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Overview
The Kenpo Karate Compendium details the forms of American Kenpo as prescribed by the “Father of American Karate,” Ed Parker. Author Lee Wedlake, 9th degree black belt, world-class instructor and competitor, brings his acclaimed training and teaching experience to bear in this unique resource for all who practice and teach American Kenpo and its offshoot systems. The American Kenpo system is taught worldwide and this reference will become a standard for thousands of Kenpo practitioners in various lineages. It will also serve as a stimulus for all martial artists by providing a sense of the logical framework of American Kenpo. Having collected the general rules of motion and the numerous fine points of Kenpo, the book is a standout in the genre.
• COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT of the Kenpo Karate system provides a progression of teaching curricula for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students and instructors
• COVERS history, fundamentals, forms, solo and partner practice, and advanced technical skills
• INCLUDES over 450 black and white photos detailing forms and techniques
• SOMETHING FOR ALL STUDENTS, whether pursuing martial arts for health, competition, self-defense, or personal improvement
Table of Contents
Introduction
Preface
Chapter 1: What the Beginner and the Black Belt Should Know
Chapter 2: The Basics and Exercise Forms: Short and Long 1 and Short and Long 2
Chapter 3: The Intermediate Forms: Short Form Three and Long Form Three
Chapter 4: Form Four
Chapter 5: Form Five
Chapter 6: Form Six
Chapter 7: Form Seven
Chapter 8: Form Eight
Chapter 9: The Sets
Now What? Legal viewpoint by Frank Triolo
Capstone—The Thesis Form
General rules of motion
Recommended Reading
About the Author
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781583948514 |
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| Publisher: | North Atlantic Books |
| Publication date: | 01/13/2015 |
| Pages: | 384 |
| Sales rank: | 605,325 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xiii
Foreword John Sepulveda xv
Original Foreword Ed Parker (1987) xvii
Introduction xix
Footwork Notation System xxiii
1 What Is This Stuff? 1
Who Was Ed Parker? 3
The Family Tree 6
The Ed Parker IKKA Seniors 7
Is There Any Tenth Degree? 8
How to Be a Good Student 9
Physical Limitations and Previous Experience 11
How to Practice 12
Solo Practice 12
Partner Practice 13
Burnout 14
Our Self-Defense Techniques 15
What's with All the Names and Their Code-Words? 17
What's with All the Numbers? 19
Breathing and Kiai 19
Falling and Rolling Skills 22
Strong and Weak Sides 24
Attitude and Self-Defense 25
Flight or Fight, Posture or Submit 27
Weapons 28
Defense Against a Weapon 28
Use of a Weapon 30
2 Salutations and the Foundations of Form 33
Salutation Basics 34
The Hands and Arms 35
The Horse Stance 37
About the Formal Salutation 38
Executing the Formal Salutation 41
Comparative Interpretations, Systems, and Variations 46
Self-Defense Applications of the Salutation 49
The Purpose of Forms 50
A History of Kenpo Forms 51
Learning Forms 54
How to Practice Forms 56
Eliminate Extra Steps 57
Practice in Slow Motion 59
The 'Pilot's Checklist" for Forms Practice 61
Practice for Power 64
Practice for Speed 65
Practice for Timing 65
Developing Visualization 66
Practice with Partners 67
Practicing for Competition and Demonstration 69
Leave the Standards Alone! 71
3 The Basics Forms: Short & Long Form One and Short & Long Form Two 73
Short Form One 73
Footwork 75
Timing 75
Power Principles 76
The Blocking Order 77
The Theme: Retreat 77
Short Form One: Detail of the Form Sections 78
Long Form One: Some Background 81
Long Form One: Detail of the Form Sections 83
Short Form Two 87
Footwork 87
Advancing 87
Timing 88
Power Principles 88
Additional Stances 90
New Hand Formations 90
The Dominant Hand 91
Short Form Two: Detail of the Form Sections 91
Long Form Two 96
Footwork 96
Timing 97
Hand and Arm Strikes 97
Kicks 98
Isolation 98
Long Form Two: Detail of the Form Sections 99
In Closing 109
4 The Intermediate Forms: Short Form Three and Long Form Three 111
Short Form Three 111
Technique Sequence 112
Relating the Techniques 130
Practice with Opponents 134
Long Form Three 135
"Dead" and "Semi-Live" Attacks 136
Technique Sequence 136
Closing Remarks 156
5 Form Four 159
Overview 160
Technique Sequence 162
Additional Observations 214
6 Form Five 219
Overview 219
Technique Sequence 220
Additional Observations 255
Implications of Sleeper Holds, by Mark Rowe, MD 260
7 Form Six 263
Overview 263
Technique Sequence 263
Additional Observations 306
Closing Comments 308
No Excuse for Poor Execution 308
Gun Techniques and Their "Extensions" 309
8 Forms Seven and Eight 313
Some Background on These Two Forms 313
Form Seven, Overview 314
Technique Sequence 315
Form Eight, Overview 316
Technique Sequence 318
9 The Sets 319
Star Block 319
Finger Set 320
Finger Set Two 322
Striking Set(s) 322
Two-Man Set (Black Belt Set) 323
Stance Set(s) 324
Kicking Set(s) 325
Coordination Set(s) 326
Staff Set 327
10 Capstone-The Thesis 331
The Basic Thesis Form 332
The Intermediate Thesis Form 334
Creating the Techniques 336
The Advanced Thesis Form 338
Spontaneous Form 339
Now What? Afterword Frank C. Triolo, Attorney at Law 341
Appendix: General Rules (or Principles) of Motion 343
Glossary 349
Recommended Reading 353
About the Author 355