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Traditional Martial Arts >> Ed Parker's Kenpo
| 1/27/06 11:24 AM | |
rob42771
Edited: 27-Jan-06 Member Since: 04/04/2002 Posts: 93 |
Could someone tell me about Ed Parker's style of Kenpo and its effectiveness for practical self defense situations? I would greatly appreciate it. -Rob |
| 1/30/06 7:42 PM | |
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jaydogg1972
Edited: 30-Jan-06 Member Since: 06/21/2002 Posts: 372 |
I am interested too...I took Kenpo as a child |
| 1/31/06 2:49 PM | |
Ricky T
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Edited: 31-Jan-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 2885 |
post underground forum and sam pai kenpo will answer your question |
| 2/16/06 4:21 PM | |
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jaydogg1972
Edited: 16-Feb-06 Member Since: 06/21/2002 Posts: 399 |
I have seen lots of out of shape teachers of that art |
| 2/20/06 1:33 PM | |
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kikenyoy
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Edited: 20-Feb-06 Member Since: 02/11/2005 Posts: 269 |
You guys just don't understnd the concept of "back-up mass". :) |
| 4/14/06 5:12 PM | |
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old guard
Edited: 14-Apr-06 Member Since: 03/24/2005 Posts: 420 |
i trained in kenpo for 26 yrs and owned my own schools for 15. i like ed parker but not thrilled with ed parker schools usually. some schools are different than others. the parker schools seem to be too self defense technique oriented. not enough sparring and not enough contact work. many parker school students have poor fundamentals. there are guys like frank trejo, rodarte, that are for real. i like the kenpo theories that parker expouses. like the system approach. i had a gal that failed her brown belt test with me because she wouldnt spar. so she went to parker school and got promoted. she couldnt fight to save her life but got many promotions to very high rank in spite of this. i have found that you have to kiss a lot of ass and bring in $$ to get promoted to the highest rankings. |
| 4/20/06 10:26 AM | |
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passion4ma
Edited: 20-Apr-06 Member Since: 03/01/2004 Posts: 28 |
I have heard that some kenpo schools do emphasize full contact sparring. |
| 6/24/06 7:59 AM | |
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de braco
Edited: 24-Jun-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 92 |
you people are risking the wrath of sam pais thunderous leopard strikes by even sugessting parkers kenpo is in actuality, worthless and even dangerous to the user.Break the wrist and walk away. |
| 7/3/06 11:17 AM | |
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FlashGordon2002
Edited: 03-Jul-06 Member Since: 05/23/2002 Posts: 9132 |
One cool thing about Kenpo is the names that they give their techniques. Eagle of justice. Double swords of flying fists of fury. Corpulent vengeance. It's hella cool. |
| 7/3/06 5:24 PM | |
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de braco
Edited: 03-Jul-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 93 |
corpulent vengeance is a hallmark of sub level 4 mastery |
| 7/4/06 3:54 PM | |
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de braco
Edited: 04-Jul-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 94 |
I saw a old documentary where part of the black belt test is to do 1000 front snap kicks as fast as possible in front of the full length studio mirror while the kumite song from bloodsport plays on continuos loop in the background.Is this true or just a myth like james mitose or was it just a computer generated image like reese witherspoon? |
| 7/5/06 6:59 PM | |
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de braco
Edited: 05-Jul-06 07:05 PM Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 95 |
must be someone who has spent alot of time and money in the parker organisation.I guess it's politically in correct to state personal impressions based upon actual expierience involved with said organisation |
| 8/28/06 10:17 AM | |
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EntryTeam
Edited: 28-Aug-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 863 |
I see kenpo as more of an "ambush" or first three seconds martial art. It works great with the element of surprise, but for face offs...I go with MMA. -R |
| 10/21/06 3:54 PM | |
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BushHog
Edited: 21-Oct-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 5029 |
Right but once your out of high school your "face off's" should really drop off... |
| 11/27/06 12:47 PM | |
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Leonardo
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Edited: 27-Nov-06 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 524 |
squeazing the peach |
| 12/4/06 12:52 PM | |
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old guard
Edited: 04-Dec-06 Member Since: 03/24/2005 Posts: 967 |
yes, the technique names are fun: darkness, over the horizon, dance of the mongoose, dancer, dance of death, it goes on and on. the names generally give hints about the techniques use or application. |
| 12/12/06 12:54 PM | |
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The Sauce
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Edited: 12-Dec-06 Member Since: 10/24/2003 Posts: 3449 |
lots of self defence. Parkers books are good for the TMA'ist. |
| 2/9/07 1:03 PM | |
Dougie
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Edited: 09-Feb-07 Member Since: 08/20/2003 Posts: 62751 |
I have my black belt in Parker Kenpo. Lots of fun.
I don't do it anymore though, I train BJJ/MMA but it's not that bad of an art as far as TMA's go.
In the tradition of Kenpo and to follow Sam Pie's instructor's lead, I will start my own Kenpo style and make myself Grandmaster!
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| 4/27/07 2:07 PM | |
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DHShanks
Edited: 27-Apr-07 Member Since: 04/12/2006 Posts: 1351 |
My striking coach has a 6th degree black belt in kenpo, we do plenty of sparring but he also has a background in JKD and Muay Thai. He explained that kenpo's basically for getting sucker punched and once your in the mix you would use more of the mma style of fighting. |
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