Martial Arts: Uechi Ryu
Uechi Ryu is one of the four original styles of karate in Okinawa. Uechi Ryu utilises many kicking and striking techniques drawn from Chinese Kempo. Uechi Ryu practices some of the Goju Ryu kata especially Sanchin, Sanseiru and Sesan. Uechi Ryu also draws other influences from Goju Ryu including low leg kicks, grappling and takedowns. Uechi Ryu is considered a hard style of karate, which is ideally suited to fighting at close range.
Origin of Uechi Ryu: Okinawa
Founder of Uechi Ryu: Uechi Kanbun (+1949)
Popularised by: George Mattson
December 3rd, 2005 at 8:35 pm
First, I believe that some of what is said above is wrong. Uechi ryu does not do “goju” kata, they are entirely different kata, although some of them […] more
February 17th, 2006 at 12:59 pm
What is the most important part of this art? Striking, movement, ect. . .
March 12th, 2006 at 3:12 pm
I don’t believe that Kempo was Chinese. It was influenced by Chinese martial arts, which is why it’s considered to be a bastardtized version of it. Ei […] more
April 20th, 2006 at 5:33 pm
Also, the style was brought back from china in 1899 by kanbun. Practitioners don’t tend to consider it one of the “four” original kara-te styles… […] more
July 19th, 2006 at 8:21 am
to answer steven’s question, i beleive that the most important focus in uechi is the breathing.
August 24th, 2006 at 1:04 pm
Uechi Ryu is the combination of Okinawan style karate with Shaolin Kungfu. The original name for Uechi Ryu was Pungai-Noon (spelling?). Meaning half […] more
March 12th, 2007 at 8:24 pm
Uechi-ryu is growing like any other stlye of martial arts. Sanchin is the foundation of Uechi. Practicing this simple fundamental is an everchanging […] more
January 3rd, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Sanchin kata with its open hands is an important aspect of uechi-ryu, but the conditioning practices are what sets uechi apart. The breathing in uechi […] more
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:58 am
I have heard the argument that Uechi and Goja could very well be the same style. This is an interesting argument. It comes from my Uechi Sensei who h […] more
May 24th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
id like to say that pangai noon does not mean half hard half soft, this is a mis conception which is leading a lot of people to liken uechi ryu to goj […] more
October 10th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Brenton, please advise me as to where you obtained this information of the meaning of Ueechi. (pangai)
June 25th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Kanban said to have trained in china at the age of 20 or so. When he returend to his home land he vowed not to teach and when forced to he preformed a […] more
July 28th, 2009 at 8:56 am
breathing is important in any style or physical activity for that matter. No more Uechi than anything else. There can not be a single most important […] more
October 20th, 2009 at 2:55 am
Sorry but historically, Uechi-ryu has nothing to do with Goju-ryu. Moreover it’s completly wrong to say that Uechi-ryu “also draws other influences fr […] more
December 16th, 2009 at 11:34 am
Actually, if you look at the characters for Pangai noon you will see that they literally translate to “half” “hard” and “soft.” This is according to i […] more