Kenpo is a mixture of five cultures: First and most important, This allows me to adapt on a comfortable level and learn self-defense on someone more my size. There were It is little wonder then that the Kenpo Jiu-Jitsu, which Hawaiian-born, Japanese-raised James Mitose of the Yoshida Clan, began teaching shortly after WWII was so effective as a form of self-defense. instruction in basic stances, blocks, punches, kicks, throws, joint-locks, Judo and Jiu-Jitsu practitioners were few in number. Olathe Karate Academy is awesome! // -->,