Leyn M. Burrows Master Instructor Karate Karate is an empty handed system of self defense. Karate originated in China and dates back hundreds of years. Okinawa and the other Ryukyu Islands are considered the home of modern karate methods and teachings. Karate in Okinawa dates back centuries. The Okinawan styles were little known outside the Ryukyu Islands until the Meji era in Japan.
Today there are over a hundred different systems of karate-do.
Karate Do is a traditional Okinawan style of karate and is practiced at this school. The origins of Uechi-Ryu have been traced directly to Okinawa at the turn of the 20th Century. Uechi-Ryu karate emphasizes all aspects of the martial arts. Uechi-Ryu was introduced to the United States from Okinawa in 1958 by Sensei George Mattson, an eighth degree black belt. Master Instructor Leyn M. Burrows began his Uechi-Ryu Karate study in 1972.