The 3 major, unique contributions documenting his style of karate
Mattson has written several published books as well as e-book versions for electronic reading devices. This includes the following: * ''The Way of Karate'', Tuttle Publishing, 1958 * ''Uechiryu Karate Do : Classical Chinese Okinawan Self Defense'', Peabody Publishing, 1974 * ''The Black Belt Test Guide'', Peabody Publishing, 2008 * ''The Way of Uechi-ryu Karate'', Peabody Publishing, 2010Major Uechi-Ryū students of George Mattson
# Campbell, Robert (9th degree black belt) # Canna, Van (10th degree black belt) # Durkin, Buzz (10th degree black belt) # Maloney, James - Canada - (10th degree black belt) # Mattson, Walter - no relation - (10th degree black belt) # Mattson, Chad - no relation - (10th degree black belt) # Rabesa, Arthur (10th degree black belt) # Summers, Jack (10th degree black belt) # Blake, Windsong (8th degree black belt) # Deraney, George A. (8th degree black belt) # Finkelstein, David (8th degree black belt) # Glasheen, William (8th degree black belt) # Huff, Ed (8th degree black belt) # Mott, David (8th degree black belt) # Neide, Joan L. (8th degree black belt) # Wharton, Alton P. - Burmuda - (8th degree black belt) # Wilder, Clarence (9th degree black belt) # Witherell, Bruce (9th degree black belt) # Wong, Gary (8th degree black belt) # Yee, Darin (8th degree black belt) # Thom, Henry (10th degree black belt) # Tim Ford (10th degree Black) He has sponsored an ongoing set of seminars by international karate masters including Okinawan Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do masters from Okinawa for over thirty years consecutively since 1983. Almost all of these have been in the United States of America except for the notable exception in 1985 which was held in Okinawa, Japan with virtual every Okinawan Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do master from Okinawa giving seminars and culminating in the participation in the annual All-Okinawa Karate-Do Kumite Championship with all styles of Okinawan Karate competing from all over the world each year. George E. Mattson had been the chief instructor of a karate school in Boston at various location for decades. Many of his students upon mastery of Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do started successful karate schools in the Boston area and around Massachusetts and the New England area. Many of them including George E. Mattson himself moved to Florida and started successful karate schools in Florida. He currently teaches at his karate school in Mount Dora, Florida.Early history
Tomoyose Ryuko originally taught George E. Mattson as a young American serviceman for several hours in the evening after his duties on the military base in Okinawa only training occasionally at the Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do headquarters byReferences
Further reading
* Bishop, Mark, ''Okinawan Karate'', Tuttle: 1999 * Dollar, Alan, ''Secrets of Uechi Ryu and the Mysteries of Okinawa'', Cherokee Publishing: 1996 * Joyner, Donald B., ''The Art and History of Uechi Ryu Karate-Do (A Study Guide for Uechi Ryu Karate-Do)'', (Paperback) January 1, 1996 * Joyner, Donald B., ''Uechi Ryu Karate-Do Student Guide and Handbook (A Study Guide for Uechi Ryu Karate-Do)'', , February 1996 * Mattson, George E., ''The Way of Karate,'' Charles E. Tuttle Company: 1963. * Mattson, George E., ''Uechiryu Karate Do (Classical Chinese Okinawan Self-Defense)'', Peabody Publishing Company: 1997 (8th printing). * Mattson, George E., ''The Way of Uechi Ryu Karate,'' Peabody Publishing Company: 2010. * Rymaruk, Ihor, ''Karate: A Master's Secrets of Uechi-ryu'', Iron Arm International: 2004External links