Kanbun Uechi
Japanese karateka (1877-1948)
上地完文
- Born
- 5 May 1877, Motobu
- Died
- 25 November 1948, Iejima
- Citizenship
- Japan, Empire of Japan
- Sport
- karate
- Occupation
- karateka
Kanbun Uechi (上地完文, Uechi Kanbun; May 5, 1877 – November 25, 1948) was the founder of Uechi-Ryū, one of the primary karate styles of Okinawa.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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