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James Masayoshi Mitose (born Masayoshi Mitose, December 30, 1916 – March 26, 1981) [1] 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. [2] Mitose was and remains a controversial figure in the history of Kenpo in America.
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. We can follow in the footsteps of this extraordinary martial ...
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On December 30, 1916, in the rural North Kona district of Hawaii, a Japanese couple gave birth to a child they named Masayoshi Mitose. In the years that followed, he adopted the given name James and rose to fame as the man who brought kenpo to the West. Through his own words (in italics) and actions, we can trace the steps of this remarkable ...
James Mitose returned to Hawaii from Japan in 1937 at the age of twenty, during the period 1937 to 1942 It’s unknown as to if he did any training or teaching. He opened “The official Self Defense Club” in Kapahulu Hawaii in 1942 and taught the art he called Kenpo Jujitsu. James Mitose taught waza (techniques) and Naihanchi Shodan, this ...
Mar 28, 2014 · James M. Mitose. 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. Grand Master James M. Mitose was born in Hawaii, and at the age of four, he was sent to Japan to study the family art of Kosho Ryu Kenpo.
When there was a funeral in the village in the winter, he accompanied the procession as a pallbearer. The temple monks always strived to give back to the community. Because even the closest hospital was too far for the villagers to walk to, the monks often worked as doctors when illnesses arose. James Mitose became a natural-food specialist.
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Dec 5, 2003 · December 5, 2003. James Mitose remains the one truly enigmatic figure in all the history of Kempo. James Masayoshi Mitose was born on December 30th, 1916 in Kaelakekua, North Kona Hawaii. In 1942, soon after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, he opened the “Official Self Defense Club” in Honolulu, Hawaii. The classes took place in a ...
