Osu! Thank you so much for uploading this! I studied under Sensei Bolz and Shihan Nishiuchi when I was 10 - 12 years old in North CA (I'm 29 now)! I didn't know about this video, it's incredible. I still remember and do all of the Pwang Gai Noon Ryu stretches before my workouts, but I've forgotten most of the kata and techniques I learned. I just started BJJ about a month ago and I couldn't believe I remembered how to fold my gi! Guys at the BJJ dojo were very impressed with the gi fold. lol
I took my first karate class yesterday and this was very helpful...especially the "basics" like correct bowing, sitting and getting up (gracefully)! Thank you!!!
@stirrup1 The thumb is more braced against impact - less leverage if it is caught, since it is held inline instead of off-center to where it attaches to the hand. Also, the bend of the distal joint keeps the tip closer to the other knuckles and less likely to be caught in the first place.
this is what it says in wikipidea" Styles calling themselves, for example, "Pangai-noon Karate" or "Pangai-noon Kung Fu" do currently exist. These are splinter groups from Uechi Ryu organizations that are attempting to reclaim the origins of the system; like Shohei-ryu, they teach a modified version of Uechi Ryu. Okinawan pronunciation of the Chinese may also be written as Pwang Gai Noon Ryu, or in Japanese as Han Ko Nan Ryu. No school of original Pangai-noon Kung Fu is known to still exist."
And do you know the direct translation of "kung fu" (or, as it is also spelled, gung fu) is? It has nothing to do with martial arts, except in context.
it's directly translated as hard work and time. my school teaches that anyone who works hard at something and spends a lot of time on it has gung fu. but the correct term for the martial arts is wushu. ^.^
"Dan" is level of black belt. "Kyu" in the same use is a step towards the first level, but it is counted down, so your first step in ju kyu (10th kyu, a white belt with yellow stripe in our dojo), and your last step is ichi kyu (1st step, a brown belt with 2 black stripes), and then you test for sho dan (which could be translated to first level or beginning level, which means you are starting all over).
As a rank beginner? Yeah, but that's why you start on the makiwada for hours at a time to toughen up your toes - that's what weeds out those who can't stick around long enough to learn the dojo kun, or wonder why we are doing all this basic stuff when they want to be out fighting some blackbelt for no other reason than ego --- that's a pretty weak excuse for a kohai, but it does happen
Our makiwada is not traditional - the lower kicking area has a section of tire. The upper area is wrapped with duct tape! I don't know what is acting as padding beneath that, but the other important thing is the give to both areas - attaching a punching pad to a wall is not the idea. Being able to handle fist pushups and karate pushups (fist with lifting off the floor) goes a long ways towards toughening the knuckles, especially if you graduate to harder floor surfaces!
Osu! Thank you so much for uploading this! I studied under Sensei Bolz and Shihan Nishiuchi when I was 10 - 12 years old in North CA (I'm 29 now)! I didn't know about this video, it's incredible. I still remember and do all of the Pwang Gai Noon Ryu stretches before my workouts, but I've forgotten most of the kata and techniques I learned. I just started BJJ about a month ago and I couldn't believe I remembered how to fold my gi! Guys at the BJJ dojo were very impressed with the gi fold. lol
mdumbelton1 1 year ago
I took my first karate class yesterday and this was very helpful...especially the "basics" like correct bowing, sitting and getting up (gracefully)! Thank you!!!
CoolWhiteChick 1 year ago
@stirrup1 The thumb is more braced against impact - less leverage if it is caught, since it is held inline instead of off-center to where it attaches to the hand. Also, the bend of the distal joint keeps the tip closer to the other knuckles and less likely to be caught in the first place.
hempev 1 year ago
Why did these branches call themselves PwangGai Noon instead of keeping Uechi?
CentredOne 3 years ago
this is what it says in wikipidea" Styles calling themselves, for example, "Pangai-noon Karate" or "Pangai-noon Kung Fu" do currently exist. These are splinter groups from Uechi Ryu organizations that are attempting to reclaim the origins of the system; like Shohei-ryu, they teach a modified version of Uechi Ryu. Okinawan pronunciation of the Chinese may also be written as Pwang Gai Noon Ryu, or in Japanese as Han Ko Nan Ryu. No school of original Pangai-noon Kung Fu is known to still exist."
tchkaine 3 years ago
And do you know the direct translation of "kung fu" (or, as it is also spelled, gung fu) is? It has nothing to do with martial arts, except in context.
hempev 3 years ago
means great skill
tchkaine 3 years ago
Fu means person or individual, Kung means to work hard - neither indicate a level of skill.
hempev 3 years ago
it's directly translated as hard work and time. my school teaches that anyone who works hard at something and spends a lot of time on it has gung fu. but the correct term for the martial arts is wushu. ^.^
ShadowxVincent 2 years ago
get lost im am 1st dan
BasraBoy01 3 years ago
I greatly doubt that. You would not make a point of telling us this if you were a true sho dan.
hempev 3 years ago
hey, sorry to keep botherin you
but wat does
1st dan
2nd dan ...etc. mean?
matatmat 3 years ago
"Dan" is level of black belt. "Kyu" in the same use is a step towards the first level, but it is counted down, so your first step in ju kyu (10th kyu, a white belt with yellow stripe in our dojo), and your last step is ichi kyu (1st step, a brown belt with 2 black stripes), and then you test for sho dan (which could be translated to first level or beginning level, which means you are starting all over).
hempev 3 years ago
u wot k-a-r-a-t-e do wot do u mean i go tang soo do
BasraBoy01 3 years ago
Are you asking a question or making a statement? Maybe if you wrote full words I would know.
hempev 3 years ago
You have a strong chance of breaking your toe...
Myderion 4 years ago
As a rank beginner? Yeah, but that's why you start on the makiwada for hours at a time to toughen up your toes - that's what weeds out those who can't stick around long enough to learn the dojo kun, or wonder why we are doing all this basic stuff when they want to be out fighting some blackbelt for no other reason than ego --- that's a pretty weak excuse for a kohai, but it does happen
hempev 4 years ago
What would be good to toughen up if you don't have a makiwada? Is there something you could make yourself?
element4280 4 years ago
Our makiwada is not traditional - the lower kicking area has a section of tire. The upper area is wrapped with duct tape! I don't know what is acting as padding beneath that, but the other important thing is the give to both areas - attaching a punching pad to a wall is not the idea. Being able to handle fist pushups and karate pushups (fist with lifting off the floor) goes a long ways towards toughening the knuckles, especially if you graduate to harder floor surfaces!
hempev 4 years ago
Thanks a lot.
element4280 4 years ago