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Thank you for this amazing 2025 year
Last week, I had the opportunity to visit Arigatayama (the Mountain of Gratitude), a unique spiritual park located in Shizuoka, facing Mount Fuji. The hillside is home to 1,800 stone Jizo statues—Buddhist deities who protect children and travelers—each one hand-carved and…
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2025 France Seminar
On June 7th and 8th, our online dojo had the pleasure of hosting the very first Uechi-Ryu Oryukai gathering! This event was co-organized with the Shubukan Dojo in Toulouse, where our sensei, Lionel Reynaud, teaches every week. Intense Days of Okinawan…
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Interview – Back from Japan (2/2)
During the first part of our interview, you spoke to us about your time in Japan.Could you tell us about the place Karate holds in Japan? You’re going to need to clarify your question a bit, as it’s quite a broad…
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Interview – Back from Japan (1/2)
During the summer, our sensei Lionel Reynaud spent several weeks in Japan. We were fortunate to spend some time with him upon his return — and took the opportunity to ask him a few questions. Uechi-Ryu Oryukai: Hello Lionel, you’ve just…
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Mattson Academy with sensei Lionel Reynaud
Since March 2022, Lionel Reynaud has been serving as an Instructor at the Mattson Academy of Okinawan Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do, located in Florida and welcoming international students. Classes are open to all members of Oryukan and take place every Tuesday from 7:00…
