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11 - The $10,000 Letter
Kosho Chronicles Issue #11
To the Reader
Every man has a price. That is what people believe. They believe it because, most of the time, they are right. But every once in a while, you meet someone who does not have one. And when you do, it will tell you more about yourself than it tells you about ...
Apr 10, 2026
bribery
bruce juchnik
certification
character
ed parker
folsom prison
integrity
james mitose
kempo
kosho ryu
martial arts history
Kosho Chronicles Issue #1 Meeting Mitose
The Teacher That Wasn't Dead
To the reader: What I am about to share with you is more than history. It is the beginning of a journey that changed everything I thought I knew about the martial arts. I ask that you read this not just with your eyes, but with your heart. Feel what I am telling you....
by Bruce Juchnik —
Jan 17, 2026
bruce juchnik
folsom prison
james mitose
kempo
kempo lineage
kosho ryu
kosho shorei ryu
martial arts history
KOSHO CHRONICLES: TO THE READER
TO THE READER
I would like to share my thoughts pertaining to what you are about to receive in the weeks and months ahead.
Much has been said over the years about James Mitose. About the history of Kempo. About what occurred during the period from 1977 to 1981.
Much of it is wrong. Some of it ...
Dec 30, 2025
bruce juchnik
hanshi
james mitose
kempo
kosho ryu
martial arts history
martial arts philosophy