Mitose Forms
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Doc
Senior Master
We can agree on that. I guess in many ways I was lucky growing up in Southern California and was priviledged to bump into "masters" from different arts all the time. The list of people I had a chance to meet (and took for granted at the time) is awesome. I mean, Jimmy Woo's Chinese Martial Arts Association was right there on Hollywood Blvd.Originally posted by Dave Simmons
The first four forms were created for mainland Kenpo by Grandmaster Jimmy Wing Woo (collaberation request by Parker). Subsequently many of Ed Parker's early black belts followed Woo later. This happened in 60's! The rest is history as well.
Dave Simmons
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The notable "defection" was James Ibrao who traveled to Northern California with Parker for some of those lessons from various Chinese Masters, and ultimately just stayed when Parker came back south.
Ark Wong's Kwoon was right there off Broadway on Ord Street (where "Tiny" Lefiti trained also), which was around the corner from College street where Bruce Lee settled his school, which was around the corner from the Chinese restaurant "Won Kok" where Parker used to go eat with some of lucky guys.
On Hollywood Blvd you also had Oshima's dojo, on Olympic was Nishiyama, and Nakayama taught one summer at Los Angeles High School. Sea Oh Choi of Hap Ki Do opened the first such school in the U.S. on Crenshaw and Jefferson in 64' followed by Brian Sung down the street on Jefferson. Then my good friend Bong Soo Han (sponsored by Choi) came over and opend a school across from Manual Arts High where I was teaching my after school club of Kenpo. He shared pictures with me of some movie he worked on called "Billy Jack" and we laughed about a Korean playing a Native American Indian in a movie. Obsurd. On sunset you had Tak Kubota and his group over by Hollywood High, where guys like my college friend George Byrd slugged it out so often, he had no front teeth.
Also over on Jefferson was the Sinan Dojo famous for Goju, down the street from an Aikido school, down the street from a judo School. Over on Pico was San Soo.
And of course you had Parker in Pasadena and he also had a school on 76th and Crenshaw, that moved later to Inglewood on Hawthorne off Century ran by Chuck Sullivan. If you wanted to fight you had to go through there (Thursday was the night).
The greatest thing that could happen to a youngster in Southern Cal was to get a car. Once you had wheels, all of these places (and many more) were within 20 minutes of each other.
You see for many of you these things are history. For an old geezer like me, their just really great memories. I'll stop rambling now.
KenpoDave
3rd Black Belt
Lisa Chun related this story back in the early 90's at the Tracy school in Lexington. She is pictured in Mitose's book, and was taught by Mitose so that his sister could have a workout partner. She was Chow's girlfiriend for a while, and would accompany Chow when he was teaching. Chow was a "kickass" kind of guy, but Ms. Chun states that when Mitose would show up to a class that Chow was teaching, it was obvious who the master and who the student was.
Dave
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kenpo_cory
Purple Belt
Great stuff Mr Chapel, I love your history lessons. Thank you. :asian:
kenpo_cory
Purple Belt
Originally posted by Dave Simmons
The first four forms were created for mainland Kenpo by Grandmaster Jimmy Wing Woo (collaberation request by Parker). Subsequently many of Ed Parker's early black belts followed Woo later. This happened in 60's! The rest is history as well.
Dave Simmons
http://www.mnkenpo.com
Wow, I never knew that. Thank you.
K
Kenpomachine
Guest
I've enjoyed every bit of your rambling
Thanks for sharing:asian:
Your experience and sharing here with us is appreciated.
R
RCastillo
Guest
All very good, interesting information, and on top of that, no readers here lost any teeth, or blood!
M
Mike
Guest
I learned much from this single thread. At it's best this is a great forum.
Goldendragon7
Grandmaster
There are some reasons for defending the Mitose Lineage that should not be aired on any forums.
Even tho I enjoy Chape'ls thoughts, ideas, teachings and point of views...... at times we do disagree...... However, as far as this string goes..... I agree with him 100%.
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Even tho I enjoy Chape'ls thoughts, ideas, teachings and point of views...... at times we do disagree...... However, as far as this string goes..... I agree with him 100%.
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