Moses Powell

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Moses Powell (January 13, 1941 - January 22, 2005) was an American martial artist who claimed expertise in jujutsu and was the founder of Sanuces Ryu.

1 Beginnings and Achievements
2 Founder of Sanuces Ryu Jujutsu
3 Death
4 External links

[edit] Beginnings and Achievements

Moses Powell was born on January 13, 1941 in Norfolk, Virginia. He studied martial arts for more than 47 years^{[citation needed]}. From 1967 to 1968, Powell pioneered his craft by traveling overseas to the Caribbean.^{[citation needed]} There, he introduced Sanuces Ryu Jujutsu to the islands of The Bahamas, Jamaica, Trinidad and Bermuda. He was inducted into the International African Arts Festival's "Living Legend" Award^{[citation needed]} and was also the first martial artist to be invited to demonstrate his techniques for the United Nations.^{[citation needed]}

Moses Powell shared the spotlight with Chuck Norris in the movie The Warrior Within: A Tribute To Bruce Lee and was honored in the TV show Masters of the Martial Arts.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Founder of Sanuces Ryu Jujutsu

Moses Powell was the founder of Sanuces Ryu Jujutsu; a style formed from his experience in other martial arts, including Japanese jujutsu, karate, boxing and arnis. His main instructor, was Florendo Visitacion, founder of Vee-Jitsu Ryu. Powell created Sanuces Ryu in an effort to combine the best of what he had studied and develop a street combat effective martial art. Sanuces Ryu also has a spiritual aspect. According to various Sanuces Ryu sites, the art is based on spirituality, surreality, simplicity and survival.^{[citation needed]}