Also known as
William Chow
Description
Honolulu martial arts teacher, of Chinese descent, whose art (learned from his
father) is the basis of Ed Parker's American Kenpo.
Students (1)
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person
Ed Parker
sports_martial_artsAmerican Kenpo
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“Parker’s American Kenpo system is based on the martial arts that Parker learned
in Honolulu from William Kwai Sun Chow (1914–1987).”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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“In turn, Chow’s art was based on what he had learned from his father. Thus, it
has a strong Chinese influence.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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https://martial.is/entity/01M5H43V0TVKXWKRMCRZWCYMYQ
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). William Kwai Sun Chow. In Martialis:
Martial Arts Lineage Database.
https://martial.is/entity/01M5H43V0TVKXWKRMCRZWCYMYQ - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed
ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5H43V0TVKXWKRMCRZWCYMYQ, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {William Kwai Sun Chow}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5H43V0TVKXWKRMCRZWCYMYQ}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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