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by witedevl on March 24th, 2005

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What is kempo?

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  • by emilyw on June 4th, 2005

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    Kenpo or Kempo (lit. fighting method) is a category of mixed martial arts that have a basis in Karate, that incorporates Shaolin Kung Fu and/or Kickboxing to make the art more technically complete. In Japan Kempo has a long history. Kempo itself is a Japanese word that is the translation of the Chinese "fist law." In the west, all Kempo styles (know by their use of the black uniform),can trace their lineage to James Mitose, a Hawaiian born Japanese who taught several students

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    • Ken (fist-PO-law) is a term that was used when chinese arts influanced Okinawan Tode which came to be known as Tode Kenpo, From Tode came the varrious ryu such as shuri ryu and nahate. As it went from Okinawa into mainland Japan it was called Shorinji ryu which is the Japanese translation for Shaolin. Funikoshi changed the wording to Karate or empty hand. It moved from Japan to Hawaii and was changed into the western form most commonly seen today, There are basicall two versions Chinese Kenpo and Japanese Kenpo whith American Kenpo being the most seen, developed by Ed Parker.

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      by shinin1 on September 24th, 2008

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