is one of Uechi Kanbun’s most documented styles. His true Huzun Quan (Fujian Tiger Boxing/Tiger Respecting Boxing) is Zhèng Xiānji (郑仙纪)