Uechi Ryu Karate in Lexington, MA

Why we train

Uechi Ryu is a traditional Okinawan karate built around speed, technique and structure rather than raw strength. That is the whole reason this school works for the people it works for. A small child, a teenager, and an adult who has never done anything like this are all learning the same thing, and none of them is at a disadvantage for being the smallest person in the room. Classes run six days a week, full time, for kids, teens and adults at every level. Every session has the same four parts: katas, partner drills, technique work, and equipment. You are never just doing cardio with a martial arts label on it. For children the training builds confidence, focus and the social side of being in a group that expects something of them. For adults it is fitness, self-defense and an hour where you cannot think about work. There is a fitness room too, open to students from thirteen up.