Kanei Uechi

Japanese karateka (1911–1991)

上地完英

Born

26 June 1911, Okinawa Prefecture

Died

23 February 1991

Citizenship

Japan, Empire of Japan

Sport

karate

Occupation

karateka

Kanei Uechi (上地完英, Uechi Kan'ei; June 26, 1911–February 23, 1991) was the son of Kanbun Uechi, founder of Uechi-Ryū, one of the primary karate styles of Okinawa. Kanei was instrumental and at the forefront of Uechi-Ryū's growth after his father's death.

Teachers

• Kanbun Uechi

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q1728269 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.