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Para-Karate
This week in the Toulouse Shubukan, I was super happy to deliver a Kyu certificate to one of my student.Antoine is disabled and we jointly worked to adapt the Uechi-Ryu Katas and techniques to fit his abilities.After some months of intensive…
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025
On this first day of the year, I extend to all of you my best wishes for 2025, wishing the very best for you and your families.2024 has been quite an eventful year, filled with many classes, travels, and encounters.The Uechi-Ryu…
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Tokyo visit (July’24)
During the summer break, I had the opportunity to go to Japan to visit my family and (of course) train a little bit. After some days close the Mount Fuji with the family, I went to different dojos in Tokyo (東京),…
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Uechi-Con 2022 : Mattson sensei
In the last 22nd & 23rd of September Uechi-Ryu Butokukai was organizing Uechi-Con Event in Manchester (New Hampshire, USA). Butokukai was founded by Buzz Durkin in 1984.Durkin sensei started his Uechi-Ryu path in 1966 with George Mattson and went to Okinawa…
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One Night in Naha
The last June 27th, I had the luck to be invited by Kinjo sensei and the USA Koburyu to attend an on-line seminar with Naha. The original On-Line Zoom was planned to learn Koburyu Kobudo and Kinjo sensei kindly proposed to…
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Mattson Academy
From March 2022, Lionel Reynaud is now teaching within the Mattson Academy Of Okinawan Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do.Lessons are opened to the Academy members and to the On-Line Program Members (athomekarate.com & Oryukan). “This is a fantastic opportunity and & great honor to be Instructor…
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Mattson sensei in Bugeisha
Bugeisha issue#11 is available with George Mattson in the cover page (see above). 2 very interesting articles Bugeisha is a well know Martial Arts Magazine born in the 90’s and reborn in 2021. In the Jan’22 issue, you will find 2…
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Shimabukuro 2nd zoom session – Full video
Before to start writing this few lines I would like to apologize, I am very late in my Blog update. The last months saw me to face 3 lockdowns and I spent the most of my time to work and train…
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Train with Y.Shimabukuro – Full video
As explained in my previous post , Shimabukuro sensei & Didier Lorho were animated a remote session in the World Uechi-Ryu Practitioners Facebook Community . During the 2 hours session Yukinobu Shimabukuro went back first in the most iconic Uechi-Ryu technique…
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Training with Takehiro Gaja Sensei
Takehiro Gaja (Okinawa Uechi-Ryu 9th degree) was a student of Kanbun & Kanei Uechi. It is unfortunately not so common to get the opportunity to learn from a such Grand Master.Gaja sensei has been recently interviewed by Chris Wilson. During his…
