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by emilyw on June 4th, 2005
What is kempo?
by witedevl on March 24th, 2005
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What should I know about Ryukyu Kempo?
by rec-martial-arts on July 15th, 2003
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Is kempo a good style for tall people and what types of attacks does it use?
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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.
by shinin1 on September 24th, 2008