Moses Powell

{{short description|American martial artist}}

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| name = Moses Powell

| other_names = Master Musa Muhammad

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| birth_name = Norfolk, Virginia {{cite web |url=http://theusfa.org/fallen-warriors.html |title=USFA Fallen Warriors |website=theusfa.org |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205231549/http://theusfa.org/fallen-warriors.html |archive-date=5 December 2011 |url-status=dead}}

| birth_date = Jan 13, 1941{{cite web|url=http://www.cmgww.com/sports/powell/about/bio.html |title=Moses Powell - The Official Site |website=Cmgww.com |date=1941-01-13 |accessdate=2016-08-18}}

| death_date = January 22, 2005

| death_place = Ft. Lauderdale Florida

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| nationality = American

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| style = Vee-Jitsu Te, Modern Ju Jitsu, Sanuces Ryu Jujutsu

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| teacher = Florendo M. Visitacion and Ron Duncan{{cite web|author=Wayne Wayland and HP Henry |url=http://www.bohans-family.com/sensei-speaks/duncan-ron/rd.htm |title=Isshinryu Karate: Donald Bohan's Memorial Website: Ronald Duncan |website=Bohans-family.com |date= |accessdate=2016-08-18}}

| rank = 10th degree black belt

| students = Ron van Clief

| years_active = 1954– early 2000s

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| updated = October 2013

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Moses Powell (1941–2005), also known as Master Musa Muhammad,{{cite web |url=http://freeport.nassauguardian.net/JJSS-closes-out-successful-seminar |title=The Freeport News |website=freeport.nassauguardian.net |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928181649/http://freeport.nassauguardian.net/JJSS-closes-out-successful-seminar |archive-date=28 September 2013 |url-status=usurped}} was an American pioneer of martial arts in the United States.{{cite web |url=http://gotsanuces.com/tribute.html |title=Tribute |website=gotsanuces.com |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204154836/http://gotsanuces.com/tribute.html |archive-date=4 February 2005 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://grandmasteranthonysampson.blogspot.com/2008/11/dr-moses-powell.html|title=Grandmaster Anthony Sampson: Dr. Moses Powell (Supreme Grandmaster)|first=Anthony|last=Sampson|date=28 November 2008|website=Grandmasteranthonysampson.blogspot.com}} He was born in Norfolk Virginia.{{cite web |url=http://theusfa.org/fallen-warriors.html |title=USFA Fallen Warriors |website=theusfa.org |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205231549/http://theusfa.org/fallen-warriors.html |archive-date=5 December 2011 |url-status=dead}} He held the rank of 10th degree black belt, and was famous for his one finger forward roll.{{cite web|url=http://www.thekaratevoice.com/articles/interviews/denson/ |title=The Karate Voice |publisher=The Karate Voice |date= |accessdate=2016-08-18}} Moses Powell was the first martial artist invited to perform a demonstration in front of the United Nations. One of the first African Americans to instruct the DEA, FBI, and the Secret Service in martial arts. He was also a featured demonstrator New York's World Fair in 1965. Notable for being a black martial artist (of minority ethnicity in the United States), he served as an instructor to movie star Wesley Snipes. He appeared in the documentary, the Warrior Within.,{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1391177/|title=Master Moses Powell|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=2016-08-18}} along with Kevin Leon Evans Chuck Norris. He was also the founder of the Sanuces Ryu Jujutsu system.{{cite web|url=http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/National_News_2/article_8033.shtml |title=Continuing The Legacy of Master Teachers: United Schools of Survival holds 16th Annual Martial Arts Seminar |website=Finalcall.com |date=2011-07-22 |accessdate=2016-08-18}}