James Mitose And The Path Of Kenpo

An indepth story of Kenpo that focuses on the major developers, teachers, and practioners.

This book introduces the reader to the techniques and philosophy of the traditional martial arts of Kenpo Karate. It features some of the earliest students of Kenpo, including the author, demonstrating techniques including take downs and joint locks. The author, James M. Mitose, was the twenty-first Descendant of the Founder of Kosho-Ryu Kenpo, a complete martial arts system of ethical self-defense which teaches humility,respect,development of the mind,body, and spirit and the use of Kenpo physical arts only as a last resort when threatened with bodily harm. This, his first text on the subject, is considered by many to be a 'martial arts classic'. Many of the physical demonstrations of techniques include well known Kenpo practitioners including Thomas Young (mentor to Bruce Juchnik and Mitose's designated successor of Koshoin Hawaii when he left for the main land)and William Chow (Teacher of Kajukenbo's Adriano Emperado and American Kenpo's Ed Parker as well as Bill Chun, Sam Kuoha, and others).

Kempo, also known as Kenpo, is a classic and effective system of self defense. A Japanese martial art that teaches you how to avoid physical confrontations, the primary focus of Kempo, or "Fist Law" is to not inflict harm, but to manipulate the balance and structure of your opponent for optimal results. It teaches you how to avoid conflict through an understanding of Kosho Ryu's unique mental discipline and philosophy developed by the thirteenth century Japanese Buddhist priest, Kosho Bosatsu. With hundreds of photographs of kempo techniques and downloadable video, this Kempo book gives you systematic guidance for maximum effectiveness in the striking, throwing, and locking arts. Practical in its application, powerful in its philosophy, Ultimate Kempo is a martial arts foundation that any practitioner can use to hone their skills. Chapters include: What is Kosho Shorei Ryu Kempo? What is the Martial Way? Concepts of Study Escaping Joint Locking Throwing Striking Pressure Points

The word Kenpo is used for Chinese influenced systems in Japan and Okinawa. In Hawaii the Kenpo family of systems such as Kajukenbo and Kenpo Karate carried on a system of rapid fire hand strikes mixed with aggressive grappling technique. These systems influenced military combatives, Full Contact Karate, Western Kickboxing and Mixed Martial Arts. Hawaii is also one of the first places Jujutsu became taught in the West. In the quest to learn to apply traditional techniques to reality based self defense, a basis of Hawaiian Kenpo was said to be Japanese Kenpo Jujutsu. Searching for Kenpo in Japan often leads to nowhere. Does Kenpo Jujutsu exist, and if so does it bear its resemblance to its Hawaiian counterpart? Kenpo Jujutsu is one of the aggressive and nuanced forms of Japanese martial arts created, its techniques surviving in Hawaii is because it was banned for civilian use in Meiji Era Japan. Its techniques and system exist in multiple schools as category of technique or self defense systems fading into obscurity. Japanese Kenpo developed primarily in Edo period, combining speed striking to vital targets with grappling with the goal of fighting multiple opponents with the assumption that attempts would be made to go to the ground. Answering "What is Kenpo Jujutsu?" requires looking at the history of Jujutsu itself, its various forms and schools which used a particular strike method which correlates to what is practiced today in Hawaiian systems. Along the way, we find additional questions such as life and career of Henry Okazaki, the reality of Kosho Shorei Ryu Kenpo Jujutsu and the life and teachings of James Mitose. Kenpo in Japan answers questions related to systems of swordsmanship outside of the Katana, the arts of the Sohei monks influenced by Shaolin systems, the secret aspects of Kano's Judo, the origin and techniques of Aikido, and the creation of Japanese Budo. This forms of the basis of Kenpo as part of unarmored Japanese grappling systems, and also the most likely art used by those who identified as Ninja including both the Iga and Koga systems. Kenpo in Japan and its development also gives insight into those schools which practiced ground grappling, before the skill became a new specialization in the systems of Brazil.Hawaii was one of the first places to actively adopt Brazilian Jujutsu. It is a continued focus in many Hawaiian systems today, studied alongside methods meant to use takedowns as submissions. This gives further context to takedown and submission technique in classical Jujutsu systems, and illustrates that roots of Japanese Kenpo that exist today, were part of systems that go back to the times of Musashi. The reader will gain new insights and questions for their own study and research, into the nature of the complete and total skills that make up the art of Jujutsu, and the history of Japanese martial arts and their survival in Hawaii.

Learning to Think Like a Martial Arts Grand Master is a book that is a lifetime in the making. Martial arts grand masters are few and far between. But what is far more rare is a book on the subject of becoming such an outstanding individual. This book is an in-depth look into the mental tools that these unique individuals use to develop their systems. If you are a serious martial artist or just someone who is compelled to draw back the curtains on the the secrets of such high achievers, then this book is an absolute must read! It covers a subject that has almost never been written about before. No writer has ever attempted to uncover, to this degree, how this rare mindset is used to develop and influence the martial arts as we all know them today - until now.

The true warrior-mystic prevails without unsheathing his weapon. He is the master of the bloodless coup. With his mental and physical dexterity, he evades and confuses the enemy into submission. Ashida Kim reveals here the meditation, breathing exercises and Kuji-Kiri hand forms that will enable you to cultivate and direct your Qi, the vital life force, as well as tune into the minds of others. Through mind reading, subtle manipulations, hypnosis, and power of suggestion, you too can become a true mystic-warrior who can control the outcome of every encounter. Revised edition includes Mi Lu Kata, the Dance of Invisibility whereby the Ninja could vanish in an instant and strike the enemy unseen. softcover, 168 pages, photos and illustrations