Uechi Ryu, it was probably the best switch in martial arts I ever made. I came from practicing Aikido for years and I never really quite got it. I really was lost as far as improving and often times it got me really depressed thinking "I can't really be a martial artist". I still respect Aikido very much but I am so happy that I finally can practice something and have a chance of actually getting it.
Mr. Hendewich is a 5th. degree black belt. It is obvious that he has been conditioned over many, many years in order to allow himself to be tested in this manner. He is a well hardened and skilled Uechi-ryu practitioner. It takes many years of dedicated training to reach this level of conditioning and the testing is similar to that which would occur in Okinawa for a 5th. degree. Well done! How do I know? I also hold Godan in same system.
They had you upstairs until you passed the three levels of white belt. After that, you went downstairs with everyone else. Training with sempai all the way up to 5th dan.
This is good. Sanchin like their ancestors from fujian styles of kung fu put emphasis on dynamic tension and isometric training. It enables one to withstand a blow and also execute a blow with full power, since dynamic tension exercises uses all the muscles involved it creates better blows even when a punch is loose.
I think this kitae demonstration was aimed at *evaluating* where the performer was at. When kitae is used as a feedback training method it is important to give the person time to settle slightly between blows and to give indication where the blows are going. This greatly facilitates the learning process. Occasionally doing this type of kitae (without letting him settle and not indicating where the blows will go) is good to stretch a person's abilities but IMHO isn't ideal for normal training.
You did a great job on the sanchin intensity test. I should know.....brother ;) I trained under Sensei Allan Dollar in northern California in Antioch. You motivate the crap out of me, I enjoy it. I showed our power in the Marine Core. I just got out a few months ago.
@MrWh0reface lol, it's a pretty impressive demonstration. but the trick in uechi is spacing of the legs, and pushing your hips forward. the hitt-ee's legs are close enough together that the thighs will catch the kick before it reaches the groin. pushing the hips forward means that, if the kickers leg sneaks behind the thighs and upwards, it's only going to make contact with his butt cheeks, and nothing sensitive.
Ahh, the good ole Health Forum off Missouri, if I'm not mistaken!!! Sensei George was one of many old timers that could dish out a SERIOUS ass kicking!
I once asked a friend to shin kick me in the gut around my 8th or 7th kyu, thinking my sanchin had progressed enough. I ended up on the ground gasping for air...hats off to the gladiator in the video...
His hand is a bit high plus his palm is facing outwards, the truck driver form of the block which is more Japanese than Chinese. This is the one I was taught but after my first Dan I studied with sensei Gary Geddis(photos in the 'Red Book') who showed me a softer way very reminiscent of Kanbun's approach. It results in the elbows being more in sanchin as the block is finished - you'll notice in the video at about 4:47 how his elbows are outside his forearms.
Sensei Geddis and sensei Maloney were looking into Uechi's Chinese roots and these minor changes they made to the wauke block increased its effectiveness remarkably. Plus in sanchin the had the arms at a slight angle as opposed to straight in front of the shoulders-parallel, this also made a crazy difference, you could support a man's weight with just one arm almost without effort, as opposed to some good shoulder strength the way shown above. His kotekitai conditioning is very good.
I've recently started studying and training in Uechi-ryu. My teacher has explained to me some of the reason for stuff like this, but if there are any hi ranking people out there who could offer their take on it to help me get a better understanding of the art, that would be appriciated.
He is not kicking the testicles. In Sanchin stance, your knees are about a fist apart, your legs are torqued and hamstrings facing and flexed to inside. This keeps kick from reaching testicles. He is not abusing that fellow. In fact, he did not hurt him at all. He has trained to this point and his concentration is 10x what it normally would be. Uechi-ryu practitioners do not hurt each other, nor themselves. You should try it!
@klayto7 You are right. I noticed that too. But I knew it was just to take the hits. But right you are, one is not supposed to lean one way to compensate for the hit coming, that's right. I was taught that too, to just tense up and make sure that if I do move, to just try and keep a good stance.
@witri9 I'm pretty sure that Goju Ryu does this, both Uechi-Ryu and Gogu-Ryu are very similiar in style and training. Outside of the Okinawan styles I'm not too sure that anyone else does this body pounding conditioning.
I have been training in this style for a while now, I have just gone for my green belt it does hurt when you start out but after a while you start to feel it less. And that it is a lot mind over matter.
I love Uechi Ryu, we have a tiny blackbelt in our class, when he's doin sanchin he goes about a metre back each time he gets hit, doesnt flinch or hurt him at all, ahh to be that conditioned...
In the martial arts I studied, we learned to block, parry, and dodge attacks as opposed to standing there absorbing them. Seems like this sort of training is for people who like being hit (or stabbed). Try this, but the attacker has a blade. Or a gun. Makes little sense.
@sweetfly66 - Once again, your keen eyes caught something that I missed. I agree with your comment and I am personally aware that you execute and teach wauke techniques in the proper manner. Despite the high blocks, I fully agree that the performance of Mr. Hendewich is of high calibre.
do u guys have hand care curriculum to prevent calluss and heal bruisin. cuz i under stand the result of hard body training is tough ned body but deformity is the sie effect.
@unstable0 I'm a second degree in uechi and the basis of the style is the sanchin kata. It's to test that you have built a strong body, one of the three main ideas of uechi.
This is a good show of conditioning, but i think youre a bit overdoing it. I also think that you are too tense in the beginning and the very end. If you watch Uechi Kanei sama's video you would understand what im talking about.
@ZenKuei So lets look at the "paper trail" so to speak....Uechi developes Uechi-Ryu after learning Pangainoon in China....Pangainoon (especially Sanchin-Kata) supposedly derive from the teachings of Bodhidharma, an Indian monk who "taught" the monks of shaolin kung-fu...and Iron Body came from the Kateda warriors of Tibet...so in essence Budhism is reseponsible for creating the "perfect weapon" of martial arts....ironic isn't it?
TUFF Shime. Well done Gerry Hendewich Sensei. Uechi-ryu Karate-ka are solid as rocks. Once saw a killer demo by Shyniu Gushi and some of his students (check out is vids). Cheers,DD
Tommy Tarbox, I’m certainly glad to have learned the cycles of tension/relaxation. I am further thankful to have learned the greater need for relaxed applications under Taika Seiyu Oyata. Taking tension beatings only prove egos.
I think if you do not know why they are doing this, or what it's importance is...you need to do some research or actually study Uechi Ryu and figure it out yourself. If you do Uechi Ryu and still do not get it, then you need to train more and than maybe one day you will figure it out.
hi might use his superior conditioned body to overcome his weaker opponent? Kick his opponent in the thighs with his rock hard shins? jab his opponent in the eyes with his fingers of steel? Karate was originally for defence against acts of violence from untrained aggressors, not vs trained combatants. I'd say he'd do fine against a normal street mugger, wouldn't you?
"Karate was originally for defence against acts of violence from untrained aggressors," Wrong. karata was used against trained assassins. Samurai warriors needed a self defense art like Uechi-Ryu when they lost their sword and needed to take away their opponents sword with their hands.
i can't believe that sr ( the "master or shifu" o whatever he is) have a black belt. No puedo creer que ese señor (ese maestro o lo que sea) tenga un cinturón negro lol jajaja
4 Minutes of this? Ryuku Tomoyose nor George Mattson struck their students this many times. Instructors are to test the muscles not just beat over and over and over. You check the tension and move on. Why keep going back over and over and over and over. Spend more time developing Kata techniques. Do all of that and block slow and your ear drums are popped, your eyes are gone, nose broke etc. shameful.
This is what happens when you watch ONE video and start commenting on it. This is Sanchin test at its prime. The student is correctly observed before any master test him / her. Only if the student is actually ready this will be tested in this fashion. We’ve been trained for years before we test like this. Too hard to stomach it then welcome to martial arts in its pure format. No quick fixes there.
It look like the guy was enjoying it. Very sadistic and why anyone in this day and age would train like that is beyond me. This art was done like that centuries ago when their life depended on training like this. It's 2018 for goodness sake. My answer to learning self defense like this is to whip out my concealled carry and fight over man. Learn a Martial Art like Bague or Zhingi shan and don't destroy your body.
@@ramrand9960 The guy kicked him is the balls around 4 times. If he wants kids thats a no no...LMAO. Do they also tie 50 pounds around their balls and practice Sanchin.
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Best sanchin test I've ever seen
You don't succeed at Karate after breaking a brick, you succeed when the Sensei strikes you like a brick and you don't break.
Uechi Ryu, it was probably the best switch in martial arts I ever made. I came from practicing Aikido for years and I never really quite got it. I really was lost as far as improving and often times it got me really depressed thinking "I can't really be a martial artist". I still respect Aikido very much but I am so happy that I finally can practice something and have a chance of actually getting it.
I tried aikido after I obtained my shodan in uechi ryu. It was an eye opener.
Awesome test.
Praise for a Great job... to the candidate... and to Sensei Schriefer for the most thorough test I've seen.
greetings from a fellow Uchi-Ryu student in Canada 🇨🇦 looks great keep it up !
I was tested yesterday, the hardest I've ever been. Still sore today!! This dude is a rock. He has to be high rank.
I trained with George and Gerry. They are both true examples of uechi ryu. Sparring with Gerry is like striking a rock.
Mr. Hendewich is a 5th. degree black belt. It is obvious that he has been conditioned over many, many years in order to allow himself to be tested in this manner. He is a well hardened and skilled Uechi-ryu practitioner. It takes many years of dedicated training to reach this level of conditioning and the testing is similar to that which would occur in Okinawa for a 5th. degree. Well done!
How do I know? I also hold Godan in same system.
it is good to see other Uechi practitioners taking thier conditioning seriously, most excellent
They had you upstairs until you passed the three levels of white belt. After that, you went downstairs with everyone else. Training with sempai all the way up to 5th dan.
The form is easy to learn, perfecting it is the hard part.
I feel like every man should have this test at least once in his life.
Might incentivize us to pass it too, if we had to take it.
This is good. Sanchin like their ancestors from fujian styles of kung fu put emphasis on dynamic tension and isometric training. It enables one to withstand a blow and also execute a blow with full power, since dynamic tension exercises uses all the muscles involved it creates better blows even when a punch is loose.
I think this kitae demonstration was aimed at *evaluating* where the performer was at. When kitae is used as a feedback training method it is important to give the person time to settle slightly between blows and to give indication where the blows are going. This greatly facilitates the learning process. Occasionally doing this type of kitae (without letting him settle and not indicating where the blows will go) is good to stretch a person's abilities but IMHO isn't ideal for normal training.
Follow his eyes. He would always look at what he strikes. This was a given in this dojo. I trained with both for four years.
Wow! I have been doing Sanchin for a few months now and my Sensei tests it but not that much. I guess i am just getting quizzed! well done sir!
what do you have to practice to get the yellow belt is it the sanchin.
You did a great job on the sanchin intensity test. I should know.....brother ;)
I trained under Sensei Allan Dollar in northern California in Antioch. You motivate the crap out of me, I enjoy it. I showed our power in the Marine Core. I just got out a few months ago.
Mr. George you do not want to get hit by / impressive student wow
Excellent demonstration!
@MrWh0reface lol, it's a pretty impressive demonstration. but the trick in uechi is spacing of the legs, and pushing your hips forward.
the hitt-ee's legs are close enough together that the thighs will catch the kick before it reaches the groin.
pushing the hips forward means that, if the kickers leg sneaks behind the thighs and upwards, it's only going to make contact with his butt cheeks, and nothing sensitive.
that was awesome,really intense,loved it
Ahh, the good ole Health Forum off Missouri, if I'm not mistaken!!! Sensei George was one of many old timers that could dish out a SERIOUS ass kicking!
I once asked a friend to shin kick me in the gut around my 8th or 7th kyu, thinking my sanchin had progressed enough. I ended up on the ground gasping for air...hats off to the gladiator in the video...
I'm going for my 2nd green strip in like 2 weeks!
His hand is a bit high plus his palm is facing outwards, the truck driver form of the block which is more Japanese than Chinese. This is the one I was taught but after my first Dan I studied with sensei Gary Geddis(photos in the 'Red Book') who showed me a softer way very reminiscent of Kanbun's approach. It results in the elbows being more in sanchin as the block is finished - you'll notice in the video at about 4:47 how his elbows are outside his forearms.
Is this something that all styles experience, with the striking of the person performing Sanchin?
excellent Sanchin!
Sensei Geddis and sensei Maloney were looking into Uechi's Chinese roots and these minor changes they made to the wauke block increased its effectiveness remarkably. Plus in sanchin the had the arms at a slight angle as opposed to straight in front of the shoulders-parallel, this also made a crazy difference, you could support a man's weight with just one arm almost without effort, as opposed to some good shoulder strength the way shown above. His kotekitai conditioning is very good.
I've recently started studying and training in Uechi-ryu. My teacher has explained to me some of the reason for stuff like this, but if there are any hi ranking people out there who could offer their take on it to help me get a better understanding of the art, that would be appriciated.
Great demonstration. Keep up the good work. Go uechi
He is not kicking the testicles. In Sanchin stance, your knees are about a fist apart, your legs are torqued and hamstrings facing and flexed to inside. This keeps kick from reaching testicles. He is not abusing that fellow. In fact, he did not hurt him at all. He has trained to this point and his concentration is 10x what it normally would be. Uechi-ryu practitioners do not hurt each other, nor themselves. You should try it!
I'm 65 can I learn this art or is it too late?
You can. Im 53 and its made a world of difference.
Learn at any age but unfortunately you cant realistically expect the same results.
I do this style, and that guy is insane. Something for me to look up to :)
hey what do i have to practice to get my yellow belt in uechi
@klayto7 You are right. I noticed that too. But I knew it was just to take the hits. But right you are, one is not supposed to lean one way to compensate for the hit coming, that's right. I was taught that too, to just tense up and make sure that if I do move, to just try and keep a good stance.
what does the kenyukai addition mean? my mother studied Uechi-Ryu for a long time, and I've never heard that word after it?
@witri9 I'm pretty sure that Goju Ryu does this, both Uechi-Ryu and Gogu-Ryu are very similiar in style and training. Outside of the Okinawan styles I'm not too sure that anyone else does this body pounding conditioning.
I have been training in this style for a while now, I have just gone for my green belt it does hurt when you start out but after a while you start to feel it less. And that it is a lot mind over matter.
wow this is so cool i actually know this guy like ive met him a few times when my moms boyfriend was renovating his condo
I hope this poor guy got his belt
wow, full muscle lock down.. amazing control !
I love Uechi Ryu, we have a tiny blackbelt in our class, when he's doin sanchin he goes about a metre back each time he gets hit, doesnt flinch or hurt him at all, ahh to be that conditioned...
In the martial arts I studied, we learned to block, parry, and dodge attacks as opposed to standing there absorbing them. Seems like this sort of training is for people who like being hit (or stabbed). Try this, but the attacker has a blade. Or a gun. Makes little sense.
Sanchin bem feito, muito forte bonito de ver!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brasil/Brasilia.
@sweetfly66 - Once again, your keen eyes caught something that I missed. I agree with your comment and I am personally aware that you execute and teach wauke techniques in the proper manner.
Despite the high blocks, I fully agree that the performance of Mr. Hendewich is of high calibre.
do u guys have hand care curriculum to prevent calluss and heal bruisin. cuz i under stand the result of hard body training is tough ned body but deformity is the sie effect.
Deformity is definately a side effect with extreme predjudice.
@unstable0
I'm a second degree in uechi and the basis of the style is the sanchin kata. It's to test that you have built a strong body, one of the three main ideas of uechi.
hey what do i have to practice to get my yellow belt in uechi. and is there a video for it.
excellent, I myself felt those shinkicks
Awesome Sanchin.. same as the Iron Shirt Skill of Shaolin.
damn those hits to the parts behind the hands must have hurt like shit. that dudes hard as steel
Was that for your 5th or 6th Dan?
the stance that he is in is called sanchin datchi, it's supposed to lock your thighs so that no kick can penetrate to the groin
Sensei George has very hard shins.
This is a good show of conditioning, but i think youre a bit overdoing it. I also think that you are too tense in the beginning and the very end. If you watch Uechi Kanei sama's video you would understand what im talking about.
So what's he going to do when he has to fight to defend himself?
this is all well and good, but can he fight?
TUFF Shime. Well done Gerry Hendewich Sensei.
@MrWh0reface well if his sanchin dachi is correct the kick shouldn't reach that high.
what are the other two?
Does this hurt?
@ZenKuei So lets look at the "paper trail" so to speak....Uechi developes Uechi-Ryu after learning Pangainoon in China....Pangainoon (especially Sanchin-Kata) supposedly derive from the teachings of Bodhidharma, an Indian monk who "taught" the monks of shaolin kung-fu...and Iron Body came from the Kateda warriors of Tibet...so in essence Budhism is reseponsible for creating the "perfect weapon" of martial arts....ironic isn't it?
what dojo is this
TUFF Shime. Well done Gerry Hendewich Sensei.
Uechi-ryu Karate-ka are solid as rocks. Once saw a killer demo by Shyniu
Gushi and some of his students (check out is vids).
Cheers,DD
Can that stop a bullet?
I trained with both of them.
Very strong !!!
Well done!
Tommy Tarbox, I’m certainly glad to have learned the cycles of tension/relaxation. I am further thankful to have learned the greater need for relaxed applications under Taika Seiyu Oyata. Taking tension beatings only prove egos.
@@KyoshiKarlKWagner Agree. No point in it in today's world.
we have a tiny blackbelt in our class
he douge "fake" kicks
we have a huge guy in our class
and he get kicks alot...
wow> that test is intense
Im taking my test to advance to Rokkyu this thursday, and I need to practice Seichin, its a pretty complicated kata :(
there is a difference between asking can he defend himself, or can he fight. He trains to defend himself, not to fight.
ouwwww my everything...
I preferred those 'hard' sanchin test it was the 'soft' ones that were crazy.
Respect!
did that guy just take 2 kicks to the nuts without moving? what a fucking trooper.
He took 4 last count.
NICE SANCHIN
build a strong mind and the "penetrating eye" or total focus
thank you
Is this sensei Gerry?
Gerry can fight.I have sparred with him.
Excellent. It's too bad that they added more forms to the system. The original 3 were best and they were all that was needed.
Is he kicking in the testicles like Iron Shirt practice and Jukokai do?
@AngelsRamin
If you are really hurt by your instructor, the sensei is not doing it right
Good stuff...
Bellos recuerdos
this is fucking hardcore
the worst part is the shoulder test, from 0:48 to 0:43. good exam
I think if you do not know why they are doing this, or what it's importance is...you need to do some research or actually study Uechi Ryu and figure it out yourself.
If you do Uechi Ryu and still do not get it, then you need to train more and than maybe one day you will figure it out.
Man thats gonna hurt in the morning.
My original comment was a joke poking fun at the guy I was replying to. But anyway, I'm skeptical about the "kill his opponent" part.
YEAH YEAH YEAH
After 20 years of such tests, this guy's nuts are long ago gone, that's why he can endure those kicks to his sack.
hi might use his superior conditioned body to overcome his weaker opponent? Kick his opponent in the thighs with his rock hard shins? jab his opponent in the eyes with his fingers of steel? Karate was originally for defence against acts of violence from untrained aggressors, not vs trained combatants. I'd say he'd do fine against a normal street mugger, wouldn't you?
"Karate was originally for defence against acts of violence from untrained aggressors," Wrong. karata was used against trained assassins. Samurai warriors needed a self defense art like Uechi-Ryu when they lost their sword and needed to take away their opponents sword with their hands.
I can appreciate this but a bit over done.
Thank you!..and of course it's over done, not a normal testing...never that long or that intense, just showcasing my ability the time
@@gerryhendewich9875hello sensei Gerry. I still practice sanchin. Shodan 2004.....
haha i cant wait till im outta hs and can have that hardcore training
Eu to perto de chega a essa fasse
lol. So, What was the Next morning like? XD
Tarde o temprano el cuerpo pasa su factura, sea a quien sea.
@mazilin2 no.. :)))) stan it prevents groin kicks...
Except balls,all else is severely tested.
^_^ Sensei should be more merciless ^_^
No. I was making a joke to myself.
i can't believe that sr ( the "master or shifu" o whatever he is) have a black belt.
No puedo creer que ese señor (ese maestro o lo que sea) tenga un cinturón negro
lol
jajaja
his sanchin dachi is not good!!!
You have no clue.
血圧上がりそう
look like kateda...
4 Minutes of this? Ryuku Tomoyose nor George Mattson struck their students this many times. Instructors are to test the muscles not just beat over and over and over. You check the tension and move on. Why keep going back over and over and over and over. Spend more time developing Kata techniques. Do all of that and block slow and your ear drums are popped, your eyes are gone, nose broke etc. shameful.
Yea it seems a bit excessive.
John Doe, I surely agree! The Uechi-ryu Sanchin kata is a bit grandiose under most Uechi-ryu sensei.
This is what happens when you watch ONE video and start commenting on it. This is Sanchin test at its prime. The student is correctly observed before any master test him / her. Only if the student is actually ready this will be tested in this fashion. We’ve been trained for years before we test like this. Too hard to stomach it then welcome to martial arts in its pure format. No quick fixes there.
It look like the guy was enjoying it. Very sadistic and why anyone in this day and age would train like that is beyond me. This art was done like that centuries ago when their life depended on training like this. It's 2018 for goodness sake. My answer to learning self defense like this is to whip out my concealled carry and fight over man. Learn a Martial Art like Bague or Zhingi shan and don't destroy your body.
@@ramrand9960 The guy kicked him is the balls around 4 times. If he wants kids thats a no no...LMAO. Do they also tie 50 pounds around their balls and practice Sanchin.
اعبدوا الله ربي وربكم مالكم من إله غيره
وأرفع يديك وادعوا جبار السماوات والأرض سبحانه و تعالى
وآخر دعواي أن الحمد لله رب العالمين