have been identified as Kanei Uechi (1911-1991), who taught Uechi Ryu karate, a traditional style of Okinawan karate, and Kaei Akamine (1908-1977), a businessman who chaired the Okinawan sumo ...

he can often be found practicing and teaching Uechi-Ryū, an Okinawan style of karate. The Army civilian employee and retired Army National Guard officer recently taught Uechi-Ryū during a women ...