If you’ve ever wondered what my teacher is like, or if you’ve ever wanted to watch me get beat on for an hour, Sensei Bernard Williams posted a video of a Kempo-Jutsu seminar from a couple years back. Professor Kimo is coming to the mainland again, starting in Vegas in April, and continuing on through Long Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Stay tuned to Kempoinfo.com for more information.
For now, get out your popcorn and enjoy:
I currently focus my efforts on the Kempo Jutsu of Professor Kimo Ferreira. I stumbled across this video and thought that it was interesting how similar in name and in some of the movements the Kempo done by these folks was. All in all a pretty good demo:
I later saw he was a student of the late Jorn Brandt, who trained with Professor Kimo for a while, so I can see where some of the familiar touches might have found their way in. I was glad to have met Mr. Brandt and his family in Las Vegas at the Gathering of Eagles. It is unfortunate that he passed so young.
Here’s a two part video on Leopard Techniques from Family Kung-Fu Center (they specifically mention that it is Shaolin Kempo Karate).
