Description: This is a seldomly seen and Historic AFRICAN AMERICAN Martial Arts Jiu Jitsu Archive, related to and hand signed by both Jiu Jitsu legend Moses Powell "Master Musa Muhammad" (1941 - 2005) and Master Florendo M. Visitacion (1910 - 1999.) This archive consists of a Chinese language Martial Arts award, an award given to student "Reginald Gooden," in 1970 for his promotion to the rank of "Shodan," at The Vee Jitsu Ryu Ju Jitsu Assocation, in New York, awarded on November 28, 1970, and hand signed by both Master Florendo M. Visitacion and Master Moses Powell. An original ink stamp below the signatures reads: "SANUES [SIC.] SCHOOL OF MODERN JU-JITSU AND KARATE SELF DEFENSE ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR MISES POWELL." This lot also includes five vintage Ektachrome Kodak slides, depicting numerous young African American martial artists, some of which appear to depict Moses Powell. The framed awards are approximately 13 x 15 1/8 inches and 13 1/4 x 18 3/4 inches, respectively, (including frame.) Acquired from an old collection in Los Angeles, California. Powell appeared in the 1977 documentary, titled The Warrior Within (1977), alongside Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris, directed by Burt Rashby. Powell was also the teacher to both actors Ron Van Clief (Photo 23) and Wesley Snipes. Priced to Sell. Good condition for age and storage, with some moderate soiling and wear to the Chinese language award (please see photos.) Acquired in Los Angeles County, California. If you like what you see, I encourage you to make an Offer. Please check out my other listings for more wonderful and unique items! About these Items: Sanuces Ryu JujutsuSanuces Ryu Jujutsu is a style of American Jujutsu founded in 1959 in Brooklyn, New York by the late Great Grandmaster "Doctor" Moses Powell. Sanuces means āSurvival By Simplicity". Sanuces Ryu Jujutsu is a combination of PIA Nerve Striking, Bando, Goshin-Do Karate, Boxing, and everything else Doc Powell had acquired from Grand Professor Visitacion. Sanuces Ryu aims to use the powerfulness of Karate, the agility of Boxing, the speed of Arnis Stick Fighting and the nerve attacks and joint locking of Jujutsu. "Doc" Moses Powell Grandmaster Dr. Moses Powell (10th degree Red Belt) had approximately 50 years of martial arts experience. Dr. Powell was one of the leading instructors of his time. He is the founder of Sanuces Ryu Eye To Eye Systems of Jiu Jitsu. His search for realism in the martial arts took him around the world, where he was constantly tested in various training halls. This made him strive for perfection and greatness.Dr. Powell knew that to achieve perfection and greatness in martial arts, one's mind and body had to be honed and pushed beyond limits. This commitment to mental and physical acuteness would be evident in his martial life. He was such an amazing specimen! When it came to physical conditioning and martial arts, he was a "GURU". Dr. Powell had the physique of a wrestler, lumberjack, and longshoreman, but moved with the speed of a cheetah, the gracefulness of a gazelle, and the deadliness of a rattler. He also possessed a martial mind second to none. The way in which he "created" movements was humbling and terrifying at times. When it comes to close quarter combat, he is what we call the "TRUTH". Grandmaster Dr. Moses Powell trained in various forms of martial arts (Boxing, Vee Jitsu Te, Vee Jitsu Ryu, Shorin-Ryu Karate, Tomiki Aikido, and others). He was also proficient in weaponry (Katana, Jo, Tanto, Arnis sticks, Sai, Yuwara sticks, and Nunchaku). Dr. Powell credits Professor Florendo M. Visitacion (founder of Vee Jitsu Systems) with instilling in him the knowledge and confidence to becomea great martial artist. He also credits his first sensei with changing his entire outlook on life. Professor Vee brought him focus on many levels. Dr. Powell then focused and sacrificed his entire life in search of perfection within the martial arts. He created Sanuces Ryu Eye To Eye Systems of Jiu Jitsu. Due to the plethora of knowledge Dr. Powell possessed, he divided his art into two distinct components. The first component is Sanuces Ryu Jiu Jitsu. At the basic level Sanuces Ryu Jiu Jitsu means sure-ality, spirituality, simplicity, and survival. At its highest level it means something much greater. This information along with the second component of Dr. Powell's art are reserved for students of the Schools of Moses Powell. Through martial arts Grandmaster Dr. Moses Powell reached many people around the world. As a humanitarian he helped to reform predicate felons through martial arts and social/mental enhancement. He was also known for his efforts to uplift the African American community worldwide. This quality was selfless, honorable, and impactful. For this and his continued efforts, Dr. Powell received the International Benin Award in 1972. This was a great and humbling honor. As a civil servant (1st African American) he trained some of the elite military and law enforcement units around the world. These units include the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), United States Secret Service, G-2, CID, and others we are not at liberty to mention. He was also featured in many publications (i.e. - Official Karate - Sept. 1973, Defense Combat - Feb. 1976, and The Karate Voice - Dec. 2000 - Jan. 2001). The SystemThe system is characterized by its emphasis on street survival and simplicity, hall marks of martial arts systems coming out of New York in the 1960s and '70s. Jujutsu is the art of combat, utilizing striking, throwing and manipulating joints of the attacker causing severe and intense pain and possibly debilitating injuries. The Jujutsu techniques were provided by Powell's main instructor, Florendo Visitacion (known as Professor V), founder of Vee-Jitsu. Aside from his Vee-jitsu training, Powell was also influenced by Aikijujutsu, Kyusho-jutsu, Karate, Boxing, and Arnis. Vee-jitsu is the product of Florendo Visitacion who took his Jujutsu training which he received from Kiyose Nakae and Charles Nelson and then combined with his study of Filipino systems of Arnis and Kali, Chinese systems including Gung Fu and other Japanses systems including Aikido, Judo and Karatedo to form the techniques of Vee Jitsu (also known as Vee Arnis jitsu, Vee Arnis, Vee Jitsu Ryu Jujutsu, and Modern Vee jitsu Club). The Sanuces CreedāA man or woman of the Martial Arts, is one who thinks at all times. They possess speed, form, power, technique and gracefulness. They move with the roar of thunder, and strike at the speed of lightning. Thatās what a man or woman of the Martial Arts is.ā This statement captures the idea of how a student of Sanuces Ryu should present themselves at all times and how one should perform the art of Sanuces. Kumite-ryu Jujutsu Kumite-ryu is another brainchild of Dr. Moses Powell is an intellectual creation which is a step down from the parent art sanuces ryu, during the time of its inception it was created solely for the purpose so that soke Littlejohn Davis could compete in tournaments, because at the time he was being disqualified in the great majority of the martial artist had no knowledge of mat despite the fact that this soke Littlejohn was delegated as Dr. Powells representative in his absence for Sanuces ryu while Dr. Powell was touring the world for 10 years. When Dr. Powell returned to the US to his surprise a student that he a raise and develop himself the student had the audacity to promoted himself to the rank of soke, within the ranks in chain of command Of Jitsu. Which shows the level of knowledge for lack of knowledge as far as the structure in chain of command of soke does not exist this rank only exist in Karate. And the person who claims to have created has never had an intellectual creation in his life. "Sanuces Ryu teaches the skills of blocking, striking, throwing, and subduing in the practical (street) application. It also teaches the 'Art': the movement of an intelligent mind, controlling a disciplined body in a display of speed, form, technique power and gracefulness. Sanuces Ryu is Jujutsu! Jujutsu is the science of striking grabbing or pulling areas of an attacker's body causing severe and intense pain and possibly, debilitating injuries. Moses Powell (1941ā2005), also known as Master Musa Muhammad, was an American pioneer of martial arts in the United States. He was born in Norfolk Virginia. He held the rank of 10th degree black belt and was famous for his one finger forward roll. Moses Powell was the first martial artist invited to perform a demonstration in front of the United Nations. One of the first African Americans to instruct the DEA, FBI, and the Secret Service in martial arts. He was also a featured demonstrator New York's World Fair in 1965. Notable for being a black martial artist (of minority ethnicity in the United States), he served as an instructor to movie star Wesley Snipes. He appeared in the documentary, the Warrior Within, along with Kevin Leon Evans Chuck Norris. He was also the founder of the Sanuces Ryu Jujutsu system. Moses Powell appeared on the cover of Official Karate Magazine in September 1973, Spring 1982, and February 1976. He was covered in Legends of American Martial Arts (DVD).Moses was also noted in the book Unlocking The Healing Powers in Your Hands: The 18 Mudra System of Qigong as a master of Jujitsu. Little Known Black History Fact: Dr. Moses PowellBefore action actor and martial artist Jim Kelly graced movie screens, Dr. Moses Powell was considered one of the top Black martial artists of his era. Also known as Master Musa Muhammad, Grandmaster Powell developed the Sanuces Ryu Jiu-Jitsu system which is still taught today.Powell was born on January 13, 1941 in Norfolk, Va. While living in Harlem, New York, Powell encountered Filipino martial arts instructor Florendo Visitacion, better known as Professor Vee, Powell became so adept at the fighting system that he was training far more advanced students although he was just a green belt.Over time, Powell mastered the art and began developing his own system in the early ā60ās. After several name changes, Powell settled on Sanuces Ryu Jiu-Jitsu. The style combined the judo, jiu-jitsu, and real-time combat preparation. In an interview, Powell once referred to his fighting art as āstreetology.āIn 1971, Powell was the first martial artist to perform in front of the United Nations. Additionally, he traveled around the world demonstrating his art. There are also accounts from former students that he taught his style to the DEA and FBI. American Ninjitsu pioneer, the late Ron Duncan, once shared in an interview that he was responsible for introducing Powell to martial arts.Powell was also famous for his āone finger rollā which he performed for the first time in 1974 during a sold-out demonstration at Madison Square Garden in New York. According to Powellās bio, Former Panamanian general Manuel Noriega wanted Powell to train and head his military forces.Some records show that among Powellās many students, actors Wesley Snipes and Ron van Clief trained under him. A quick search on YouTube shows several glowing tributes, videos, interviews and demonstrations featuring Powell.Powell died in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. in 2005. Dr. Moses F. Powell was born on January. 13, 1941 to Moses and Athenia Powell. It was discovered during his late teen years that Dr. Moses Powell was a natural at anything he set his heart and mind on achieving. He excelled in the art of boxing and was easily handling the more experienced boxers. It was in Harlem NY. that he met his martial arts teacher, a little man named Florendo Visitacion, also known as Professor āVee.āā At that time, in 1954, he was not known to the martial arts world, but that did not stop Dr. Moses Powell from becoming his student.Dr. Moses Powell was fascinated by the funny, but serious, little man who had the ability to destroy opponents much bigger than himself. Dr. Moses Powell himself was a big man with a big heart and he grew fond of his teacher and the Vee-Jitsu Ryu/Vee-Jitsu Te (pronounced Tay) martial art. Dr. Moses Powell loved Grand Professor āVeeā very, very much and worked harder than any other student. Dr. Moses Powell became so proficient at Grand Professor āVeeāsā system of martial art that, as a green belt, he was allowed to instruct and teach 3rd and 4th Degree Black Belts. When he was ever asked āhow this could be possible?,ā Dr. Moses Powell would always reply, ā That was because I did my homework and they didnāt!āIn 1960, then Sensei Moses Powell began teaching his own system of Self-Defense. He named this system of his, Self-Defense Complete. As his system evolved in 1964, he renamed it Modern Jiu Jitsu. In 1965, Sensei Moses Powell was selected to perform a demonstration along with other martial artist at the Worldās Fair held in New York. Finally in 1968, after having presented the newly evolved system to his teacher and receiving his teacherās permission to proceed, Sensei Moses Powell renamed his fighting system of self defense and Jiu Jitsu, Sanuces Ryu.In 1969, a short black and white documentary was made about Sensei Moses Powell and his Sanuces Ryu Jiu Jitsu. The film was called, āSANUKUSā. With the coming of the early ā70s, Sensei Moses Powell began to travel and introduce his revolutionized version of Jiu Jitsu to the people of Jamaica, Trinidad, Bermuda, Panama, Puerto Rico, and Nassau Bahamas.In 1971, Sensei Moses Powell became the first Martial Artist invited to perform at the United Nations and in 1973 the Benin Empire of West Africa awarded him the International Benin Award for his community work and efforts throughout the world. Sensei Moses Powell and his demo team was featured in the Panama Star Newspaper in 1973, after being invited to participate in national martial arts demonstration sponsored by a Panamanian beer distributor company. The performance was so overwhelming and well received that General Manual Noriega prevented Sensei Moses Powellās plane st from taking off and had a special military escorted to the Generalās home. The General wanted Sensei Moses Powell to consider an offer to be in charge of the military hand to hand combat training of the Panamanian National Guards.In 1974, Sensei Moses Powell returned to Panama to demonstrate again, after a superb demonstration in Madison Square Garden for the Aaron Banks Oriental World of Self-Defense. It was in New York City at the Felt Forum in Madison Square Garden, before a sold out audience of 20,000, that Sensei Moses Powell performed his now world famous one finger rollout. In 1975, he performed again at the Aaron Banks Oriental World of Self-Defense and was also featured in a full length martial arts documentary film called The Warrior Within. This film was played in movie theaters all around the world and it was during this time that he was introduced to the world as Master Moses Powell.Master Moses Powell also appeared in the movie Gordonās War. It was also during this time of the early to mid-ā70s that Master Moses Powell also established Sanuces schools on Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn NY, in Hartford Connecticut, and various other places in and out of New York City. Master Moses Powell, also known as Musa Muhammad, had even established roots in Philadelphia, PA during this time with the help of his good friend from the very famous Tong Dojo of Brooklyn NY, Sensei Uthman Abdus-Salaam.In 1977, Master Moses Powell was inducted into the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame. In 1979, Master Moses Powell, along with his wife Janice Hardy Powell, left New York and relocated in Ft. Lauderdale Florida. A long time student named Rex Lee had come to live in Florida prior to Master Moses Powell and his family moving there also. Two other students, Gino Alfarano and Veronica Walker, also left New York to join their teacher, Master Moses Powell. It was there, in Ft. Lauderdale, that a new evolution of Sanuces Ryu Jiu Jitsu took place. Dr. Moses Powell, was a 10th degree Black Belt one of the true legends of the martial arts world. He was the founder of Sanuces Ryu, a fighting style that combines his over 45 years of experience in various martial arts. He was a member of both the Black Belt Hall of Fame and the World Karate Hall of Fame. Dr. Powell was the first martial artist invited to demonstrate martial arts at the United Nations and a featured martial arts demonstrator at the New York Worldās Fair. Dr. Powell was one of the first African-American martial artists to teach the fighting arts to U.S. law enforcement agencies including the Secret Service and FBI. In addition to these great accomplishments, the Benin Empire of West Africa awarded him the international Benin Award in 1972 for his community work and efforts throughout the world. Dr. Moses Powell was deeply committed to sharing his knowledge and principles with all. He helps ex-offenders by teaching them self-respect, self-control and honesty through the martial arts. To this day, Dr. Powell continues to work with disadvantaged youth and senior citizens around the country. Dr. Powell was featured in āMasters of the Martial Artsā, āWarrior Withinā and many other films. His Sanuces Ryu system is unparalleled in its combat effectiveness and brute simplicity. Dr. Powell is the consummate martial artist and Sanuces Ryu is the ultimate martial art! He gives all praises to the Creator for His blessings and attributes his success to his teacher, the late Grand Professor Florendo Vistacion, founder of Vee-Jitsu Ryu, who was laid to rest in December 1998. Sanuces in its most basic form means survival through simplicity. On the mental and spiritual level, Sanuces is based upon divine knowledge of self and its practical application. While on the physical level, the system is based upon simplistic movement to key areas of the body; thereby dictating controlled responses in defense of oneās life. Sanuces incorporates the strengths of many arts such as Karate, Boxing and Arnis with the joint locking and nerve attacks of Jiu Jitsu. The Sanuces warrior is taught to walk the Earth in peace and never to be the aggressor. But when attacked, to fight with those who seek to fight. Given no other alternative but to fight, we are to fight to the death. A Tribute To Dr. Moses Powell January 27, 2005 Dr. Moses Powell was a Martial Arts āliving legendā with more than 47 years of consummate study in the fighting arts. His experience and achievements are countless and his name is world-renowned. In 1965, Dr. Moses Powell was the featured martial arts demonstrator at the New York Worldās Fair. The following year in 1966, he was the first martial artist to receive The African Benign Arts Award. Between 1967 and 1968, Dr. Powell pioneered his craft by traveling overseas to the Caribbean. There, he introduced Sanuces Ryu Jiu Jitsu to the island of Jamaica and Trinidad and to Bermuda in the early 1970ās. Dr. Powell was inducted into the International African Arts Festivalās āLiving Legendā Award, and was the first African-American to teach the fighting arts to law enforcement agencies around the world. In January of 2003, Dr. Moses Powell said, āI have been called the Pioneer, the Missionary, and the Lumberjack of Martial Arts. When I think about it, Iād like to be remembered as the man I amā¦Moses Powell. Itās not about making yourself anything; but it is about earning your rewards as you go along. Remember, there is no such think as a book master, you have to fight in the trenches or on the matā¦I want young people to realize that there is a history to look up to, and a path of greatness to follow and further pave.ā Dr. Moses Powell was born on January 13, 1941 in Norfolk, Virginia to Athenia and Moses Powell, and passed away on January 22, 2005 due to respiratory failure. āTo list all of his accomplishments, honors and awards would be impossible. To say he made a difference would be an understatement. He was a man chosen to be great. What he made of that greatness is what truly separated him from other men. He gave over 50 years of his life to Martial Arts. It was his love and his life and most of all it was what he believed in and trusted. He was a natural teacher. A ālet me show youā kind of man. And when he showed you, you knew you had experienced something powerful enough to change lives.ā āAlthough we will not have the opportunity to see Grand Master Dr. Moses Powell in action again, and witness the fluidity and effectiveness of this Art by one of itās Masters, he will always be in our memories and those closet to him will miss him dearly.ā Dr. Moses Powell (Master Musa Muhammad) is one of the true legends of the martial arts world.He was born January 13, 1941 and grew up in the mean streets of Brooklyn, New York. Martial arts became his escape from the hopelessness of the ghetto, as he began his instruction under Grand Professor Vee. He went on to develop Sanuces Ryu Jiu Jitsu, which means āSurvival and Simplicity.ā This is the second component of V.S.K. Ryu Jiu Jitsu. Dr. Moses Powell was the first martial artist invited to demonstrate martial arts at the United Nations and a featured martial arts demonstrator at the New York Worldās Fair in 1965. He was also one of the first African-American martial artists to teach the fighting arts to U.S. Law enforcement agencies.Dr. Moses Powell, affectionately known as āThe Doctor,ā was deeply committed to sharing his knowledge and principles with all. He helped ex-offenders by teaching them self-respect, self-control and honesty through the martial arts and worked with disadvantaged youth and senior citizens around the country.Dr. Moses Powell was featured in motion pictures such as The Warrior Within, Gordonās War an other films He has also been in numerous magazines, including Inside Kung Fu, Black Belt Magazine and others. His Sanuces Ryu system is unparalleled in its combat effectiveness and brute simplicity.āThe Docā made his transition on January 22, 2005. Dr. Moses Powell is and always will be The Teacher of Teachers. Florendo M. Visitacion, also known as āGrand Professor Veeā or āGrandmasterā is the founder of the Vee-Jitsu system. Professor Vee was born June 11, 1910 on the island of Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. He was the son of sharecropper peasants and studied self-defense from his uncle at age 10 and various wandering martial arts ātutorsā in the countryside. As a teenager, he left the Philippines for Hawaii to work in the sugar cane fields. By 1928, he moved to California and was a grape picker and migrant farm worker. For over a decade, Grand Professor Vee studied a wide variety of martial arts such as Jiu-Jitsu, Arnis, Escrima and knife fighting in California.At the start of World War II, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as a medic. After the war, Grand Professor Vee moved to New York City where he continued to study different martial arts styles. He was a student of Charles Nelson (specialist in empty-hand combat), Kyoshi Nakae (a Jiu-Jitsu master), Jerome Mackey (a Judo expert) and Swami Vragiananda (master of an Indian school of fighting known as āVarmannie.ā).Grand Professor Vee combined the best and most effective elements of all the styles he studied and created a new fighting system known as āVee-Jitsuā or āThe Art of Veeāāthe first component of V.S.K. Ryu Jiu Jitsu. Often he would accept dedicated students as disciples without any fee. He shared his knowledge without reservation. His popularity soared during the 1960s and 1970s as the world became fascinated with martial arts. To this day, his contributions and style are internationally recognized.Grand Professor Vee was slight in stature and stood 5 feet 2 inches tall, but his martial arts expertise made him a giant. He was a humble man who advised his students to live modestly and avoid unnecessary conflicts. Grand Professor Vee was known to say āThe truly powerful are those who are also restrained.ā Grand Professor Vee passed away on January 4, 1999 in New York City at the age of 88. Florendo M. Visitacion (11 June 1910 ā 4 January 1999), also known as Professor Vee, was a martial arts instructor. He studied and taught Filipino martial arts.As his style evolved, so did its name, at one point he renamed it Vee Jitsu, Vee Jitsu Te, and the final art he presented for recognition among his peers was Visitacion Kuntao. Florendo M. Visitacion, 88, Martial Arts Master, Is Dead (The New York Times, 1999) Florendo M. Visitacion, who built upon childhood experiences in a rural Philippine village to develop and promote his own eclectic and well-known system of martial arts in New York, died on Monday at Roosevelt Hospital. He was 88.His daughter, Justice Laura Visitacion Lewis of the New York State Supreme Court, said he had recently entered the hospital from the Kateri Residence, a nursing home on Riverside Drive, after suffering a sudden drop in blood pressure.Standing 5 feet 2 inches and never weighing more than 125 pounds, Mr. Visitacion, who was known within the martial arts community as Professor Vee, hardly inspired dread in street clothes. Indeed he never wore any insignia of his status on the street and he cautioned his followers to avoid flamboyance and to dress modestly.But inside the dojos (where well into his 60's he would regularly throw much younger, highly skilled men to the floor) his authority as a teacher and a founder of a martial arts system was apparent. ''He was an oxymoron, a gentle martial artist,'' said his daughter. ''I would watch as he taught a particularly lethal form of self defense. He would not only disarm and throw his opponents but then he would go on to show how they might be killed in six different ways. And meanwhile he was a gentle and peaceful man who loved books. 'The truly powerful,' he would tell me, 'are those who are also restrained.' Those are words I often think of as a judge.'' Florendo Visitacion was born on June 11, 1910, the son of sharecropper peasants on the island of Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. It was not uncommon for practitioners of various schools of self defense to teach their techniques as they traveled through the countryside; it is from such wandering tutors that Mr. Visitacion learned basic skills. At 16 he left home for Hawaii, where he cut sugar cane. Two years years later he moved to Stockton, Calif., to work as a grape picker.For a decade, he followed the crops and traveled within the large Filipino community of California, continually studying martial arts disciplines including jujitsu, escrima, or knife fighting, and arnis, or stick fighting. At the outset of World War II, he enlisted in the United States Army and served as a medic.After his discharge, Mr. Visitacion came to New York, where he obtained a high school diploma and took some college courses. Decades before the martial arts boom that would crest along with the popularity of Bruce Lee films, he sought out a variety of teachers, notably Charles Nelson, a specialist in unarmed combat, Kiyose Nakae, a jujitsu master, Jerome Mackey, a judo champion, and Swami Vragiananda, a proponent of an Indian school of fighting called Varmannie.From all these traditions as well as those he had studied earlier he forged a discipline that he referred to as a system of systems; he called it Vee-jitsu after himself, meaning the art of Vee. He opened and closed a succession of martial art books stores and dojos in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx, and would often take on disciples, sometimes without fee, if they were sufficiently dedicated. In 1967, his form of martial art was recognized as a distinct discipline by the American Judo and Jujitsu Federation. He was awarded a 10th-degree black belt based on his demonstration of Vee-jitsu and given the title of professor. He later resigned from the organization, believing its discipline was too lax.By the time interest in martial arts soared, the aging teacher had gained near legendary status and was referred to as Professor Vee or Grandmaster.Soon after his arrival in New York, Mr. Visitacion married Heriberta Bernabe Charbonnier, a native of Puerto Rico. They had three children before they were divorced about 20 years ago. In addition to his daughter, Justice Visitacion Lewis, and his former wife, he is survived by two sons, Edward of Miami Beach and Bladimir of New York and four grandchildren.Mr. Visitacion's teachings went beyond physical movements involving comportment and behavior.For instance, he once said: ''If on a subway someone pushes you or sprawls across two seats, you should not appear as if it mattered. Understand the person's problem and walk away. Confronting the person or even beating him up will not educate or reform him, nor is it our place to do so.'' Florendo Visitacion was born June 7th, 1910 in Barrio of Bacarra, Illocos in the North Phillipine Islands. When he was 10 years old Florendo became interested in the martial arts. He learned several languages including Chinese, Japanese, and Hindu styles from his older brother. There were no dojo's ( at least that we would recognize ), so the Phillipine martial artists would travel around the country, giving demonstrations and seminars, much like the seminar circuit of today. This method of teaching is popular today throughout the United States as martial artists and schools hold seminars and demonstrations trying to promote their own martial art styles and/or systems.At sixteen, he left the Phillipines for the Hawaiian Islands. In 1928, he moved to Stockton, California where he continued studying Filipino martial arts from available sources. After traveling around California for a number of years, Professor Vee entered the U.S. Army. This was during World War II. During this time, he read and became intrigued with an officer's hand-to-hand combat manual which claimed to present a combination of styles from different countries. This marked a turning point in his life in that he began to view martial arts as parts of a greater whole. The idea of integrating techniques from a variety of martial arts appealed to him and would become his lifelong passion.This soon led the young Professor Vee on a personal journey which would be devoted to the study of different fighting styles. He began to believe that mastery of a particular system was not always necessary. What was essential, however, was an understanding of an art's principles and how to apply these principles correctly in a situation. It was critical for a student of the fighting arts to absorb what was applicable to him ( her ) and to customize the art to his or her needs. That was the reason he also believed in researching other systems. By doing so, he believed a person could learn the most effective techniques from a variety of techniques and thus improve one's fighting skills.During World War II, Professor Vee studied under Sergeant Charles Nelson. Nelson, also a World War II veteran, was an expert the field of military combatives ( hand to hand combat ). Nelson was particularly skilled in the joint locking skills. Professor Vee's education included attending High School at Boro Hall Academy in Brooklyn, Long Island University for one year, and then a summer course in Liberal Arts at Pace College of Business in Manhattan.In 1950, he moved to New York. It was here that Professor Vee augmented his training by learning modern Jiujitsu under Kiyose Nakae, author of " Jiujitsu Complete " a well known martial art book . He also took up Judo and the Indian art of Varmannie. In 1958, he studied under R. H. Sigward, the author of Modern Self-Defense . On September 5, 1955, he introduced his first combination martial art called Vee-Jitsu, an early forerunner of his art, Vee-Arnis-Jitsu.In 1960, Professor Visitacion joined the American Judo and Jiujitsu Federation. He was appointed the director of its Northeast Division. It was at an AJJF conference in California that he met and became lifelong friends with Professor Wally Jay, the current grandmaster of Small Circle Jiujitsu. He was also close friends with the late Raymond Tabosa, a noted master of the Filipino martial art, Kali. Tabosa renewed Professor Vee's interest in the filipino martial arts and Professor Vee began a ten-year study of Arnis Lanada under Master Amante MariƱas. He studied additional techniques from Grandmaster Remy Presas of the school of Modern Arnis and he also received training from Leo Gaje, the leader of of of Pekiti Tirsia Kali system.On February 6, 1966, Professor Vee was presented with a Godan (5th Dan) certificate from the American Jujitsu Institute. He also has certificates indicating him to be a Master Instructor of Arnis and Kali, and a "Master of the Esoteric Principles of Okazaki Jujitsu and Judo." As the founder of the Vee Jitsu systems, he was presented a Judan (10th Dan) certificate and has been recognized throughout the martial arts community not only as a master of Jujitsu but an innovative instructor as well.In 1975 Professor Vee began adding elements of Filipino stick fighting into the Visitacion artsIn 1978, the Arnis America Organization headed by Grandmaster Gaje gave him the Datu award in recognition for his work in promoting Filipino martial arts. In 1983, he received the prestigious instructor's rank from Master MariƱas and the World Arnis Federation.Professor Vee began his career as a martial arts instructor during the mid-1950's, and for over 30 years, he taught his art at various sites in New York City , His system would produce a number of well known martial artists, some who found their own fighting styles. These include Professor Moses Powell, and Master Lil' John Davis. Professor Vee continued to research other fighting systems. He studied several different styles of Chinese Kung Fu which included Yang style Tai Chi ,Southern Praying Mantis, Chuan, Wing Chun Kung Fu and Baqua.Over the years, he continued to modify his system. As the system evolved, so did the name. After adding Kenpo Karate forms, he changed the name to Vee-Jitsu-te. In 1965, ProfessorVee introduced Vee-Jitsu '65, an updated version of his art . One year later, the AJJF honored him with the title of Professor and awarded him a 10th Dan ranking in his own style. Again in 1971, after Professor Vee presented them with another update of his system, now called Vee-Jitsu Ryu Jiujitsu the AJJF honored him again.. In 1983, he discarded the Kenpo katas in favor of Arnis, and later adopted the name, Vee-Arnis-Jitsu.. Later, he approved the addition of Muay Thai boxing techniques, making the art more powerful and effective.In 1993, as a tribute to his contributions, Professor Florendo Visitacion was elected to the Martial Arts Hall-of-Fame and given a "Life-time Achievement" award. His martial art continues to prosper due to the efforts of David James, the present chief instructor the Vee-Arnis-Jitsu School of New York. He is a worthy successor to Professor Vee in that he continues to make improvements by updating certain concepts, adding new techniques, or by just modifying and making minor changes. Professor James is firmly committed to bringing his students the best self-defense system available today.In 1990, at age 80 and after more than 70 years in the study of the martial arts, Professor Visitacion was requested to serve as a member of the World Headmasters Council, an international governing body of recognized Grand Masters, whose purpose is to provide recognition to legitimate heirs and masters of martial arts. To the end of his life, Master Visitacion remained a student as well as a master, and because of this humility and willingness to learn, his Vee Arnis Jitsu system is constantly growing and being refined.This proverb by Confucius has been used to describe the learning and teaching methods of Professor and Master Instructor Florendo Visitacion:"He who claims to know all is a fool, for his learning has ceased; He who knows naught and knows he knows naught is the enlightened one; For his wisdom will be great."THE ART:Vee Jitsu Ryu Jujitsu, a style of jiu-jitsu developed by Professor Vee focuses applying the most effective techniques in self defense situations. Professor Vee's jujitsu style is described as similar to escrima and including a multitude of striking techniques up and down the body. Vee Jitsu Ryu has been seen four versions: Vee Jitsu '55, Vee Jitsu '65, Vee jitsu '75 and Vee Arnis Jitsu.Visitacion.What is Vee-Arnis-Jitsu?Vee Arnis Jitsu is one of the styles known as the "Visitacion Arts" founded by the Professor Vee.Vee-Jitsu is the foundation of the art. It combines the joint locks, breaks, throws, and ground movements of Judo/Jiu Jitsu with the brutal, "no-holds-barred" approach of traditional street fighting. Street savvy techniques such as groin kicks, biting, and eye gouging are encouraged as street survival techniques.Modern escrima ( or arnis ) arts combine the classical and modern fighting systems used in the Philippines. Vee Arnis Jitsu is no exception. Vee Arnis jitsu combines effective Jujitsu techniques with knife and stick fighting. Vee Arnis students are introduced to various tactics of stick and blade, plus kicks, blocks and counters of jiu-jitsu. Emphasis is placed on drills to train reactions in the student. Students are encouraged to develop their own fighting style under the arnis/escrima umbrella. Unlike many other martial arts students, a student of Vee Arnis Jitsu learns how to handle and defend against weapons early in their training. The rationale for training a student with weapons first and then later with hands and feet is that training stick to stick can be safer than taking punches and kicks to the body. If you can defend against a weapon, fighting against punches and kicks will come more easily.To further enhance and improve the system, Professor Vee devised a series of fifteen two-person short forms dubbed "Vee-Jitsu-Te's" . These enable the student to respond effectively to a variety of attack scenarios using a series of sequential defensive moves. In order to additionally prepare for the realities of street confrontation, students are drilled rigorously in class and paired with persons of different shapes and sizes. That way an individual can experiment with various techniques, determine whether they work effectively against larger or smaller opponents within a given situation, and make adjustments if neccessary.The powerful weapons and empty-hand martial art of Arnis comprise the second major component of Vee-Arnis-Jitsu. It is here where we derive the famous "Cinco Tero" fighting pattern. Many of the Vee-Arnis-Jitsu techniques such as the fifteen dimensions", and the "patterns-of-twelve" drills are derived from Arnis. Students practice these techniques using a variety of different stepping variations. The more important ones include Paqua circular footwork, forward and backward motion, and the "V-stepping" pattern. A number of training exercises , including the "Sinawali" drills are also incorporated within the curriculum. The art of knife-fighting is another major part of weapons training, and it places great emphasis on rapid, continuous repetition of the "Cinco Tero" and other striking drills as a means of developing speed and mobility.Muay Thai boxing concepts are combined with stamina training make up the third part of Vee-Arnis-Jitsu. Students are taught to maximize their fighting abilities by utilizing their elbows, knees, shins, as well as traditional hand and foot strikes during one-on-one, simulated combat conditions. Protective gear is always employed during these particular sessions for safety and to allow students to use maximum power against their opponents. Intensive bag work as well as two-person punching and kicking drills are also part of the curriculum. In addition, the system incorporates rigorous calisthenics in order to help students maintain optimum fitness levels.
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Location: Orange, California
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Sport: Jiu Jitsu
Player: Moses Powell
Year: 1970
Original/Reproduction: Original
Team: Sanuces Ryu Jiujitsu
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Vintage: Yes
