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Uechi-Ryu karate is a traditional, secluded Okinawan family style of karate
learned in China by the Grandmaster Kanbun Uechi in the early 1900s. Grandmaster
Uechi was one of only a handful of Okinawan masters to be recognized in China
as a qualified teacher of the martial arts.
The original name for this style of karate was Pangainoon Kenpo Kung Fu.
The blending of soft blocks and hard counterattacks in this martial arts
practice are based on the flowing movements of the tiger, the crane and the
dragon.
After his death, Kanbun Uechi’s students renamed Pangainoon to Uechi-Ryu
karate, to honor the memory of their master. They then sought out his son,
Kanei Uechi, to continue their training. Kanei Uechi developed the practice
into the form that is taught worldwide today under the Uechi name.
Our teacher Charles C. Earle, III originally learned the Uechi style from
Master George Mattson in Boston, MA. In 1963 Master Earle established the
Uechi Karate School in Providence, RI, and three years later became the first
American to travel to Okinawa to study directly with Kanei Uechi. The Charles
Earle Uechi Karate School operated continuously from the Weybosset Street,
Providence location until the death of Master Earle in 2006.
We, the senior black belts of Master Charles Earle, honor his memory by continuing
his teachings in Pawtucket, RI and Greenville, TX. We continue the tradition
and pursuit of excellence in our practice of Uechi-Ryu karate.
The backbone of Uechi-Ryu is the kata Sanchin. Sanchin developes proper breathing techniques, spiritual concentration, dynamic strength and powerful movement.Sanchin kata uses dynamic tension or isometric muscular contraction with deep breathing for power training. The aim of dynamic tension in the kata is to produce an overall body hardening effect to develop a resistance to body strikes.
