Native name 上地 完英 Uechi Kanei Name Kanei Uechi | Rank Grandmaster 10th dan Style Uechi Ryu | |
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Born June 26, 1911Okinawa ( 1911-06-26 ) Notable students Kanmei Uechi (son), Ryuko Tomoyose, Shintoku Takara, James Thompson Died February 23, 1991, Okinawa, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | ||
Kanei uechi
Kanei Uechi (上地 完英, Uechi Kanei, June 26, 1911–February 23, 1991) was the son of Kanbun Uechi, founder of Uechi-ryū, one of the primary karate styles of Okinawa. Kanei was instrumental in the growth of Uechi after his father's death.
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Uechi ryu
Early life
For the early years of Kanei's life his father refused to speak of his martial arts training. However, his father had once again begun teaching Pangainoon and at the age of 16, and in ill-health, Kanei traveled to the Wakayama Prefecture and began training with his father.
Additions to Uechi-Ryu
Kanei understood early that students of the modern age would have trouble understanding the formal Pangainoon and its three kata. From 1931 through the rest of his life Kanei labored to develop new methods and forms to help students understand Uechi. From this work came the addition of five new kata and two kumite exercises:
Kanshiwa
Kanshu
Seichin
Seirui
Kanchin
Kyu Kumite
Dan Kumite
Junbi Undo
Hojo Undo
Family
Kanei Uechi is the son of Kanbun Uechi. He was the oldest son of four children. He had a brother, Kansei, and two sisters, Tsuru and Kamai. Kanei had a son, Kanmei Uechi, who was the head of the Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do Association, until he died in 2015.