hey im intrested in kenpo and i was wondering if i could get some info on it like styles, form, history and other MA's its similar to. also are there any kicks used in kenpo or is it solely focused on hand attacks?thank you
There are so many different flavors of Ken/mpo out there today. You have the Hawaiian island variety to the Okinawan variety. The best be is to do a google search for it and you will receive plenty of sites. Some of the island flavors would be: Kara-Ho Kempo American/Parker Kenpo Kajukenbo Go Shin Jitsu Kai Chinese Kempo As for the Okinawan flavor, I'm sure there are different schools that teach their version of Kempo. Also there are plenty of kicks in Ken/mpo
Not really, it is more interchangeable when it comes to the spelling. Some varieties of the Ken/mpo arts have a mixture between Chinese and Okinawan influences which you tend to find depending on the system you research.
Kenpo is fluid, but Karate is also fluid. There are stiff parts to Karate but they are stiff for a reason. Karate tends to be more solid than stiff. People think its stiff because they don't know the difference. Here's a good clip of Kenpo. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q17UBJmhgA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q17UBJmhgA[/ame]
To.... add more to the movement aspects of Kenpo/Kempo [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9axWGXOTV8&feature=related"]Prof. Abad on Kajukenbo Repetition Part 1 of 2 - YouTube[/ame]
thanks for the great links guys. i can see what you mean by kenpo being fluid. i tried karate when i was younger and it wasnt what i was looking for i tend to like the more softer and fluid styles more than "soild" ones. are there kenpo tournaments and competitions or is it like ninjutsu and less..."sporty".
Of course there are kenpo stylist at tournaments. However, the largest all Kenpo tourney is Parker's (American Kenpo) Nationals, usually held every August in Long Beach, CA. Not sure if it is still being held though....