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WELCOME TO UECHI-RYU WEST OKIKUKAI WEST |
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April 13, 1931 - August 7, 2001 |
Master Ahti Kaend |
Founder of Uechi-Ryu West |
Affiliated with OKIKUKAI, Okinawa and representing OKIKUKAI on the west coast of the USA. |
Master Nobuhide Asato |
President, OKIKUKAI, Okinawa |
Uechi-Ryu West Affiliated Dojos (Arranged South to North and West to East) |
San Luis Obispo, CA - Sensei Steve Goss |
Merced, CA - Scott Lemberger |
San Jose, CA - Sensei Dave Sargent (contact for content on this web site) |
El Sobrante, CA - Sensei Mehran Shahkar |
Concord, CA - Sensei Alan Opp |
Access this site from:: www.uechi-ryu-west.com www.okikukai.org www.shohei-ryu.com |
Ontario, Canada - Sensei Michael Ham |
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Links to other Uechi-Ryu, Shohei-Ryu, and Okikukai schools. |
Interesting links related to Okinawa |
Photos of interest (might be slow) |
Memorial Page |
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TOTAL VISITS |
Uechi-ryu Karate-do is one of a few purely traditional systems of karate worldwide. Its direct link to Chinese roots is unmistakable, and the system is practiced in a consistent manner around the world. (For more on this, click on the "About" link directly below.) |
ARTICLES |
Closing the Gap, by Steve Goss |
A Defensive Mindset, by Dave Sargent |
History Study Guide, by Dave Sargent |
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Link to OKIKUKAI, Okinawa web site |
Wentsville, MO - Sensei Dean Klossner |
FALL 2005 SEMINAR WITH MASTERS SHIGERU TAKAMIYAGI, TOSHIO HIGA, AND HIROKUNI YAMASHIRO |
Los Angeles, CA - Sensei Mike DeDenato |
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NOTE: CKICK ON |
FOR LINKS. |
Master Tsutomu Nakahodo, Judan -- MENTOR TO UECHI-RYU-WEST |
Shodan Test Essay by Nico Velasquez, Merced, May, 2006 |
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Merced, CA - Sensei Rick Dorantes |
Irvine, CA (Lake Forest) |
Newfane, New York - Sensei Mike Murphy |