at the height of their training, being tested under rigorous conditions to achieve the distinction of junior black belt [black belt with white stripe], for youth under 18yrs within the Uechi Ryu ...

KALAMAZOO, MI - In a squat, wooden building tucked away in Kalamazoo's Southside neighborhood, you'll find one of the country's most decorated martial arts practitioners. It's far from a flashy ...

The Uechi-ryu Karate Championship Series was held outdoors Saturday, Aug. 21, in North Carver. More than 100 competitors participated in this second tournament in a three-part series that ...

Mattson, who brought Uechi Ryu to North America from Okinawa, Japan, after being stationed there. After a year of training in Uechi Ryu, a classmate informed Wharton that he had seen a wonderful ...

The Bermuda Uechi Ryu Academy operates under the leadership of master Goins who is assisted by senseis William Spriggs, O’Doherty, Wellman, Francis and Sifu Eugene Ford.

Cross-MacDonald of Hollis has been training since November 2001. “I was skeptical at first but soon grew to love it,” she said. “It was the one hour in my day where I could let everything else go and ...

A group of five students including Manoharan’s son Rohit and daughter Haritha gave a scintillating performance on stage which encompassed the power and precision of traditional Uechi Ryu Karate.

ATKINSON — Six people in North America hold the honor of Grand Master and 10th-degree black belt in the Okinawan Uechi-Ryu style of karate and one of these martial artists lives here in ...