- Kanei Uechi
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name = Kanei Uechi
(上地 完文 "Uechi Kanbun")
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caption = Kanbun Uechi
birth_date = June 26, 1911
birth_place =Okinawa
death_date = February 23, 1991
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martial_art =Uechi Ryu
teacher =Kanbun Uechi
rank = Grandmaster 10th "dan"
students =Kanmei Uechi (son),Ryuko Tomoyose Kanei Uechi ,
June 26 ,1911 –February 23 ,1991 ) was the son ofKanbun Uechi , founder ofUechi-ryū , one of the primarykarate styles ofOkinawa . Kanei was instrumental in the growth of Uechi after his father's death.Early life
For the early years of Kanei's life his father refused to speak of his martial arts training. However, his father had once again begun teaching
Pangainoon and at the age of 16, and in ill-health, Kanei traveled to the Wakayama Prefecture and began training with his father. [G. Seizan Breyette, " UechiRyu - A brief history." Uechi-Ryu Journal. Vol.2 Issue 1 Article 1. http://www.uechi-ryu-journal.com/march_06_SB_1.php]Additions to Uechi-Ryu
Kanei understood early that students of the modern age would have trouble understanding the formal Pangainoon and its three kata. From 1931 through the rest of his life Kanei labored to develop new methods and forms to help students understand Uechi. [G. Seizan Breyette, "What do I want from Kata?" Uechi-Ryu Journal. Vol.3 Issue 3 Article 1. http://www.uechi-ryu-journal.com/sept_07_SB.php] From this work came the addition of five new kata and two kumite exercises:
Kanshiwa
Kanshu
Seichin
Seirui
Konchin
Kyu Kumite
Dan KumiteAt times Kanei worked with senior students to develop the new exercises.
Family
Kanei Uechi is the son of
Kanbun Uechi . He was the oldest son of four children. He had a brother, Kansai, and two sisters, Tsuru and Kamai. Kanei had a son,Kanmei Uechi , who currently leads the Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do Association (Soke Shubukan).References
Related Sites
* [http://www.uechi-ryu-journal.com/ Uechi-ryu academic journal]
* [http://www.uechiryu.ca Canadian Uechi-ryu site]
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