Background
Visitacion, commonly called "Professor Vee", was born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines in 1910.
Visitacion, commonly called "Professor Vee", was born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines in 1910.
In 1928, he moved to Stockton, California where he studying Filipino martial arts from available sources. On September 5, 1955, he introduced before that Visitacion went on a personal journey where he devoted many years to the study of different fighting styles. After studying several styles he realized that mastery of a particular system was not always necessary, what was essential was the ability to understand its useful principles and how to apply them effectively in a given situation.
Visitacion began his career as a martial arts instructor during the mid-1950s and for over three decades, he actively taught his art at different locations throughout the New York metropolitan area.
As his style evolved, so did its name, at one point he renamed it, Te, Visitacion Ryu Jujutsu, Visitacion Kuntao, all to show the systems evolution. Florendo Visitacion died on January 4, 1999 in New York City.
His martial art continues under the heir listed below. In his last Will and Testament, Visitacion left his system to Roberto Torres the sole heir of Visitacion Kuntao-Arnis.
