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    Kanei Uechi (上地完英, Uechi Kan'ei, June 26, 1911–February 23, 1991) was the son of Kanbun Uechi, founder of Uechi-Ryū, one of the primary karate styles...
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    Karate lineages in Okinawa--Shōrin-ryū, Gojū-ryū and Uechi-ryū. Bassai (抜塞) One of the most common kata in the Shōrin-ryū lineages, this kata is traditionally...
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    to be Shōrin-ryū, Gōjū-ryū and Uechi-ryū. Internationally, the various styles and sub-styles include Matsubayashi-ryū, Wadō-ryū, Isshin-ryū, Shōrinkan,...
    100 KB (8,270 words) - 06:55, 9 May 2024
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    styles oftenly accepted for kata competition include Kyokushin, Shōrin-ryū or Uechi-Ryū among others. Karate has grown in popularity in Africa, particularly...
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    Ryukyuan people (category Instances of Lang-ryu using second unnamed parameter)
    (Shitō-ryū) Gichin Funakoshi (Shotokan) Chōjun Miyagi (Gōjū-ryū) Chōki Motobu (Motobu-ryu) Tatsuo Shimabuku (Isshin-ryū) Kanbun Uechi (Uechi-ryū) Kentsū...
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    Japanese meteorologist, biologist, ethnologist historian. Uechi Kanbun was the founder of Uechi-ryū, one of the primary karate styles of Okinawa. Ōta Minoru...
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  • American lawyer and judge (b. 1866) 1948 – Kanbun Uechi, Japanese martial artist, founded Uechi-ryū (b. 1877) 1949 – Bill Robinson, American actor and...
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