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7 Mar |
The Japanese Culture Night Demo, News
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A team consisted of 4 best female students had been selected to perform in the Japanese Culture Night organized by MMU’s Japanese Language Society on March 2, 2008. The team was led by Adrian Senpai. This performance showcased full Uechi-ryu techniques and training culture of Okinawa. The team had performed the best show ever since the formation of Malaysia Uechi-ryu.
The demo team members were:
- Allison Beh (MMU)
- Ong Lee Ying (SMK Ayer Keroh)
- Dalilah Mohmad Khaidar (Jasin)
- Batrisyia Mohmad Khaidar (Jasin)
The performance included:
- Dalilah and Batrisyia performing dantai no Sanchin
- Batrisyia performing Kanshiwa
- Allison and Ong performing dantai no Sanchin and received advanced Sanchin kitae
- Dantai no kata: Kanshiwa, Kanshuu, Seichin and Seisan
- Advanced kote kitae
- Renzoku kumite
These photos are courtesy of Mr. Thum Chia Chieh.
Adrian Senpai leading a bow in seiza position.
Two senior students performing Sanchin and received advanced Sanchin kitae from Adrian Senpai.
Adrian Senpai performing dantai no Kanshiwa with two senior students.
Adrian Senpai performing in dantai no kata with two senior students.
Adrian Senpai and Allison performing advanced kote kitae (body conditioning).
Adrian Senpai and Allison performing renzoku kumite.
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29 Feb |
Promotion Grading, News
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Tonight was the grading night for high ranking students. Allison, the top ranking student was invited by Adrian to the grading. She has been training daily. Her spirit and devotion have been an important factor for her rapid development and improvement in her physical and skill. Tonight, only one student was graded as a reward of hard training.
Allison has been promoted immediately after the test. She earned another double promotion from Go-kyu to Sankyu. She sets a high standard and also a role model for other students to follow.
Ganbatte kudasai!
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8 Feb |
迈向新旅程 Chinese, News, Training
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过去几个星期里，我们忙于开拓新的方向和崭新的面貌。我们现名为馬来西亞上地流-虎尊拳研究会。我们已成为一个独立的团体，专于研究，学习和锻炼冲绳上地流空手道和中国南派少林虎尊拳。
我们的上地流空手道练习除了根据古派上地流同时也混合其它新派上地流。考试需求和练习皆以古派上地流为主。
虎乃上地流空手道中三大动物之一。我们形成一小组专注于研究和学习虎尊拳。虎尊拳里的虎形技巧和上地流空手道的甚相似，并且在补足多方面的技巧如“虎爪”，身体调理和强化。大体上虎形打法属短打近攻，动作讲求精简迅疾。当中有扯、撕、扭、压等手法。
我们特地挑选农历正月初二（二OO八年二月八日，20080208）来宣布这消息，意味着新旅程的开始。首个练习将于二月十一日开始。往后我们将在各学习阶段掺插一些新的虎形技巧。在此恭祝各位春节快乐。假期愉快和开心练习。
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8 Feb |
A New Direction News, Training
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As for the past weeks, we were charting a new course and a new face lift. We are now called The Malaysia Uechiryū and Kosonken Kenkyūkai (馬来西亞上地流-虎尊拳研究会). We are (become) an independent body focusing in researching , studying and training of various Uechiryū and the Chinese Tiger Style boxing (虎尊拳).
Our Uechiryū training is based on old-style Uechiryū. A blend of modern styles Uechiryū will also be incorporated into our training but the old style training remains as our main focus and grading requirement.
Tiger is one of the three major animals in Uechiryū. We form a small team dedicated in researching, studying and training of Chinese Tiger Style boxing. The tiger techniques in the Chinese Tiger style have many similarities but make a good complement in various areas such as tiger claw striking, body conditioning and strengthening. Generally the strike is short and direct. There are pulls, tears, twists or presses upon contact with the adversary.
This announcement is made coinciding with the 2nd day of Chinese New Year (February 8, 2008 or 20080208) to signify the beginning of a new direction. Our first training will begin on February 11. We will incorporate more new tiger techniques along the way in stages. We wish you a Happy Chinese New Year. Enjoy your holiday and happy training.
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7 Feb |
新年进步 Chinese, News
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又是新的一年！去年我们开始了新的旅程。希望这新的鼠年，将再展开新的另一页。让我们一起努力练习，更上一层楼。我在此恭祝大家新年快乐、万事如意、新年进步、身体安康、财源广进、学业进步、步步高升！让我们一起进步！
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6 Feb |
Happy Chinese New Year News
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Happy Chinese New Year. We wish everyone a happy and prosperous Chinese New Year. May the year of Rat brings you abundance of joy and health. See you in the first training on February 11. Let’s train hard after a week of indulgence.
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1 Feb |
Dōkōkai closed for CNY News, Training
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Next Thursday (February 7 & 8 ) will be the Chinese New Year celebration. Today dōkōkai conducted the last training for the Pig year and the dōkōkai will be closed from February 4 to 10. The first training of the Rat year will begin on February 11. Time as usual.
There will be a simple CNY celebration party at the dōkōkai after the training. We wish everyone a Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year. Enjoy your holiday and indulge yourselves. See you on February 11!
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1 Jan |
Nikainen-undō News, Training
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We had nikainen-undō from 2330 to 0015 hours to celebrate New Year 2008. Nikainen-undō is a training bridging two years, signifies training a year into another new year, seeking progress continuously with devotion.
The nikainen-undō was graced by teenager, adults and parents. The training ended with certificate ceremony. Congratulations to your promotion. We wish everyone Happy New Year 2008, best of health, a prosperous and successful new year.
Teo is promoted to hatchi-kyu
Ong is promoted to roku-kyu
Allison is promoted to go-kyu
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30 Dec |
Happy New Year News, Training
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Tomorrow, the training will begin at 2330 hours (December 31) till 0015 hours (January 1, 2008). This training signifies the continuous training and seeking of perfection, from a year into another new year. I wish all happy training and non-stop devotion in perfecting your skill. The dōkōkai will be closed on January 1st and training will resume as usual on the 2nd.
Happy New Year 2008!
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24 Dec |
Christmas Greetings News, Training
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We wish all Merry Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous Happy New Year 2008. May you and your family be in excellent health and happy training.
The dōkōkai will be closed from December 24 till 26. Training will resume on the 27th. Enjoy your holiday.
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24 Dec |
Christmas Carol Blogging, News
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Here is the video for the Christmas Carol at doukoukai on Friday December 21, 2007. For those who were not there, hope you enjoy and share the Christmas joy with us. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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22 Dec |
Merry Christmas and Happy Winter Solstice Blogging, News
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We wish all a Merry Christmas and Happy Winter Soltice.
Last night, members from the Bukit Beruang Methodist Church came caroling at our doukoukai. Instantly, the doukoukai filled with Christmas atmosphere. The group consisted of more then twenty persons and they caroled with joy. After the carol, we exchanged gifts.
A present, courtesy of LoveAficionado.com, to the pastor.
A cake (courtesy of Mrs. Hoe) to the group.
Winter Solstice is an important day for the Chinese to celebrate the arrival of winter season. This signifies the end of a year of hard work and labor, it is the time to enjoy after a productive year and to rest so that a new year will begin soon. Happy Winter Solstice to everyone.
Last night, three students, have passed their grading test. Congratulations! Please continue to train hard. The journey in Uechi-Ryu Zankai never stops. Ganbatte kudasai.
Lastly, we thank Bukit Beruang Methodist Church members for bringing us the joy and filling our doukoukai with joyful Christmas atmosphere.
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15 Nov |
Aim for higher standards News
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The preservation of the old-style Uechi-Ryu karate-do does not only rely on accurate instructions during the teaching, it requires stringent standards in training, both teaching and learning. I aim for higher standards in my kōhai so that they will always achieve a standard beyond their current rank level. I request my kōhai to demonstrate skills at Shodan level while [s]he training for Ikkyu ranking.
It is my responsibility to spread and to preserve the ancient art in Malaysia. At this time, I am already working on a kōhai to set this standard. She is preparing for her Ikkyu ranking at Shodan skill level. During the launching of Bukit Beruang Dōkōkai on Sunday, another highly potential kōhai has been identified. In fact, every kōhai are potential in my eyes. It is only a matter of how serious they take their training.
I hope all my kōhai will persevere with utmost persistency to train for setting high standards in their training and health and look beyond the capabilities they have never known before. I look forward to set Uechi-Ryu Zankai Malaysia at the highest standard in karate training in Malaysia, surpassing others.
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11 Nov |
Dōkōkai Soft Launch News
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Malacca: The Okinawa Karate-Do Uechi-Ryu Zankai Malaysia marked another remarkable milestone by launching Malaysia Shibu Dōkōkai or main Malaysia branch at Bukit Beruang,Melaka this morning. The Malaysia Shibu Dōkōkai is also named as Bukit Beruang Dōkōkai and led by Adrian Hoe Senpai. More than 40 people including parents and students attended the launching.
The soft launch was opened with training. All students were training with full spirit for the first time at the shibu dōkōkai. The training was followed by kyu certificates awarding ceremony for students from Jasin Shibu Dōkōkai and SMK Ayer Keroh Shibu Dōkōkai. The launch ended after the light lunch around 1PM.
A proper hierarchy, methods and system of administration were also announced this morning according to traditional Okinawa Karate-do culture. We believe Uechi-Ryu Zankai Malaysia is the only Okinawa karate-do in Malaysia to totally implement the old and proper traditional way of Okinawan karate-do dojo administration and hierarchy. Uechi-Ryu Zankai Malaysia is also the only Okinawa karate-do in Malaysia to follow the correct and true old Okinawa traditional methods of issuing kyu certificate. Uechi-Ryu Zankai Malaysia is also committed to teach old traditional training methods and to preserve Uechi-Ryu training passed down from Kanbun Uechi Sensei through Toyama Sensei and Seizan Sensei.
After explaining our traditional training methods and non-contact (non-free) sparring methods and the medical implication and the risks of sparring, parents are rest assured of their children’s health and safety in Uechi-Ryu Zankai’s training. They support Uechi-Ryu Zankai’s non-violence approach and growth-oriented traditional training methods. Parents offered help to open more classes and to recruit more students around their residence and work areas. A great start and confidence for Uechi-Ryu Zankai Malaysia!
Ong performing Kanshiwa
Allison performing Seiunchin
Adrian Senpai and Allison performing dantai no Seisan
Batrisyia from Jasin Shibu Dōkōkai
Faiz from Jasin Shibu Dōkōkai
Ong from SMK Ayer Keroh Shibu Dōkōkai
Nawwar from SMK Ayer Keroh Shibu Dōkōkai
Faiz and Alif (Jasin Shibu Dōkōkai) admiring their certificates
Excited parents are proud to watch their children receiving certificates
Group photo of all students receiving their certificates
Group photo of students and parents
Adrian explaining the old Okinawan traditional method of issuing certificate and security features on the certificate to students
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4 Nov |
Invitation to Soft Launch News
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The Malaysia Shibu Dōkōkai (main branch and also Bukit Beruang Shibu Dōkōkai) is readily available for training from every Monday to Friday, 7PM - 9PM, except public holiday. The first training began on November 1. With the new dōkōkai, training can be conducted without interruption. Information and study materials about our style and grand masters can be taught easily in the dōkōkai with the help of some historical photos. The new dōkōkai is also a meeting place for students from other shibu dōkōkai to meet each others and to exchange ideas and training together. All grading tests will be conducted at the new dōkōkai in future.
The layout of the dōkōkai is carefully arranged to be as more identical as in Nagahama home dojo so that when students visiting to Nagaham dojo, they will feel at home.
We will be having a soft-launch at the dōkōkai this coming Sunday November 11, from 9AM - 1PM. The Okinawa Karate-Do Uechi-Ryu Zankai Malaysia Shibu Dōkōkai cordially invite all to come for the soft launch. The program is as below:
9AM - 11Am - Students’ Training
11AM - 12PM - Awarding Kyu Certificates to students
12PM - 1PM - Light Lunch
All students’ parents are also invited to attend and to understand our training at the dōkōkai.
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30 Oct |
First Shibu Dōkōkai Established News
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Malacca: The Okinawa Karate-do Uechi-Ryu Zankai Malaysia Shibu Dōkōkai has established a main branch in Bukit Beruang, Malacca. The new dōkōkai will begin classes starting November 1, 2007. With the new dōkōkai, training can be conducted without interruption. Before the setting up of the dōkōkai, training is conducted at Bukit Beruang Community Hall and in schools and other places. When there is function going on at the community hall, training has to be postponed.
With the dōkōkai, some of the training classes around Malacca town and Bukit Beruang will be consolidated. Training is from Monday to Friday. Tuesday and Thursday are specially for children. For more information about our training schedule, go here.
The new dōkōkai is not only a training place, but also a get-together place for members to know each other and to train together as partners. In future, all grading will be conducted in the dōkōkai.
We hope all members will utilize the dōkōkai and persevere in their training for personal improvement and health and to help preserving this almost diminishing pre-WW2 old-style karate-do.
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12 Sep |
First Grading Test News
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Malacca: The Okinawa Karate-do Uechi-Ryu Zankai Malaysia Dōkōkai has conducted the very first grading test on September 9, 2007. The first batch of students graded for kukyu (9th kyu) were the Little Tigers from Jasin dōkōkai.
Three Little Tigers with hatchi-kyu (8th kyu) from previous style had qualified for Uechi-Ryu Zankai ku-kyu (9th kyu). Under the new system, all previously qualified students have to re-qualify up to the kyu level they are holding now. The re-qualification is important as Uechi-Ryu is a completely different system from conventional modern karate.
The grading test was conducted by Adrian Hoe Senpai who had undergone a month-long sabbatical training on Okinawa under the supervision of Seizan Sensei, hatchi-dan (8th-dan) kyoshi to-dan. Seizan Sensei is a very close and high ranking student of Toyama Sensei, ju-dan (10th dan) hanshi. Seizan Sensei is responsible to train all overseas students and to supervise all overseas dojo and dōkōkai.
This grading test also signifies the transition to Uechi-Ryu Zankai has been completed. Most of the students were from previous style under the training of Adrian Hoe Senpai. Adrian has done extensive research into various karate styles and the different system of Uechi-Ryu. He finds that Uechi-Ryu Zankai practices the pre-World-War-2 old style karate-do which still has very strong Chinese influence.
“The system is not violent as it does not practice jiyu kumite. The system uses a more gentle and traditional approach of ancient martial arts training to build and strengthen the body and health of the practitioners.”, says Adrian.
“Jiyu kumite adds, to the dull and monotonous training, spices and excitement as well as the personal and group glorification when one wins in a competition. Injuries sustained from jiyu kumite may be bad for health as the injuries will damage muscle, tissue and nerve fibers. The effect will not be immediately felt but it will eventually surface when one enters old age.”, iterates Adrian. “Uechi-Ryu Zankai builds a person very slowly and gently and the strengthening effect will not be seen as immediately as sports karate but the health and strength obtained from this old style training will stay until the old age. The health benefits of Uechi-Ryu Zankai training is notably important as we can see the 80-year-old Toyama Sensei is still training and performing like a young man.”, added Adrian.
“The Little Tigers at Jasin Shibu Dōkōkai have trained very hard and I am pleased to see their performance and I am very happy that our students are now practicing 100% Uechi-Ryu Zankai techniques as we have completed the transition.”, says Adrian.
“Unlike the public performance on June 10 at Mahkota Parade (article here), we are now confident and ready to give any performance using 100% Uechi-Ryu Zankai techniques from now on.”, again says Adrian.
The next grading test will be held in October for Bukit Beruang dōkōkai students. Another grading test will be held in November or December for those who are holding higher qualification from previous style to allow them to move up to the equivalent kyu level they are holding.
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17 Aug |
Training at Zakimi Dojo Kata, News, Training
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Adrian Senpai and students from Nagahama Shibu Dojo performed together for Toyama Sensei (Judan Hanshi) in Shubukan (修武館) Dojo at Zakimi.
Adrian Senpai is the first Malaysian to visit Uechi-Ryu Zankai’s Honbu Dojo at Zakimi. He was thrilled by his visit and saw for himself his own eyes a typical traditional Okinawan karate-do dojo and the legendary Toyama Seiko Sensei, Judan (10th dan) Hanshi.
This is Adrian’s second visit to Zakimi dojo during his first visit to Okinawa. His performance also received approval from Toyama Sensei to bring Uechi-Ryu Zankai knowledge back to Malaysia and spread and preserve the ancient arts of Uechi-Ryu empty hand.
Students introduced themselves to Toyama Sensei.
Adrian (right far back corner) and Nagahama Shibu Dojo members performing Seichin kata to Toyama Sensei.
Back row from left, Sumako Senpai (Godan), Fumiya Senpai (Nidan) and Adrian performing Seiryu kata to Toyama Sensei.
Adrian’s solo performance of Seisan kata in front of Toyama Sensei.
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15 Aug |
Farewell Demo, News
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Today is the retirement day for Mr. Chin, the principal of SMK Tinggi St. David. Mr. Chin has been leading SMK Tinggi St. David for many years and he has been very supportive to the Karate Club.
Uechi-Ryu Zankai demo team consisted of students from SMK Tinggi St. David and SMK Ayer Keroh performed for his farewell party at 1000 today. The demo team was led by assistant instructor Allison Beh Senpai. She was also the representative of both Uechi-Ryu Zankai Nagahama Shibu Dojo (Okinawa, Japan) and Malaysia Shibu Dōkōkai to present memento to Mr. Chin for his strong support and encouragement to Karate Club.
Retirement is not the end. It is a new beginning. Mr. Chin will embark with his new endeavor at this phase of his life and he will always be our teacher and guidance star.
Uechi-Ryu Zankai wishes all the best to his beginning of a new and exciting journey and hope that he will always come back to lead and teach us.
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1 Aug |
Officially Uechi-Ryu Zankai News
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Today I received a confirmation from Seizan Sensei. Since July 20 2007 (20072007), we are officially registered Okinawa Karate-do Uechi-Ryu Zankai Malaysia Shibu Dōkōkai with home dojo in Nagahama Okinawa.
The Nagahama home dojo is situated in Yomitan-son on a hill slope overlooking the East China Sea and facing north towards Ie Jima (island) where Kanbun Sensei last lived.
Please refer here for more information.
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