The Okinawa Uechi　ryū Karatedo Preservatin Society was established in April 1,

1996 to preserve and protect faithfully the teachings of the founder Uechi Kanbun

上地流唐手道開祖上地完文先生 明治４３年中国福建省から沖縄県へ 上地流唐手道を伝えた 1910:　Moved from Fujian,China to Okinawa Prefecture Uechi Ｒｙｕ　Karatedo founder Uechi Kanbun sensei 1910:　Moved from Fujian,China to Okinawa Prefecture Taught Uechi　Ｒyu Ｋaratedo

上地流唐手道宗家 二代目上地完英先生 Uechi karatedo Soke

上地完英先生の虎の構え Second generation Uechi Kanei sensei Uechi Kanei ｓensei in tiger stance

The History of Uechi Ryu

The Uechi Ryu School of Karate was founded by Uechi Kanbun sensei but its originscan be traced to the Southern Style Shorinken School in China ‘s Fuzhou City,FujianProvince.Uechi Kanbun sensei trained for 13 years from1897(Meiji30)and following his being granted full mastership he returned to Japan in 1926 and opened his dojo inWakayama City. In 1932 , the dojo was named Pangainoon Karate Institute and was set up to provide formal instruction. The name of his school of karate was again revised to Okinawa Uechi Ryu in 1940. Ever since, and especially after the end of the war,the Uechi Ryu School of Karate began to acquire its reputation and high appreciation as an actual fighting martial  art.  Its  body  of  kata  echniques initially  comprised  the aditional Chinese  kata  Sanchin, Seisan,  and  Sanseiryu  but  after the war  the following five kata Kanshiwa, Kanshu, Sechin, Seryu, Kanchin  and kumite were added

The Characteristics of Uechi Ryu

Following the Chinese instructional system whose strike principles centers around

Three animal styles of defence and attack(that of the Dragon, the Tiger and the Crane),

The Uechi Ryu school of Karate also systemized its techniques on the same principles

The School’s training philosophy gives equal consideration to techniques and to the

study of their underlying principles,emphasizing the study of the principles before the

practice of their applications(from kata to kumite). In other words , kata remains at the

core of the training regiment with kumite reinforcing the application of the techniques.

It goes without saying that the aim of going through this training regiment is to help

the practitioner achieve the merging of his/her spirit with techniques and a

strengthening of physical stamina. Uechi Ryu’s spirit can be summarized in the

following eight pillars: virtue, manners, integrity, modesty, impartiality, tolerance,

firmness of character and persistence.

Technically speaking the characteristics of Uechi Ryu are clear piercing sight and fast

hands.+

In summary,

1.    The basic Sanchin kata  aim to (a) develop a robust body against attacks,(b)teach

strike techniques (c)teach defense techniques (d) enhance agility

２． By pairing up practitioners to train strengthening the bones against attack

    (kotekiae),the ultimate objective of forging such physical strengthening is so that

     the practitioner becomes able to break the fighting spirit of his or her opponent in

     the event of being attacked by kicks or punches in a real situation.

３． Striking techniques require thorough training of the fingers and toes to enable

     practitioners to be able to strike forcefully and effectively at their opponent’s vita

     parts of the body , such as the throat, the eyes or the ribs.

4.   Blocking techniques require making use of one’s centrifugal power so as to draw an

     opponent’s attack into a circular blocking movement.

5.   Sparring (kumite)focuses on using the body’s centrifugal power to not only counter

     an opponent’s attack using a circular blocking movement but to also strike back

     immediately by first immobilizing the opponent’s arms and legs. Furthermore,

     while kumite training stops short of actually striking the upper face area, it does

     require directly hitting the lower parts of the body (below the torso) and is thus a