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When I last tested with MSDC, I noted a big deficiency in myself.  When exhausted, dehydrated and hungry standing in a crane / flamingo stance was not easy.  I was shaky and those testing me not only noticed but made a point of telling me so, loudly and repeatedly.  So, nearly comatose on the way [...]

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Where I am after I ‘block’ not only depends on my footwork but also my attackers reaction to my response.  So much of our kempo involves us getting to the side of an attacker or behind them , so the question becomes speed versus technique.  A big criticism I heard of SK was that it [...]

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GM Villari is from the northern East coast and this could explain a big difference in our skk and other styles of kempo.  Almost all of our techniques gets us in close and we start to manipulate the musculoskeletal system…why?  Perhaps, because our west coast cousins do not need to deal with the clothing of winter [...]

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If sho tung kwa is the quintesential form of the Villari system, and it in part represents ‘hands and feet in harmony’,  does this change how we look at our kempo? How much do we take out the legs in the combinations and how much should we?  Minor adjustments can change many things.  Is [...]

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