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John (Ah Chin) Chow-Hoon
Born	John (Ah Chin) Chow-Hoon 1927 Kipahulu, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Died	1988 (aged 60–61)
Other names	Mr. Kim (Professional Wrestling)
Style	Kosho-ryu Kenpo, Danzan-ryu Jujitsu
Teacher(s)	Henry Seishiro Okazaki, Sig Kufferath, Bing Fai Lau
Rank	Judan Kosho-ryu Kenpo, Judan Danzan-ryu Jujitsu
Notable 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 Sig Kufferath who was the recognized grandmaster of Danzan-ryu after Henry Seishiro Okazaki died.^[1] Chow-Hoon also studied Kenpo with his brothers Frank and William Chow. He received his Kenpo Shodan in 1943 and Jujitsu Shodan 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 Jujitsu America. Through this association they would seek to enhance the skill level by addressing modern realities ^[2].

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 James Muro who is the gatekeeper of the association Goshin-Jitsu Chow-Hoon.

Neil Hourston is James Muro's UK representative.

Chow-Hoon was recognized as Judan in both Danzan-ryu Jujitsu and Kosho-ryu Kenpo.

[edit] See also

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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Danzan-ryu Jujitsu Homepage

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