I'm A 2nd Brown In Kenpo Karate And I Don't Know If I Should Stick With This Style.
2007-12-04 01:04:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
I for one love it and have been studying and teaching the art of Kenpo for almost 11 years now, I hold the rank of 2nd dan black belt in Kenpo Jujitsu and a 1st dan black belt in Kenpo Karate.
My first Karate lessons were informal, they came from a friends father after showing up with a black-eye back around 1971. The first time I put a gi on was about 1973 for American Tang Soo Do, then Chan Shou Do Kung-fu 1974 and in 1978 I went over to a Chung Moo Kwan School. Well at one point in 1988 I started to study two Korean arts at the same time, six days a week, U.S. Tang Soo Do and Tae Kwon Do. After one year I dropped out of the Tae Kwon Do and in 1992 pass my 2nd dan black belt exam then once again made another switch. From 1992-93 I took some Shotokan classes.
My Kenpo training started in February of 1997 and now I am inrolled into American Kenpo program ...Saturdays only. Now this makes it my 3rd Kenpo system.
Compaired to anything I have done in the past, nothing compairs to this for street self defense, it works!
Do you mind if I ask who you study Kenpo with, I collect Kenpo patches, maybe you can help. Today I have almost 400 and have a small sample in my pictures folder to show you (or any one eles that may be able to help).
2007-12-04 05:00:44 · answer #1 · answered by gretsch16pc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Finish your black belt in Kenpo. If the art isn't in your opinion challenging you and is not .... opening up. Than I recommend choosing an art That will complement Kenpo. Kenpo uses a lot of hand work so maybe Taekwando "traditional" not ATA.
might complement it with more emphasis on Kicks.
Or Judo for some redirection and throws.
I highly recommend you complete your black belt in Kenpo you may find it gets a bit more interesting at that level. You also don't want to be a person that gets to be only so so at several arts.
Hang in there and get great.
2007-12-04 01:26:13 · answer #2 · answered by SiFu frank 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
RE: Is there a difference between Kenpo Karate and Karate? This might be a dumb question, but.......Is Kenpo Karate different then regular Karate or is it the same thing? Because I thought Kenpo is different then Karate, yet one instructor told me it's the same thing! HUH?
2016-04-07 07:40:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Frank. Get your Black Belt and then look into some other MA that seems appealing. I think Judo, Aikido or BJJ would compliment your Kenpo well. BJJ would make you well rounded. I studied Kenpo for a little while and just could not get my heart into it. If you just do not have the heart for it anymore you are so close to "finishing" (you never really finish a MA) but if you just want to move on then you have to follow your heart. Best of luck.
2007-12-04 02:36:06 · answer #4 · answered by L A 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are many styles of kenpo / kempo. Most of them are very effective, however like most martial arts no, there are black belt factories and schools that are just out for money. Is this the problem you are having? I can recommend schools, but first I'd need to know what it is that you are looking for. What do you want out of your training? where do you train?(what city and state?) Do you really want to learn another style, or would you prefer to learn more in your own style, more substance ? Send me an e-mail and I will try to help you.
2007-12-04 01:36:57 · answer #5 · answered by Ray H 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Here is the truth.
The quality and frequency of your training methods will far outweigh the style you train in.
Do yourself a favor and find a good school, not a good style.
Visit all your local schools. Try free classes; ask to observe their contact drills and sparring.
Never sign a contract. Never pay for rank testing. Join a school that is clean and respectable. You will need to spend a lot of time there.
Also, we never reveal are ranks. Rank doesn't matter; it only exists in the walls of the school for the purpose of organization. Don't focus on it.
It would be wise to stay in this style and master it. I mean you a have already put in so training on this system, why would you want to leave it? I am guessing you are having problems at your school or you are looking for a more "popular" style.
2007-12-04 04:34:07 · answer #6 · answered by spidertiger440 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot of people go through a low point at some stage in there training ,normally around the 2-3 year mark.
Perhaps an under lying fear of your Black Belt test coming up?
Your so close to your Black Belt , stick it out if you can!
because you have come this far, your so close.
Those Black stripes on your Brown Belt ,symbolise the first stage into your Black Belt progression.
Stick it out until you hold your Black Belt, them make a decision.
2007-12-04 07:09:36 · answer #7 · answered by Riki3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not a fan of the eclectic and mixed chop suey that people throw around as martial arts but Ed Parker's Kenpo is the best of the best.
He was a genius and his senior students are exceptional martial artists.
If you are not happy with it, maybe your teacher is a student of a student of a student, who went and changed what he learned, not considering that it was already perfect.
If you are not happy, find one of his (Ed Parker) senior students or someone who is affiliated with one of them.
Larry Tatum is my fave. There is also Paul Mills.
2007-12-04 02:16:39 · answer #8 · answered by Darth Scandalous 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are wondering if you should stick with the style???? Is there something you are looking for that you do not find in Kempo Karate?
2007-12-04 01:19:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I do several different styles of martial arts. I think that you should add a wrestling art to your repertoire. Its really good to know how to grapple since a lot of fights turn into wrestling matches.
2007-12-04 01:14:17 · answer #10 · answered by There is no spoon 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋