punisher73
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I was looking around on another thread about the differences between Goju and Uechi. I discovered that they both share three of the same kata.
During my reading/looking around the web I also found out that originally there were only three kata in Uechi-Ryu; those being Sanchin, Seisan, and Sanseiru.
Some of the stuff I have read stated the following about the additional 5 katas being added (kanshiwa, Kanshu, Seichin, Seiryu, Kanchin)
1) The founder didn't stay long enough to learn the other katas so he only had three to base his system on.
2) The founder thought that everything that was needed was in those 3 katas and that was why he only had three.
3) The other katas were added to "round out" the curriculum and fill in the some needed areas.
4) The other katas were added to give the students more material to learn so they wouldn't get bored with only 3 kata.
Which of these theories do you support if you are a student of Uechi Ryu? I don't think that all of them are mutually exclusive either.
During my reading/looking around the web I also found out that originally there were only three kata in Uechi-Ryu; those being Sanchin, Seisan, and Sanseiru.
Some of the stuff I have read stated the following about the additional 5 katas being added (kanshiwa, Kanshu, Seichin, Seiryu, Kanchin)
1) The founder didn't stay long enough to learn the other katas so he only had three to base his system on.
2) The founder thought that everything that was needed was in those 3 katas and that was why he only had three.
3) The other katas were added to "round out" the curriculum and fill in the some needed areas.
4) The other katas were added to give the students more material to learn so they wouldn't get bored with only 3 kata.
Which of these theories do you support if you are a student of Uechi Ryu? I don't think that all of them are mutually exclusive either.