During his Uechi-Ryu Karate seminar, Jim Maloney discussed some key aspects of how he trains Uechi-Ryu Karate and applies his techniques. Jim Maloney is a legend in the world of Uechi-Ryu Karate and his practical knowledge of combat can not be overstated.
Jim Maloney is a 10th Degree Black Belt training uninterrupted for 55 years beginning in 1963. He is the first person in Canada to reach the rank of Black belt in Uechi-Ryu Karate, in 1967, and in 1970 brought Uechi-Ryu Karate to Canada.
Jim Maloney grew up in Sipe’kneketik First Nation, Nova Scotia, Canada. At the young age of 16, he moved to Boston, Massachusetts and he soon found the Mattson Academy of Karate. The Academy was the founder of Uechi-Ryu in the United States and when George Mattson took Jim in under his care, Jim Maloney found exactly what he was looking for. He studied alongside some of the most decorated competitors in the Uechi-ryu Karate.
Jim Maloney trained under George Mattson, when Mattson singled him out and provided special attention to his training. Jim began and quickly became, “one of the top kumite competitors”. He was an undefeated New England champion in free fighting and cement breaking competitions (1967 -1973).
As an official representative to Okinawa, Japan for Canada in the Uechi-Ryu Karate Association, Jim Maloney has trained more than 16,000 students internationally spanning over four decades, while developing and training hundreds of fighting champions on full contact basis.
Jim Maloney has organized and operate the first independent, all Aboriginal training institute in Canada named the First Nation Tribal Justice Institute. The Institute is responsible for training hundreds of First Nation peoples across Canada.
Jim Maloney is a living legend, having already been recognized, honored and inducted into the Mi’kmaq Sports Hall of Fame in 2016, the Canadian Black Belt Hall of Fame in 2018 and the East Hants Sport Hall of Fame in 2020.