Adriano Emperado
Sijo
Primary co-founder of the hybrid martial art Kajukenbo from Hawaii.
Quick Facts
Date of Birth6/16/1926
Date of Death4/4/2009
Era20th century
Country of Origin
Hawaii (USA)
Hawaii (USA)Rank / Title10th Dan
Active Years1947–2009
Biography
Adriano Directo Emperado developed Kajukenbo in Hawaii in the late 1940s alongside a group of five martial artists. He combined karate, judo, jujutsu, kenpo, and boxing into a reality-based hybrid system.