Mar 17 2013
From my Newsletter Archives – 2003 Uechi-ryu Family of Organizations! by Steve Goss As many of you know, the late 1980’s heralded a major shift in organizations practicing Uechi-ryu. Prior to that time, most of us were members of the Uechi-ryu Karate-do Association. Now there are many more associations. During my last trip to Okinawa …
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Mar 06 2013
I receive quite a few e-mail from friends who discover broken links in the “Uechi-ryu.com” website. About three years ago IUKF hired a web administrator who took on the project of “modernizing” the site, which has been evolving from a primitive “FrontPage” format back in the early 90s, to the state-of-the-art “WordPress” which we are …
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Jan 03 2013
DOMETRICH William “Hanshi” Joseph Dometrich, Sr. Age 77. Resident of Union, KY formerly of Covington, KY. Passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at the St. Elizabeth Hospice, Edgewood, KY. Born March 15, 1935 in Clarksburg, West Virginia to William Herman and Clara Mae Berger Dometrich. Survived by his wife of 56 years Barbara Ellen …
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Dec 25 2012
The NEW wireless Herman Interactive Training System is now available! Click Here to access the new site. My favorite training tool of all time is the Herman Trainer! I introduced it at the 2010 Summer Fest. Harry Skeffington set up the software and I set up the testing components and logistics. Darin Yee had …
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Nov 10 2012
S.GNANAVEL: RANK – SHODAN, G.MURUGESAN: RANK – SHODAN, S.SABEETHA: RANK – SHODAN, S.SANKAR, RANK – SHODAN & SHIDOIN, R.RAJAVEL: RANK – SHODAN & SHIDOIN , G.DHAYANITHI: RANK – SHODAN & SHIDOIN, E.ALLAN DAVID: RANK – SHODAN DATE OF TEST : 29.07.2012 Congratulations to the growing IUKF family in India, with four dojo, firstly India Honbu dojo Tiruchengode,other dojos present …
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Oct 16 2012
Why belong to IUKF? Students and teachers join because they wish to support IUKF’s efforts to provide a members orientated website, conference rooms, activities, workouts and timely communicated newsletters that keep them up-to-date in happenings related to the Uechi-ryu world. Lets explore another benefit. . . . What few people realize, is that the Mattson Academy, …
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Aug 25 2012
Auction is over! Lots of action and lots of great deals! Watch for the next auction, coming soon. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The auction program only allows one picture per item. The photograph I included in the auction didn’t do justice to the beauty of these beautifully crafted works of art. Therefore I took a few more …
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Aug 13 2012
by George E. Mattson I always look forward to visiting Sensei Jim Maloney and his students in the Vancouver area. Although they are the “new” guys and gals in our ever growing Uechi family, they are the most dedicated and hard working group I have ever seen. This incredible spirit becomes contagious to all who …
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Aug 12 2012
I forgot when I created the first martial art website. It was quite primitive to be sure, but I realized the internet was something that I should explore and make part of the Uechi-ryu community and I was eager to become part of that group of pioneers who experimented with this technology. During those years …
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Jul 27 2012
2012 Summer of the Tiger Martial Arts SummerFest IUKF Masters Celebration Saturday 7-9PM Inductees: 8th Dan: Henry Thom, Peter Blackman, Bill Bauknecht 7th Dan: James Witherell, Rosario M. F. Rizzo, John Felipe, Paul Giella, 6th Dan: Fedele Cacia, David Berndt, Gerry Gross, Robb Buckland William E. (Bill) Bauknecht I was raised on a …
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