Much like Mr. Miyagi in the eternally revered "Karate Kid" movie quadrilogy, the traditional karate style Uechi-Ryu hails from Okinawa, Japan. Kanbun Uechi founded this brand of karate, which bases ...

Uechi-Ryū karate Master Neil Stone (far right) with students, Brian Edmonds, Frank Paetzold and Erika Cross-MacDonald, who were promoted to sixth degree black belt earlier this year. Courtesy ...

Master Al Wharton has recently been awarded the highest rank of tenth Dan (Judan) in Uechi Ryu Karate Do at Winterfest in Orlando, Florida. Wharton was presented with the highest rank in this Okinawan ...

He’s 5 feet, 10 inches tall, with a slender build. His gray hair, slight beard and bright blue eyes round out his presence — almost in a wise kind of way. At Wooton Park in Tavares on Tuesday, George ...

What was the Japanese book you translated and how did you get involved in that? It is the kyohon (text book) for Uechi-Ryu Karate Do, its techniques, philosophy and history and how the martial world ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It was a new experience for the city dwellers as they watched in awe the Karate manoeuvres performed by black-belt students of Shihan K V Manoharan, the chief instructor of Okinawa ...

Some interviews for this story were conducted in Japanese and translated by Sun Chronicle correspondent Juri Love, a native Japanese speaker. NORTH ATTLEBORO — A local karate school recently marked a ...

Hard work and dedication have paid off for five Bermuda Uechi Ryu Academy students who all passed Junior Black Belt Grading with flying colours. Tre Simmons, Will Spriggs and Tobiah Goodchild all ...

As you enter the Jungleplex complex you hear Master Instructor Darin Yee shouting out “ich, ni san, chi” a numerical cadence in Japanese to which over 50 karate practitioners are doing their ...

Recently Master Ihor Rymaruk’s Amsterdam Okinawan Uechi-Ryu Karate School held promotional examinations for student advancements. Qualifying students were tested on their knowledge and physical ...

EDGEWATER - A definite degree of high energy and excitement awaited the arrival of 10th degree black belt, Sensei George Mattson, at Bob Otto's School of Karate."We are very excited to have Sensei ...