John Chow-Hoon

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name = John (Ah Chin) Chow-Hoon
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other_names = Mr. Kim (Professional Wrestling)


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birth_name = John (Ah Chin) Chow-Hoon
birth_date = 1927
birth_place = Kipahulu, Maui, Hawaii, USA
death_date = 1988
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martial_art = Kosho-ryu Kenpo, Danzan-ryu Jujitsu
teacher = Henry Seishiro Okazaki, Sig Kufferath, Bing Fai Lau
rank = Judan Kosho-ryu Kenpo, Judan Danzan-ryu Jujitsu
students = James Muro

John Chow-Hoon (1927 - 1988) was a prominent martial artist and greatly respected practitioner of Jujitsu and Kenpo. His brother was William Kwai Sun Chow, a forefather of many Kenpo schools now existing throughout the United States and Ed Parker's teacher.

Chow-Hoon studied Danzan-ryu Jujitsu initially under the tutelage of [http://www.danzan.com/HTML/PEOPLE/kufferath.html Sig Kufferath] who was the recognized grandmaster of Danzan-ryu after Henry Seishiro Okazaki passed away. [ [http://www.danzan.com/HTML/PEOPLE/kufferath.html Prof. Sig Kufferath] ] Chow-Hoon also studied Kenpo with his brothers Frank and William Chow. He received his Shodan in Kenpo in 1943 from James Mitose and his Shodan in Jujitsu in 1945.

Chow-Hoon was also known to moonlight with Charles Kalani, Jr. also known as "Professor Toru Tanaka" in professional wrestling, using the pseudonym "Mr. Kim".

In 1978 Chow-Hoon, Wally Jay, Willy Cahill, and Carl Beaver created [http://www.jujitsuamerica.org Jujitsu America] . Through this association they would seek to enhance the skill level by addressing modern realities [ [http://www.smallcirclejujitsu.com/scjhistory.html The History of Small Circle Jujitsu] ] .

He went on to develop his own variation of Kosho-ryu Kenpo called "Goshin-Jitsu Chow-Hoon" and acquired a devoted following of students throughout the United States, particularly in the Monterey Bay area where his system survives today.

Chow-Hoon’s highest ranking student is [http://www.kilohana.org/profiles/james_muro.htm James Muro] who is the gatekeeper of the association [http://www.chow-hoon.org Goshin-Jitsu Chow-Hoon]

[http://www.kempo.co.uk/profile.1.html Neil Hourston] is James Muro's representative in the UK.

Chow-Hoon was recognized as Judan (10th Dan) in both Danzan-ryu Jujitsu and Kosho-ryu Kenpo.

ee also

*William Kwai Sun Chow
*Danzan-ryu
*Jujitsu
*Charles Kalani, Jr.
*Kenpo
*Kosho Shorei Ryu Kempo
*Seishiro Okazaki

References

External links

* [http://www.dazan.com The Danzan-ryu Jujitsu Homepage]
* [http://johnchowblog.cn John Chow Blog]