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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.

Hanshi Bruce Juchnik created a video capturing a broad overview of Kempo forms and you might enjoy the clear views of Circle of the Tiger and Hansuki. However, you probably should stick around for the Castro Shaolin Kenpo and Kosho Ryu forms (among others) to see how all of our other Kempo family does their thing. Click below to watch it on Youtube – embedding is disabled.