Recently, I discovered three words from the Okinawan (Uchinaaguchi) language that are new to me. The three words are “chinkuchi,” “muchimi,” and “gamaku.” First, what …
Sanchin Shime, or testing, is a drill involving two people. A teacher, senior, or peer conducts the test to check the karateka’s structure, balance, and …
Point of view from Sensei Lee Adams! Presentation topic for Winterfest, 2021 ================ The COVID-19 pandemic and the reduction in dojo time has given me …
Saburo Uehara (1890 – 1965) was one of the earliest and most significant students of Kanbun Uechi, the founder of Uechi-Ryū Karate. Born in Naha, …
Ryuko Tomoyose (December 10, 1928 – April 9, 2019) was a central figure in Uechi-Ryū Karate who played a key role in preserving and spreading …
Kanei Uechi (June 26, 1911 – February 23, 1991) was the son of Kanbun Uechi, the founder of Uechi-Ryū, one of the principal karate styles …
Tomoyose Ryuyu was Kanbun Uechi’s first and most senior student in Japan. A fellow Okinawan immigrant, Tomoyose met Kanbun Uechi in Wakayama, Japan, around 1924 …
Kanbun Uechi, in whose honor this karate system is named, studied Pangainoon in China at the Central Temple in the Fujian Province during the years …
Henry Thom Sensei Thom, Chairman of IUKF and senior Uechi-ryu instructor is a gifted martial artist and superb seminar presenter at SummerFest. He is the author of a very popular …
I am very pleased to notify everyone that sensei David Hunt will be with us this year at a Presenter. His topic will be: “ Accelerating your Techniques using Rotation …
Non-Physical Self-Defense Marjorie Swift Mention self-defense & the average martial artist reviews all the techniques he or she has practiced many times. Followed by the statement: This won’t happen to me.” …
David Kelley has been a practitioner of Uechi-Ryu Karate since 1974. He is a senior student of Sensei Buzz Durkin and holds the rank of 8th Dan. His presentation will …
Sensei Len Testa and I have been discussing another tournament series for a while now and decided to go forward with this plan. We will collaborate 2 this year and …
I’m very pleased to announce that John Hwee will once again be teaching a seminar at this year’s SummerFest. Click Here to view our Current team of presenters. …
JULY 10th, 2014 Update I just updated this year’s Scheduling and Information sheet. We are going to be running the seminars in a new and hopefully innovative manner. I’ll be …
SUMMERS, John V. Jack Of Quincy, formerly of Canton, died June 18, 2014. Jack was a member of the Greatest Generation, and served in the Marines during WWII. He was …
Just got back from teaching seminars at the World Cup held in Miami this year. In 2016 it will be hosted by Columbia. Already have been invited to teach by …
Good friend and early Uechi-ryu pioneer, Harry Brawley loses his life to cancer. Although Harry was one of the Mattson Academy’s first instructor and dojo owner, he will probably be …
IUKF has been growing very quickly. Our new site administrator has made great progress re-designing and updating the black belt registry of rank and honors. The old registry has been …
Many thanks to the Uechi-ryu.com site administrator for all his hard work and perseverance in creating our new Rank and Honors Registry and. . . transferring the thousands of existing …
