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Kenpo (Kempo) is it Karate or Jujitsu? I have a burning question and it seems to be unanswerable
I know there are many Kenpo (Kempo) schools out there in many different Countries but what is it?
I have seen one school I know of change its "badge" from...
Started by Hack Foo Doe on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at budoseek):
Many changes were instructor....
Parker changed Kenpo a lot throughout the years.
Chow added some Chinese movements into what he taught Parker, and this is where the "Chinese Kenpo a decidedly Japanese and Chinese flavor.
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Being a brother of a longtime Kenpo practitioner, I always took notice to SGM Ed Parker's hands when he posed for pictures. Instead of a normal closed-fist gesture, his fingers were always bent in a way that can be described as a mudra or gestures that...
Started by floydkelley on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at network54):
It's Kenpo terminology for a basic natural weapon, "2 finger spear hand", under the category two fingers see Ed Parker's "Secrets of Chinese Karate" It would be less common that an american kenpo person would have a "closed fist....
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Quote: : No.... no, this is one theory. It's not the reason. Are there other theories about this? Serious question.
Started by Hotora86 on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at sherdog):
It makes sense for some techniques.
Arts, Southern Chinese martial arts and some samurai juijitsu.
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Chinese or Japanese Martial Arts? Which do you prefer? This is a question about styles, not fighters.
Started by Josh on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at yahoo):
Either way, both of them are good styles because they are easier to... .
Wing chun, bak mei, tong long, hsing, and it is very hard to find a real Chinese martial arts school.
Chinese, certain systems fascinate me.
kenpo/kempo systems.
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"Do you mean in the cover manuever between the outward vertical block (and then straight punch) and the upward block?" Yes. That is the place - the only place an elbow is thrown in the form. It is there to show reverse motion (the reverse of a straight...
Started by millhouse23 on
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by 4 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at network54):
Nothing is absolute and didactic discussions in kenpo or any martial art tend to be without final entrapped in theory many times explain the stuttering and pauses of many kenpo people as well as other arts.
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Hello from Colorado I am Don Daly. I've been a student of Martial Arts since 1972 although I did archery for about 5 years before that. My original instruction was in Moo Duk Kwan Korean Karate (Tang Soo Do - Tae Kwon Do) under T. Edward Thompson, Jr....
Started by Mr. Daly on
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by 5 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at budoseek):
And how does a man ....
Welcome to BudoSeek.
I am also former Moo Duk Kwan TKD/TSD (early to mid-1980's), and I respect anyone who could thrive in the harsh training of the 1970's and earlier - back when Korean Karate meant hardcore .
Welcome to the forum.
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**** My Nico Robin: Rokushiki style Project! ****
(Title card Artwork by Bokuman )
Welcome to the Nico Robin: Rokushiki Style Project!!!
For the past couple of weeks, I just started getting back into doing what I haven't done since my high school years...
Started by Shojin on
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by 6 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at mangahelpers):
Since it seems that you are counting up to 100 with your shigan, when you start counting by tens, did you purposely skip over 'setenta'?
Also, this seems like a pretty cool idea .
Re: **** My Nico Robin: Rokushki style Project! **** I have a question .
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Hey everybody,
So I've been lurking forever. I have BJJ and Muay Thai and Kenpo experience but my real focus now is on weight lifting and weight gain.
I'm 20 now but at 18 weighed about 127. Now I'm around 148-149 and see strength gains considerably but...
Started by Hellbows on
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by 7 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at sherdog):
These are delicious.
Chinese food:
Pizza:
Truffles:
Vermicelli:
And there are my secrets to weight gain.
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My name is Andrea, I'm 22 and I'm married with 3 kids.
I started my journey In April 2011. I weighed more than I ever had not pregnant in my life. I actually weighed just as much as I did the day I gave birth to my 3rd child.
I lost about 12 lbs and then...
Started by al09 on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at cafemom):
Yesterday I was down to my out and about and I really, really wanted... .
;) 146.8 this morning!
:) :) Good for you mama! YAY! Good news.. .
It's one kenpo.
58 mins! Definitely got a good sweat out.
I did! I did p90x kenpo.
So today...
Doing more.
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Ok, just to get this straight out there.
This IS a bit of a gripe...that I decided to have some fun with....
Either that or I'm just a prick...>_>
anyways...
So, I train here all day, and I have been here for 14 months already, with 10 to go.
And...
Started by Projectseph on
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by 16 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at darkdemonscrygaia):
I was studying Shaolin Kenpo as a teen, part of our dojo got to train and test at the Shaolin temple in China fighters is really solid and is closer to classical northern Chinese martial arts than most is really solid and is closer to classical....
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