Welcome to White Tiger Kenpo

Kenpo karate is a unique mixed martial art or MMA that traces it's near history to the Pa lama settlement on Oahu, Hawaii. It is based on approximately 150 self defense patterns cataloged by the members of the Black Belt Society, whose members included William Chow who was Adriano Emperado (Kenpo) instructor, Walter Choo (Karate), Joe Holck (Judo), Frank Ordonez (Jujutsu), and George C. Chang. Ed Parker another of William Chow's student brought Kenpo to the U.S. in the 1950’s and established American Kenpo as his style. The Tracy Brothers who were Parker students established the Tracy Kenpo based on these same techniques. The true origins of these self defense patterns are unknown but many theories and legends abound.

Monday, August 2, 2010

Knee of Vengeance

This technique is one of those techniques that no matter how much time passes you just do not forget it. If this is due because this is the first technique you learn or because of the type of technique it is. This technique is going to teach the student one possible way of dealing with an attack that starts with a shove.

This first thing you want to do is get your stability without it you will not be able to continue with any effectiveness. Pull your opponent into you as your strike with your knee. The knee should be aimed at the groin but do not focus on this.

This is true of the foot stomp after the knee stomp, if the foot is not in range of your stomp then do not worry about it and go onto the next step. Basically just bring your knee up then down because the position of our foot is more important than the foot strike.

Before you do the cradle and crush it is very important that your feet are position correctly, so that when you pivot to face 9:00 as you go from softbow to horse stance you can generate the power that is need to make the strike work as well as put you in a position of stability.

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