- Moses Powell
Moses Powell (
January 13 ,1941 -January 22 ,2005 ) was an Americanmartial artist who claimed expertise injujutsu and was the founder ofSanuces Ryu .Beginnings and Achievements
Moses Powell was born on January 13, 1941 in
Norfolk, Virginia . He studied martial arts for more than 47 years Fact|date=June 2007. From 1967 to 1968, Powell pioneered his craft by traveling overseas to the Caribbean.Fact|date=June 2007 There, he introduced Sanuces Ryu Jujutsu to the islands of The Bahamas, Jamaica, Trinidad and Bermuda. He was inducted into the International African Arts Festival's "Living Legend" AwardFact|date=June 2007 and was also the first martial artist to be invited to demonstrate his techniques for the United Nations. Fact|date=June 2007Moses Powell shared the spotlight with
Chuck Norris in the movie "The Warrior Within: A Tribute To Bruce Lee" and was honored in the TV show "Masters of the Martial Arts".Fact|date=June 2007Founder of Sanuces Ryu Jujutsu
Moses Powell was the founder of Sanuces Ryu Jujutsu; a style formed from his experience in other martial arts, including Japanese jujutsu,
karate ,boxing andarnis . His main instructor, wasFlorendo Visitacion , founder of Vee-Jitsu Ryu. Powell created Sanuces Ryu in an effort to combine the best of what he had studied and develop a street combat effective martial art. Sanuces Ryu also has a spiritual aspect. According to various Sanuces Ryu sites, the art is based on spirituality, surreality, simplicity and survival.Fact|date=June 2007Death
Moses Powell died Saturday, January 22, 2005 at home from respiratory failure.
External links
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=822978551344707744&q=sanuces&hl=en A video of Moses Powell]
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