Moses Powell

Moses Powell

Moses Powell (January 13, 1941 - January 22, 2005) was an American martial artist who claimed expertise in jujutsu and was the founder of Sanuces 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 2007

Moses 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 2007

Founder 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 and arnis. His main instructor, was Florendo 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 2007

Death

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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