Bushido Martial Arts 2nd Brown Belt Manual by Bushido

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Think with clarity.Move with purpose.

Act with love.

BUSHIDO MARTIAL ARTSBUSHIDO MARTIAL ARTSBUSHIDO MARTIAL ARTSBUSHIDO MARTIAL ARTS


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Congratulations on your promotion to Brown Belt, the beginning of

true expertise. By now you are very capable of protecting yourself and

the people you love. More importantly, you have developed mental and

emotional skills to improve your health, relationships and quality of life.

In two years of training, youve performed literally thousands of

repetitions of basic strikes, kicks and blocks. Youve memorized seven

complex kata and 117 self-defense techniques. You know how to hitand how to dodge. You know how to throw and how to land. You

know how to breathe and how to relax.

The next step in your journey is to apply this knowledge to the rest of

your life. Delayed Sword just isnt appropriate in the board room or

with your spouse. A solid front kick isnt useful in traffic. But the idea

of remaining unhurt by attacks and then moving straight to solve the

problem can be used anywhere.

Sincerely,

Jason W. BrickPresident, Bushido Martial Arts

WELCOME

Copyright 2005, Jason Brick. All rights reserved. Excerpts under reasonable use law.



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I will apply myself to the study of karate.

I will push myself consistently

to develop my mind, spirit and body

beyond what I once believed

to be my limits.

I will think with clarity.

I will move with purpose.

I will act with love.

I am a martial artist.

I will achieve these goals.

CREED



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Orange Belt

Purple Belt

Blue Belt

Green Belt

Advanced

Green Belt

3rd Brown

Belt

2nd Brown

Belt

1st Brown

Belt

Black Belt

White Belt

Yellow Belt

Black Belt PathAdult

KENPO KARATE

Continuing

evolution in

Basics

Movement

Coordination

Combative Theory

Artistry

Self-Defense

Grappling

Physical Fitness

Physical Awareness

Mental Acuity

Philosophical

Knowledge

Ethical Consideration

Historical

Understanding

Material

16 Techniques

1 Kata

16 Techniques

1 Kata

16 Techniques2 Kata

20 Techniques

2 Kata

20 Techniques

2 Kata

20 Techniques

2 Kata

20 Techniques

2 Kata

30 Techniques

2 Kata

16 Techniques

1 Kata

13 Techniques

1 Kata

Basic Stances

2 Techniques

2 - 3 months

3 - 4 months

3 - 5 months

3 - 5 months

3 - 5 months

4 - 6 months

4 - 6 months

4 - 6 months

4 - 6 months

Commitment

Time

4 - 6 months

Concepts



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Black Belt PathJunior

Continuing

evolution in

Basics

Scholarship

Coordination

Self-Confidence

Artistry

Citizenship

Self-Defense

Self-Control

Physical Fitness

Physical Awareness

Material

6 Techniques

1 Kata

6 Techniques

1 Kata

6 Techniques2 Kata

6 Techniques

2 Kata

Teaching

Techniques

2 Kata

6 Techniques

1 Kata

6 Techniques

1 Kata

Basic Stances

2 Techniques

Orange Belt

Purple Belt

Blue Belt

Green Belt

Brown Belt

Black Belt

White Belt

Yellow Belt 2 - 3 months

3 - 4 months

3 - 5 months

3 - 5 months

3 - 5 months

4 - 6 months

Commitment

Time

4 - 6 months

Concepts

Junior Black Belts go on to get their Adult ranking in each

belt level of the Bushido Kenpo system, picking up the

more mature and complex concepts normally reserved for

our adult and teen students.

KENPO KARATE


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ESSAYS

ESSAYS



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Opening Comments

ESSAYS

As a beginning student you learned what to do. Block here, strike

there. Move just so. You learned strict patterns by rote and repeated

them on demand.

As an intermediate student you learned how to do it. A block must be

aligned with your center and angled correctly, else it wont work. An

effective strike is relaxed until the moment of impact. Your stances

must be deep and solid, but not so much as to limit mobility.

As an advanced student, your next challenge is to begin to express your

kenpo personally. Put yourself in the motions, literally turning your

Senseis kenpo into your own. Start by becoming involvedwith each and

every motion in you kata or technique. Commit to your training not

just physically and mentally, but emotionally.

One place this can be difficult is with your earliest material. By now you

know Short One Kata well enough to do it without thought. At this

point of unconscious success, its easy to let the mind wander as we run

through our basic material. Instead, commit to adding emotional

involvement to your earliest techniques. By doing so, we open a door

to important discovery even in the simplest of our basics.



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Just as all good martial artists are constantly growing, so do all quality

martial arts develop and change. Kenpo is ever expanding as new ideas

are developed and new realities enter the picture. For example,

grappling sports and ground fighting have found new popularity in our

media and culture. As this means grappling-type attacks are more likely

now, many Kenpo schools have added a wrestling or grappling

component to their programs.

Our own Bushido Kenpo has added much to Ed Parkers original

system. Weapon skills, techniques and forms were imported from the

Tracy Kenpo System, as well as kata from Tang Soo Do and concepts

from Kosho Ryu and Aikido. When our senior teachers realized that

many of our weapon disarms are unrealistic given current technologies,

we retooled those techniques to make them work in the real world.

In the larger picture, Kenpo has grown, evolved and changed across the

world. Many of the original Kenpo Seniors have developed their own

systems and started their own organizations. Kenpo 2000, Kenpo 32,

Kenpo 5.0 and Kenpo Sublevel Four are examples of how other masters

have evolved the art.

Our art will continue to grow, just like a good student continues to

grow. As you advance in rank and skill, your own insights may well

contribute to this evolution.

Historical

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Ethical

Loyalty

Loyalty means sticking to your guns. Its doing right by your beliefs,

your commitments and your people despite obstacles in your path. It

means not allowing selfishness, hardship or fear distract you from your

path. This is a simple, accurate and popular definition, but by no means

the entire story.

A key part of loyalty is making intelligent choices about where you place

your support. It is neither blind obedience nor fanatical devotion.

Loyalty can mean serving an idea at great personal cost. It can mean

having an uncomfortable conversation with a friend who makes

self-destructive choices. It can even mean having the person you are

loyal to accusing you of disloyalty.

Like faith, blind loyalty serves neither the giver nor the recipient.

Loyalty can only be meaningful as part of a critical, intelligent decision

that is reexamined as frequently as it is reinforced.

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Taoism is a philosophy from eastern Asia, especially popular in China,

Korea and Japan. It is not a religion, though its precepts have been

incorporated into many religions from that part of the world. In this

way it is much like western morality. The concept of not stealing or

killing is a moral precept independent of Christianity, but still appears in

the Ten Commandments.

Taoism is a complex worldview with a deep history, impossible to

understand in just a brief essay. There are two facets of the philosophy

that are particularly important to the study of martial arts. These are

Detachment and Strength in Softness.

Weve discussed detachment in earlier essays: the ability to remain

calm under duress through stepping back emotionally. A specific imageis a powerful representation of this idea. A pebble drops into a pond,

where the water ripples for just a moment before returning to perfect

stillness.

To expand, detachment does not mean apathy or turning a blind eye to

problems. Rather, detachment allows us to perceive and solve

problems more effectively. If we separate ourselves from our

assumptions and attachments, we become better able to view the world

as it is, rather than as we want (or fear) it to be. Without this

separation and perspective it becomes impossible to find the right path.

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Similarly, detachment allows us to make decisions and act without

clouded judgment. Often, the things we care most about fill us with

such powerful emotion that we lose sight of the best action. Consider a

fight with your spouse or another close friend. Its likely the situation

would be resolved better, even avoided entirely, if one of you were able

to approach the situation free of negative emotion. How would it have

gone if you were both in a state focused on the shared goal of solving a

problem? Detachment gives us the power to approach important

challenges in that positive mental state.

Strength in Softness carries its own image: a tree after a snowstorm.

Thick, powerful branches break under too much snow. The load is too

much for even their vast strength. In contrast, a young and flexible

branch merely bends under such weight. The snow sloughs off and thebranch survives. By now youve experienced this concept in sparring,

grappling and sensitivity exercises. Like your physical training, this can

be explored in the mental and emotional domains. The next time

youre wearing yourself out trying hard, try soft instead.

Of course, no philosophy can be explained in a brief essay. Some texts

for further reading include The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff, Tao Te

Chingattributed to Lao Tzu and theAnelects of Confucious. A little

closer to home, many of the parables of Jesus Christ show a philosophy

remarkably in line with Taoist thought.

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We discussed chi during your Advanced Green training, looking at it as

a tool to collect your focus. Chi can also be a tool to achieve calmness

and relaxation. It can even be use to relieve pain and accelerate healing.

There are many ideas as to what chi is or isnt. The simplest and most

useful definition is to view it as a tool to help you focus your intent

through imagery and concentration.

To calm and relax yourself using chi, simply close your eyes and picture

your body as a silhouette. For most people, the silhouette with be a

certain color. For many people, its the same color each time. For

others, a different color every visualization. As you breathe deeply,

simply change the color of your silhouette. Starting with your feet, fill

yourself with a calmer color (like a blue or a light yellow). Continuingto breathe, have the color rise up from your feet until your entire body

is this new, calm shade. Once youre filled up, breathe deeply for

another moment, then open your eyes.

A similar technique can be used to help heal minor injuries. Imagine the

injured area as a different color from the rest of your body. Then fill

the injured body part with the regular color. This takes time and

concentration. Many people will find that the area seems to resist

changing color. But with focus, you can use this method to relieve the

pain.

Mental

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The snake stylist is expressed in two aspects: the constrictor and the

viper. Imagine a boa constrictor or Burmese python. Now picture an

asp or rattlesnake. These are two very different pictures of the same

sort of animal, but both vital parts of the snake concept.

The constrictor controls an enemy, first making him unable to mount

any attack or defense before finishing the encounter. Wrapping,

grabbing, winding, wrist and leg locks, leg bars and throws are major

weapons on a constrictors arsenal. Whenever possible, the constrictor

seeks to steal an enemys mobility and render him helpless.

For such tactics to work, the snake must have a solid connection with

the ground. The heels and balls of the feet must be planted. Keep

stances wide and powerful, moving from your hips and core. If you finda constrictor technique doesnt work, look first to your stance and your

grounding. More often than not youll find the problem is there.

Physical

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TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTIONS

TECHNIQUE

DESCRIPTIONS



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Bear and the Ram


Two men, one with bear hug from behind, one punching from 12:00.

1. Right front kick groin.

Folding arm block.

2. Right plants to 3:00 in horse stance.

Strike rear attackers arms with both elbows.

3. Left foot steps around and behind rear attackers legs.

4. Pivot counter-clockwise into left forward bow facing 7:00.

Left elbow and right hammer to midsection of rear attacker.

5. Pivot counter-clockwise to deliver left spinning rear kick to

Front attacker.

6. Finish encounter.

Notes:Notes:Notes:Notes:



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Left-right punch combo from 12:00.

1. Left steps back and right pulls into cat stance.

Right counter-clockwise circling parry, left clockwise circling

parry.

Right front kick groin.

2. Right plants forward into right neutral bow.Right backfist face.

3. Left steps forward into twist stance.

Left inward chop throat.

Right hammerfist groin.

4. Right rising knee to groin.

Plant right forward, buckling leg.

Right rising forearm under chin.



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Right punch from 12:00 with your back near a wall.

1. Left steps forward into left neutral bow.

Right extended outward block angling upward.

Left palm strike sternum.

2. Circle left hand counter-clockwise up to claw face.

Right clockwise hammer to ribs.

3. Right steps forward into right neutral bow around and behind

attackers right leg.

Left checks right arm.

Right raking hammer through nose converts to check right arm.

4. Right outward block motion rakes fingers through eyes.

Reverse direction to return fingers through eyes.

5. Right grabs face and presses.

Right leg shoots back to complete reaping throw.



Circling Windmills



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Right thrusting club from 12:00.

1. Left steps forward to horse stance facing 1:30.

Left-right outward chop combo to attackers arm.

2. Right steps forward outside & behind attackers right leg.

Left outward chop throat.

Right hand grabs wrist.

3. Right leg buckles attackers leg.

Right palm to chin.



Clipping the Storm




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Two men at 3:00 and 9:00, both grabbing wrists.

1. Right steps behind into twist stance.

Countergrab both arms.

2. Right side kick attacker at 3:00.

Plant right to 9:00 in right front twist stance.

3. Unwind clockwise and left sweep front leg of attacker at 9:00.

Before planting, left side kick to attackers rear leg.



Courting the Tiger



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Right front kick-right punch combo from 12:00.

1. Left steps back into right neutral bow.

Right steps back into right twist stance.

Right downward block.

2. Right steps to 10:30 into right neutral bow.

Left inward right outward block combination.

3. Left steps behind attacker into left neutral bow.

Hands cowl right over left at left hip.

Pivot clockwise into right close kneel.

Right backfist spine, left vertical punch spine.

4. Left hand grabs and yanks right shoulder.

Right vertical punch temple.


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5. Loop right hand clockwise to execute right two-finger eye poke.

Left checks and presses.

Left foot sweeps attackers right leg. Plant in left front cross-

over.

Left eye poke.

6. Unwind clockwise into left neutral bow.

Right stiff leg sweep attackers right leg.



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Right punch from 9:00.

1. Left steps to 8:00 into modified horse stance.

Left inward parry.

Right upward block converts to inward block.

Right circles clockwise to hammer solar plexus.

2. Left foot sweeps attackers left leg.Left hand grabs and pulls attackers shoulder.

Left foot plants in front twist stance.

3. Unwind clockwise into left neutral bow.

Right backfist kidney.

Right stiff-leg through attackers right leg.

4. Left hand checks.

Right punch to face.

5. Right thrusting stomp to fallen attacker.



Destructive Fans




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Two men at 3:00 and 9:00, each grabbing a shoulder with one hand.

1. Right steps to horse stance.

Right outward chop to right side attackers throat.

2. Pivot counter-clockwise to face 9:00.

Right steps forward into twist stance.

Right inward eye rake.Left outward chop to throat.

3. Unwind counter-clockwise into right neutral bow.

Right raking hammerfist face.

Pivot counter-clockwise into left neutral bow facing 3:00.

Right inward block.


Left rear kick groin.



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Low two hand push from 12:00.

1. Right steps forward into right neutral bow.

Hands hook over and inward to clear.

Double middle knuckles to ribs.

2. Double crossing backfists to temples.

Double crossing finger pokes to eyes.

3. Grab shoulders with both hands, arms still crossed.

Left knee groin.

Right knee solar plexus.

4. Uncross arms, turning attacker around.

Right hand grabs chin.

Right knee spine.



Fatal Cross




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Two men, front with left punch, rear with right punch.

1. Right steps to 1:00 into right neutral bow, dodging rear punch.

Right inward left outward blocking combo.

Right circles counter-clockwise to backfist through ribs.

2. Left steps to 2:00. Unwind counter-clockwise into left neutral

bow facing 8:00.Left claw.

Right inward chop.

3. Right side kick back of knee.

Plant forward and shove first attacker into second attacker.



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Front knife thrust.

1. Right steps back into left neutral bow.

Right extended outward block, hooking wrist.

Left palm strike attackers elbow.


Maintain pressure on wrist and elbow, hyperextending arm.Right checking kick to attackers shin.

3. Plant right foot in left neutral bow.

Pivot counter-clockwise to left forward bow.

Reverse direction of pressure on arm, stabbing opponent in

midsection.



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Two men, right front lapel grab, rear arm grab.

1. Left inward block to grabbing arm.

Right front kick groin.

Right reverse hammer rear groin.

2. Plant right to 11:00 in right neutral bow.

Right palm to front chin.Left underhand palm to rear groin.

3. Right hand shoves rear attacker.

Left kick pelvis of front attacker.



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Straight right punch from 12:00.

1. Left steps forward into left neutral bow.

Right outward block converts to wrist grab.

Left palm back of elbow, push through.

2. Left backfist through ribs.

Right maintains hold.

3. Pivot clockwise into right forward bow.

Left palm strike to back of elbow. Continue forward pressure to

take attacker down.

4. Leap onto attacker, raking kidneys with heels.

Land in horse stance straddling attacker facing 3:00.


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5. Right hand grabs chin, left hand grabs crown.

Pull head up between knees and snap counter-clockwise.

Right inward chop neck.

6. Left kneel onto back of neck.

Leap forward into left crane stance.

Right side kick face.



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Two men, front right punch, rear approaching.

1. Left steps forward and off line, slipping punch.

Left upward claw front face.

Right outward chop rear attackers groin.

Right rising knee front groin.

2. Without planting, right rear kick solar plexus.Right vertical punch front face.

3. Right front crossover to 11:00.

Check and press front attacker to clear path.

Left steps to 11:00. Unwind clockwise into right neutral bow

facing attackers.



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Left-right punch combo from 12:00.

1. Left steps forward to 10:00 into left neutral bow.

Left inward block, right outward extended block.


Left eye strike.

Right hand checks attackers arms and presses down.

3. Right foot plants forward in right neutral bow, buckling legs.

Right inward elbow body.

4. Left hand checks, coverts to palm strike.

Left two finger eye hook.

Right front scoop kick.



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Overhead knife attack.

1. Left steps to 11:00 into left neutral bow.

Left inward parry.

2. Pivot into horse stance facing 3:00.

Grab wrist with right hand.

Guide knife as you pivot counter-clockwise into left neutral bow,driving knife into attackers leg.

3. Right hand grabs throat.

Left hand presses knife into thigh.

Right foot steps around and behind attackers right leg.

4. Reaping throw with right leg and left hand.



Raining Lance




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Left wheel kick-left punch combo from 12:00.

1. Left steps back to right neutral bow.

Right universal block stops kick.

2. Pivot clockwise into right neutral bow.

Right upward block.

Left outward chop.

3. Pivot counter-clockwise into right neutral bow.

Left upward block, grab left wrist.

Right outward chop ribs.

4. Right front crossover to 8:00.

Pivot counter-clockwise into right neutral bow.

Settle into arm bar.


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5. Right side kick knee.

Right backfist temple.

6. Apply wrist lock.

Right foot plants behind to 8:00.

Unwind clockwise into left neutral bow.

Right steps forward into right neutral bow and throw.

Left downward wheel kick solar plexus.



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Right punch from 6:00.

1. Right steps forward to 2:00 into left reverse cat.

Left rear kick stomach.

2. Left plants to 4:00 in left rear twist stance.

Unwind clockwise and right front kick jaw or groin.

3. Plant right to 7:00 into right neutral bow facing attacker.

Right crossover side kick knee.



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Left-right combo.


Right pulls to cat stance.

Right outward block.

2. Shuffle advance.

Right inward-left outward block combo.Right continues to circle into reverse hammer to groin.

3. Left overhead claw.

Right backfist face.

Reverse direction of right hand to right reverse hammer groin.


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4. Right inward elbow jaw.

Right hand hook eye.

Right scoop kick groin.

Left hand checks while right pulls.

5. Right inward chop.

Right side kick knee.



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Right kick right punch combo.


Right steps back to right behind twist stance.

Right downward block.

Left hand cocks by left ear.

2. Unwind clockwise into left neutral bow.Left inward block.

3. Right crosses into right front twist stance, checking knee.

Right underhand claw groin.

Left hand checks.

4. Unwind counter-clockwise into left neutral bow facing 7:00.

Right rear scoop kick groin or pelvis.



Unwinding Pendulum



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FORMS

FORMS



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Mass Attack KataPage 1

FORMS

Set 1: Falcons of Force

1. Right steps into horse stance.

Right outward chop to throat at 3:00.

Left hand rises to cover at shoulder.

2. Right steps to 9:00 into right front twist stance.

Right looping fingerwhip to 9:00 at eyes.

Left outward chop to throat at 9:00.

3. Unwind counterclockwise into left neutral bow facing 4:30.

Use unwinding motion to drive a right inward block.

4. Right-Left chicken kick to 4:30.

Land in left neutral bow facing 4:30.

Simultaneous right and left outward blocks.




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Set 2: Whirling Blades

1. Right steps to3:00 into right twist stance.

Left checks high.

Right raking middleknuckle through ribs at 4:30.

2. Unwind counterclockwise into left neutral bow facing 12:00.

Left outward chop to throat at 12:00.

3. Right front kick to 12:00.

Plant forward in right neutral bow.

4. Arms circle clockwise on left for right and left overhead chops.

As arms circle, sink into kneeling position.

5. Rise to right neutral bow with a right rising elbow.

Right overhead claw.



FORMS



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Set 3: The Bear & The Ram

1. Pivot counterclockwise to face 9:00 in let neutral bow.

Folding arm block with right front snap kick.

Without putting foot down, right front thrust kick.

Plant forward in right neutral bow facing 9:00.

2. Pivot counterclockwise into left neutral bow facing 3:00.

Use pivoting motion to drive right to left universal block.

3. Cowl left over right on right hip.

Simultaneous left outward block, right reverse punch & right

thrust kick.

Plant forward in right neutral bow facing 3:00.



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Set 4: Parting Wings

1. Pivot counterclockwise to face 9:00 in left neutral bow.

Right and Left outward blocks.

2. Right inward chop, left cocks at shoulder.

Left outward chop right cocks at hip.

Left hand smothers, right vertical punch.



FORMS



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Set 5: Swinging Gate

1. Step back into right neutral bow facing 9:00.

Left hand pins at chest.

Right rising block motion to shoulder height.

2. Shift left foot and pivot counterclockwise to face 3:00 in left

neutral block.

Left hand continues pin.

Right hand converts to inward block, creating a throwing

motion.

3. Simultaneous right front thrust kick to 3:00 and right outward

chop to 9:00.

Plant forward in right neutral bow facing 9:00.Backfist at face to 9:00.

4. Step left and pivot counterclockwise into horse stance facing

10:30.

Right hammerfist to groin at 4:30.



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Set 6: Snakes of Wisdom

1. Right steps forward into right neutral bow facing 10:30.

Circle both arms over and back to trap and pull forward.

Twin backfists at groin level.

2. Unwind hands and clap together.

Right steps back into left neutral bow facing 10:30.

Hands grab and ankle height and pull.



FORMS



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Set 7: Courting the Tiger

1. Right steps behind into twist stance facing 12:00.

Countergrab with both hands at waist level.

Right side kick to knee level at 3:00.

2. Plant to 9:00 in right front twist stance facing 12:00.

Low left wheel kick to 9:00.

Left side kick to knee level at 9:00.

Left plants in horse stance facing 12:00.



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Set 8: Kung Fu Wrist

1. Right steps behind into twist stance facing 12:00.

Countergrab with both hands at waist level.

Right front kick to groin level at 3:00.

2. Plant to 9:00 into right front twist stance facing 12:00.

Pivot clockwise into right neutral bow facing 7:30.

Right inward blocking strike driven by the pivot.



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Set 9: Double Claws

1. Left steps forward, pivot clockwise into horse stance facing

12:00.

Arms circle backward and up, pining with elbows at hips.

Double upside down punches at face level to sides.

2. Pivot counterclockwise into a left forward bow facing 9:00.

High right claw to 9:00, low left claw to 3:00.

3. Pivot clockwise into a right forward bow facing 3:00.

High left claw to 3:00, low right claw to 9:00.

4. Arms circle outward as we come to attention facing 12:00.



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BASICS & CONCEPTS

BASICS

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BASICS & CONCEPTS

Kenpo Code Words

As mentioned earlier, the core of Kenpo is an alphabet of motion.

Each basic move is considered a letter. The art of Kenpo consists of

combining these letters into words, sentences, even poems of motion.

To extend this metaphor, you may also have noticed that certain words

have specific meanings when found in a technique name. Several words

represent a certain move or concept. For example, what can you

predict about a new technique with the word storm in the name?

The following is an incomplete list of Kenpo Code Words, left

undefined for your own exploration.

Branch

Darkness

DestructionGift

Lance

Leaves

Mace

Pendulum

RodSalute

Snakes

Storm

Sword

Talon

Twig

Wing



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Encounter Range

When analyzing a technique or planning an attack, range is an important

consideration. Throwing an elbow at a distance of four feet doesnt

work any better than throwing a wheel kick at a distance of one

foot. Your techniques and kata have already given you an instinctive

understanding of distance.

In terms of theory, hand combat can be viewed as occurring at five

different ranges. The ranges themselves will determine the sorts of

strikes, techniques and strategies you can use at that moment. Its also

important to consider how to move safely from one range to another as

the encounter evolves.

The ranges to consider are:Safe Range: completely out of range of all weapons, even if one

combatant takes a step to close the distance.

Bridge Range: out of range of all weapons, but close enough to come

into range by taking a single closing step.

Long Range: within range of kicks and punches without taking a

closing step.

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Short Range: within range for short kicks and punches, ideal range for

elbows and knee strikes.

Grappling Range: close enough to effectively use grabs, holds and

throws.

Ground Range: on the ground, actively rolling in a grapple.

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BASICS & CONCEPTS

Learning Phases

Encoding your Kenpo (and most other skills) consists of three distinct

stages for each new skill, idea or technique.

The idealphase is the process of dissecting and analyzing a new

technique. In this phase, students memorize the structure and sequence

of the skill, learning the basics of how to apply it. By the end of this

phase, a student understands how to use the skill in the environment

predicted by the technique as a whole.

The what-ifphase consists of taking into account variables outside the

original predictions of the technique. The student begins to modify the

technique, adding, subtracting or changing aspects as the situation

demands.

The formulation phase occurs when the student is able to apply

discoveries from the what-if phase back to the ideal phase of

learning. The student can perform a technique automatically regardless

of anticipated or unanticipated variables. This phase represents a true

understanding of the technique, where adaptation is easy and automatic.


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APPENDICES

APPENDICES



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Chart of Requirements

APPENDICES

BASICS & CONCEPTS

Kenpo Code Words

Encounter Range

Learning Phases

TECHNIQUES

Bear and the Ram Circling Fans Circling Windmills

Clipping the Storm Courting the Tiger Dance of DarknessDestructive Fans Falcons of Force Fatal Cross

Gathering of the Snakes Glancing Lance Grasping Eagles

Leap of Death Parting of the Snakes Protecting Fans

Raining Lance Reversing Circles Thrust Into Darkness

Unfurling Crane Unwinding Pendulum

FORMS

Mass Attack Kata

SCHOLARSHIP

Understanding of principals explained in the curriculum manual.

ATTENDANCE

Minimum of four months (32 classes) in rank.Minimum of 4 sparring classes.

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