Fullen’s School of Self Defense

Kajukembo

In the late 1940's (the years 1947-49), five black belts from five different styles of martial arts got together and decided to pool and synthesize all of their knowledge in an effort to develop the ultimate self-defense art. Those five people were Peter Choo, a welterweight boxing champion and a black belt in Tang Soo Do. Frank Ordonez, a black belt in Sekeino jujitsu. Joe Holke, an 8th degree black belt in Kodokan judo. Clarence Chang, a master of Sil-lum Pai kung fu. And Adriano Emperado, a 5th degree black belt in Kara-ho Kempo.

They eventually got around to naming this new art Kajukenbo. And because of the expertise and charisma of Emperado, Kempo was the base art upon which Kajukenbo was developed.

Adriano D. Emperado trained in escrima in the late 30’s with Alfredo “Tata Alfred” Peralta. In 1943 he began the study of Kodokan judo with Sensei Taneo, before he began training with William “Thunderbolt” Chow in the art of Kempo (from an article in KUNGFU Magazine entitled “Kenpo Evolves” by Prof. Vince Black, written in 1991).

The Kajukembo taught by Instructor Fullen at Fullen’s School of Self Defense is based directly on the teachings of Professor Richard Peralta’s KSDS (Kajukembo Self Defense Systems). The KSDS is based on the Kajukembo Original Method as taught to Professor Peralta by his teacher, Grandmaster Aleju Reyes.

The FSSD Kajukembo curriculum includes…

The Tricks – defensive techniques against a punch attack

The Grab Arts – defensive techniques against a grabbing or shoving attack

Kajukembo Kata

Professor Richard Peralta (front right) with a group of his senior students

in August of 2003.

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