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The success of Kosho Ryu today is apparent in the large numbers of students and teachers gravitating to these studies. Many teachers with decades of experience are reexamining their training based on the uniqueness and startling pertinence of what they see in a Kosho Ryu seminar.

Many of these teachers and students have said that the combat-effectiveness of Kosho is simply at a higher level than anything they had seen previously. Yet, Kosho Ryu concepts had often never even been considered in their previous training.

Kosho Ryu was brought to Hawaii and therefore to the United States in the 1940’s by James Mitose.

The philosophical teachings, which were largely ignored by many of Mitose Sensei’s early students, (with the notable exception of the late Thomas Young) play a major role in the manifestation of the physical combative arts of Kosho Ryu. Without them, true understanding of Kempo is not possible. Kempo is not a martial art–It is much more.

Look for Similarities

The Kosho Ryu practitioner studies natural law. In so doing, he has the ability to see similarities in all movement. Therefore he holds no prejudice toward or against other styles or martial systems. Kosho Ryu practitioners understand that the only real differences between martial arts pertain to the cultures from which they come. Cultures produce various tendencies that shape the way arts are taught. Although teaching methods are delivery modes for the understanding of the essence of an art, the arts themselves are very similar. Bruce Juchnik Hanshi is well qualified to make a statement such as this. He holds mastery-level knowledge and certification in over ten distinct martial art forms.