History of Tushou Bodou (Open Hand Combat)
Grand Master Jia Qiwa.
Pronounced "Jahi Keewa"
Literal interpretation: "Beautiful Seventh Child."
Born out of a union between Chinese and Japanese parents.
An extremely frowned-upon union.
Born in 1864 in the Western territory of the United States
(Probably Nevada now).
Parents came to the USA, and worked on the construction of the railroads.
Both parents were said to be accomplished martial artists.
(The exact systems are unknown).
There are similarities to systems from Japan, China, and Okinawa.
Jia Qiwa is said to have begun training her first pupils around 1897.
She died in 1945.
A few of her students carried on the teachings:
Si Tai Gung Jai Qiwa. (Grandmaster)
Si Hing Wu Nan. (First-generation)
Si Gung James "Kart" Berry. (Second-generation)
Sifu David Howard. (Third-generation)