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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.
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.
Dec 8, 2016 · James Mitose was a Japanese-American martial artist who brought Kenpo karate to the United States in 1936.Let me introduce myself. I’m whistlekick’s founder ...
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In 1921, at the age of five, James Mitose went to Kyushu from his home in Hawaii, to study with his uncle, a Kempo master named Choki Motobu. For fifteen years, he studied this art, which was a direct descendent of the original Chinese Chuan Fa.
Oct 23, 2016 · James Mitose said, “After much meditation under the old pine tree, my first ancestor received the revelation to the secret of the art of Kenpo which he called Kosho-ryu Kempo.” It is not unusual that the Mitose family took pine leaves as a part of the Kosho-ryu coat-of-arms.
The Life of James Mitose, Kosho-Ryu Kenpo’s Founder. On December 30, 1916, a Japanese couple gave birth to a child they called Masayoshi Mitose in rural North Kona, Hawaii. He adopted the name James and became known as the man who brought Kenpo to the West in the following years.
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Mar 28, 2014 · James Masayoshi Mitose, (December 30, 1916 - March 26, 1981) was a Japanese American Martial Artist who introduced the art of Kosho Ryu Kenpo into the Territory of Hawaii in the late 1930s.
