Jim Melki (Sandan)
Jim began training in Uechi-Ryu in Boston in 1983 under Master George Mattson (10th Dan). Over the years Jim crossed trained in the internal art of Ba-Gua Zhang, Wing-Chun Kung Fu, and Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu.

Jim teaches Uechi-Ryu, with emphasis on its Chinese roots, principles and foundation, and not the Okinawan adaptation of the system which stresses Form training.