School of Okinawa Karate and Personal Fitness

03/30/2026

01/24/2026

What was your reason for starting martial arts?

Everyone begins the journey for a different reason—and some might surprise you.

Read more: https://www.blackbeltmag.com/post/the-black-belt-life-top-10-reasons-we-practice-martial-arts-and-why-we-might-be-lying-to-ourselves

05/26/2024

Lewport class May 2024

04/25/2024

A Critical Look at Chojun Miyagi’s Landmark 1936 Lecture on the Origins of Karate

02/20/2024

As a father of daughters, I love seeing girls break thru ceilings.

In a groundbreaking moment for wrestling, Audrey Jimenez makes history by becoming the first girl to win a state title against male competitors. >> 👇More below👇

02/13/2024

Jay

01/27/2024

I don’t know if he actually makes all the statements I see with his face, if he has a great publicist, or if someone always pairs Morgan Freeman’s face with common sense wisdom we tend to forget…. I love it either way.

08/29/2023

there will always be off days, but….

08/03/2023

A wonderful contribution from Gregory Burgel. There may be some errors as I transcribed this quickly by hand and this is a Google translate. The Japanese I transcribed will be in the comments. I will update this later with a better translation but wanted to share ASAP.

Okinawa Times (published by Ta) 199?
Indomitable sleep light
Strong performance
Lens memory
Days to Okinawa reconstruction and the people
Kanei Uechi (1911-1991), the second generation of the Uechi-ryu Karatedo Soke (family head), who made a strong performance. I even feel proud of his sharp eyes. After the end of the war, the family of Kanei family, who served as a defense force, left Nago [asking the US military to show karate]. The photo was taken at a US military facility called Buckner Building in Sumishiki-cho (the village at that time). It was an American shower he laughs. "I was only eating potatoes due to poor times", said the performer. However, the trained body of Kanei is amazing. Soke's third generation, Kanmei-san (five degree), recalls his father, saying "Nandairiri" or (don't neglect your training) "make it a habit." After the war, the Uechi-ryu Karate Dojo, which was popularized by US soldiers who had experience in Okinawa, is said to be (practiced) in every state of the United States and major cities around the world. It was the Kanei that sowed the seeds.

Here is a photo taken and stored by Nisei James M. Furukawa, who was in Okinawa as a US military interpreter immediately after the end of the war.

From Furukawa Resion
(Photographed from April 1945 to August 1946)