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James Masayoshi Mitose (born Masayoshi Mitose, December 30, 1916 – March 26, 1981) was a Japanese American martial artist who brought the art of Kenpo to the United States starting in 1936. Many Kenpo teachers trace their lineage to him. Mitose was and remains a controversial figure in the history of Kenpo in America. He was ...
James Mitose was born on December 30, 1916, in Kailua, Hawaii. He is widely recognized as one of the key figures responsible for bringing Kenpo, a Japanese martial art, to the United States in the mid-20th century. His contributions to Kenpo and martial arts, in general, include: Introduction of Kenpo to the U.S.:
Learn about the history and origins of Kempo, a martial art that traces back to ancient China and India. Find out how James Mitose, William K.S. Chow and others influenced the development of Kempo and Kenpo.
25. Aug. 2023 · The first evidence we have of Kempo in America begins in the early 1900’s in Hawaii. In 1916 at the age of five, James Mitose was sent to Kyushu, Japan from his homeland in Hawaii for schooling in his ancestor’s area of self-defense called Kosho Ryu Kempo (a direct descendent of the original Chuan Fa). He studied in Japan for ...
The modern history of American Kenpo began in the 1940s, with James Mitose (1916–1981). Mitose was only one of the many people that Ed Parker’s Kenpo Instructor William K. S. Chow worked with. William K. S. Chow, aka Professor Chow, aka Thunderbolt Chow. Professor Chow and his teacher, Thomas Young, handled much of the teaching of the ...
Learn about James Mitose, the founder of Kenpo Jujitsu, who was born in Hawaii and trained in Japan. He taught in Hawaii from 1942 to 1953 and wrote a book on self defense.
James Mitose and Kosho-Ryu Kenpo. In Hawaii at that time was a martial artist named James Masayoshi Mitose. Mitose ran a Kenpo-Jujitsu dojo (taken from James Mitose's book titled; What is Self- defense?; Copyright 1953) and Chow soon became a part of that dojo.
