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unusual facts about Uechi Ryū



Kanbun Uechi

The style he taught was renamed in 1940 to "Uechi-Ryū" Karate in his honor, and is one of the four major styles of Okinawan Karate.


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Kanbun Uechi

Uechi-Ryū has students and dojos around the world, and it is particularly popular in the Northeastern United States (along with one of its variants, Shohei-ryu).

ZenQuest Martial Arts Center

The school since expanded to include other martial arts, and currently provides instruction in Shohei-ryu karate (a spin-off of Uechi-ryu), Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, mixed martial arts, Muay Thai, boxing, wrestling, and kobudo, and is the fastest growing martial arts community in Berkshire County.