Our practice sessions are safe and enjoyable. Moving meditation exercises will empower you to regulate stress, improve concentration, focus awareness, instill confidence, and master serenity. Men, women and children of all ages learn self-discipline, self-confidence, improved concentration and non-violent conflict resolution.
Our classes provide a positive mentoring environment for everyone. Children, in particular, develop a "can do" attitude while maintaining respect for others. Please note that we do not have classes just for children, so any child under ten years old must train with an adult family member.
Our classes provide a positive mentoring environment for everyone. Children, in particular, develop a "can do" attitude while maintaining respect for others. Please note that we do not have classes just for children, so any child under ten years old must train with an adult family member.
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The Rhode Island Uechi Karate School is the descendent of the Charles Earle Uechi Karate School. Master Earle operated his dojo in Providence for over forty years until his death in 2006. He dedicated his life to the training and teaching of Uechi-Ryu Karate. His students continued on in his memory by operating the Rhode Island Uechi Karate School under NAUKA which Master Earle created.
Thoughtless and careless actions such as whistling, singing, and social conversation have no place in the dojo. Refrain from engaging another student in idle talking and make the best use of the time given for your class. Practice in a business-like manner. If you need to rest, do so in an area where you will not interfere with another's workout.
The ranking system of UECHI-RYU fulfills two purposes. The first purpose is to establish a seniority system. By this, each student learns his or her level in the chain of command. Senior students can, at a glance, know the working level of any particular junior student and offer help accordingly. The junior student is able to know where to look for help - specifically, toward those of senior rank.
If a student lacks confidence to request a test, he/she should seek advice from any black belt. Rest assured that with adequate performance we will eventually encourage the test. Kyu ranks must be displayed by the students according to accepted procedures, i.e. appropriate belt (mandatory). It should be noted that karate training may include much more material than is included in the above tests.
As presented by our Senior Sensei, Dr. Everett Crisman, he tells about our particular form of training. We are proud to offer this authentic CORE training method, developed many centuries ago in China and passed on unbroken for one hundred years, by the highly venerated Okinawian Uechi family. The Uechi-Ryu training is design to develop and maintain maximum power throughout the life of any practitioner, of any age, male or female.
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Everett Crisman
Feb 03, 2021
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I've been associated with this school for fifty three years and found that the the training is opened ended and continuously evolving. It is a lifetime practice. This is NOT sport nor competition oriented training. It is a method of maintaining your health and protecting your self and your loved ones.
Robert Lapointe
Jun 27, 2013
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