Diving into Okinawa’s finest UECHI-RYU Karate with the legendary Karateka: KIYOHIDE SHINJO
Come along as Champloo founder and karateka Youngmin Lee introduces Uechi-Ryu karate, one of the three pillars of Okinawan traditional karate and renowned for its rigorously intensive training rituals, and his dojo, the “Uechi-ryu Karate-do Kenyukai Honbu Dojo.” Witness the deep immersion into a world where every movement tells a story of discipline, heritage, and the relentless pursuit of mastery.
Interview: Youngmin Lee, Gen Fujita, Julian Hong
Visual/audio: Gen Fujita, Julian Hong, Tsukumo Kitagawa
Edit: Youngmin Lee, Julian Hong
Translation: Rin Ghosh, Youngmin Lee
Special Thanks to the “Uechi-Ryu Karate Kenyukai, Hombu Dojo Shinjo Juku.“
00:00 Intro
01:54 Warmup (ウォーミングアップ)
03:47 Sanchin (型:三戦)
09:13 Tameshi-wari (試割り)
12:34 Yakusoku kumite (約束組手)
14:07 Seisan (型:十三)
15:51 Forearm/leg conditionin