The Ambassador of
Uechi Ryu International Karate-Do
Association
The Official Hong Kong & Macau
Representative of
Uechi Ryu International Karate-Do
Association
Yondan of Uechi Ryu Karate
The Senior Instructor of
Uechi Ryu Karate
The 7th Generation of
Pak Mei (White
Eyebrow) Kung Fu
(Indoor disciple of Sifu LI under KWOK's
Lineage)
The President of
Bright Dragon Martial Arts Association
The Developer of
Dragon & Tiger Methodology
All Hong Kong
Dongjiang
martial arts Hand-form Champion
(Age group 36 to
54 in 2024)
Private Martial Arts Teacher
(Hands, weapons
and self-defense)
Holder of Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
in Social Science
.:: The Lineage of Uechi-Ryu International ::.
.::
Okinawa Travels in 2017-2019 ::.
.:: The
Life of Budo - Part A ::.
.:: The
Life of Budo - Part B ::.
- Our Ambassador, Official HK & Macau
Rep., Mr. Bill Ng, is the first
ethnic-Chinese instructor in both Hong
Kong and Macau, who holds the black belt
qualification & teaching certificates of
Uechi Ryu Karate-do.
Bill was born in 1988, who lives in Hong
Kong, and has "Chaozhou blood with Fujian
ancestors". Bill has rich
qualifications in Chinese & exotic Martial
Arts with over 10 years teaching
experiences. From the
past to the present, Bill explores
different Martial Arts, such as: Karate,
Okinawa Kobudo (Ryukyu weapons), Kenjutsu
(Japanese swords), Western Boxing, Muay Thai,
Traditional Chinese Martial Arts (Hands &
Weapons)... Apart from learning in
Hong Kong, Bill also travalled overseas to
Okinawa, Japan, Thailand and a few of
other countries/areas to experience different
local cultures, which consolidates and
deepens his understanding of Chinese &
exotic Martial Arts.
As personal preferences, Bill puts the
Highest Spirit on studying Uechi Ryu
Karate and Pak Mei Kung
Fu. At the same time, Bill
emphasizes the Uechi Ryu Karate's fighting
concepts "Piercing Eyes and Fast Hands" &
"Natural Hard and Soft", especially for
implementing Uechi Ryu Sanchin's
requirements "Heavy and Thick but Light
and Agile" & "Strength and Speed together
as One" which taught by Master Kanei Uechi
to Sensei Robert (Bob) J. Campbell in the
past.
Attended events:
[Traditional demonstration of Martial
Arts]
--- Law Firm Banquet
Chinese New Year Family Day
(Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
Martial Arts Festival
(The Hong Kong Jockey Club)
Hong Kong Culture Festival
Kung Fu Corner
(Leisure and Cultural Services
Department), etc.
[The
Footprints of Karate-Do]
[Year 2011]
．be accepted as a private student of
Sensei Robert (Bob) J. Campbell, the 1980s Uechi Ryu
Official Hong Kong Representative
(appointed by Master Kanei Uechi, the
Second Soke of Uechi Ryu), and started to
train mostly in the Home Dojo & the Garden Dojo.
[Year 2017]
．took the ship from the North of Okinawa
to Iejima island for sightseeing (the land
where the last dojo of Uechi Ryu Karate
Grandmaster Kanbun Uechi located).
．visited the newly opened Okinawa Karate
Kaikan in the South of Okinawa.
．passed the examination of qualifications
of Black Belt Shodan & Instructor of Uechi
Ryu Karate-Do, and be appointed as the
Official Hong Kong Representative &
Ambassador of Uechi Ryu International
Karate-Do Association.
[Year 2018]
．visited the Praising Monument of the Goju
Ryu Karate Grandmaster Chojun Miyagi and
his Sensei Kanryu Higaonna in the South of
Okinawa.
．visited the new Praising Monument & the
Statue of Uechi Ryu Karate Grandmaster
Kanbun Uechi in the North of Okinawa.
[Year 2019]
．passed the examination of qualification
of Black Belt Nidan of Uechi Ryu
Karate-Do, and be further appointed as the
Official Macau Representative of Uechi Ryu
International Karate-Do Association.
．started to open a new Hong Kong Dojo of
Uechi Ryu Karate-Do in Hong Kong, also set up and offer the Uechi-Ryu
Generations Funding (UGF) Scheme.
．Organized the Exchange Day of Uechi Ryu
Karate (Hong Kong) & Feeding Crane Style
(Taiwan).
[Year 2020]
．considered the Budo's concept of "Karate
and Dojo are everywhere", then established
the Uechi Ryu Karate Yuboku Dojo.
．is honored to receive Sensei Robert (Bob)
J. Campbell his old Uechi-ryu karate black
belt (since year 1969) as a token of one
of the next direct generations.
[Year 2021]
．passed the examination of qualification
of Black Belt Sandan of Uechi Ryu
Karate-Do.
[Year 2023]
．passed the examination of qualification
of Black Belt Yondan of Uechi Ryu
Karate-Do.
[The
River of Dream]
- To seek his personal ideal direction of
Budo, Bill
finally chose to say good-bye to the increasing
competitive-oriented training, then he started to research the Okinawa Karate-Do and
Traditional Chinese Martial Arts,
and to step on the path for chasing dream
with a beginner's mind (Shoshin).
In 2010, Bill was fortunate to have an
assistance from
Sensei Jay Salhanick, the
Vice Chairman of
Uechi Ryu International Karate-Do
Association (Uechi International), then he
started to be allowed for making contacts
directly with
Sensei Robert (Bob)
Campbell, the Chairman of Uechi
International [Ref. 1],
and finally be accepted as a private
student since 2011. Therefore, Bill
starts training mostly in the Home Dojo & the
Garden Dojos under Campbell Sensei.
Apart from learning
Martial Arts and the knowledge of Street
Smarts, Bill was also enlightened &
awakened by Campbell Sensei his different
dimensions of teaching. The mindset of
Bill has been changed, and he also becomes
an open-minded person as a result of
opening the horizons.
Based on the similarities of Short Hands
techniques of Southern Chinese Martial
Arts and the attraction of Traditional
Chinese Weapons, Bill also starts studying Pak Mei (White
Eyebrow) Kung Fu under Sifu Li Shek-Lin
[Ref. 2]
since 2012.
[The
Tiger's Lineage]
- For years, Campbell Sensei specially
teaches Bill about the Street Smarts
Self-Defense, and the three core Kata
"Sanchin", "Seisan", "Sanseiryu" of
Uechi-Ryu Karate, along with his "Tiger
methodology" [Ref.
3]. Moreover, Bill then further
studies the system of Okinawa Uechi-Ryu
Karate-Do. Today, Bill still keeps
reviewing the methods of Uechi-Ryu Karate
and focusing on targeted training,
according to the guidance of Campbell
Sensei.
In 2017, Bill passed the examination of
qualifications of Black Belt Shodan &
Instructor of Uechi Ryu Karate-Do, and
becomes the First ethnic-Chinese
Instructor in both Hong Kong & Macau.
In addition, Bill
was appointed as the Official Hong Kong
Representative & Ambassador of Uechi
International, to carry on the mission of
the development of Uechi Ryu Karate-Do in
Hong Kong.
In 2019, Bill passed the
Nidan test, and officially started to open
a New Hong Kong Dojo (Open Group Class)
for teaching Uechi Ryu Karate-Do in Hong
Kong. According to the concept of Okinawa
Karate, our basic & final goal will be
focused on Budo Karate. In order to fit
in with the proper attitude of being a
Traditional Karate-Ka, our direction of
trainings will be mainly about
Self-Defense, and the balance of Mind,
Body & Spirit. In the same year, Bill was
further appointed as the Official Macau
Representative of Uechi International.
In
the beginning of 2020, Bill paid
attention to the need of flexible training
time & place, and considered the Budo's
concept of "Karate and Dojo are
everywhere", then he also established the
Uechi Ryu Karate Yuboku Dojo. In
November 2020, Bill is honored to receive
Sensei Robert J. Campbell his old
Uechi-ryu karate black belt (since year
1969) as a token of one of the next direct
generations. In 2021, Bill passed
the Sandan test. In 2023, Bill passed the
Yondan test.
For spreading the Uechi Ryu Karate-Do in
Hong Kong & Macau, Bill's dojo is also
committed to pass down the arts to the new
generations, for those who have the heart
to become an instructor, and to open their
own dojos in the future. Furthermore,
Bill
sets up the Uechi-Ryu Generations Funding (UGF) Scheme to offer Free
Tuition for the teenagers (with financial
difficulties) who are seriously looking
for learning Traditional Uechi Ryu Karate,
and thus they can have a channel to grow
up as a balanced, healthy and better
person. Our Hong Kong Branch preserves the Okinawa Uechi-ryu old knowledge of Kanei Uechi Sensei & Ryuko Tomoyose Sensei early passed to the America pioneers, incorporating Robert (Bob) J. Campbell Sensei his methods of Uechi-ryu applications which appreciated by the Okinawa seniors.
[References]
[Ref. 1]
(1.1) Sensei Robert (Bob) Campbell, who is
publicly recognized as Hanshi & Kyudan of
Uechi Ryu Karate-Do, and he was appointed
and issued two charters from the direct
authority of Master Kanei Uechi in late
1970 & 1980s, to be the Uechi Ryu
Official Representative of both
Philippines and Hong Kong.
(1.2) Mr. Campbell was the New England &
Canada Karate Champion, and a member of
the New England Karate Team. Mr. Campbell
taught uniformed officers, body guards &
security staffs for several countries, as
well as most senior members of
governments. During this time, Mr.
Campbell was given a name of "Gold
Leopard" by a senior officer, due to his
fierce eyes & fast, cat like speed.
[Ref. 2]
Sifu Li Shek-Lin, the 6th Generation of
Pak Mei (White Eyebrow) Kung Fu, was the
first Chairman of Hakka Kung Fu Culture
Research Society. He was a disciple of
Sifu Kwok Chi-Cheong, the 5th Generation
of Pak Mei (White Eyebrow) Kung Fu, and
the Branch Director of Lai Chuen Chinese
Martial Arts Society (Second Branch) in
Guangzhou.
Sifu Kwok Chi-Cheong was a disciple of
Grandmaster Cheung Lai-Chuen.
[Ref. 3]
"Tiger methodology" - the unique methods of
Uechi Ryu applications, which belong to
the
accumulation of Mr. Campbell from his
travels and time in various Martial Arts
studies.
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