URIKA Member Contributed Articles

This is a fascinating history of Background Southern Shaolin Chinese Martial Arts as told to Sensei Bob Campbell by Bill Ng.
It was told that there were five monks who were the ancestors in the story of Southern Shaolin Chinese Martial Arts …

By Lexi Ryan
Imagine a life where you always feel safe within yourself. Imagine a life where you know that whoever picks a fight with you, you can defend yourself sufficiently, no matter who you or they are. These are some of the many benefits that come with practicing a martial art, and come alongside various other physical and mental benefits.

By George Chaplin
Where are you in your practice? Do you practice it as a Sport or as a Way? The name of our karate system is Uechi Ryu Karate Do. Japanese Do, as I am sure you all know, means The Way and in Chinese it is Tao.

By Bill Ng
As of 2024, it has been 13 years since I have been studying Street Smarts self-defense, and Okinawa Uechi Ryu Karate-do under Sensei Robert J. Campbell, who has become my lifelong teacher since 2011. Before I studied Uechi Ryu, I was a black belt practitioner of Goju Ryu.