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Kempo Info: The technique archive

Kempo Info: The technique archive

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A blog, historical reference and technique archive for Kempo, especially Shaolin Kempo.

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  • soft and hard

    Posted on Tuesday December 22nd, 2009 at 17:40

    I had a taiji symbol placed in the center of the patch for our dojo or kuen.  It is at the center of the patch surrounded by a representation of the five animals and the kosho symbols in an octogon.  The reason that I have the taiji at the center i...

  • one move?

    Posted on Tuesday December 22nd, 2009 at 10:51

    When teaching we always break the techniques down into smaller ‘bites’ where we can emphasize the important points that make it work and, of course, make it easier for the student to assimilate.  Shihan told me to make it a point, when t...

  • Billy Dunmire, Circle of the Tiger

    Posted on Friday December 18th, 2009 at 21:11 in videos, kata, kempoblog, nick cerio, circle of the tiger

    I know we’ve already had a post on circle of the tiger, but here’s a slightly ‘crisper’ version of Circle of the Tiger done by Billy Dunmire (courtesy of YouTube). It’s a Nick Cerios Kenpo form that was based on 1-3 kata...

  • Alternate version of 31

    Posted on Wednesday December 16th, 2009 at 20:57 in Announcements, self-defense, combination, cerio

    Shaolinmonkmark sent in an alternate version of Combination 31 (DM31 in his neck of the woods) and it didn’t make it into the site (fell off my ‘to-do’ radar). It’s from the West Coast / Cerio lineage.  He happened to mention...

  • “There are no fixed postures in Karate”

    Posted on Sunday December 13th, 2009 at 18:26 in forms, kung fu, stances, choy li fut, kempoblog, tat mau wong

    I realize that this is a bit of an ironic followup to Marlon’s previous post on the Crane stance, but that’s why I recruited him to broaden the intellectual offerings of this blog. This month’s issue of Classical Fighting Arts was a...

  • At Home in the Crane

    Posted on Sunday December 13th, 2009 at 13:26 in relaxation, balance, crane, stances, marlon

    When I last tested with MSDC, I noted a big deficiency in myself.  When exhausted, dehydrated and hungry standing in a crane / flamingo stance was not easy.  I was shaky and those testing me not only noticed but made a point of telling me so, loudl...

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