Newark is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey,the seat of Essex County,and a principal city of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census,the city's population was 311,549. The Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 305,344 for 2022,making it the 66th-most populous municipality in the nation.
South Orange,officially the Township of South Orange Village,is a suburban township in Essex County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census,the township's population was 18,484,an increase of 2,286 (+14.1%) from the 2010 census count of 16,198,which in turn reflected a decline of 766 (−4.5%) from the 16,964 counted in the 2000 census. Seton Hall University is located in the township.
Dan Inosanto is an American martial arts instructor. Inosanto is an authority on Jeet Kune Do,Filipino Martial Arts,and Pencak Silat.
American Kenpo Karate,also known as American Kenpo or Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate,is an American hybrid martial art,founded and codified by Ed Parker. It is synthesized mainly from Japanese and Okinawan martial arts such as karate,kenpo,and judo,with influence from Chinese martial arts.
Glenn Dale Cunningham was an American Democratic Party politician,who was the first African American Mayor of Jersey City,the state's second-largest city,winning the 2001 Jersey City mayoral election. Cunningham also served in the New Jersey Senate.
Wah-leong "Wally" Jay,was an American martial artist who primarily studied and taught jujutsu and judo. He was the founder of the Gendai Budo martial art Small Circle JuJitsu.
Ciriaco "Cacoy" Cañete was a Filipino martial artist of the Doce Pares Eskrima Club. He was the last surviving member of the club,which was founded in January 1932. He was also a 12th degree black belt. His version of the Doce Pares Eskrima system is known as Cacoy Doce Pares. In 1951 he developed a personal system of his named Eskrido.
German Ju-Jutsu is a martial art related to traditional Japanese Jujutsu,developed in Germany in the 1960s using techniques from Jujutsu,Judo,Karate and various other traditional and modern martial arts. Its governing body in Germany is the DJJV. Its competitive sport aspects are coordinated internationally by the JJIF;Ju-jutsu under JJIF rules is a part of the World Games and World Combat Games. The system is taught to the German police forces.
West Orange is a suburban township in Essex County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Frank J. "Pat" Dodd was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as President of the New Jersey Senate from 1974 to 1975.
Jerry Smith is a former professional full-contact fighting coach,as well as co-founder of the Black Karate Federation (BKF) and founder of The Five-Level Method/Shorin-Ju Kenpo.
Robert Parham is a retired American kickboxer and former five-time World Kickboxing Champion and former four-time Sport Karate Champion. His kickboxing record was 17-1 with 9 knockouts. In his last match,he was stopped by Patrick Barry
Eldridge Hawkins is an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1972 to 1978. During that time he served as the Chairman of the Assembly's Judiciary,Law,Public Safety and Defense Committee. In that capacity he authored The NJ Legislature's NJ Code of Criminal Justice known as Title 2C. During his tenure he also sponsored NJ's Affirmative Action Law.
Mutsuto "Bill" Ryusaki was a pioneer of Kenpo in the United States.
Orange,New Jersey is governed within the Faulkner Act,formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law,under the Mayor-Council form of municipal government,with a directly elected mayor and a City Council consisting of four ward representatives and three at-large representatives. Councilmembers are elected to serve four-year terms of office in non-partisan elections on a staggered basis with the four ward seats and the three at-large seats coming up for election on an alternating cycle every two years.
Peter George Urban was an American martial artist. Called "The George Washington of American Karate" by Kick Illustrated magazine,and "The Godfather of American Goju" by Official Karate magazine. Urban was the founder of the karate style known as American GōJūRyūKarate Do. He was one of only a small number of white students under Gōgen Yamaguchi,an early Japanese GōJūRyūSensei,Practitioner,and Instructor as well as the head of the style's organization,The GoJu Kai. Controversially,Urban created an American style of Gōjū-ryūwithout the permission of Yamaguchi who would not allow Urban to represent Japanese Karate in America as head representative for the GoJu Kai.
The 2014 Newark mayoral election took place in Newark,the most populous city in New Jersey,on May 13,2014. The race was characterized as a contest between two candidates,Ras Baraka and Shavar Jeffries,both from Newark's South Ward. Elections for all seats on the nine member Municipal Council of Newark also took place. Luis A. Quintana,who had become Mayor of Newark following the resignation of Cory Booker,did not seek the seat.
The Pakistan Ju-Jitsu Federation (PJJF) is the national official governing body to promote and control Ju Jitsu Sports activities in Pakistan and is currently headed by Mr. Khalil Ahmed Khan a martial artist having black belt 6 Dan and more than 36 years of experience in coaching. The federation was established in the year 1996. Ju-Jitsu is the only Sports in Pakistan which brought many Laurels for the country by winning Gold,Silver and bronze medals from the official games i.e. Asian Beach Games,Asian Martial Arts Games,Asian Martial arts and Indoor Games.
Sijo Saabir Quwi Muhammad is an American martial artist and police officer.
