--- Dojo
is everywhere. Karate-Do is everywhere.
--- This is the key concept
of our flexible and movable dojo, the "Uechi-Ryu Yuboku Dojo".
The Uechi Ryu
Karate is one of the Three Major
Styles (Goju Ryu, Uechi Ryu, Shorin Ryu) of
Okinawa Karate, and it was formerly named
流唐手術. Uechi Ryu is transformed from the source of Fuzhou Martial Arts, which has become an unique karate style with Southern Chinese influenced methods.
The Uechi Ryu Karate emphasizes the short hands
techniques & control skills for close quarter
range, which is good at the Kung Fu of Fingers,
Palms, Shoken (小拳突), Uraken (裏拳), Tettsui (鉄槌),
Hiji zuki (肘突), Sokusen geri (足先蹴), etc. It
focuses on the martial arts concepts of "Natural
Hard & Soft" (硬軟自在), as well as "Piercing Eyes and
Fast Hands" (眼精手捷).
According to the story told by Sensei Kenwa
Mabuni (the founder of Japanese Shito Ryu), Sensei
Kanbun Uechi (the founder of Uechi Ryu) described
that
流
referred to the rapid speed in its style. Apart
from learning the Self-Defense, the Uechi Ryu
practitioners could strengthen their body &
willpower, and keep their mind healthy during the
years of practice. Uechi Ryu training is
suitable for both males and females due to its
well balance in hardness & softness.
Our group follows the concept of
Okinawa Karate -
Self-Defense for the
Basic and Final target of our training in
Budo. Our course will be mainly focused on
practicing Uechi Ryu Karate-Do, and we
also concern about the Balance development
of Mind, Body & Spirit.
The Culture of our Dojo: Respect each other,
Overcome the ego, Non-competitive & Unaggressive.
"The Secrets reside in Training the
Heart", we attend to the Balance of Safe
& Practical, and pursue the ideal
"Shin, Gi & Tai"
(Mind, Skill, Body) under a series of Uechi Ryu
Karate practice, in order to fit in with the
proper attitude of being a Traditional
Karate-Ka.
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We are open-minded, and we practice step
by step. If a member who has any physical
reasons, and not wishes to participate in
some parts of training, he or she may feel
free to communicate with
the Instructor.
Our dojo preserves the Okinawa Uechi-ryu old knowledge of Kanei Uechi Sensei
(the Second Soke of Uechi Ryu) & Ryuko Tomoyose Sensei early passed to the America pioneers, incorporating
Robert (Bob) J. Campbell Sensei (the 1980s
Uechi Ryu Official Hong Kong Representative) his methods of Uechi-ryu applications which appreciated by the Okinawa seniors.