I love Kenpo and all. It's just that when I switched over to Muay Thai and other combative training such as mma. I realized a lot of these techniques and combinations were impractical. Nobody stays loose or still while you try to execute most of these combinations. What I mean is that you kind of have to adapt and make up your own in a real fight.
Nailed it, opponents will cover up, create distance or start throwing bombs even with their eyes closed (regardless of skill level). Its built-in flinch response. Nothing learned required. One year later, but felt I had to say ... :)
@jadehelm288 0 Hmm, I agree its not realistic. That was entirely the point I made in response to Lovely Time's original post. Maybe I was unclear - appologies. As I said, basic flinch response won't allow someone to stand still and be 'tazed' as you so aptly put it. :)
When I studied Kenpo it was really enjoyable, but unfortunately the lack of ground principles and techniques makes this martial art very incomplete. And also a lot of people do the quick slaps on the gi that make cool sounds but wouldn't do much in a streetfight. And with the suing lawsuit generation, eye gouges, throat punches, could cost you a pretty penny if you use these techniques in regular non life threatening fights where there isn't CCTV.
It's always funny to me how people get the learning process of Kenpo wrong. These people are in training to learn how to follow up on attacks and or leaning how flow from one technique to another.. Great introduction. Thanks for sharing.. Keep up the great work..For those of you that really question the style, go find a good instructor, he'll show you..
I know what you say. I've practiced Kenpo, but even though it's a extremely complicated Martial Art. You need a strong and exceptional memory and a lot of time to learn it well. And, by the way, most of us don't have that Time. That's why i quitted Kenpo karate
I have back ground in Kempo, Thai boxing and wrestling. Kempo is very adaptable and flexible. I use it as a base discipline because I find the balance in stand up more flexible. (I’m southpaw, fight in orthodox stance) it allows and teaches imo more power from different angles and techniques like these Ingrain the importance of momentum. It’s not so much the technique itself but rather not stopping your momentum to assess the results of the blow. Continuing to push your opponent back and not allowing them to slip. This is very complimentary to wrestling, specially when first learning take downs, as it gives you wonderful base for setups and follow thru.
If you hit the attack or what the first one or two strikes the body can go into skeletal freeze meaning they won’t attack back it depends on the person was being hit
Notice how the guy being hit stands still for about 3 seconds while being hit. In a real fight he will not stay motionless. He will punch u back before you complete those techniques
george harrison the attacks are minor vs major, minor attacks are used for a reaction from your opponent its called conditioned responses, ie how the body reacts to a strike. major attacks are the finish, however ill agree even being a kenpo practitioner for 10 years these techniques are drawn out. but too answer your question the techniques are used too overwhelm an attacker so by the time i hit you you won't be moving anymore. thats the point
Don't often agree wit the motionless of it, but most won't punch back immediatly. Most cower or back or lean away. Most aren't trained to fight despite the manly bullshit talk that goes around.
It’s a demonstration dude. If you want to watch kempo being used in a fight watch a kumite. That’s like watching a dude target practicing with a hand gun and saying, “cha bro dat sheet don’t work in a real Gun fight”.
The first 30 seconds is why I stopped doing kenpo. I was looking for realistic and practical not flashy and impractical (your opponent will not just stand there casually letting you hurt them). I then found muay thai and my life changed forever. Edit - the entire video is why I stopped doing Kenpo karate.
Thats a funny joke. Ken Po is designed to deflect any incoming attacks and destroy the opponents ability to retaliate they just train the way they do so no one gets hurt
I must disagree sir. It is taught in Kenpo that you must commit to destroy a threat. That means that once you attack you don't stop until that opponent who poses a threat is subdued. Im sure you just see the techniques as trivial because the one demonstrated on is not fighting back.
well american kenpo is very useful., the way it's designed is that once your opponent sees you do all the silly footwork, strange hand gestures, and childlike mouth sounds, they will immediately assume you are a mentally challenged manchild and decide not to hurt you.
I used to kick Kemp’s guys’ asses with belts higher than mine during sparring tournaments. All these techniques and sequences of motion go out the window
Absolutely right. While sparring no-one remembers a damn single one of those nifty sequences. It ends up being a head-hunting match. Only good thing I remember was a back kick. Delivered a good one to this Brown belt female's liver and she cried. I felt awful, sort of.
I've never pulled off a full technique in sparring match, but I've managed a few checks and traps. Part of the reason is sparring matches are not full contact. The other, the reff stops match to call a point. In the end, sparring matches are not very realistic. Even if injuries happen by mistake. These guys know there stuff. Nice demonstration.
I dunno this is the lamest shit ever... Kenpo and karate? They are different and i see none here... What did you do because i made some sparring in karate and i used techniques, dunno lol
It just means they need to spend more time sparring. These sequences are like katas. You’re not really going to perform the exact same sequence you’re instructor taught you, it’s how well you understand each move breaking them down and forming your own sequence depending on the situation
I like kenpo, tae kwon do, aikido, all Okinawa karate types of martial arts and their belt ranking system as a sense of accomplishment and progression. There is value in having good form and discipline. There is reward and humility in traditional martial arts. But it is also extremely important to train in kickboxing and jiu jitsu in the event of a real fight. Sparring for a few weeks in a BJJ school could save your life some day.
Kenpo is a very useful style of self defense. I have 15 years experience in this wonderful style. What attracts martial arts practitioners to Kenpo, is it's flexibility to tailor to each individual student. In most cases, the practitioner has to mold into the style. Keno adapts to you no matter what your age is, built or martial arts experience. Kenpo blends Japanese/Chinese martial arts together. Upon reaching Black Belt in Kenpo, the student has a well round education in striking, kicking, deflecting, grappling, grabs and weapon defenses - knives and other objects. I will never negatively talk about any form of martial arts because all styles have something positive to offer, but a lot of styles focus on one form of self defense. Kenpo is the opposite which will teach you a little bit of everything.
Kempo does actually work if it is taught right. A brown belt in kempo was discharged from the army for defending one of the troups that was being brutalized by the Marine defense instructor, he beat the crap out of him!
well american kenpo is very useful., the way it's designed is that once your opponent sees you do all the silly footwork, strange hand gestures, and childlike mouth sounds, they will immediately assume you are a mentally challenged manchild and decide not to hurt you.
@K&C W that's true. Couch potatoes are good at talking crap. The UFC fighter chuck lidell did kenpo and hes a beast. I have alot of respect for kenpo and all martial arts.
Rather if it's bs or not, I do understand that most styles can sometimes be affective or unaffective (depending on the other person)! My point is that there's always a down and a up side to every defense.
I really ask myself why there's people saying "Kenpo doesn't work, my karate is better, all that I got is better" Did you really get a real lesson from Martial Arts? Like be humble, Be a honorable person, Do not presume what you learned in Martial Arts etc. Also, I forget this, Kenpo Karate was made for real self defense and have a right discipline, Not to flex or presume what you learned.
Whatever gets people OUT and CONFIDENT... who is anyone to judge, really? I agree it is a bad image to discredit AND boast at the same time. In many ways, Kenpo practitioners have already won that battle. :) The Art of fighting without fighting. The mark of a true warrior.
They are teaching people crap because they are crap. I have 3rd black, tested for purple in front of ed parker. I'm gonna get a camera soon and go through all the techniques, what's the point of them and how parts of them could actually be used. I hate saying I even know this stuff because of the crap way it's tought.
Kenpo Karate comes from Kung Fu. Few people know this. You can see it in the forms that they do. Even the Chinese have gone away from Kung Fu because of all the negative talk. SanShou is a battle tested from of Kung Fu. It is Kung Fu with several forms of wrestling and leg sweeps.
For everyone saying American kenpo/Kenpo Karate is useless, as these practitioners aren't fighting back. This is a demonstration. So they won't actually be fighting for real, and they will demonstrate some techniques from the sport. American Kenpo/Kenpo Karate haa very fast techniques so you can basically not react in a way as an attacker if the defender reacts fast, properly and with power. It also depends on the one who is teaching you, every school teaches differently.
ItsRubix also I think it's important to add Kempo Karate and a lot of other martial arts are extremely effective against an inexperienced Fighters, you can't pull almost any of these off on Conor McGregor or for that matter a good boxer different scenarios need different moves
well american kenpo is very useful., the way it's designed is that once your opponent sees you do all the silly footwork, strange hand gestures, and childlike mouth sounds, they will immediately assume you are a mentally challenged manchild and decide not to hurt you.
he visto sus videos profesor y valla que me enamorado del kempo es bellisimo este arte marcial kastima que donde yo vivo no hay escuela de kempo es escaso .
@@shaquezr.9541 Kenpo looks great, but I can debunk it in one sentence: “When people are hit, they move back, so the kenpo practioner would have to run after the opponent while slapping.” That was easy.
@@ricksterdrummer2170 If they miss a hit there momentum is going in your direction no way to move back
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Great video and nice techniques. For anyone that doesn't know about American Kenpo, doing techniques is just one part of the art. Sparring is another extremely important part which is not shown here.
In my opinion, all the techniques are basics of how to move, and reference points. I’m sure you will never be able to complete a whole sequence, but maybe a beginning, middle, or ending. Don’t count out kenpo, all of it is useful ( practical) under the right circumstances. Just gotta see it in the right light.😊
This is Kenpo - mainly a striking art. The practitioners here although not as smooth as Larry Tatum in their performance do highlight the key concepts of Kenpo. I am noticing the comments about hitting someone 27 times without them moving towards you. This obviously is a demonstration. The idea of 27 strikes etc.. teaches the student to "Follow up" with multiple strikes incorporating "Strike from where the hand is" - a key concept of Kenpo. You don't want to rely on just 1 punch or 1 kick to eliminate the threat, you need to keep going until the threat is eliminated. This is why you are seeing multiple strikes in rapid succession in these techniques. You're not going to be successful at throwing 15 strikes at someone, but Kenpo will teach you to block, punch, punch etc..
I like this video. Good work and good ideas. For those who are just fooled by the see. Ed Parker said: Seeing is deceived, hearing is doubting and feeling is believing.
Hilarious!! hahah slappity slap slap!!! the sounds of crap stuck in your throats also adds to the comedic effect. good job guys! not to mention the "badass" music, it's perfect! do you sit in the bathroom looking at the mirror while practicing the sound effects? whhoochh whhchooochhh woooshhhh
I never did anything like in this video when i was training in kenpo, the style i was training in was more like kickboxing mixed with judo and bjj but the instructor that was teaching had rank in kenpo judo and bjj, unfortunately we got shut down by the owner without warning but i have been in jiu jitsu for 2 years now. But point is ibwas very confused when i saw this haha
To All the people out there stating that American Kenpo doesn't work, this is not a sport. There is no rules in real life. Everyone keeps talking about why the attacker wont continue attacking. In reality you wouldn't keep attacking. Not if you were getting hit by these guys. There are many different versions of american kenpo taught all around the world just like all other martial arts. Some versions are better than others, some versions concentrate on aspects others don't, like speed. These are all examples of defense techniques that can be used offensively. but this is not how true kenpo practitioners fight. this is a display of the myriad of tools they have at their disposal in their personal tool box. i dont know these guys personally but I can tell you after being in the art for about 23 years these guys know what they are doing. We don't train for competition. some do but most don't. and as far as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, krav maga, capoeria, BJJ etc. Everyone of those arts have strengths, and everyone of those arts have weaknesses, I'm pretty positive most of you guys out there who are commenting consider yourself pretty tough or well trained in the right art, which is good for you. I would also bet most of you wouldn't walk into a school like this and challenge the head instructor. Its easy to talk shit out here in the ether, its a whole different story to face off with someone, not knowing what the out come is going to be. I have videos as well and you are all invited to trash them if you like. What i have found in most of my travels is when people have to exclaim, they usually cant do. The toughest people i have ever known never told me how tough they were.They never had to.
Jason Shibley The entire concept of kenpo is to dispose the threat ad efficently and quickly as possible, some strikes are a distraction for a certain reaction from your attacker too set up a finish, other techniques are used too finish right away etc. yes this video is slightly for showing off i agree and even some techniques seem very drawn out. however kenpo is very efficient and does work in real life scenarios, however trying to compare a jiu jitsu master vs a common kenpo practicioner isnt practical or logical
No se por que pero pienso que es mucha farsa No digo que no sirve Pero eso de dar 4 o 5 golpes de contraataque mientras que tu rival se quede en estado de inercia me es un poco increíble Y segundo cuando reciben los golpes no se mueven para atrás ni nada
Looks cool gave it a like, I studied kenpo and it's cool, but the reality is if the attacker doesn't attack and stay there to get hit , and doesn't attack like the form is it doesn't work at all. So I used what was good and forgot the rest
I would like to see a little more settling on the strikes utilizing concepts of path of action and different timing between the strikes to maximize contact manipulation for the next target of opportunity. Your base and hips is where you generate 80% of your power not just your upper limbs. Some practitioners execute their moves too fast to hide their in- adequacy's of the missing moves applied in a properly applied technique. Slow is fast. Accuracy equals effectiveness. Breathing develops maximum power. Principles of motion are basic that should always be applied from a white belt to black belts.
Finally an educated person explains the science of kempo. To a ego fighter this make look fake. When in reality it is not only meant for self protection but also to pratice you self control. There is no need for full contact fighting. Kempo has the same strategy as any other Chinese martial arts and that is looseness,pliability and adaptibility. More force is not the right strategy nor in a fight nor in life. It creates recklessness. And that is clearly not what martial arts is about.
My first martial art was Kempo and I got to Green Belt in it, wish i stayed on longer! wondering what changed that... Loved it, but I later joined a Karate club that felt much more alive and dynamic in a lot of ways, so I enjoyed the Karate club more. Naturally though, being my first martial art I have a real soft spot for Kempo and always felt that it was leagues and leagues more badass than the straight Karate ..and it is. Modern Karate is often geared more toward tournament style fighting.
Those types of counter, a person getting them would not just stand there in one place he/she would be pushed back by them so you would have to allow yourself the movement forward to do the rest of them on the person attacking you.
The slapping instead of punching an alley is common sense the speed of the tecpinew taken to another level is what interests me. Mix this with 2 other styles very dangerous Krs one style mixrap
If you're being attacked full speed, anybody would get hit, even the best MMA fighter.... I personally have been training for 8 years in MMA (muay thai, BJJ, boxing and karate) and have been in my share of fights either defending myself of friends. I got hit in almost every fight and thanks to my training I knew how to take a hit... That's one of the most important parts of training, learning to take hits. My karate did help me in my fights. I did not do Kenpo karate but I still did an ancient Japanese martial art. Where I trained we did spar with contact tho. Basically what I'm saying is that if they only train like this then yeah it's useless but if they train with contact then it COULD be much more effective than you think...
The problem with this stuff is that all those quick slaps and pats are very inconsequential. That's just not enough impact to do anything and in a live situation, your opponent would likely not even register a lot of those, especially under adrenaline. It just doesn't hurt or incapacitate enough to be effective. If you've trained full contact combat sports like Muay Thai, Kyokushin, kickboxing or MMA, you know this - you get hit with real bombs and just continue on, it's the nature of such a situation. It's only the really clean, powerful strikes to sensitive targets that land at the right moment that stop you in your tracks or make you hesitate. I think in Kenpo they should slow things down a bit and focus less on these long flippy lightning fast chains of little attacks, and work more on powerful and effective simpler combinations, takedowns etc.
like the 7 punches to the throat.. good luck getting all of them to land.. and have fun in jail with the excessive force charge. better to just hit the throat once.
AKKI is the best American Kenpo i have seen so far. It's even better than mr Parker himself :) I am sure you guys have worked towards improving kenpo from its original form to a more dynamic approach. It would be much better if you could include defense againt rapid multiple attacks such as in shorinji kempo or Filipino MA so that the techniques will look more realistic. Single attacks with attacker stands still while defender launch more than 10 moves is really really unrealistic. I think compare to other Kenpo afiliation around only AKKI can do it :)
Combine Muay Thai's plum hold and knees,power angle kicks.This Kenpo here,with Taekwondo,and Kyokushin Karate. Can you imagine the awesome chaotic mess you would have? A beast of a fighting style. Pure aggression. :D
Kenpo is very much a mix of traditional karate, "Kung Fu", and a touch of older form juijutsu. It won't get you anywhere in an MMA match because half the techniques aren't even sport legal. It's also true that canned techniques with a willing partner, as seen in the video, will never make you a great fighter on their own. However, I can tell you that those "million slaps" are pretty effective in a self defense situation when the targets are the eyes and throat. The toughest man I ever faught studied a large number of martial arts, but his primary base for his self defense school was a modified version of Kenpo. He was scary good at both sport and self defense martial arts. It was an honor to get my ass kicked by Kenpo techniques.
Everyone online always bashes Kenpo and deems in unpractical or useless. The truth is that it works, and most people are not not willing to put in the work. To get to a point where you can utilize the curiculim in the street, it takes years of hard and dedicated training by very good senseis. In classic American fashion, people just want the fastest way to win without putting work into it. I can sympathize with the popular sentiment to the point where the videos don't show the good techniques. The mistake these black belts make is showing highly sophisticated, detailed skilled and complex motion to (mostly) averagely-skilled viewers who can't understand what's going on. Such a shame.
Thing is there demonstrating against a static opponent...look up the Gracie challenge here on you tube and see how easily the bjj stylist took down a kenpo practioner Also Royce defeated one in an early UFC match
The thumbs down obviously have not encountered the devastatingly effectiveness of combat Kenpo! Street combat Karate is taking out all close limbs and eyes breaking collar bone and crushing the throat. Try HARDCORE street combat kenpo Karate before judging ineffectiveness
The techniques here are used for the purpose of demonstration only. These are not techniques you could use for sparring. They are not fake techniques. They are just not designed so that you can use them in a fight.
I know these are for demonstration purposes and all but I can't see guys "attacking" and then just standing there with their arm in the air while the other guy is throwing a thousand strikes. All this demonstrates is that you'll never be able to do it in real life.
You're right not all those strikes are going to hit because the opponent is not just going to stand there and let you slap them, but some of them strikes are going to hit you with the amount being thrown at you mathematically , that's why kenpo teaches a shit ton of different ways to strike.
When people say that the guy will throw a cross punch and tje technique does not work because of that, it means they don't understand how the technique works from the outside looking in. They clear don't understand anything about checking and the fact the movements you see are supposed to be the base technique and not set in concrete. You have to be able to adapt to your opponent which is why you need to understand how the techniques are related and how they fit into eachother so you can flow from one to the other when the opponent moves. In the kenpo world it would be nice to see more adoption of take down defense apart from the ram techniques and more sparring, not point sparring.... And actually making sure students know the moves of the techniques, hiw to actually apply them and learn to actually do some of the hitting of each of the moves on pads. Breaks my jeart to see sloppy footwork, rushed techniques without power. First we learn to be fluid, the speed and then power.
veo que hay tecnicas de aikido, wing chung y karate y no se si tambien habra algo de jiujitsu o judo en este arte, seria genial que mostraran despacio la ejecución de cada tecnica para saber como aprenderla y aplicarla
While I appreciate that this is just a demonstration, from my experience I’ve found that three strikes is all you need before going in for clinch, grapple or breaking. Again I get that this isn’t what you do in the real fight and that the rapid attacks are for when the opponent is stunned and that the mentality behind Kempo is death by a thousand cuts but I’m curious if anyone has attempted to modernize it like what Bruce Lee did with Wing Chun?
Practice in slow motion. Your speed comes from knowing where your strikes are targeted, and moving them to that target intentionally.once you’re comfortable doing that, then increase your “movement speed” , before you know it you’ll be lightning fast 😊…2nd Dan black belt Kajukenbo
A lot of folks miss the point of kempo/kenpo. Keep up the good work Mr. McKay!
4:01 Hold still, there's a spider on your back
That's what I do to my brother 😂
I love Kenpo and all. It's just that when I switched over to Muay Thai and other combative training such as mma. I realized a lot of these techniques and combinations were impractical. Nobody stays loose or still while you try to execute most of these combinations. What I mean is that you kind of have to adapt and make up your own in a real fight.
Nailed it, opponents will cover up, create distance or start throwing bombs even with their eyes closed (regardless of skill level). Its built-in flinch response. Nothing learned required. One year later, but felt I had to say ... :)
@jadehelm288 0 Hmm, I agree its not realistic. That was entirely the point I made in response to Lovely Time's original post. Maybe I was unclear - appologies. As I said, basic flinch response won't allow someone to stand still and be 'tazed' as you so aptly put it. :)
@jadehelm288 0 Hah, all good mate. That definitely wasn't me :) Have a Merry Christmas. All the best.
Muay thai is....leagues better than this...and i studied this like 20 years ago etc.....got my purple belt in bullshit.
When I studied Kenpo it was really enjoyable, but unfortunately the lack of ground principles and techniques makes this martial art very incomplete. And also a lot of people do the quick slaps on the gi that make cool sounds but wouldn't do much in a streetfight. And with the suing lawsuit generation, eye gouges, throat punches, could cost you a pretty penny if you use these techniques in regular non life threatening fights where there isn't CCTV.
I teach Mexican American Kenpo. RESPECT!! Oos.
What's the difference with Mexican kenpo
@@Mobiii25 Thanks ! Keep up the great work on your videos, funny stuff!
@@Mobiii25 the language
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Oos Sensei! 💪
It's always funny to me how people get the learning process of Kenpo wrong. These people are in training to learn how to follow up on attacks and or leaning how flow from one technique to another.. Great introduction. Thanks for sharing.. Keep up the great work..For those of you that really question the style, go find a good instructor, he'll show you..
I know what you say. I've practiced Kenpo, but even though it's a extremely complicated Martial Art. You need a strong and exceptional memory and a lot of time to learn it well. And, by the way, most of us don't have that Time. That's why i quitted Kenpo karate
I have back ground in Kempo, Thai boxing and wrestling. Kempo is very adaptable and flexible. I use it as a base discipline because I find the balance in stand up more flexible. (I’m southpaw, fight in orthodox stance) it allows and teaches imo more power from different angles and techniques like these Ingrain the importance of momentum. It’s not so much the technique itself but rather not stopping your momentum to assess the results of the blow. Continuing to push your opponent back and not allowing them to slip. This is very complimentary to wrestling, specially when first learning take downs, as it gives you wonderful base for setups and follow thru.
That guy standing in the corner didn't look too impressed.
Bob? Lol
I'm 69 years old I just started kenpo karate training! And for my job as a security officer! And enjoy the technique self-defense !
Impressive how you can land 27 strikes in a row while the other stays immobile after throwing one punch
LOL THEY DONT EVEN MOVE
Se me hacen payasos los movimientos de manos me recuerda al makipi Lima lama
Yeah It seens easy but try yo fight against him pelease, I want to laught
If you hit the attack or what the first one or two strikes the body can go into skeletal freeze meaning they won’t attack back it depends on the person was being hit
A Kenpo "white belt" would kill a Taekwando "black belt" in half a second. Change my mind.
Notice how the guy being hit stands still for about 3 seconds while being hit. In a real fight he will not stay motionless. He will punch u back before you complete those techniques
george harrison the attacks are minor vs major, minor attacks are used for a reaction from your opponent its called conditioned responses, ie how the body reacts to a strike. major attacks are the finish, however ill agree even being a kenpo practitioner for 10 years these techniques are drawn out. but too answer your question the techniques are used too overwhelm an attacker so by the time i hit you you won't be moving anymore. thats the point
Don't often agree wit the motionless of it, but most won't punch back immediatly. Most cower or back or lean away. Most aren't trained to fight despite the manly bullshit talk that goes around.
It’s a demonstration dude. If you want to watch kempo being used in a fight watch a kumite. That’s like watching a dude target practicing with a hand gun and saying, “cha bro dat sheet don’t work in a real Gun fight”.
Oh look, another karate master with a black belt from UA-cam
Christopher Smith go and challenge him to a one on one then if he’s a fake. Go ahead. 😁
The first 30 seconds is why I stopped doing kenpo. I was looking for realistic and practical not flashy and impractical (your opponent will not just stand there casually letting you hurt them). I then found muay thai and my life changed forever.
Edit - the entire video is why I stopped doing Kenpo karate.
Lol lol i know right
I took up Smith and Wessondo....much more quicker and deadlier.
You’re lame
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Well he'd also be hitting harder than that
this style is very usefull for fighting a blind person.
And for a seeing person. Let me guess, you take Taekwondo.
Thats a funny joke. Ken Po is designed to deflect any incoming attacks and destroy the opponents ability to retaliate
they just train the way they do so no one gets hurt
I must disagree sir. It is taught in Kenpo that you must commit to destroy a threat. That means that once you attack you don't stop until that opponent who poses a threat is subdued. Im sure you just see the techniques as trivial because the one demonstrated on is not fighting back.
well american kenpo is very useful., the way it's designed is that once your opponent sees you do all the silly footwork, strange hand gestures, and childlike mouth sounds, they will immediately assume you are a mentally challenged manchild and decide not to hurt you.
itsrubix, you're an idiot! haha
4:06 he legit is dusting off the shoulder for half the move lol
they have a lot of dandruff
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The use of pure kinectic energy, I honestly think that these are better then Ed Parker. Real kempo, great work guys.
I used to kick Kemp’s guys’ asses with belts higher than mine during sparring tournaments. All these techniques and sequences of motion go out the window
Absolutely right. While sparring no-one remembers a damn single one of those nifty sequences. It ends up being a head-hunting match. Only good thing I remember was a back kick. Delivered a good one to this Brown belt female's liver and she cried. I felt awful, sort of.
I've never pulled off a full technique in sparring match, but I've managed a few checks and traps. Part of the reason is sparring matches are not full contact. The other, the reff stops match to call a point. In the end, sparring matches are not very realistic. Even if injuries happen by mistake. These guys know there stuff. Nice demonstration.
I dunno this is the lamest shit ever... Kenpo and karate? They are different and i see none here...
What did you do because i made some sparring in karate and i used techniques, dunno lol
This is Mcdojo Kempo a.k.a. bullshito. Real Kempo white and orange belts could F these idiots up
It just means they need to spend more time sparring. These sequences are like katas. You’re not really going to perform the exact same sequence you’re instructor taught you, it’s how well you understand each move breaking them down and forming your own sequence depending on the situation
I like kenpo, tae kwon do, aikido, all Okinawa karate types of martial arts and their belt ranking system as a sense of accomplishment and progression. There is value in having good form and discipline. There is reward and humility in traditional martial arts.
But it is also extremely important to train in kickboxing and jiu jitsu in the event of a real fight.
Sparring for a few weeks in a BJJ school could save your life some day.
Forget about Ed Parker, you guys are what defines kenpo. Best that I have ever seen.
Wow you're a major dim wit if you're gonna make that comment. You don't deserve to train the art lol
Like the intensity similar to how we go all out with our techniques 👍
And that's why I live a peaceful life you never know what the other person know.✌✌✌
This is hilarious 😂
Back in the day with old kenpo we fuckin sparred full contact....this shit is ....depressing lol.
Kenpo is a very useful style of self defense. I have 15 years experience in this wonderful style. What attracts martial arts practitioners to Kenpo, is it's flexibility to tailor to each individual student. In most cases, the practitioner has to mold into the style. Keno adapts to you no matter what your age is, built or martial arts experience. Kenpo blends Japanese/Chinese martial arts together. Upon reaching Black Belt in Kenpo, the student has a well round education in striking, kicking, deflecting, grappling, grabs and weapon defenses - knives and other objects. I will never negatively talk about any form of martial arts because all styles have something positive to offer, but a lot of styles focus on one form of self defense. Kenpo is the opposite which will teach you a little bit of everything.
Kempo does actually work if it is taught right. A brown belt in kempo was discharged from the army for defending one of the troups that was being brutalized by the Marine defense instructor, he beat the crap out of him!
charles warnes I am a purple belt from kenpo and I see that I know more than a freaking army
well american kenpo is very useful., the way it's designed is that once your opponent sees you do all the silly footwork, strange hand gestures, and childlike mouth sounds, they will immediately assume you are a mentally challenged manchild and decide not to hurt you.
Where did this happen?
It didn’t
@K&C W that's true. Couch potatoes are good at talking crap. The UFC fighter chuck lidell did kenpo and hes a beast. I have alot of respect for kenpo and all martial arts.
I love how everyone in the comment section is suddenly a martial arts expert
Matches the people in the video doesn't it
You don’t have to be a martial arts expert to see bullshit
@Istiak Hasan Comments sections are for giving opinions.
You don’t need to be an expert to see the flaws
Rather if it's bs or not, I do understand that most styles can sometimes be affective or unaffective (depending on the other person)! My point is that there's always a down and a up side to every defense.
I really ask myself why there's people saying "Kenpo doesn't work, my karate is better, all that I got is better" Did you really get a real lesson from Martial Arts? Like be humble, Be a honorable person, Do not presume what you learned in Martial Arts etc.
Also, I forget this, Kenpo Karate was made for real self defense and have a right discipline, Not to flex or presume what you learned.
Relleno Culiao Brigido Thank you for opening your damn eyes. It’s a shame seeing all these terrible comments on such a wonderful video
Whatever gets people OUT and CONFIDENT... who is anyone to judge, really?
I agree it is a bad image to discredit AND boast at the same time. In many ways, Kenpo practitioners have already won that battle. :)
The Art of fighting without fighting. The mark of a true warrior.
They are teaching people crap because they are crap. I have 3rd black, tested for purple in front of ed parker. I'm gonna get a camera soon and go through all the techniques, what's the point of them and how parts of them could actually be used. I hate saying I even know this stuff because of the crap way it's tought.
Relleno Culiao Brigido they want spar me though they just hide behind their phones I’m in FLA waiting
Donny Fritz you must train to from a real teacher only way you get taught that info 🙏🏿
Respektos, gut kenpo👍. Hi from Rassiya
These technick do work. But only in the multiverse
Kenpo Karate comes from Kung Fu. Few people know this. You can see it in the forms that they do. Even the Chinese have gone away from Kung Fu because of all the negative talk. SanShou is a battle tested from of Kung Fu. It is Kung Fu with several forms of wrestling and leg sweeps.
For everyone saying American kenpo/Kenpo Karate is useless, as these practitioners aren't fighting back. This is a demonstration. So they won't actually be fighting for real, and they will demonstrate some techniques from the sport. American Kenpo/Kenpo Karate haa very fast techniques so you can basically not react in a way as an attacker if the defender reacts fast, properly and with power. It also depends on the one who is teaching you, every school teaches differently.
ItsRubix also I think it's important to add Kempo Karate and a lot of other martial arts are extremely effective against an inexperienced Fighters, you can't pull almost any of these off on Conor McGregor or for that matter a good boxer different scenarios need different moves
This is complete bullshit
well american kenpo is very useful., the way it's designed is that once your opponent sees you do all the silly footwork, strange hand gestures, and childlike mouth sounds, they will immediately assume you are a mentally challenged manchild and decide not to hurt you.
ItsRubix ik for real i hate when people say that
Kenpo Karate is useless :)
he visto sus videos profesor y valla que me enamorado del kempo es bellisimo este arte marcial kastima que donde yo vivo no hay escuela de kempo es escaso .
Like what you guys are doing keep it up nice see ye having fun knocking each other around!
Thanks Johnny!
Those techniques will only work on a statue, cuz they aint moving
Dolfy Roy is a démonstration men
@@joven_saiyen8504 demonstrating of what? Slapping?
You’re supposed to do it faster than they do and martial artists move crazy fast irl when they actually trying
@@shaquezr.9541 Kenpo looks great, but I can debunk it in one sentence:
“When people are hit, they move back, so the kenpo practioner would have to run after the opponent while slapping.”
That was easy.
@@ricksterdrummer2170 If they miss a hit there momentum is going in your direction no way to move back
Great video and nice techniques. For anyone that doesn't know about American Kenpo, doing techniques is just one part of the art. Sparring is another extremely important part which is not shown here.
Thanks!
You are right, Steve
I enjoyed watching your video. Great passion and happiness in your dojo. Much respect.
Thanks!
My favorite part is watching the guy getting hit. Clearly practicing the freeze-up and close-your-eyes techniques.
As I recall Benny Urkides' basic style is american kenpo. And he was king of american kickboxing.
Best martial art out here took it for two years
really like the speed element in this form!
its about time a new video. nice great work keep it up
Thanks!
I enjoy you vids thank you for posting!!!
I really enjoy this channel. All are skilled...but Mr McKay seems to be a cut above.
In my opinion, all the techniques are basics of how to move, and reference points. I’m sure you will never be able to complete a whole sequence, but maybe a beginning, middle, or ending. Don’t count out kenpo, all of it is useful ( practical) under the right circumstances. Just gotta see it in the right light.😊
This is Kenpo - mainly a striking art. The practitioners here although not as smooth as Larry Tatum in their performance do highlight the key concepts of Kenpo. I am noticing the comments about hitting someone 27 times without them moving towards you. This obviously is a demonstration. The idea of 27 strikes etc.. teaches the student to "Follow up" with multiple strikes incorporating "Strike from where the hand is" - a key concept of Kenpo. You don't want to rely on just 1 punch or 1 kick to eliminate the threat, you need to keep going until the threat is eliminated. This is why you are seeing multiple strikes in rapid succession in these techniques. You're not going to be successful at throwing 15 strikes at someone, but Kenpo will teach you to block, punch, punch etc..
I like this video. Good work and good ideas. For those who are just fooled by the see. Ed Parker said: Seeing is deceived, hearing is doubting and feeling is believing.
I agree with you Mota
Hilarious!! hahah
slappity slap slap!!! the sounds of crap stuck in your throats also adds to the comedic effect. good job guys!
not to mention the "badass" music, it's perfect!
do you sit in the bathroom looking at the mirror while practicing the sound effects? whhoochh whhchooochhh woooshhhh
I never did anything like in this video when i was training in kenpo, the style i was training in was more like kickboxing mixed with judo and bjj but the instructor that was teaching had rank in kenpo judo and bjj, unfortunately we got shut down by the owner without warning but i have been in jiu jitsu for 2 years now. But point is ibwas very confused when i saw this haha
Liquidcadmus You’re the most disrespectful person I’ve ever seen. Kenpo most definitely works. You should try it someday, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it
@@monthlypeep2572 what do you mean I'm disrespectful? isn't this supposed to be comedic? I thought they were going for funny...
you guys are awesome!
To All the people out there stating that American Kenpo doesn't work, this is not a sport. There is no rules in real life. Everyone keeps talking about why the attacker wont continue attacking. In reality you wouldn't keep attacking. Not if you were getting hit by these guys. There are many different versions of american kenpo taught all around the world just like all other martial arts. Some versions are better than others, some versions concentrate on aspects others don't, like speed. These are all examples of defense techniques that can be used offensively. but this is not how true kenpo practitioners fight. this is a display of the myriad of tools they have at their disposal in their personal tool box. i dont know these guys personally but I can tell you after being in the art for about 23 years these guys know what they are doing. We don't train for competition. some do but most don't. and as far as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, krav maga, capoeria, BJJ etc. Everyone of those arts have strengths, and everyone of those arts have weaknesses, I'm pretty positive most of you guys out there who are commenting consider yourself pretty tough or well trained in the right art, which is good for you. I would also bet most of you wouldn't walk into a school like this and challenge the head instructor. Its easy to talk shit out here in the ether, its a whole different story to face off with someone, not knowing what the out come is going to be. I have videos as well and you are all invited to trash them if you like. What i have found in most of my travels is when people have to exclaim, they usually cant do. The toughest people i have ever known never told me how tough they were.They never had to.
You are absolutly right Joe Stricklett
Jason you are a boaster You are too full of yourself I dont believe you
Jason Shibley The entire concept of kenpo is to dispose the threat ad efficently and quickly as possible, some strikes are a distraction for a certain reaction from your attacker too set up a finish, other techniques are used too finish right away etc. yes this video is slightly for showing off i agree and even some techniques seem very drawn out. however kenpo is very efficient and does work in real life scenarios, however trying to compare a jiu jitsu master vs a common kenpo practicioner isnt practical or logical
Joe Stricklett i preferenze mma boxing or other combat sports
That can be very useful in real life
What is different between Kenpo karate and all other karate such as shotokan,shitoryu,gojuryu. Can you please help me out?
No se por que pero pienso que es mucha farsa
No digo que no sirve
Pero eso de dar 4 o 5 golpes de contraataque mientras que tu rival se quede en estado de inercia me es un poco increíble
Y segundo cuando reciben los golpes no se mueven para atrás ni nada
Lo que pasa es que no hacen como sería la reacción real, pero tienes mucha razón. Saludos!
Beautiful and effective!!!
I always wanted to do kenpo karate, I'm doing shotokan karate only because it's closer for me to ride my bike.
shotokan is REAL karate. stick with it.
ive never seen so much slapping in my entire life.
Disrespectful
Hahaha
LMAO
Not slapping 😁😁 this is kempo palm strike
@@johnadera3247 correct
This is why I'm going to miss cobra kon
Looks cool gave it a like, I studied kenpo and it's cool, but the reality is if the attacker doesn't attack and stay there to get hit , and doesn't attack like the form is it doesn't work at all. So I used what was good and forgot the rest
so cool karate AKKI UT kenpo and like sytle fight wow
buena aplicacion rapidez fluidez,poco mas de agresividad pero el punto del arte kenpo aplicado en su totalidad los felicito
You guys are awesome
The quick and the takedown
Sir please make more video love from INDIA
this is somthing else.
I would like to see a little more settling on the strikes utilizing concepts of path of action and different timing between the strikes to maximize contact manipulation for the next target of opportunity. Your base and hips is where you generate 80% of your power not just your upper limbs. Some practitioners execute their moves too fast to hide their in- adequacy's of the missing moves applied in a properly applied technique. Slow is fast. Accuracy equals effectiveness. Breathing develops maximum power. Principles of motion are basic that should always be applied from a white belt to black belts.
Finally an educated person explains the science of kempo. To a ego fighter this make look fake. When in reality it is not only meant for self protection but also to pratice you self control. There is no need for full contact fighting. Kempo has the same strategy as any other Chinese martial arts and that is looseness,pliability and adaptibility. More force is not the right strategy nor in a fight nor in life. It creates recklessness. And that is clearly not what martial arts is about.
My first martial art was Kempo and I got to Green Belt in it, wish i stayed on longer! wondering what changed that... Loved it, but I later joined a Karate club that felt much more alive and dynamic in a lot of ways, so I enjoyed the Karate club more. Naturally though, being my first martial art I have a real soft spot for Kempo and always felt that it was leagues and leagues more badass than the straight Karate ..and it is. Modern Karate is often geared more toward tournament style fighting.
I like Shotokan
-Kazuya Mishima
wow looks lethal
I like this stuff!
Mma, boxing, kickboxing, juijitsu, still more effective in the streets today & when the person pulls out a gun RUN 🏃♀️ LIKE HELL
Those types of counter, a person getting them would not just stand there in one place he/she would be pushed back by them so you would have to allow yourself the movement forward to do the rest of them on the person attacking you.
It's good to be fit. I love Kenpo and I do kenpo
Nice work! Good moves and excellent speed!
Thanks Deane!
Some of it looks practical
The slapping instead of punching an alley is common sense the speed of the tecpinew taken to another level is what interests me. Mix this with 2 other styles very dangerous
Krs one style mixrap
now do those techniques while being attacked at full speed non stop
If you're being attacked full speed, anybody would get hit, even the best MMA fighter.... I personally have been training for 8 years in MMA (muay thai, BJJ, boxing and karate) and have been in my share of fights either defending myself of friends. I got hit in almost every fight and thanks to my training I knew how to take a hit... That's one of the most important parts of training, learning to take hits. My karate did help me in my fights. I did not do Kenpo karate but I still did an ancient Japanese martial art. Where I trained we did spar with contact tho.
Basically what I'm saying is that if they only train like this then yeah it's useless but if they train with contact then it COULD be much more effective than you think...
Ni una técnica desarrollada con claridad todo un marañeo
They give black belts a little easier to women I see. In the Kenpo I learned, it was a no-no to point your toes out for the world to stamp on.
The problem with this stuff is that all those quick slaps and pats are very inconsequential. That's just not enough impact to do anything and in a live situation, your opponent would likely not even register a lot of those, especially under adrenaline. It just doesn't hurt or incapacitate enough to be effective. If you've trained full contact combat sports like Muay Thai, Kyokushin, kickboxing or MMA, you know this - you get hit with real bombs and just continue on, it's the nature of such a situation. It's only the really clean, powerful strikes to sensitive targets that land at the right moment that stop you in your tracks or make you hesitate. I think in Kenpo they should slow things down a bit and focus less on these long flippy lightning fast chains of little attacks, and work more on powerful and effective simpler combinations, takedowns etc.
Нихуууя! Вот это ниндзя, бухие дерутся!) Хоть один бы удар был нормальный! Кто из Рашшки лайкосик, здорово ребята!
no more caffeine for u people. like the aggressiveness but the do 29 strikes when only 1 is needed is whacky
like the 7 punches to the throat.. good luck getting all of them to land.. and have fun in jail with the excessive force charge. better to just hit the throat once.
Why do one hit when can do 29
When people stand still this works.
AKKI is the best American Kenpo i have seen so far. It's even better than mr Parker himself :)
I am sure you guys have worked towards improving kenpo from its original form to a more dynamic approach.
It would be much better if you could include defense againt rapid multiple attacks such as in shorinji kempo or Filipino MA so that the techniques will look more realistic. Single attacks with attacker stands still while defender launch more than 10 moves is really really unrealistic.
I think compare to other Kenpo afiliation around only AKKI can do it :)
Combine Muay Thai's plum hold and knees,power angle kicks.This Kenpo here,with Taekwondo,and Kyokushin Karate. Can you imagine the awesome chaotic mess you would have? A beast of a fighting style. Pure aggression. :D
Kenpo is very much a mix of traditional karate, "Kung Fu", and a touch of older form juijutsu. It won't get you anywhere in an MMA match because half the techniques aren't even sport legal. It's also true that canned techniques with a willing partner, as seen in the video, will never make you a great fighter on their own. However, I can tell you that those "million slaps" are pretty effective in a self defense situation when the targets are the eyes and throat. The toughest man I ever faught studied a large number of martial arts, but his primary base for his self defense school was a modified version of Kenpo. He was scary good at both sport and self defense martial arts. It was an honor to get my ass kicked by Kenpo techniques.
Kenpo is meant to overwhelm the opponent like a blitz attack.
Martial Arts is so amazing
Everyone online always bashes Kenpo and deems in unpractical or useless. The truth is that it works, and most people are not not willing to put in the work. To get to a point where you can utilize the curiculim in the street, it takes years of hard and dedicated training by very good senseis. In classic American fashion, people just want the fastest way to win without putting work into it. I can sympathize with the popular sentiment to the point where the videos don't show the good techniques. The mistake these black belts make is showing highly sophisticated, detailed skilled and complex motion to (mostly) averagely-skilled viewers who can't understand what's going on. Such a shame.
Thing is there demonstrating against a static opponent...look up the Gracie challenge here on you tube and see how easily the bjj stylist took down a kenpo practioner Also Royce defeated one in an early UFC match
The thumbs down obviously have not encountered the devastatingly effectiveness of combat Kenpo! Street combat Karate is taking out all close limbs and eyes breaking collar bone and crushing the throat. Try HARDCORE street combat kenpo Karate before judging ineffectiveness
The techniques here are used for the purpose of demonstration only. These are not techniques you could use for sparring.
They are not fake techniques. They are just not designed so that you can use them in a fight.
Trop bien ^^
Una pregunta el kenpo karate tiene tecnicas de lucha en suelo como el jujutsu y judo y hapkido aikido
I know these are for demonstration purposes and all but I can't see guys "attacking" and then just standing there with their arm in the air while the other guy is throwing a thousand strikes. All this demonstrates is that you'll never be able to do it in real life.
Respect to you guys this is real martial arts - not that mma shit
Very impressive fast techniquebutwho punches just once and leaves there limb out?
it's very cool for the beating of statues
You're right not all those strikes are going to hit because the opponent is not just going to stand there and let you slap them, but some of them strikes are going to hit you with the amount being thrown at you mathematically , that's why kenpo teaches a shit ton of different ways to strike.
When people say that the guy will throw a cross punch and tje technique does not work because of that, it means they don't understand how the technique works from the outside looking in. They clear don't understand anything about checking and the fact the movements you see are supposed to be the base technique and not set in concrete. You have to be able to adapt to your opponent which is why you need to understand how the techniques are related and how they fit into eachother so you can flow from one to the other when the opponent moves. In the kenpo world it would be nice to see more adoption of take down defense apart from the ram techniques and more sparring, not point sparring.... And actually making sure students know the moves of the techniques, hiw to actually apply them and learn to actually do some of the hitting of each of the moves on pads. Breaks my jeart to see sloppy footwork, rushed techniques without power.
First we learn to be fluid, the speed and then power.
Nice move
In karate you cannot kick laterally next to the knee, right.
veo que hay tecnicas de aikido, wing chung y karate y no se si tambien habra algo de jiujitsu o judo en este arte, seria genial que mostraran despacio la ejecución de cada tecnica para saber como aprenderla y aplicarla
como entrenamiento esta genial,como realidad,haz un testamento
The first thing that comes to mind is Bruce Lee's opinion on fancy movement.
While I appreciate that this is just a demonstration, from my experience I’ve found that three strikes is all you need before going in for clinch, grapple or breaking. Again I get that this isn’t what you do in the real fight and that the rapid attacks are for when the opponent is stunned and that the mentality behind Kempo is death by a thousand cuts but I’m curious if anyone has attempted to modernize it like what Bruce Lee did with Wing Chun?
Awesome video! Just started training again. Any tips for working on speed?
Practice in slow motion. Your speed comes from knowing where your strikes are targeted, and moving them to that target intentionally.once you’re comfortable doing that, then increase your “movement speed” , before you know it you’ll be lightning fast 😊…2nd Dan black belt Kajukenbo
honda wing chun es esto jaja, quiero ver peleas!!!!