Joseph Emperado in the 1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Joseph Emperado
Birth Year: abt 1930 [abt 1929]
Gender: Male
Race: Filipino
Birthplace: Hawaii
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, USA
Able to Read and Write: No
Father's Birthplace: Philippines
Mother's Birthplace: Philippines
Household Members:
Name Age
Juan Emperado 28, Head
Severina Emperado 27, Wife
Hilario Emperado 14, Brother
Manuela Emperado 11, Sister
Adriano Emperado 3, Son
Joseph Emperado 0, Son

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Joseph Domingo [Emperado] in the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Joseph Domingo [Joseph Emperado]
Age: 10
Estimated birth year: abt 1930
Gender: Male
Race: Filipino
Birthplace: Hawaii
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Auld Lane
House Number: 1425A-2
Sheet Number: 15A
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 2nd grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors:
Household Members:
Name Age
Severina Domingo 36, Head
Manuella Domingo 21, Daughter
Adriano Domingo 12, Son
Joseph Domingo 10, Son
Betty Domingo 8, Daughter

Note: The surname for all members of this household is EMPERADO.

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Joseph Emperado in the U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Name: Joseph Emperado
Residence Year: 1953
Street address: 427 Mailikukahi walk
Residence Place: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Occupation: Sub Luna
Publication Title: Honolulu, Hawaii, City Directory, 1953

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Joseph Emperado in the U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Name: Joseph Emperado
Residence Year: 1954
Street address: 2260a bldg o3 Palolo Homes
Residence Place: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Occupation: Trade Wkr
Publication Title: Honolulu, Hawaii, City Directory, 1954

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Mr. Joseph Emperado Directo in the Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current
Name: Mr. Joseph Emperado Directo [Joseph Directo Emperado]
Gender: Male
Death Age: 28
Birth Date: 29 Jun 1929
Birth Place: Honolulu
Residence Place: 1415 Auld Lane
Death Date: 30 May 1958
Obituary Date: 2 Jun 1958
Obituary Place: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Father: Juan Emperado
Mother: Severina D. Bridges
Child: Jodi Emperado
Siblings: Larry Ramos
Adriano Emperado
Eugenio Banaga
Connie Marcello
Betty Smith
Note: These facts were pulled from a record by a computer and may not be accurate. Obituary records often include facts for family members of the deceased, some of whom may be living.
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Joe Emperado was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on June 23, 1929. At the age of 14, his older brother, Adriano Emperado, began teaching him boxing and he would say that Joe was a great boxer and that no one his age could beat him. Many of the neighborhood boys looked up to Joe and came to him so he could help improve their boxing and fighting skills. It wasn't long after that this group of boys began calling themselves the Auld Lane gang, taking the name from the street that many of them lived on.

At age 16, Joe joined Professor William Chow's Kenpo school, where his brother Adriano Emperado was already Chow's assistant. He trained at Professor Chow's school up to Green Belt.

In 1950, Joe began assisting Sijo Emperado at Sijo's school at the Palama Settlement Gym in the Kalihi-Palama District of Honolulu. He, along with Woodrow McCandless, were the first instructors of Kajukenbo. Marino Tiwanak Followed as an instructor shortly thereafter.

In 1952, Joe was promoted to Black Belt by Sijo Emperado. Kajukenbo was beginning to grow and expand into other areas of Hawaii. When Sijo Emperado began teaching classes at the Kaimuki Y.M.C.A. and Wahiawa Y.M.C.A., he put Joe in charge of instruction at the Palama Settlement school. Joe taught there along with Woodrow McCandless and Marino Tiwanak.

Joe continued to teach at the Palama Settlement school from 1950 to 1958 and many of the first generation pioneers of Kajukenbo were trained by Joe Emperado at the Palama Settlement school. It was Joe Emperado, Woodrow McCandless, and Marino Tiwanak who filled the teaching void left when the other four Kajukenbo founders were called to serve in the Korean War. A lot of what Kajukenbo was to become was a result of the teamwork between these men and Sijo Emperado.

Although Sijo Emperado was responsible for the development of the majority of the Kajukenbo katas, Palama Set's #4 and #7 were the creation of Joe Emperado.

During the day, Joe worked at the Hawaiian Pine Cannery as a boiler attendant.

On May 30, 1958, Joseph Directo Emperado died tragically while trying to prevent a fight between some friends and some people they were arguing with. Joe was stabbed in the back and chest. He was only 29 years

Taken from USAdojo.com