A healthy hello to all our IUKF members, dojos, and Uechi-Ryu students. I thank you for your dedication to the advancement of Uechi-Ryu during these trying times and your commitment to a respectable organization where we can all be proud to wear an IUKF black belt. As a supportive organization, the IUKF has been running …
Category Archive: NewsLetters
Apr 11
Pictures from Winterfest
Winterfest was a smashing success this year, we all had a fantastic time learning and interacting with Uechi practitioners from all over. We also had the great pleasure of Janet Okazaki taking photos throughout the seminar! Here are some of them for you to enjoy! At Winterfest, we learned! We practiced! We laughed! AND We …
Apr 08
A Winterfest Experience
Apr 07
IUKF President, Darin Yee, Addresses Bogus Ranks
I have been inundated with a lot of scuttlebutt regarding “bogus” promotions, lack of “Bushido,” and despicable, shameless people claiming superior rank in our system, lowering the standards of Uechi-Ryu throughout the world. To my friends and associates, I would like to illuminate my thoughts not only as Darin Yee, a humble student of the …
Mar 29
A Message from Germany
Darin Yee, IUKF President, recently did a seminar in Germany! Here is a message from Paul of … in German and English! German Version “Vom 6. Bis 8. Juli hatten wir ein Seminar Uechi-Ryu Seminar mit Darin Yee, 9. Dan und Präsident von IUKF in Deutschland (Regensburg und Pettendorf). Es war ein hervorragendes Seminar. Sensei …