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Fullen’s
What Is Kempo? While
the base art of Kempo can be theoretically traced back hundreds of years –
through systems found in Okinawa and Japan, and before that to systems originating
in China (some even say it can be traced directly to the ancient Shaolin
Temple arts) – the modern blending of styles to create a more efficient and
effective street-wise art is a phenomenon that can be positively attributed
to martial art pioneers in the Territory of Hawaii during the 1940’s and
1950’s. (Note;
the current versions of the history of those innovative days – the people,
the styles, who trained with whom, etc. – is many sided and fraught with
controversy. For that reason I will not present another version here. Rather,
I will only relate the facts as I know them relating to the history
and development of the Chinese Kempo taught at Fullen’s Chinese Kempo-Karate is an eclectic art that effectively synthesizes the CQC aspects
of several arts, including karate, jujitsu, kung fu, boxing and escrima into
a brutally effective, street-survival oriented martial art. The style was
developed in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s by Professor Walter L.N. Godin
and was the result of Professor Godin’s years of study and training in
various arts (including Kajukenbo, Kempo, Kung Fu, Hawaiian Lua, and
Karazenpo Go Shinjutsu) under such greats as Adriano and Joe Emperado,
William Chow, and Brother Abe Kamahoahoa. Chinese
Kempo is no-nonsense self defense that emphasizes hard body contact,
rapid-fire strikes to vulnerable targets, and close range techniques (like
knee and elbow strikes) that lead into joint locks and breaks and take-downs.
Equally emphasized is the focus on alertness and awareness, and on the moral
and legal responsibility of being a martial artist. The Chinese Kempo curriculum at FSSD includes… The weaponless self defense techniques… Escape and Control techniques Basic Grab techniques Advanced Grab Techniques Primary Punch techniques Advanced Punch techniques One-Timing techniques Two Attacker drills Three Attacker drills The defense against armed attacker techniques… Core knife defense techniques Advanced knife defense drills Club defense techniques Forms training… Basic pattern and technique movements (called Taiyoka) Four-corner and X-movement drills Sensitivity & Flow Drills Movement Exercises Kata Weapons training… Bo (5 or 6 foot staff) Nunchaku Short sticks (Escrima/Arnis) Knife Home safety and protection tips Safe driving techniques and concepts |
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