My name is Wendi Barker and I run an IUKF school on Whidbey Island, Washington state. There are not many Uechi dojos in Washington – at the moment I believe there are 2. At Tiger Martial Arts we have over 100 students, most who have never really seen another Uechi sensei! We were honored to have Darin Yee Sensei come by for a visit at the end of August. He led an entire day of kids and adult classes! He is a wonderful teacher and the kids were in awe of him! The adult students loved the different perspectives and experience that Darin Sensei shared with us. He helped our students to recognize that we are part of something bigger than our little school. Having someone of such a high rank and so rich in the martial arts remind them that we are part of a world wide organization and Uechi history really meant a lot. We look forward to Darin Sensei’s visit next year to help us celebrate our 20 year anniversary. Thank you so much for coming and visiting and sharing with us!
Wendi Barker
Tiger Martial Arts, LLC
