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You ever take a look at the form itself? Notice that when you are in your cat arms out open hand over fist.. the angle of the bend in the arm is the...

The Ed Parker Kenpo Karate Salute and Salutation are a combination of the "old and the new.” Divided into two parts (Salute and Salutation), that are...

The salute is the greeting, right? The salutation is sign language. I'm sure much of the mythology of the salutation is clever invention for the...

You are no fun at all.. If anyone wants to understand the nature of the Samurai I recommend two books.. The Hagakure and The book of five rings....

Just thought I would point out that this thread "died" 12 years ago and most of the people on it are no longer posters here so you probably won't get...

Howdy All, For anyone still interested in learning the IKCA curriculum, they have made the entire system available for free on the Welcome to the...

Parker - Sullivan - Deloa - ME

I drink Rum in the mornings in my shower while wearing a eye patch and a hat... maybe that makes me a pirate?

Easy answer... It depends.... The bunny

I was teaching a wrist grab escape to my YMCA class... i had one of the youngsters who was not able to escape the wrist grab and his first reaction...

I reached out to Mr. Metz, he told me that he is not teaching at the moment due to some health issues but wants to continue his teaching soon. ...

they should do it as a triathlon of events, Fighting, Forms and Self Defense.

I just sent him a Facebook message and will let you know if he is still teaching.

In reply to the OP: Ed Parker > Mike Molina > me

Created by Jim Mitchell, done by almost no one. Anatomically deficient, and bad for your back.

Me - Alex Daniels Stuntman for Val Kilmer who was in Planes with John Cleese who was in The Magic Christian with Peter Sellers was in a Pink Panther...

The ones that say fitness is unnecessary are usually the obese ones who can't be bothered to do it. There's no good argument for fitness not being...

I don't think it matters how much 'cardio' one completes. Running this form should leave the practitioner clutching at the end. If not, I would...

Then it's the students job to get their cardio to a decent level so they can do it which unfortunately a lot of kenpo guys don't do

I'm no kenpo guru in fact I rarely attend classes anymore due to other comitments and training in different styles. But I am a second Dan who trained...

Hey, that sounds like me. Lol

Yes ... that is one of the justifications for its creation. Also ... sometimes, competitions have time limits. I saw a gentlemen do a very nice...

Hmmm..... interesting. Good points, thanks. On a side note, I have heard Short Form 4 can be a good form to use in tournaments because, depending...

A quick couple of questions about kenpo history, this seems as good as place as any to ask. Was Mr. Parker's first black belt James Ibrao? Was...

My understanding ... There is no such thing as Short Form 4. Thus, Form 4 came first. I know there are people who perform just one side...

While we are on the subject of Long Form 4, can anyone tell me which came first, Long Form 4 or Short Form 4?