Masaaki Ueki
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| Born | 24 March 1939 Japan |
| Style | Shotokan Karate |
| Teacher(s) | Masatoshi Nakayama, Motokuni Sugiura |
| Rank | 10th dan karate (JKA) |
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Masaaki Ueki (植木 政明 Ueki Masaaki, born 24 March 1939 in Tokyo) is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate.[1]
He started karate at the age of sixteen, during his third year of high school under Sugiura, with only one other student participating. Despite beginning with judo, he found himself too small, but became interested in karate because of its emphasis on speed. Therefore, he trained and developed through the grades, and after graduating from Asia University he was encouraged to join the instructor's programme.[1]
Ueki's karate places a deep emphasis on very strong basics and stances, and he believes that to fully appreciate and totally benefit from kata training, one needs to pull the kata apart.
As a young man, he was also very interested in competition, and at the 8th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1965) he became tournament Grand Champion, placing 1st in Kata and 2nd in Kumite, improving on this three years later at the 11th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1968) where again he was tournament Grand Champion, placing 1st in Kumite and 1st in Kata.
Ueki was also featured in Nakayama's Best Karate series. Of Ueki, M. Nakayama wrote 'the hands and feet of Masaaki Ueki are worth watching, for they are very fast and truly sharp. It is not surprising that many opponents have been defeated'.
Ueki still teaches today, and holding a 10th Dan grade, he is the most senior Instructor of Japan Karate Association.
Major tournament wins
18th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1975) - 1st Place Kata
17th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1974) - 1st Place Kata
14th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1971) - Tournament Grand Champion; 1st Place Kata; 2nd Place Kumite
11th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1968) - Tournament Grand Champion; 1st Place Kumite; 1st Place Kata
10th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1967) - 1st Place Kata
9th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1966) - 2nd Place Kata
8th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1965) - Tournament Grand Champion; 1st Place Kata; 2nd Place Kumite
References
- ↑ "Shotokanway: Instructor profiles". Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
External links
Template:JKA All-Japan Male Champions - Kata Template:JKA All-Japan Male Champions - Kumite
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