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A Message from Poland

Hello to the IUKF,

I really appreciated your email to the rest of the Uechi Ryu community and me. Your comments represent what it takes to lead an organization such as IUKF.

Your words, comments, perspective, and thoughts represent for me what I have been thinking all through my martial arts training. First, my 50 years in Isshin ryu and my five years in Uechi ryu. For myself, I train both styles as pure to my original teachings as possible. I have, however, moved on to incorporate all things learned into my own personal style that is designed only for myself. My slight build is suitable to Ip Kai Man’s Wing Chung’s style. I have also undertaken to teach myself these forms to incorporate into my own personal style.

There are other thoughts. One major thought is that of: If I am a high-ranking individual, should this play any part in whether or not I could defeat a superior opponent? There will always be someone better than oneself. Our ranks and defeating an opponent, for myself, are of two different dimensions. I train for my higher rank, and I also train in my own personal style to fight a superior opponent. They, of course, both merge into what I call “Heaven and Earth.” This is my own personal style. A balance of the Tao and all things learned and given to us by heaven and earth.
There are other thoughts, but the above thought surmises what your thoughts brought out from my inner thoughts.

Please continue in your writings to us as all things lead us to our own personal balance between Heaven and Earth.

Kind Regards,
John Blacha
Okinawan Academy of Martial Arts
Waterford, Michigan
Krakow, Poland”

Congrats to Leonardo Ferreira Dos Santos

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The IUKF is proud to announce that Leonardo Ferreira Dos Santos of Sensei Luis Otavio Montiero’s dojo, Kanshukai, has been promoted to Shodan on 11/7/2021!

Congratulations to both Leonardo and Sensei Luis! We wish you all the best in furthering your training; the journey has just begun!

From,
All of us at the IUKF

Fun Photos from Winterfest 2022

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Winter Fest 2022: Participants from Europe to Alaska
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Relaxing cigar time and wonderful conversation in Mt. Dora after some great seminars.

Here are a few fun photos from Winterfest 2022 (more to come!)

As a reminder, everyone is invited to join next year and every year going forward. 

For more information about the next Winterfest, please inquire with Darin Yee.

P.s. Don’t need to smoke a cigar! Just join us for some great conversation before dinner with Sensei Mattson.

Updates from IUKF Cuba

Check out these awesome pictures of IUKF’s Cuba promotions and workouts! Cheers to our Cuban Uechi Family and all of their hard work. Congratulations to all.

May 9, 2022, IUKF black belt promotion in Cuba
Evening black belt workout Cuba
Evening black belt workout Cuba

Riverview Review!

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Riverview Workout Participants

Had a great 3-hour workout with a couple of friends here in Riverview, Florida, on Sunday, August 7th.  I apologized for not being able to train as hard as they did due to the surgery schedule, but I did my best to demonstrate. We did some warm-ups and went into kata. We stopped after each kata to discuss the usage of each movement and experimented with them to understand our personal understanding and to find what ways would provide us the most power by hitting striking pads. We had a good lunch afterward, and many of us sat by the swimming pool for an hour to socialize. 

As I’ve received information that my next surgery is scheduled for October 18, I may try to get in another workout before then. I would like to extend this invitation to any Uechi student interested in joining our workouts to let me know. Everyone is welcome as I view all Uechi as family and not affiliations.
– Darin Yee  


Nous avons passé une excellente séance d’entraînement de 3 heures avec quelques amis ici à Riverview, en Floride, le dimanche 7 août. Je me suis excusé de ne pas pouvoir m’entraîner aussi dur qu’eux en raison du calendrier de la chirurgie, mais j’ai fait de mon mieux pour le démontrer. Nous avons fait quelques échauffements et sommes entrés dans le kata. Nous nous sommes arrêtés après chaque kata pour discuter de l’utilisation de chaque mouvement et les avons expérimentés pour comprendre notre compréhension personnelle et trouver les moyens qui nous fourniront le plus de puissance en frappant des pads de frappe. Nous avons ensuite bien déjeuné et beaucoup d’entre nous se sont assis au bord de la piscine pendant une heure pour socialiser ensuite.Comme j’ai reçu des informations selon lesquelles ma prochaine intervention chirurgicale est prévue pour le 18 octobre, je pourrais essayer de faire un autre entraînement avant cette date. Je voudrais étendre cette invitation à tout étudiant Uechi intéressé à se joindre à nos séances d’entraînement pour me le faire savoir. Tout le monde est le bienvenu car je considère tous les Uechi comme une famille et non comme des affiliations.
– Darin Yee

 Hatte am Sonntag, den 7. August, ein tolles 3-stündiges Training mit ein paar Freunden hier in Riverview, Florida. Ich entschuldigte mich dafür, dass ich aufgrund des Operationsplans nicht so hart trainieren konnte, aber ich tat mein Bestes, um es zu demonstrieren. Wir machten ein paar Aufwärmübungen und gingen in die Kata. Wir hielten nach jeder Kata an, um die Verwendung jeder Bewegung zu besprechen, und experimentierten mit ihnen, um unser persönliches Verständnis zu verstehen und herauszufinden, welche Wege uns die meiste Kraft verleihen, indem wir auf Schlagflächen schlagen. Danach aßen wir gut zu Mittag und viele von uns saßen eine Stunde lang am Swimmingpool, um danach Kontakte zu knüpfen.Da ich die Information erhalten habe, dass meine nächste Operation für den 18. Oktober geplant ist, kann ich versuchen, bis dahin ein weiteres Training zu absolvieren. Ich möchte diese Einladung an jeden Uechi-Studenten ausdehnen, der daran interessiert ist, an unseren Workouts teilzunehmen, um mir dies mitzuteilen. Jeder ist willkommen, da ich alle Uechi als Familie und nicht als Zugehörigkeit betrachte. 
– Darin Yee

Tive um ótimo treino de 3 horas com um casal de amigos aqui em Riverview Florida no domingo, 7 de agosto. Pedi desculpas por não conseguir treinar tanto quanto eles devido ao horário da cirurgia, mas fiz o meu melhor para demonstrar. Fizemos alguns aquecimentos e entramos no kata. Paramos depois de cada kata para discutir o uso de cada movimento e experimentamos com eles para entender nossa compreensão pessoal e descobrir quais maneiras nos fornecerão mais poder batendo nos pads. Tivemos um bom almoço depois e muitos de nós sentamos à beira da piscina por uma hora para socializar depois.

Como recebi a informação de que minha próxima cirurgia está marcada para 18 de outubro, posso tentar fazer outro treino antes disso. Gostaria de estender este convite a qualquer aluno da Uechi interessado em participar de nossos treinos para me informar. Todos são bem-vindos, pois vejo todos os Uechi como família e não afiliações.
– Darin Yee

Tuve un gran entrenamiento de 3 horas con un par de amigos aquí en Riverview Florida el domingo 7 de agosto. Me disculpé por no poder entrenar tan duro como ellos debido al programa de cirugía, pero hice lo mejor que pude para demostrarlo. Hicimos algunos calentamientos y entramos en kata. Nos detuvimos después de cada kata para discutir el uso de cada movimiento y experimentamos con ellos para comprender nuestra comprensión personal y encontrar qué formas nos proporcionarían la mayor potencia al golpear los pads. Tuvimos un buen almuerzo después y muchos de nosotros nos sentamos junto a la piscina durante una hora para socializar después.

Como he recibido información de que mi próxima cirugía está programada para el 18 de octubre, puedo intentar hacer otro entrenamiento antes de esa fecha. Me gustaría extender esta invitación a cualquier estudiante de Uechi interesado en unirse a nuestros entrenamientos para que me lo haga saber. Todos son bienvenidos ya que veo a todos los Uechi como familia y no afiliaciones.
– Darin Yee