WELCOME TO
UECHI-RYU WEST
OKIKUKAI WEST
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
About Uechi-Ryu West, The Board of Directors, OKIKUKAI, and Black Belt Certification
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
Links to other Uechi-Ryu, Shohei-Ryu, and Okikukai schools.
Interesting links related to Okinawa
Photos of interest    (might be slow)
Memorial Page
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
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
NOTE: CKICK ON
FOR LINKS.
Master Tsutomu Nakahodo, Judan   --   MENTOR TO UECHI-RYU-WEST
Shodan Test Essay by Nico Velasquez, Merced, May, 2006
Merced, CA  -   Sensei Rick Dorantes
Irvine, CA  (Lake Forest)  
Newfane, New York - Sensei Mike Murphy