refused to speak of his martial arts training; he ultimately opened his first dōjō teaching Pangai-noon in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan in 1926.

[4] In 1937 Kanei received a certificate of full proficiency in Pangai-noon Toudi Jutsu (Half Hard Soft Empty Hand Skills) from his father.

A contemporary article notes that when performing Sanchin, Kanei appeared deceivingly soft and relaxed, but upon closer inspection, his body was rock-solid and extremely tough.

[6][11] Together with other senior Uechi Ryu instructors, came the addition of the warm-up and stretching exercises junbi undō (準備運動), the standardized exercises that incorporate elements of all of the kata of the system as well as additional techniques, two prearranged "yakusoku kumite (約束組み手)" exercises which are called Kyu Kumite for Kyu ranks and Dan Kumite for Dan ranks,[12] and three new "bridging" kata between Sanchin and Seisan and two between Seisan and Sanseiryu: Kanei Uechi is the son of Kanbun Uechi.

Kanei had a son, Kanmei Uechi who was the head of the Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do Association until he died on Sunday 13 September 2015.