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This weekend I’m headed to Dragon-Phoenix martial arts for some fun with Shihan Dwire and the gang, and to learn from a couple of great martial artists. Professor Rudy Duncan is a long time martial artist and kempo practitioner, and will be offering 90 minutes of technical insight based on his vast background in the arts. Dr. Steven Pearlman, author of The Book of Martial Power, will bring to life some of the martial principles he’s identified in his book. I like this kind of seminar because I know I’ll get something new that I can bring home and use.

I finally did a writeup for Shushi no kon sho. I thought someone had sent it in, but I couldn’t find it. So, here it is. 

It’s probably a bit rough, but with the video as well, it should be passable. Thanks for your patience.

On October 14th, 2012 there was the passing of a legend. Senior Grand Master Simeone George Pesare has passed. If you got your start in Villari’s Kempo, Masters Self Defense Centers, Cerio’s Kenpo or basically any other school in New England, you owe this man a debt of gratitude. He is the man who brought Kempo to New England. He has left an outsized legacy, may he rest in peace.

Frequently controversial, you never wondered where you stood with him. Blunt, hard nosed, tough; over his 50 plus year career he produced many tough black belts. I only had the privilege of attending his seminars a few times, and had met him a few times, but he is not one to be forgotten. As is often said, if you study kempo in New England, or if you study Shaolin Kempo or one of its many offshoots, you most likely study under one of his students, or a student of one of his students.