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Adriano Directo Emperado | |
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Born | Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii | June 15, 1926
Died | April 5, 2009 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | (aged 82)
Nationality | American |
Style | Kajukenbo[1] |
Teacher(s) | William Kwai Sun Chow[2] |
Rank | 10th degree black belt in Kajukenbo |
Notable students | Victor "Sonny" Gascon |
Adriano Directo Emperado (June 15, 1926 – April 4, 2009) was one of five martial artists who developed the kajukenbo self-defense system.[3][4][2][5][6]
Kajukenbo's founding is commonly attributed to Adriano Emperado, a student of kenpo originator James Mitose and later of William Chow, who was then Mitose's top-ranked student.
These five men of vision were Peter Choo, the Hawaii welterweight boxing champion and tang soo do black belt; Frank Ordonez, a sekeino jujutsu black belt; Joe Holck, a kodokan judo black belt; Clarence Chang, a sil lum pai kung fu instructor, and Adriano D. Emperado, a Chinese kenpo and escrima stylist.