Kanbun Uechi
Kanbun Sensei
Okinawan karate grandmaster who studied Pangai-noon in China and founded Uechi-ryu.
Quick Facts
Date of Birth5/5/1877
Date of Death11/25/1948
Era19th–20th century
Country of Origin
Okinawa (Japan)
Okinawa (Japan)Rank / TitleFounder of Uechi-ryu
Active Years1897–1948
Biography
Kanbun Uechi spent 13 years in Fujian, China, mastering Pangai-noon under Zhou Zihe. Returning to Okinawa, he established Uechi-ryu, preserving close-range strikes, open-hand blocks, and Sanchin conditioning.