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We’ve all probably seen the ads for the IKCA and its video lessons and rank by tape. I’ve given them a bit of side-eye in the past, but Chuck Sullivan is a seminal figure in the history of Ed Parker’s Kenpo. It’s not our usual East Coast / Shaolin Kempo, but it’s an interesting interview. He looks darn good for 91 years old.

This video provides a quick glimpse at Kajukenbo. For those in Kempo Jutsu, the kata will look definitely familiar. For the Shaolin Kempo crowd, if you train with contact, you may find that you have more in common with your Kajukenbo kin than you imagined.

Animal Techniques joined Shaolin Kempo in the ’70s, and forms later on than that besides statue of the crane. Given the popularity of ‘Kung Fu Fighting’ in the 1970s, it seems that it was unavoidable to add animal forms. Bak Sil Lum and Praying Mantis forms were borrowed, and Experts like Yao Lee and Tak Wah Eng were brought in eventually to provide kung fu training. Here’s an example of forms you might see in a Shaolin Kempo school that does animal forms.