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Adriano Directo Emperado

American martial artist (1926–2009)

Born
15 June 1926, Honolulu
Died
4 April 2009, Honolulu
Citizenship
United States
Sport
karate
Occupation
coach, karateka

Adriano Directo Emperado (June 15, 1926 – April 4, 2009) was one of five martial artists who developed the kajukenbo self-defense system.

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Facts from Wikidata Q375715 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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