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Uechi Ryu
Uechi (written: 上地) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Founder of Uechi-Ryū. *, Son of Uechi Kanbun, forefront of standardizing Uechi-Ryū in the 1950s and 60's. *, Eldest son of Uechi Kanei, took over responsibility of the Futenma Dojo and its association after Uechi Kanei retired. References {{Reflist Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Surname
Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames, as determined by their kanji, although many of these are Japanese orthography, pronounced and romanization of Japanese, romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written the same in kanji may also be pronounced differently. The top 10 surnames cover approximately 10% of the population, while the top 100 surnames cover slightly more than 33%. This ranking is a result of an August 2008 study by Meiji Yasuda Life, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company, which included approximately 6,118,000 customers of Meiji Yasuda's insurance and annuities. References {{Names_in_world cultures Japanese names Names by culture Japanese culture Lists of surnames, Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uechi Kanbun
was the founder of Uechi-Ryū, one of the primary karate styles of Okinawa. Early life Kanbun was born in Deikusaku section but grew up in the Takintō section of the mountain farming village of Izumi on the Motobu Peninsula of Okinawa, Uechi's family were farmers of daikon radishes. While it is claimed that in his youth, Uechi studied bōjutsu and basic Chinese techniques with Motobu experts, some of whom had lived in China, a more recent Okinawan government sanctioned publication notes that there exists no record of him learning "any kind of martial art" prior to his move to China. Time in China Japan began a program of universal male conscription in Okinawa in 1897. In 1897 at the age of 19, Kanbun fled to Fuzhou in Fukien Province, China both to escape Japanese military conscription and to fulfill his dreams of studying martial arts with Chinese masters. Kanbun later told students he was the only survivor of his small "dugout" row boat trip to China, and he was rescu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uechi Kanei
was the son of Kanbun Uechi, founder of Uechi-Ryū, one of the primary karate styles of Okinawa. Kanei was instrumental and at the forefront of Uechi-Ryū's growth after his father's death. Life For the early years of Kanei's life his father, Kanbun Uechi refused to speak of his martial arts training. However, his father opened his first dojo in Japan in 1926 and began teaching Pangai-noon, at the age of 16, and in ill-health, Kanei traveled to the Wakayama Prefecture and began training with his father. After a decades worth of continuous training under Kanbun Uechi, in 1937 Kanei-Sensei received his certificate of full proficiency in Pangai-nooToudiJutsu (Half Hard Soft Empty Hand Skills). And later, at 26 he would open up a new dojo in Osaka with approval from Kanbun-Sensei. Though, a new branch of Pangai-noon opened in Osaka, the dojo was not as successful as Kanei-Sensei hoped for. In 1940, Kanei relocated the dojo to Amagasaki in Hyogo Prefecture. He taught there for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |