During my initial training, we only learned a few defenses against kicks. To become proficient in fighting especially in a kick heavy confrontation, you need […]
Tag: All About Kempo
Warrior Weapons
To be a modern warrior, you should (or must) know how to be a primitive warrior. The ability to build and use simple, effective weapons […]
Monkey style block against street fighters
One of the key strengths of the monkey style is its adaptability. Therefore it behooves the student to practice in street clothes, in their everyday […]
How to Become a Martial Arts Instructor
Have you ever thought about being an instructor? Do you often ask, “How do I become a Kempo instructor?” My answer is quite simple. First […]
10 Laws of Kempo
In an ongoing effort to provide I don’t know everything, let me highlight the excellent albeit short descriptions (posts) of the Ten Laws of Kempo. […]
How to Develop Blind Fighting
What do you do when it’s dark? How do you defend yourself when you can’t see? This condition can be caused either by an injury […]
Old Style Kata
Doing kata in the traditional manner requires a calm mind and steady stance. There is a difference between the glitzy, acrobatic extreme kata and the […]
Three Forms of Pushing Hands
There are three forms of Pushing Hands drills that we practice in Shaolin Kempo. The first is similar to but not exactly like the Tai […]
Slippery Socks
Last night in class, we had a case of slippery socks. A student was cold, after all it is raining in San Diego, a cold […]
Gaseous Expansion
“Gaseous Expansion is the concept of ‘filling the volume’ of the defensive situation at hand.” (Quoted from Advanced American Kenpo Concepts article on Gaseous Expansion) […]