Important Dates in the Evolution of Uechi-Ryu Karate

1877, May 5 -- Kanbun Uechi born on Okinawa.

1897, March -- Kanbun left for China.

1908 -- Kanbun began teaching in China.

1910, February -- Kanbun returned to Okinawa.

1911, June 26 -- Kanei Uechi was born in Okinawa.

1924 -- Kanbun Uechi left for Japan, began teaching Ryuyu Tomoyose Karate.

1930 -- Kanei Uechi began his study of Karate from his father in Japan.

1940 -- Kanei Uechi began teaching in Japan.

1942 -- Kanei returned to Okinawa.

1945 -- Ryuko Tomoyose and students from another style of Karate urged Kanei to teach on Okinawa. They built a dojo for him and brought him there asking him to be their Sensei.

1947 -- Kanbun Uechi, now living in Ishima Island, off Okinawa, taught a small group of students.

1948, November 25 -- Kanbun Uechi died on Okinawa.