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Uechi Ryū
Uechi (written: 上地) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Founder of Uechi-Ryū. *, Son of Uechi Kanbun, forefront of standardizing Uechi-Ryū in the 1950s and 60's. *, Eldest son of Uechi Kanei, took over responsibility of the Futenma Dojo and its association after Uechi Kanei retired. References {{Reflist Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Uechi Kanbun
was the founder of Uechi-Ryū, one of the primary karate styles of Okinawa. Early life Kanbun was born in Deikusaku section but grew up in the Takintō section of the mountain farming village of Izumi on the Motobu Peninsula of Okinawa, Uechi's family were farmers of daikon radishes. While it is claimed that in his youth, Uechi studied bōjutsu and basic Chinese techniques with Motobu experts, some of whom had lived in China, a more recent Okinawan government sanctioned publication notes that there exists no record of him learning "any kind of martial art" prior to his move to China. Time in China Japan began a program of universal male conscription in Okinawa in 1897. In 1897 at the age of 19, Kanbun fled to Fuzhou in Fukien Province, China both to escape Japanese military conscription and to fulfill his dreams of studying martial arts with Chinese masters. Kanbun later told students he was the only survivor of his small "dugout" rowing boat trip to China, and he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uechi Kanei
was the son of Kanbun Uechi, founder of Uechi-Ryū, one of the primary karate styles of Okinawa. Kanei was instrumental and at the forefront of Uechi-Ryū's growth after his father's death. Name "Kanei" (完英) is "ka-n-e-i" (かんえい) rather than "kan-ei" or "kan-eye." For this reason, some English sources will transliterate his name "Kan'ei" to distinguish the separate "n" (ん) syllable from "ne" (ね). Life According to traditions repeated in the citatations, in the early years of Kanei's life his father, Kanbun Uechi. refused to speak of his martial arts training; he ultimately opened his first ''dōjō'' teaching '' Pangai-noon'' in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan in 1926. At the age of 16, and in ill-health, Kanei traveled to the Wakayama and began training with his father. In 1937 Kanei received a certificate of full proficiency in ''Pangai-nooToudiJutsu'' (Half Hard Soft Empty Hand Skills) from his father. At the age of 26, he opened a new ''dōjo'' in Osaka with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |