Comments on: knees

By: matt

matt — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:28:57 +0000

Ed- please sign up over at the forum. We have a discussion going on with a student who was having trouble with his instructor, and maybe some of the ideas might be helpful, or at least you may not feel like you are the only one in that situation. It’s unfortunate that you haven’t found the right instructor for you. Good luck.

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:48:32 +0000

I have a comment. As a new student to kempo I have found this site a great learning tool. I have an instructor, who I despise. I love the art and therefore maintain my silence. I have found many instructors of kempo in the area in which I live to be total *******’s. I wish there was a school that taught this art with an instructor who did not think he/she was a god. I just want to learn the art. Keep up the good work on this site. It has helped me tremendously where my instructor has failed. I enjoyed the discussion. It made me think more about what I am doing. Thanks.

By: Marlon

Marlon — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:07:09 +0000

So after having master Dwire rag on me for hours about ” but it’s not a kick, right” I will say this: I stand by my original statement and recognize that things that do not fit the optimal kick category can still effectively damage an opponent. And, kicking a soccer ball is kicking but not kempo!!!’
:)

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:14:16 +0000

Marlon said:
‘Without the knee exploding from a chambered position towards the plexus most kicks will lack the force they could deliver. By using the center of your body you use your whole body…’
If I could go back to Marlon’s original title, want to share an anecdote.

This weekend one of my students was in an altercation (he’s still learning to walk away), evidently against a larger, stronger opponent. My guy was getting the worst of it, adrenaline dump had kicked in, the bad guy was too close to kick and my guy felt punches wouldn’t be effective fast enough. So he used a knee, which of course is identical to the initial chamber for a front kick. Dropped the guy. Just reminded me of how important the whole body alignment thing is to effectiveness and how much power it generates, imho.

By: shaolinmonkmark

shaolinmonkmark — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:43:34 +0000

here is a quote i heard once:
To look and live in the past will rob you of the future.
To look to the future and only live for the future, will rob you of the past.
To live in the present, remember the past, and look to the future, will let you truly live.

By: shaolinmonkmark

shaolinmonkmark — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:41:43 +0000

sorry, im not online , or here all the time, back to for “Tradition” vs. Innovation, i look at it like this, if we never had the traditional art,we would have never had the innovations we have now.I myself, seek both, but always find myself going back to tradition, to seek the “Innovations” or, possible innovations of our techniques/forms.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:00:58 +0000

Thanks, Marlon (I think…seems there are two ‘Mark’s :). Anyway, for my part, I only just discovered this active, stimulating discussion due to your invite. Thanks for that, also.

Sometimes I hesitate to contribute because my past, and so my practice, is not strictly kempo. But if it’s OK, I’ll continue to follow along and jump in when it seems I might add something.

By: Marlon

Marlon — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:11:46 +0000

Mark you should jump in more often. You have a lot to offer. And as you can see, dusagreement often serves as a great catalyst for all of us to learn and increase our understanding

By: Marlon

Marlon — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:37:03 +0000

A great quote Matt. One I learned from Shihan and one that was echoed by Ed Parker jr. at the east west seminar.

By: matt

matt — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:22:24 +0000

I find this very interesting, coming from the person who left behind the teachings of SGM S. George Pesare to start his own expression of kempo:

#1) preserve and teach the art the way you were taught-keep the tradition

From what I heard, after he trained with professor Chow, Professor Cerio felt the need to make a radical change from the training he did with SGM Pesare. How do you feel his creation of Nick Cerio’s Kenpo reflects the principle #1?

I’m not trying to be disrespectful, but the founders explored, refined, pushed the envelope, and created what we have. They didn’t do this by copying their teachers exactly.
As the saying goes, “Don’t follow in the footsteps of the masters, seek what they sought”.