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Thomas Young, William Chow, Paul
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Edmund Parker
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William
K.S. Chow - His students include Ed Parker
(Founder of American Kenpo), Adriano Emperado (Founder of
Kajukenbo), William Q. C. Chun (Go Shin Jitsu - Kai Chinese
Kempo), Ralph Castro (Shaolin Kenpo). Kenpo continued
to be passed on from these Grand Masters to others such as Al Dacascos
(Won Hop Kuen do), Jim & Al Tracy (Founders of Tracy's
Kenpo), Benny Urquidez (Ukidokan Karate). This is just to
mention a few for the tree spreads out.
Bruce
Juchnik - Bruce Juchnik,
founder of the Sei Kosho Shorei Kai, learned the philosophical
(spiritual) aspects of Kosho-ryu from Great Grand Master James Mitose.
Believes, that he is the keeper of the Kosho-ryu style.
Nimr
Hassan - In
the early 1970s, Great Grand Master James M. Mitose came out of retirement
and accepted one student for training and instruction in his family's
system. Nimr Hassan became the "ichi deschi" (disciple/only
student) of the Great Grand Master. In this position, Nimr Hassan was
instructed in the ancient and traditional manner by receiving the secrets
from mouth to ear. He is the only non-family member who has been
taught the family's Temple Dance/Escaping Art Pattern systems. This
includes the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of the Koga Ha
Kosho Shorei-ryu Kempo system.
Thomas Barro Mitose -
Began studying Kajukenbo under
Joe Halbuna, whom he would receive his Shodan (Black Belt) from. In
his early twenty’s Thomas was reunited with his father and began
his training in Kosho-ryu under his father, the 21st Great
Grand Master of Kosho Ryu Kenpo. Thomas absorbed the knowledge of the
family's art in all aspects of the philosophies and techniques.
Many people, since the passing of James M. Mitose,
have claimed to be the successor of Kosho-ryu but most believe that
once James Mitose the 21st Great Grand Master had passed away his son
Thomas B. Mitose became the 22nd Great Grand Master of Kosho Ryu, following
the bloodline of the family.