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Master Takemi Takayasu, 7th dan, pratices Uechi-ryu Karate. Uechi-ryu is a Budo school very different from the others. This Budo mixes firmness and suppleness within its method. A Technical Director of Uechi-Ryu Karate Do Kenyukai in Europe, Master Takemi Takayasu works strongly in order to promote his style by participating in many demonstrations and lectures around the world. For the first time on DVD, Master Takemi Takayasu reveals his training method with Makiwara, a well-known accessory for all karatekas.

The Makiwara is an essential tool for Karate Do training since it allows fatal strikes, and was created in Okinawa, the island in which Karate Do was born. Thanks to a regular training, you will improve your efficiency with repeated movements such as: Seiken-tsuki, Shuto-Uchi, Shotei-Uchi, Shomen-Geri et Ushiro-Geri. But do know that Makiwara training is not to be improvised. Master Takemi Takayasu, famous for his spectacular breaking demonstrations, shows to all styles karatekas how to use a Makiwara in a good way and therefore how to enhance dramatically the power of each strike.

Languages: French - English - German - Spanish.
Extra Features: Interview - Photo Gallery - Art Gallery - Trailers.