Our school offers selfdefense training that emphasizes confidence and growth for all individual students at their own pace, through physical and mental conditioning. William kwai sun chow created kenpo, but it was popularized by one of his students, ed parker. Jun 17, 2006 as far as the art being an effective form of selfdefense for the street, i think its important to look at how american kenpo is defined by the encyclopedia of kenpo. Milan kenpo karate technique summary below is a summary of basic techniques broken down by student level. See more ideas about kenpo karate, karate and martial arts. The tracy system kenpo university of south florida. American kenpo has a base system of 154 selfdefence techniques.
American kenpo contains a wide array of kicks, punches, openhand, elbow and knee strikes, finger strikes, some throwing and joint locking techniques, as well as club and knife training. Here is alist of what i have for the master key techniques,i belive that this was the same list that mr conasata, had shared with us on either kenpo talk or martial talk, cant remember its to late here, with some attached to some of the techniques for variations. It is an amazing striking system in that it is so thought o. These are the techniques that were originally taught in american kenpo and are still. The zen of kenpo is an insightful and interesting volume of. Dance of death is for straight right punch from the front placing it in the punches category of the web of knowledge as well as the punches family group in the family group striking division. Our friendly community features discussion about the techniques and histories of the kenpo kempo arts including ed parkers american kenpo epak, tracy kenpo, and kajukenbo, as well as chinese, japanese and okinawan kempo. This differs from true kenpo which originally had 40 techniques per belt, but was changed to 30 techniques and variations when true kenpo belt testing included 5th degree godan which requires 40 techniques. The crest design was meant to symbolically represent the arts modernized form while simultaneously acknowledging the roots of american kenpo in traditional chinese and japanese. As i understood it, ed parker broke off from an art not kenpo, but kempo after learning far too little to do what he eventually did. All the american kenpo karate techniques on cdpdf file ed.
I have been teaching a form of american kenpo, techniques the same, but ground and ljoint locks added and no forms. Were hearing things all the time about how kenpokempo is or isnt street effective etc. Complete guide to american kenpo by arielalford issuu. Aggressive twins, sword of destruction, deflecting hammer, spreading branches, the pincher, checking the storm, mace of. Kenpo karate ed parker american kenpo sophisticated basics. The techniques are explained using the concepts and principles of american kenpo karate and are also shown at speed to demonstrate the strength and the timing with which each technique should be practiced. An updated and allinclusive version of kenpo, based on logic and practicality, that has been designed to cope with the mode of fighting prevalent on our streets today. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss feed. Duffy was created to reduce the front end load of the 24 technique curriculum an initial chart of 10 followed by a chart of 24 by spreading the material over an additional 2 belt levels. International kenpo karate association crest the design of the i. The kenpo karate compendium details the forms of american kenpo as prescribed by the father of american karate, ed parker. Based largely upon american as well as asian fighting arts, it relies heavily on individual and. The mountain of motion and principles are available, but after learning the basics students specialize in whatever areas fit their needs and desires. Kenpo combatives is a purely self defense oriented system of fighting.
Parker added his own techniques and innovations to the martial art form in hawaii and then in mainland usa. A total of about 10 volumes will follow volume one. This book was just by domoaji publications and cannot be found anywhere else. Collection of videos from different dojos of american kenpo. Yellow belt hachikyu through 5th black belt godan total selfdefense techniques. Very informative and helpful to learning american kenpo karate. Ideal, whatif, and formulation in a real world situation, the kenpo practitioner isnt expected to complete a whole specific technique. To ensure there was no doubt about the requirements for rank in american kenpo, ed parker preserved them in infinite insights into kenpo volume 5, pages 7787. The tracy system kenpo complete home training course first time ever offered for serious students only. In brown belt, i teach to do the tech as written and then at the end, try to morth or do a lower belt tech and then morth at the end of it. Beginner blocks strikes kicks upward downward inward outward outward extended reverse punch forward punch shuto knife edge chop finger tip strike.
The 32 technique system in the early 1960s, ed parker wanted to. To alleviate this possible confusion, we explain the main forms of kenpo below. In addition, prefix the above with a single, double, or triple backknuckle feint or strike before proceeding into the above mentioned sequences. This manual is based on the 24 techniques system and will go over all the requirements for each rank including selfdefense techniques, freestyle techniques, forms and sets that are required for you belt. Scott voelker has gratiously converted the entire technique list into word and pdf formats. The terrible truth about ed parker and chinese kenpo karate. The parker patch, as it is traditionally called, has become the hallmark of american kenpo, however, the patch from the original plates was designed in 1960 by dick tercell for the kenpo karate association of america kkaa, which predated ed parkers american kenpo by two decades. A must for all kenpo students and kenpo instructors. This, however, presents a problem because many in american kenpo accuse me of tearing ed parker down to build myself up. They are taught with the three phase concept which views the techniques in 3 stages phases.
Much like form 4, many of the attacks come from the side or behind you. Form 5 this is a technique form showing all takedown techniques, i. Dance of death ed parkers american kenpo orange belt. Parkers american kenpo karate, and incorporating the best methods and. A crest was completed in 1958 when the art of american kenpo was gaining international notoriety. The requirements were laid out by senior grandmaster parker in a very specific order. Go to youtube and watch ed parked late late show, ed parker, mills crenshaw, jeff speakman, and ed parker kenpo concepts in motion. Doesnt matter on differences of parkers techniques, they all work. There are no new american kenpo self defense techniques past 2nd brown.
American kenpo, beginning martial arts, ed parker kenpo, karate, kenpo belt requirements, kenpo curriculum, kenpo karate, kenpo practice, martial arts, starting martial arts. A rabid dog may pose a formidable threat, but it possesses only the external component of the warrior spirit. Kenpo combatives self defense course apprentice skill. Parker introduced the reading public to the art of kenpo karate, a formidable system of logical and practical selfdefense. The exact date of the founding of the international kenpo karate association, ikka, is in question, but it was most likely not earlier than november 1963. I am a 25 year practitioner and instructor of kenpo. Armed draws from many styles plus incorporating an american back alley twist to our program kenpo is an okinawan. American kenpo compenduim free ebook download as pdf file. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item cite this page. These complete selfdefense technique videos explain and demonstrate individual techniques at each belt level. Represents earthly strength derived from the early stages of learning. Requirements for belt ranks vary between schools some requiring 12 techniques per belt whilst others are 24, 16, or as high as 32 per belt. The adult 16 technique curriculum as developed by mr. He moved away from methods that were recognizable from other arts such as forms that were.
American kenpo techniques instructional journals kenpo. Banda have come up the ranks together and putting together a special private page for only cckk and bkk students only so all of us get to work kenpo. Imho kenpo techniques teach quick reaction to in the face. Watch the 10 man wipe out and look at his kicking, and how some shill falls over from a kick a yellow belt would be ashamed of. All the american kenpo karate techniques on cd pdf file ed parker jiujitsu. I came up before mma became mainstream and we held, as i see now, an unrealistic view of how effective kenpo is as a self defense art. The crest that represents kenpo as we now know it was created by dick tercell in 1960, for the ed parkers kenpo association which with time turned into ikka. The american kenpo legacy association is providing this site to serve as the repository for the newly formed american kenpo research council. American kenpo karate is an updated system of selfdefense based on modern day street fighting.
American kenpo ed parkers hoax and chuan fa chinese kenpo are two very different things. Ultimately, the system became known as american kenpo, though its name is written as chuan fa using chinese characters, and this is the generic term for martial art in. Nick cerios kenpo, the masters text, 1997, nick cerio. Master parker placed the kenpo basics into eight categories. American kenpo belt levels pdf document american kenpo karate manual pdf documents similar to kenpo manual. Kenpo techniques required techniques for yellow belt 2 3.
Apr 14, 2017 the origin of american kenpo art of one dojo duration. Note that this is not a complete list of all the techniques in the tracy kenpo system. Kenpo history welcome to united kenpo karate academy. In an effort to give longevity and structure to his new american kenpo system ed parker set minimum standards for obtaining each belt rank, yellow belt through 3rd black belt, which was the highest tested rank in american kenpo. American kenpo karate 40 dvd set by mohamad tabatabai. Dance of death is the 3rd technique required for orange belt in ed parkers american kenpo. The official newsletter of the international kenpo karate association volume 4 edition 5 september 1991 published 9 months after ed parkers death and avilable here in pdf lists all the ikka upper ranking black belts third degree and above that were on the ikka computer files as of september 1991. Some of the basic moves that make up the various kenpo karate techniques. Descibes the origins, history, concepts, techniques, and applications of the hapkido form of softstyle martial arts. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The warrior spirit the final principle of kenpo is composed of two essential components. The terrible truth about ed parker and chinese kenpo. Kenpo techniques are groups of basic moves arranged in a preplanned.
Master parker also divided the kenpo system into three major divisions. American kenpo self defense techniques against attacks learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. Fallen cross is the th required technique to obtain your blue belt in ed parkers american kenpo. As is the case with any martial art form, there are a number of different kenpo styles in use today, which will probably cause confusion among those looking to learn kenpo for the first time. Details about all the american kenpo karate techniques on cd pdf file ed parker jiujitsu. Here you will find the american kenpo curriculum exactly as ed parker left it. American kenpo also known as kenpo karate, is an updated system of martial arts based on. It certainly was not in 1956 or 1960 as some claim. Writing with the intent to expound upon the merits of his american kenpo martial arts system, he wrote of its many facets as, a discipline, a way of life, a philosophy, and an art and a science.
The below pdf file will serve to illustrate some basic self defense techniques from the kenpo kempo karate style until we can get some of our own videos and still photos of the a. In this new work, international master juan jose negreira, 7th dan and director of the wkka worldwide kenpo karate association for europe and south america, deals with the study of one of the most complex subjects in selfdefense due to its high dangerousness, fight with knives. Reverse the order of the orange and purple freestyle techniques changing the ll position to rr, and teach these moves as part of the green belt freestyle techniques. Sep 29, 20 complete guide to american kenpo download here. The law of flexibility allows them all to develop their own repertoire of techniques from within kenpo. Author lee wedlake, 9th degree black belt, worldclass instructor and competitor, brings his acclaimed training and teaching experience to bear in this unique resource for all who practice and teach american kenpo and its offshoot systems. It is several years in the making and all techniques are carefully demonstrated and discussed by senior instructors of american kenpo karate, jesus and refugio flores. I teach 12 techniques per belt level up to black belt. This innovative restructuring made the martial arts much easier to learn, understand, and master corcoran, 1984. Josue banda are collaborating for online clases for both school organizations as a unit mr. This is the stage where the individual is more impressed with his own physical prowess. The linear movements and takedowns incorporated into modern american kenpo can be traced directly to koshoryu. Our mission at american kenpo karate is to provide a safe and encouraging training environment for all ages.
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