Grandmaster William K. S. Chow

     Grandmaster William K.S. Chow, known to some an as "Bill", was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grandmaster Chow is the older brother of Grandmaster John Chow-Hoon. He started is martial arts training at an early age under his father. He later trained under Grandmaster James Mitose. He was one of six students who was the first that came from Mitose. They were: Jiro Nakamura, Thomas Young, Paul Yamaguchi, Arthur Keawe, Edward Lowe, and William Chow.
     In the 1940's, Grandmaster Chow developed the Kara-Ho system. Some of his well known students that came from that system were: Grandmasters Fred Lara, Manny Delacruz, Isaac Kaawa, Adrian Emperado, Abe Kamahoahoa, and much more to mentioned in here.
     Grandmaster Chow was a warrior, a skilled martial artist. He was a technician with explosive and rapid firing of techniques to the vital areas of the body; he was referred to as the man that struck like a thunderbolt, giving him the nickname, "William Thunderbolt Chow." It was from him, that the martial art of Kenpo started to spread not only in Hawaii, but also in the United States and Internationally. Grandmaster William Chow passed away on Sept. 21, 1987 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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