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I come to you with only karate, empty hands, I have no weapons. But should I be forced to defend myself, my principles, or my honor, should it be a matter of life or death, or right or wrong, then here are my weapons, karate, my empty hands. Ed Parker General Basics Important Rules Establish your base First rule of Kenpo - If you don’t have a solid base you’ll be off balance and nothing will work. Create distance Second rule of Kenpo - Get away from the attacker Control, disarm, technique Your first priority in an attack is to control whatever weapon an attacker may have. Second, disarm the attacker and third, run your technique to dispose of the threat. Strike high/Check low & Strike low/Check high Anytime you strike an attacker high you must check for a low counter by the attacker. Same goes for when you strike low make sure you check high. The leg, arm, or hand doesn’t matter as long as your vital areas aren’t exposed to the attacker.
The 3 Stages of Learning Embryonic You know nothing about Kenpo and are just beginning to learn the basic steps involved in techniques. Mechanical You understand the mechanics of performing techniques, but not necessarily the flow between techniques and you are not yet able to react instinctively to an attack. Spontaneous You understand both the mechanics of performing techniques and how they flow together. You properly react to an attack without thinking.
Power Principles Marriage of Gravity We have it whenever we sink or when all our force is going down. Marriage of Gravity is essentially Back-up Mass moving in a straight line downward. Torque Provides more power - To get torque something must twist or rotate. Back-up Mass Putting your entire body into a move. We have Back-up Mass whenever we’re moving in a straight line, this puts your entire body into a particular movement. Back-up Mass is essentially Marriage of Gravity on a horizontal plane.
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WHAT IS KENPO? In order to achieve the greatest speed possible the Kenpo stylist conserves motion/time. Motion and time are conserves in three major ways. First, movements are direct, unnecessary cocking or winding up motion is eliminated. Second, at the advanced stage the “ands” are eliminated. Instead of blocking “and” striking the defense and offense occur simultaneously. In other words, we strike “with” our block. Third, by combining several strikes into one basic motion combinations of multiple strikes become much faster. During the early stages of Kenpo training considerable attention is given to pre-set sequences. This develops the student’s coordination and builds confidence. At the advanced level the student becomes able to express him/her self extemporaneously, this is to alter the technique sequence at will. The end result is the development of a martial artist who is fast, powerful, and is capable of defending themselves if the need arises. The person who knows “how” will always be a student, but the person who knows “why” will continue to be the instructor. To hear is to doubt, to see is to be deceived, but to feel is to believe. Whether it’s a big ship or a small ship, the same size hole placed correctly in the hull can sink it. Fair play is when your opponent’s definition of fair play is equally matched with yours |
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