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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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Uechi-Ryu Oryukai patches
You can order our community’s karate gi patches to display its colors and support it. We offer two designs, which you can purchase individually or in sets. To order patches, please contact us via the Contact Form and provide your address…
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2024-2025 Summary
This season will be remembered as a milestone for our community, with the creation of the Uechi-Ryu Karate Institute. This new structure now offers both English- and French-speaking practitioners the opportunity to learn and refine our style of karate, in a…
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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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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…
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Mattson sensei in Bugeisha
The 11th issue of the newly revamped American magazine Bugeisha (January 2022) was released this week, with George Mattson on the cover. Two Must-Read Articles on Uechi-Ryu Bugeisha is a well-known martial arts magazine across the Atlantic. Initially published in the…
