Adriano emperado kajukenbo biography

Sijo Adriano D. Emperado

Adriano D. Emperado was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on June 15, 1926. He was born to Filipino-Hawaiian parents in the poor Palama section of Honolulu.

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He started his self defense training at the age of 8. At this time in his life both his father and uncle were professional boxers, so of course he was taught how to box. His next training came at the age of 11 while he was living with his older brother in Kauai.

There he learned the basic 12 strikes of escrima.

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At age 14 he found himself back in his old Palama neighborhood. There he trained in judo under Sensei Taneo at the Palama Settlement Gym. A few years later at the age of 20 Emperado undertook the serious study of kenpo at the Catholic Youth Organization in Honolulu.

These classes were taught by the legendary Professor William K.S. Chow. Professor Chow had been a student of kenpo jiu jitsu instructor James Mitose, and also held a 5th degree black belt in judo. Emperado trained daily with