Grandmaster Ed Parker gave me my nickname "BIG G" whenever I look at my trophys that I won from the Internationals. I think of him. He was truly a Great Man!
My Brother Marco Studied American Kempo he asked me to watch Ed Parker. Very clearly explained. I can see why my brother loves this study and style and GrandMaster Ed Parker way of teaching.
Hey Mr. Somma how have you been it’s Angel Dejesus I use to train at your school back in the 90s are you still teaching anywhere? Anyway I hope all is well.
I studied under Master Parker in the mid-60s at his Menlo Park, California studio. Harvey Clarey was the Sensi of the studio. I learned so much from both of them that here I am 71 years old and I can't forget the lessons that I learned. Much thanks to the Master(s)...I'd probably not be here today for the lessons learned
Thanks for the upload. I began studying Shito-ryu Karate in 1968-I was 18 years-of-age. I was fortunate to study under a true American Karate Master Ernest Lieb for a time in the mid 70s, Watching these videos, I would have enjoyed training with Kenpo practitioners. At the dojo where I trained, individuals from many different styles would come to train, exchange ideas, and/or fight. Fortunately, we did practice touch (point) Karate. We beat the crap out of each other which is the only true way to transcend violence. Train like you fight. Those who do not appreciate these videos will never develop into the an effective fighter. Fighting someone who stumbles, telegraphs their movements because of their need to set themselves before they throw a technique can be hit before their technique is even thrown-Bruce Lee. It is amazing how you can defeat a technique by simply preventing it from fully developing. If are currently training, in anything, watch how successful practitioners maintain their balance as they defend, attack, hit a base ball, swing a golf club, or a tennis racket, etc. If you train under the right people, maybe with time one can attain emotional balance along with the physical.
@@Fardawg What is real combat ? define it ? is it a street fight ? is it a fight to death ? when somebody wants to kill You ? what do you mean by "real combat" ?
Real fights are chaotic loud and unpredictable. Hit them fast hard and in an area that leaves them blinded, stop their breathing and crush their mobility. Anything else is useless unless your just calmly working out
Yep. And your opponent doesn't merely stand and let you do all of these pretty combos on them. And grabbing someones wrist in a fight is an ABSOLUTE GARBAGE technique.
@@notyou8716 Most of martial arts is a joke. Only the ones that allow real combat are effective since they have been put to real use: boxing, Muy Thai, Ju Jitsu, wrestling.
@Fernando you're missing the rest of the lesson. Mr. Parker specifically includes an example of what to do if an opponent does interrupt the flow of attack... something that is surprisingly hard to do when you're being belabored by a kenpoist skilled in the art of kinetically chaining their movement into a kinetic wave of motion.
OHkay im starting to understand kenpo now. There's a lot of hung gar and wing chun influence - centerline concept and footwork are the same. This makes sense because there is a science to all of these combat arts - it is just a matter of how they are applied and where the emphasis is. People might call kenpo 'american karate' but it is obvious to me that it is a style of kung fu.
gugeyewalker I know i'm replying months later but I was compelled to comment. You are right that Parker was influenced by Kung Fu and it is reflected in the motions shown in the video but Kenpo or as we refer to it as "old Kenpo" is much more like Karate strikes, blocks, and kicks with Kung Fu motion...Parker added the more flowing Kung Fu motions, the other linages (Kajukenpo, Karazenpo Go Shin Jitsu, Kenpo Karate, Cerio Kenpo, Villari Kenpo) are all much more like karate, they only share similarities with Parker's system in the foundation of movement, foundation of move combinations, the idea of multiple striking ect. The other systems look much more karate and while I have heard Parker's system referred to as American Karate, I think that distinction falls more in with the other linages of Kenpo, which all sprung from William Chow/James Mitose.
On point. Hung Gar == Blocks are defense but offensive. We use Southern Chinese Kung Fu influences and Japanese Karate. There is quite a bit of Jujitsu mixed in. Anyway there are always doubters, but no one ever saying they beat a guy that practiced kenpo ;{ Chuck Norris said kenpo opponents were the best fighters ;{
You can also look up Chinese Kempo, though kempo is though of as a Karate style it is more a Chinese/Kung Fu style hidden to look like Karate in some ways. Yes, it has many similarities to Wing Chung. Though then again how you may have learned and was taught Kemp and Wing Chung can vary greatly from person to person and teacher to teacher. Almost to the point it deviates so much to being a different style. I am almost 1/3 through the video. I get the concepts and what Mr. Parker is trying to teach here. Though I think he could have touched on these aspect much more effectively in time and method. These can be nice was of teaching concepts but in smaller chunks. It seems it is broke down so much that the point , effectiveness and application are lost. I think most people who did not know about Mr. Parker and though they knew martial arts would not understand what is going on here and would automatically dismiss everything associated with the video. For those that may think that. Please look at other videos of this man and his students that teaches well. You will find with proper attention and applying these losses from those videos are very advanced and almost impossible to find a teacher that knows these thing and to even teach them. They may seem to be small unimportant aspects. Though again these are the secrets that makes the biggest difference. Part of why they are secret is because they are so small and harder to see and notice. Example. Most people think a punch is just sticking you arm out with you hand in a fist. That is because it is the most obvious and largest movement. As you learn more a out how to punch better with power and speed you will learn smaller/finer and still more smaller/finer aspects to the punch.
Wow Just made my Yellow Belt/working on my Orange Belt. I just got more motivated and educated on the basics. Can't build a House w/o a Foundation. Thank You Very Much.
I studied under Sensei George Sewell in Goldsboro, NC. He served in the Navy. When he left the Navy he was stationed in California. So when he left the Navy he studied Chinese Kenpo for sometime there. Eventually moving to North Carolina and opening Sewells Chinese Kenpo. I studied for 5 years with him. Eventually gaining my Black belt. From about 79 to 84. He passed a few years ago. His wife also passed a few years . Miss them both. He was a great teacher and individual. Thanks for the lessons and memories Sensei Sewell. Rest in peace. I salute you.
American kenpo is the most complete art no excessive stances or absurd lockd or flying kicks but all the strengths put together. I did it in hs for Thursday sports wish we had more schools
It's a classical mess. Yes, geometry exists in hand to hand or hand to weapon combat but it must be broken to simplistic terms. I understand what he's saying but to go into all of that is just ridiculous for real life fighting. I'd rather keep it simple. Edit: Angles, linear, and circular are also things that should be broken down to simplicity.
Ed Parker was Elvis Presley's bodyguard as well as sensei. Ed Parker's brown belt students often than not beating other styles' blackbelts. You cannot graduate unless Ed thinks that you can effectively protect yourself under realistic attacks.
MASTER ED PARKER WAS AMAZING.I HAD THE HONOR OF MEETING HIM AS A TEENAGER.P..S.ED PARKER WAS "ELVIS" PRESLEYS PERSONAL BODYGARD AND TEACHER AND FRIEND.NOBODY ELSE CAN SAY THAT FOR 17YRS .
I was fortunate enough to meet in Trane with Mr. Parker in 73 or four in Indianapolis Indiana I learned a lot from this man, and Incorporated into my system up Ketsugo Ryu Kenpo Jutsu. Professor LD Hilton
I'm grateful that I had contact with Master Parker. Too bad he passed away so relatively young. I still have my old gi with the Shaolin Temple emblem on it. That was long ago. I wonder what happened to Danny,Terry, Mills, Tony, Casey, and others?
I started Kenpo Karate has well it is a very systemic form of Karate I came from Tang Soo do and I ain't Never experience anything like Keep Karate it's worth it's weight in Gold 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
It's crazy seeing Ed Parker since I am very good friends with Ed Parker Jr. He teaches his new style 'pactual arts' every Saturday at my karate school.
Grand Master Parker gave me a hershey bar when I was ten right after I was kicked in my groin. I really wasn't in the mood for candy. Later that day I won the IKKA east coast karate championships in the peewee division.
Kenpo has it's merits. It has it's flaws....the thing you will here the most is, "Systems don't fail...people do." That isn't true. Some of the techniques in Kenpo straight do not work in real world application. Some of the techniques work great in outside of the school. It's not just Kenpo though, there are other styles very similar and even dissimilar that have a variety of techniques that do not work in real world applications. I think much of this is due to the 'Art" part of Martial Arts, they are becoming and have been for quite some time too much about Art, and not enough about Martial. Just my humble opinion, but that has been my experience.
Your humble opinion is bang on mate. I feel the knowledge of the system in its entirety is not necessarily enough to allow someone to protect themselves from a serious and continued attack, there are possibly only a few of the base, what Kenpo people term ideal phase techniques that are in themselves useful. I believe that most martial arts tend to have 3 levels of efficiency in their self defence, usefull, unusefill and useless and Kenpo is no different, Practicing useless techniques allows a practitioner to improve their basic abilities, speed, accuracy and power which in turn will help the practitioner to enhance their performance of the unusefull techniques. Then hopefully continued improvements made, although slow to be gained, does help drastically in the execution of the usefull self defence techniques whilst enjoying practicing and learning an art. For the most part, the system is a self defence art and not for me, a fighting art like boxing, jui jitsu or kick boxing, the self defence practitioner can only hope that he is not facing an opponent with these fighting skills, Kenpo itself being described by Mr Parker as an art designed whereby the practitioner is taught to defend against an average attack from an average attacker, this appears to be the case with all self defence arts. Using the art and defending by the numbers will rarely work, the individual practitioner has to find what works for him or her. I do believe that crossing the S.P.E.A.R system by Tony Blauer with arts like Kenpo allows the Kenpo practitioner to recover from the initial confusion by intercepting the initial attack, controlling the situation to some degree. Once the control has been achieved, the self defence person would be in a more advantageous position to succeed in dispatching the attacker for long enough to extricate him or herself from the situation. I replied to you because you spoke sense but maintained a level of respect for someone else's art ,
The Old Man certainly loved to dissect the science of movement and the theory of body mechanics but beyond all that he could kick ass at an elite level. Much of the system he designed was direct adaptations from the street fighting techniques he used in Honolulu back in the day. In a bad neighborhood Ed Parker was a bad dude. These days what passes for his system might not bear much resemblance to its fighting roots but there are still a few bad-ass dudes around that grew up in his system.
I remember kenpo from an old movie, like u hit someone and it causes a movement then u hit and it causes another, in theory a few may work like that, but so many variables, its cool though seeing all these old style vids, wing chung, aikido, judo, bjj and so on are pretty cool to mix and match from.
The Tracy's system doesn't teach free thinking like Parker Kenpo. In the Tracy's system there are too many variations of one technique like 5 Swords A, B, C, D, E, etc. This is not what Kenpo is all about. Kenpo is designed for multiple attackers, the techniques are meant to be added to the arsenal. It is not meant for if someone throws a high hook I'll do version A, or if someone throws a low hook, I'll do version B. Parker Kenpo teaches the practitioner how to react to any variable with free thinking.
I don't know, but I agree that his death was tragic. What an amazing source of information and creativity. And that Gi must be a sight to see! :D I love antique gis. I keep my old one as well from before my school switched to a different style
at 17:21 he talks about different arrangements of a set of 4 moves. He seems to imply that if you have 4 possible moves and you perform a combination of 5 moves that what you do is multiply 5x24 for a result of 120 possible combinations. I'm not great at math but I know that that is basic combinatorics and is actually found by taking 4^5 for a result of 1024. If he is omitting repeated moves, the number of 120 isn't right.
I'm skeptical that any of this would actually work but it's all really interesting and fun to think about. I took some Kenpo as a kid and got my ass kicked by my friend who did judo. Never really knew what Kenpo was all about. I can see now why people find it appealing.
1:22:00 Landing on the guy's kidneys is already extreme, but if you actually do the following moves, you're going to prison. Study the self-defense laws in your country. Nowadays, the attacker has more rights than the victim.
Any situation you have to determine as to its validity of life or death. Self defense is not about just physically striking someone. It also includes elements of awareness and knowing when to engage or walking away. It really boils down to the reason behind the situation. Can you walk away? If not, can you talk your way out of it? A situation, that is life and death you may have no choice but to apply lethal intent. At the time of such you cannot think of the legal consequences. For if you do then you may not be alive for the police to arrive.
@@jimlowe5433 no but i would be arrogant then a mug, towards the potential ignorant bad Ass knowing that I will hurt a potential gang banger or some girls badass boyfriend. And let them believe that i could be assaulted and then surprise my badasses with the embarrassing ass whippin ever
Dan Inosanto studied with Ed Parker.....applied Bruce Lee's theory of adapting what is useful and rejecting what is not (which, of course is his opinion) .............
That is a ubiquitous characteristic of Kenpo - possibly it's defining element. It's why there's so many Kenpo styles. Anyone who spends long enough in it eventually develops their own.
so that's the basic of an old style created in 60's by ed parker ...🕵️♂️( when i say old it's not old like wing chun or wrestling) . hem.. i remember one things ed parker had ties with hawaian kempo as well as bruce lee . We can see wushu influence in his work. Thanks to his friendship with mr lee who exchanged some techniques with ed parker and trained regulary with him
In checking out machado used shotokan karate and kodokan judo training to win during his time on the UFC so this Kenpo has something useful information but in reality no one punches and holds the punch out is when you demonstrate the Kenpo movements it’s not natural and no one cross your legs during a real fight and if you check out the Japanese Version of real Shorin ryu Kempo hand to hand combat style of training it is way different and it’s the type that teach in the Japanese special forces and in the universities and private dojo’s
me gustan los conceptos del kempo!!! .... pero es facil combinar esos movimientos ante un adversario inmovil, y es sumamente dificil hacerlo cuando este se mueve... por ello no lo pueden adaptar a la practica deportiva ( kick, mma etc) y no funciona ante otro practicante de artes marciales ( de los buenos) ... péro es un exelente sistema de defensa personal ( cuando el atacante no lo espera, sus tecnicas son desvastadoras, cuando este se pone en guardia, ya no funciona)
no amigo, no comprendiste la técnica del kenpo. el kenpo funciona cuándo sea y ante cualquier arte marcialista (claro, ningun arte marcial es mejor que otra) y no tiene que ver con un adversario inmovil o movil, ¿quien no se mueve? las tecnicas de kenpo estan pensadas para terminar con el oponente en segundos atacando sus puntos vitales y siguiendo las secuencias que estos podrían hacer, y si lograran esquivar la tecnica siempre hay muchas opciones. ademas las tecnicas de kenpo no estan pensadas para hacer solo esas si te agredieran, son solo movimientos que te enseñan para que puedas usar en cualquier situación, sería muy dificil recordar una tecnica paso por paso en una situación real y hacerla rápida. y por supuesto que funciona cuándo se pone en guardia; tendrías que entrenarlo para darte cuenta. es un mal entendido comun para no practicantes de kenpo karate que piensan que solo aplican para adversarios inmoviles, o que dicen "es una estúpidez, nadie se queda inmovil cuando lo golpean", el problema es que no han entrenado kenpo y en sus dojos no les enseñaron disciplina y humildad. saludos.
While I can appreciate training aids and mnemonics, I think all of these analogies make this system more complicated than it needs to be. A clock, math symbols, letters, numbers, shapes--I'm sure it could be simplified.
It has been. The concepts are great but you are correct that it can be over complicated. I use Japanese / Western Jujitsu as my base and Kenpo is one of the arts I have added to it (Also Old School Judo, kickboxing, .weapons, military strategy). I have found that if you use the Kenpo style setups in your striking combinations, it can put you in a great position for a throw, take down or joint lock. I have found through personal combat experience and sparring against fighters from all styles, that you cannot always use insanely long striking combinations effectively. The modern MMA arena proved this. Angle off your opponents attack, damage him and finish it , which includes having good grappling skills once your in close. Kenjutai Bujutsu School
Kenpo/Kempo Karate is Chinese based, but modified to be a bit more street friendly, Ed Parker Kenpo, Mitose Kempo, American/Hawaiian Kenpo) Krav Maga is the same way, don't focus on the details, all martial arts are beneficial, start with one that feels right.
I am noticing alot of tie chi movments in the way the body moves in the kempo style it is not the same thing however yet there is alot of the same body movments
This is very informative, thanks for posting this video. One question are these videos still for sale (both basic vol 1&2) and if so do you know where i can purchase them?
Those who submitted negative comments it is only due to a lack of understanding of American Kenpo and perhaps a threat in the form of being insecure about the art they practice. Mr. Parker was realistic in developing his art for no nonsense street survival self defense. The MMA craze has a lot of people Dazed and Glazed in the misconceptions of a street fight. Whereas MMA competition has well conditioned and skillful participants, nevertheless, it is still a sporting event with rules, regulations, a referee with a physician at ring side. There are no referees and Doctors on to regulate and minimize possible life threatening danger that can result in a street confrontation. In the ring there are forbidden targets such as the eyes, strikes to the throat, groin, etc. In the ring there is no threat of being attacked with weapons such as a blade/knife, a club/bat, or a gun. The contest in the ring is against one opponent whereas on the street one could have to successfully defend himself or herself against multiple attackers. The rear naked choke which is a "staple" in MMA is an awesome technique but while applying it on the street to an attackers, his homeboys can beat you into LA LA LAND by beating you over the head with baseball bats, crow bars, tire irons, etc. Street defense is Not tournament! Mr. Parker created American Kenpo with "Street Survival" in mind. Put that in your cup and sip it slowly so you can savor the flavor of Truth in Street Combat and Survival in Self Defense. "I come to you with only Karate, empty hands" First sentence in a quote by Master Ed Parker..."Ohs"... Selah!!!
I studied Kenpo for a few years, but that was 35 years ago. I had lunch with Mr. Parker once and he was a really nice guy. Nevertheless, if I had to do it all over, I would find a legitimate BaGuaZhang instructor. Or maybe Wing Chun.
Using this technique, by the time you completed the positioning and stance during a fight .... your opponent already delivered 3 combo punch + kick to the groin... :D :D :D :D
People aren't going to chew you out for being bored, they might chew you out for feeling the need to say how bored you were. You could have just, you know... not said anything and done something else that you liked.
To me, Kenpo is too rigid & karate-like. Not a bad art to start with since they focus on self-defense, but I'd lean more toward Krav Maga (I have done Kenpo, btw). Krava maga, a good stick fighting art & jiu-jitsu and you're set. :-)
Unless you are a true student of American kenpo karate your comments are none relevant and miss in formed. If you cannot theoretically back up your techniques in any art then you do not truly understand what you are doing. Kenpo starts with basics and works its way to the more sophisticated side. And yes it is good for street fighting as it teaches you the what ifs and how to evolve into the current situation. I suggest joining a class to benefit the true and and real nature of this art. I'm a 2nd degree brown belt so i no what i'm talking about, do YOU!!!
el kenpo estaría en desventaja en cuadrilátero por que muchos golpes de kenpo al igual que el kung -fu estarían prohibidos en el cuadrilátero o el octagon de MMA como golpes ala garganta a los ojos a los bajos(huevos) cuello, dislocaciones por ,que,estas artes fueron realmente para la defensa personal aunque según los "expertos"dicen que no funcionan ,quizá para la pelea deportiva no,pero la defensa es la base de cualquier sistema de defensa personal lo quieran aceptar o no
+Fernando Cepero Garcia reta a grandes maestros como larry tatum o francisco vigorux para que salgas de la duda, ahí sabrás si es efectivo el kenpo o no.
Lamentablemente siempre las personas que tratan de desacreditar a un sistema de defensa personal muchas veces no son mas que simples aficionados que solo son espectadores no juegan ni alas canicas se la pasan viendo dragón ball como este tipo .
No sé pero veo en el vídeo muchas cosas que parecen no servir para nada, posiciones extrañas y tal. En fin, la realidad es que cuando pones a dos personas a pelear, todos cierran los puños, los levantan, cierran las piernas, adoptan una guardia similar a la de boxeo y... acaban peleando más o menos igual.
I got my black belt in Kenpo 20 some odd years ago . Kenpo stole my ground fighting and claimed as own but its all good glad i couldhelp . Kenpo rocks regardless uppers trying to cash in .
I've only been studying Kenpo for 3 months and iam blown away by it ill be doing it for the rest of my life..love it
Keep at it!
How's the journey going?
@@markmunday934I bet he quit.
You'll be dead in a week.
Grandmaster Ed Parker gave me my nickname "BIG G" whenever I look at my trophys that I won from the Internationals. I think of him. He was truly a Great Man!
r u a wrestler?
My Brother Marco Studied American Kempo he asked me to watch Ed Parker. Very clearly explained. I can see why my brother loves this study and style and GrandMaster Ed Parker way of teaching.
Attention Stance 28:36
Horse Stance: Training, Fighting 29:45
Bow & Arrow Stance: Neutral, Forward, Reverse 36:32
Kneel Stance: Wide, Close 48:38
Cat Stance: 45 degree, 90 degree 57:12
Twist Stance: Front, Rear 1:06:29
One Leg Stance: Right, Left 1:15:20
Specialized Stances: Concave, Diamond 1:19:20
Leap of Death 1:19:50
Like a chessplayer, Ed Parker is a tactical master! 😍💖🕊️
Studyed KENPO in the BRONX around my mid thirties. Thanks for keeping me up to par now in my 50's!
At Bronx Kenpo...right?
@@robertsomma7935 Yes! Are you still teaching?
@@otonielsuarezii788 On and off brother. Do you have a contact email? So much stuff over the years
@@robertsomma7935Nice hearing from you. Here's my email osuarezjr@gmail.com
Hey Mr. Somma how have you been it’s Angel Dejesus I use to train at your school back in the 90s are you still teaching anywhere? Anyway I hope all is well.
I studied under Master Parker in the mid-60s at his Menlo Park, California studio. Harvey Clarey was the Sensi of the studio. I learned so much from both of them that here I am 71 years old and I can't forget the lessons that I learned. Much thanks to the Master(s)...I'd probably not be here today for the lessons learned
Why not just goju Ryu the complete system aligned with this formidable bad ass system
I am so thankful for all the respect and the discipline. I am so gutted i never applied myself and now at nearly 47,i feel i have missed so much.
2 years in and I am amazed by the body mechanics genius of Ed Parker.
Careful my friend real props should go to Mr. James mitosi.... you will understand alot more.
@@charleschizzoholdridge you be careful my friend. Mitosi didn’t create the art. He was another in 1000 + years of martial arts history. 😉
Thanks for the upload. I began studying Shito-ryu Karate in 1968-I was 18 years-of-age. I was fortunate to study under a true American Karate Master Ernest Lieb for a time in the mid 70s, Watching these videos, I would have enjoyed training with Kenpo practitioners. At the dojo where I trained, individuals from many different styles would come to train, exchange ideas, and/or fight. Fortunately, we did practice touch (point) Karate. We beat the crap out of each other which is the only true way to transcend violence. Train like you fight. Those who do not appreciate these videos will never develop into the an effective fighter. Fighting someone who stumbles, telegraphs their movements because of their need to set themselves before they throw a technique can be hit before their technique is even thrown-Bruce Lee. It is amazing how you can defeat a technique by simply preventing it from fully developing. If are currently training, in anything, watch how successful practitioners maintain their balance as they defend, attack, hit a base ball, swing a golf club, or a tennis racket, etc. If you train under the right people, maybe with time one can attain emotional balance along with the physical.
yes, martial arts are very complicated and hard to study and learn, it requires a lot of brains,,,,,and it is not for people who easily give up
Read some Bruce Lee on JKD. This is overly complicated mess relying on fixed routines. No one uses this stuff in real combat.
@@Fardawg What is real combat ? define it ? is it a street fight ? is it a fight to death ? when somebody wants to kill You ? what do you mean by "real combat" ?
Key phrase is, "If you opponent does not interrupt your flow." Well, in a real fight that is what really happens.
Real fights are chaotic loud and unpredictable. Hit them fast hard and in an area that leaves them blinded, stop their breathing and crush their mobility. Anything else is useless unless your just calmly working out
Yep. And your opponent doesn't merely stand and let you do all of these pretty combos on them. And grabbing someones wrist in a fight is an ABSOLUTE GARBAGE technique.
@@notyou8716 Most of martial arts is a joke. Only the ones that allow real combat are effective since they have been put to real use: boxing, Muy Thai, Ju Jitsu, wrestling.
Blablabla just get yer selves pepper spray fucking keyboard warriors.
@Fernando you're missing the rest of the lesson. Mr. Parker specifically includes an example of what to do if an opponent does interrupt the flow of attack... something that is surprisingly hard to do when you're being belabored by a kenpoist skilled in the art of kinetically chaining their movement into a kinetic wave of motion.
Grande Maestro...gracias a Ud he conocido el Kenpo desde hace 30 años...un sistema formidable...
OHkay im starting to understand kenpo now. There's a lot of hung gar and wing chun influence - centerline concept and footwork are the same. This makes sense because there is a science to all of these combat arts - it is just a matter of how they are applied and where the emphasis is. People might call kenpo 'american karate' but it is obvious to me that it is a style of kung fu.
gugeyewalker I know i'm replying months later but I was compelled to comment. You are right that Parker was influenced by Kung Fu and it is reflected in the motions shown in the video but Kenpo or as we refer to it as "old Kenpo" is much more like Karate strikes, blocks, and kicks with Kung Fu motion...Parker added the more flowing Kung Fu motions, the other linages (Kajukenpo, Karazenpo Go Shin Jitsu, Kenpo Karate, Cerio Kenpo, Villari Kenpo) are all much more like karate, they only share similarities with Parker's system in the foundation of movement, foundation of move combinations, the idea of multiple striking ect. The other systems look much more karate and while I have heard Parker's system referred to as American Karate, I think that distinction falls more in with the other linages of Kenpo, which all sprung from William Chow/James Mitose.
On point. Hung Gar == Blocks are defense but offensive. We use Southern Chinese Kung Fu influences and Japanese Karate. There is quite a bit of Jujitsu mixed in. Anyway there are always doubters, but no one ever saying they beat a guy that practiced kenpo ;{ Chuck Norris said kenpo opponents were the best fighters ;{
kenpo is karate and kunfu mixed
You can also look up Chinese Kempo, though kempo is though of as a Karate style it is more a Chinese/Kung Fu style hidden to look like Karate in some ways.
Yes, it has many similarities to Wing Chung. Though then again how you may have learned and was taught Kemp and Wing Chung can vary greatly from person to person and teacher to teacher. Almost to the point it deviates so much to being a different style.
I am almost 1/3 through the video. I get the concepts and what Mr. Parker is trying to teach here. Though I think he could have touched on these aspect much more effectively in time and method. These can be nice was of teaching concepts but in smaller chunks. It seems it is broke down so much that the point , effectiveness and application are lost.
I think most people who did not know about Mr. Parker and though they knew martial arts would not understand what is going on here and would automatically dismiss everything associated with the video.
For those that may think that. Please look at other videos of this man and his students that teaches well.
You will find with proper attention and applying these losses from those videos are very advanced and almost impossible to find a teacher that knows these thing and to even teach them.
They may seem to be small unimportant aspects. Though again these are the secrets that makes the biggest difference. Part of why they are secret is because they are so small and harder to see and notice.
Example. Most people think a punch is just sticking you arm out with you hand in a fist. That is because it is the most obvious and largest movement. As you learn more a out how to punch better with power and speed you will learn smaller/finer and still more smaller/finer aspects to the punch.
Why are the basics halarious?
Beautiful uninterrupted techniques.it makes you brilliant.thank you master Parker and my master master barry barker
Wow Just made my Yellow Belt/working on my Orange Belt. I just got more motivated and educated on the basics. Can't build a House w/o a Foundation. Thank You Very Much.
Loved the rearrangement section so much. A new way to look at combinations that i can apply to my training.
I studied under Sensei George Sewell in Goldsboro, NC. He served in the Navy. When he left the Navy he was stationed in California. So when he left the Navy he studied Chinese Kenpo for sometime there. Eventually moving to North Carolina and opening Sewells Chinese Kenpo. I studied for 5 years with him. Eventually gaining my Black belt. From about 79 to 84. He passed a few years ago. His wife also passed a few years . Miss them both. He was a great teacher and individual. Thanks for the lessons and memories Sensei Sewell. Rest in peace. I salute you.
Boo hoo!
Ed Parker was a great master, my respect for this man, R.I.P. master.
American kenpo is the most complete art no excessive stances or absurd lockd or flying kicks but all the strengths put together. I did it in hs for Thursday sports wish we had more schools
I have tried it on the street when I was a bouncer and five guys jumped me. I wasn't the one on the ground when it was over.
I call bullshit
bullshit
Yeah right
Never happened. Nice try.
Just the truth, but believe what you want.
I grew up in this, I am grateful.
this is what i call scientific self defense using traditional art, beautiful yet deadly.
It's a classical mess. Yes, geometry exists in hand to hand or hand to weapon combat but it must be broken to simplistic terms. I understand what he's saying but to go into all of that is just ridiculous for real life fighting. I'd rather keep it simple.
Edit: Angles, linear, and circular are also things that should be broken down to simplicity.
Ed Parker was Elvis Presley's bodyguard as well as sensei. Ed Parker's brown belt students often than not beating other styles' blackbelts. You cannot graduate unless Ed thinks that you can effectively protect yourself under realistic attacks.
+DocNo Well he's dead so...
Masutatsu Oyama, Grand Master of Kyokushin. Don't judge people for having an aged body.
I'm happy to have had a chance to study this under Pat. Silantri, and Scott Higgins in 95'. This is a wonderful style. :)
MASTER ED PARKER WAS AMAZING.I HAD THE HONOR OF MEETING HIM AS A TEENAGER.P..S.ED PARKER WAS "ELVIS" PRESLEYS PERSONAL BODYGARD AND TEACHER AND FRIEND.NOBODY ELSE CAN SAY THAT FOR 17YRS .
I was fortunate enough to meet in Trane with Mr. Parker in 73 or four in Indianapolis Indiana I learned a lot from this man, and Incorporated into my system up Ketsugo Ryu Kenpo Jutsu. Professor LD Hilton
I'm grateful that I had contact with Master Parker. Too bad he passed away so relatively young. I still have my old gi with the Shaolin Temple emblem on it. That was long ago. I wonder what happened to Danny,Terry, Mills, Tony, Casey, and others?
Very interesting. Awesome to see Mr Parker demonstrating.
Dang it is cool to see this knowing that my karate teacher learned from Ed Parker forever ago
If nothing else, Parker was a master at over complication.
Stop hating on Kenpo I saw you in two videos now!
If nothing else, you've never studied with Ed Parker.
This is more watchable at 1.25 speed.
It really is
Yes
I started Kenpo Karate has well it is a very systemic form of Karate I came from Tang Soo do and I ain't Never experience anything like Keep Karate it's worth it's weight in Gold 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
By the way I must add I study Tracy's Kenpo Karate
You are incredibly lucky to have met Ed Parker!
It's crazy seeing Ed Parker since I am very good friends with Ed Parker Jr. He teaches his new style 'pactual arts' every Saturday at my karate school.
My god he seriously put me to sleep.
Dont chew me out for getting bored people.
Not an ass chewing, the art is not for you nor you for the art. Not an ass chewing, just an observation.
This is like Volume 2 of Insights in video form! Cool.
Grand Master Parker gave me a hershey bar when I was ten right after I was kicked in my groin. I really wasn't in the mood for candy.
Later that day I won the IKKA east coast karate championships in the peewee division.
Impressive 360°Perception deveopmentality: Thanks to Ed Parker
I study in this and it is very informative to watch this. my teacher teaches like this.
1:22:50 Thank you. My back has been stiff for months. :)
remember my instructor ralph chinnick 10th dan.. let us watch this in our instructor classes... is a great video
ojala alguien tradujera esta joya de video. casi no se encuentra material de kenpo de la autoria de ed parker.
a true master of their arts craft kinpo styles....x
Kenpo has it's merits. It has it's flaws....the thing you will here the most is, "Systems don't fail...people do." That isn't true. Some of the techniques in Kenpo straight do not work in real world application. Some of the techniques work great in outside of the school. It's not just Kenpo though, there are other styles very similar and even dissimilar that have a variety of techniques that do not work in real world applications. I think much of this is due to the 'Art" part of Martial Arts, they are becoming and have been for quite some time too much about Art, and not enough about Martial. Just my humble opinion, but that has been my experience.
Your humble opinion is bang on mate. I feel the knowledge of the system in its entirety is not necessarily enough to allow someone to protect themselves from a serious and continued attack, there are possibly only a few of the base, what Kenpo people term ideal phase techniques that are in themselves useful. I believe that most martial arts tend to have 3 levels of efficiency in their self defence, usefull, unusefill and useless and Kenpo is no different, Practicing useless techniques allows a practitioner to improve their basic abilities, speed, accuracy and power which in turn will help the practitioner to enhance their performance of the unusefull techniques. Then hopefully continued improvements made, although slow to be gained, does help drastically in the execution of the usefull self defence techniques whilst enjoying practicing and learning an art. For the most part, the system is a self defence art and not for me, a fighting art like boxing, jui jitsu or kick boxing, the self defence practitioner can only hope that he is not facing an opponent with these fighting skills, Kenpo itself being described by Mr Parker as an art designed whereby the practitioner is taught to defend against an average attack from an average attacker, this appears to be the case with all self defence arts. Using the art and defending by the numbers will rarely work, the individual practitioner has to find what works for him or her.
I do believe that crossing the S.P.E.A.R system by Tony Blauer with arts like Kenpo allows the Kenpo practitioner to recover from the initial confusion by intercepting the initial attack, controlling the situation to some degree. Once the control has been achieved, the self defence person would be in a more advantageous position to succeed in dispatching the attacker for long enough to extricate him or herself from the situation. I replied to you because you spoke sense but maintained a level of respect for someone else's art ,
The Old Man certainly loved to dissect the science of movement and the theory of body mechanics but beyond all that he could kick ass at an elite level. Much of the system he designed was direct adaptations from the street fighting techniques he used in Honolulu back in the day. In a bad neighborhood Ed Parker was a bad dude. These days what passes for his system might not bear much resemblance to its fighting roots but there are still a few bad-ass dudes around that grew up in his system.
Thank you sooo much for sharing this video online!
I remember kenpo from an old movie, like u hit someone and it causes a movement then u hit and it causes another, in theory a few may work like that, but so many variables, its cool though seeing all these old style vids, wing chung, aikido, judo, bjj and so on are pretty cool to mix and match from.
I think ed parker is great
But the tracys system seems to be more efficient to me.im currently an orange belt.and im Impressed so far.
The Tracy's system doesn't teach free thinking like Parker Kenpo. In the Tracy's system there are too many variations of one technique like 5 Swords A, B, C, D, E, etc. This is not what Kenpo is all about. Kenpo is designed for multiple attackers, the techniques are meant to be added to the arsenal. It is not meant for if someone throws a high hook I'll do version A, or if someone throws a low hook, I'll do version B. Parker Kenpo teaches the practitioner how to react to any variable with free thinking.
The great Edmund Parker true Grandmaster of Kenpo.
El kenpo no para de avanzar, kenpo indestructible.
Hola soy de Venezuela me gusta el kenpo 👍
Is that Tommy Chavies at 3:08 on the left hand side? Looking sharp!
Dick Byrnz That’s him!
I don't know, but I agree that his death was tragic. What an amazing source of information and creativity. And that Gi must be a sight to see! :D I love antique gis. I keep my old one as well from before my school switched to a different style
Always fun to watch!
at 17:21 he talks about different arrangements of a set of 4 moves. He seems to imply that if you have 4 possible moves and you perform a combination of 5 moves that what you do is multiply 5x24 for a result of 120 possible combinations. I'm not great at math but I know that that is basic combinatorics and is actually found by taking 4^5 for a result of 1024. If he is omitting repeated moves, the number of 120 isn't right.
I'm skeptical that any of this would actually work but it's all really interesting and fun to think about. I took some Kenpo as a kid and got my ass kicked by my friend who did judo. Never really knew what Kenpo was all about. I can see now why people find it appealing.
Blade's style, one of the few traditional MA that's practical.
"Leap if Death" should be renamed "Leap into a long prison sentence for use of grossly disproportionate force"
Or you can call it ridiculous and silly stuff that will never work in any situation then you nailed it.
Excellent...EXCELLENT!!..Thank you for this vid..
1:22:00 Landing on the guy's kidneys is already extreme, but if you actually do the following moves, you're going to prison.
Study the self-defense laws in your country. Nowadays, the attacker has more rights than the victim.
Any situation you have to determine as to its validity of life or death. Self defense is not about just physically striking someone. It also includes elements of awareness and knowing when to engage or walking away. It really boils down to the reason behind the situation. Can you walk away? If not, can you talk your way out of it? A situation, that is life and death you may have no choice but to apply lethal intent. At the time of such you cannot think of the legal consequences. For if you do then you may not be alive for the police to arrive.
@@jimlowe5433 no but i would be arrogant then a mug, towards the potential ignorant bad Ass knowing that I will hurt a potential gang banger or some girls badass boyfriend. And let them believe that i could be assaulted and then surprise my badasses with the embarrassing ass whippin ever
Real ninjas dont get caught
I have been taught to meet the attacker with an equal defence. The defensive technique, is to match that, of the incoming attack.
Dan Inosanto studied with Ed Parker.....applied Bruce Lee's theory of adapting what is useful and rejecting what is not (which, of course is his opinion) .............
That is a ubiquitous characteristic of Kenpo - possibly it's defining element. It's why there's so many Kenpo styles. Anyone who spends long enough in it eventually develops their own.
so that's the basic of an old style created in 60's by ed parker ...🕵️♂️( when i say old it's not old like wing chun or wrestling) . hem.. i remember one things ed parker had ties with hawaian kempo as well as bruce lee . We can see wushu influence in his work. Thanks to his friendship with mr lee who exchanged some techniques with ed parker and trained regulary with him
mortal kombat music lol great video though im learning a lot
You may want to check out kajukenbo or Kung fu San soo 🤔👍🤘👊
Yes Thank You for posting this helps the books more understandable.
In checking out machado used shotokan karate and kodokan judo training to win during his time on the UFC so this Kenpo has something useful information but in reality no one punches and holds the punch out is when you demonstrate the Kenpo movements it’s not natural and no one cross your legs during a real fight and if you check out the Japanese Version of real Shorin ryu Kempo hand to hand combat style of training it is way different and it’s the type that teach in the Japanese special forces and in the universities and private dojo’s
Why not tuck the chin like boxers do?
I thought I was watching Sesame Street with Master Parker talking about words and sentences.lol
me gustan los conceptos del kempo!!! .... pero es facil combinar esos movimientos ante un adversario inmovil, y es sumamente dificil hacerlo cuando este se mueve... por ello no lo pueden adaptar a la practica deportiva ( kick, mma etc) y no funciona ante otro practicante de artes marciales ( de los buenos) ... péro es un exelente sistema de defensa personal ( cuando el atacante no lo espera, sus tecnicas son desvastadoras, cuando este se pone en guardia, ya no funciona)
no amigo, no comprendiste la técnica del kenpo. el kenpo funciona cuándo sea y ante cualquier arte marcialista (claro, ningun arte marcial es mejor que otra) y no tiene que ver con un adversario inmovil o movil, ¿quien no se mueve? las tecnicas de kenpo estan pensadas para terminar con el oponente en segundos atacando sus puntos vitales y siguiendo las secuencias que estos podrían hacer, y si lograran esquivar la tecnica siempre hay muchas opciones. ademas las tecnicas de kenpo no estan pensadas para hacer solo esas si te agredieran, son solo movimientos que te enseñan para que puedas usar en cualquier situación, sería muy dificil recordar una tecnica paso por paso en una situación real y hacerla rápida. y por supuesto que funciona cuándo se pone en guardia; tendrías que entrenarlo para darte cuenta. es un mal entendido comun para no practicantes de kenpo karate que piensan que solo aplican para adversarios inmoviles, o que dicen "es una estúpidez, nadie se queda inmovil cuando lo golpean", el problema es que no han entrenado kenpo y en sus dojos no les enseñaron disciplina y humildad. saludos.
Yes Thanks ssaboj helps to make the books easier to understand.
I personally prefer Kajukenpo and find it more effective for personal defense.
Pray an act of perfect contrition everyday
Looks like Ed went to the same barber as Phil Donahue, Leslie Neilson, Peter Graves, Donald Trump.and that one televangelist guy.
Genius of street defense and self understanding
While I can appreciate training aids and mnemonics, I think all of these analogies make this system more complicated than it needs to be. A clock, math symbols, letters, numbers, shapes--I'm sure it could be simplified.
It has been. The concepts are great but you are correct that it can be over complicated. I use Japanese / Western Jujitsu as my base and Kenpo is one of the arts I have added to it (Also Old School Judo, kickboxing, .weapons, military strategy). I have found that if you use the Kenpo style setups in your striking combinations, it can put you in a great position for a throw, take down or joint lock. I have found through personal combat experience and sparring against fighters from all styles, that you cannot always use insanely long striking combinations effectively. The modern MMA arena proved this. Angle off your opponents attack, damage him and finish it , which includes having good grappling skills once your in close. Kenjutai Bujutsu School
Kenpo/Kempo Karate is Chinese based, but modified to be a bit more street friendly, Ed Parker Kenpo, Mitose Kempo, American/Hawaiian Kenpo) Krav Maga is the same way, don't focus on the details, all martial arts are beneficial, start with one that feels right.
for your information krav maga doesnt have a form and full of fake and copy cat. Watch and check master ken.Furthermore no substance
I am noticing alot of tie chi movments in the way the body moves in the kempo style it is not the same thing however yet there is alot of the same body movments
wasn't this guy in the Naked gun movie?
This is very informative, thanks for posting this video. One question are these videos still for sale (both basic vol 1&2) and if so do you know where i can purchase them?
Those who submitted negative comments it is only due to a lack of understanding of American Kenpo and perhaps a threat in the form of being insecure about the art they practice. Mr. Parker was realistic in developing his art for no nonsense street survival self defense. The MMA craze has a lot of people Dazed and Glazed in the misconceptions of a street fight. Whereas MMA competition has well conditioned and skillful participants, nevertheless, it is still a sporting event with rules, regulations, a referee with a physician at ring side. There are no referees and Doctors on to regulate and minimize possible life threatening danger that can result in a street confrontation. In the ring there are forbidden targets such as the eyes, strikes to the throat, groin, etc. In the ring there is no threat of being attacked with weapons such as a blade/knife, a club/bat, or a gun. The contest in the ring is against one opponent whereas on the street one could have to successfully defend himself or herself against multiple attackers. The rear naked choke which is a "staple" in MMA is an awesome technique but while applying it on the street to an attackers, his homeboys can beat you into LA LA LAND by beating you over the head with baseball bats, crow bars, tire irons, etc. Street defense is Not tournament! Mr. Parker created American Kenpo with "Street Survival" in mind. Put that in your cup and sip it slowly so you can savor the flavor of Truth in Street Combat and Survival in Self Defense. "I come to you with only Karate, empty hands" First sentence in a quote by Master Ed Parker..."Ohs"...
Selah!!!
do whatever it takes to win the fight ... no rules
RIP grand master ed Parker, oss🙏🙏🥊🥊🥋🥋
More Steve Sanders!
I studied Kenpo for a few years, but that was 35 years ago. I had lunch with Mr. Parker once and he was a really nice guy. Nevertheless, if I had to do it all over, I would find a legitimate BaGuaZhang instructor. Or maybe Wing Chun.
I hear Joey Diaz when I close my eyes 🤣😂
Using this technique, by the time you completed the positioning and stance during a fight .... your opponent already delivered 3 combo punch + kick to the groin... :D :D :D :D
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People aren't going to chew you out for being bored, they might chew you out for feeling the need to say how bored you were. You could have just, you know... not said anything and done something else that you liked.
holy shit its mr chavies, he was my master in middle school
what's the diference between american kenpo and krav maga??? and which is the most effective on the streets??? what do you think guys????
To me, Kenpo is too rigid & karate-like. Not a bad art to start with since they focus on self-defense, but I'd lean more toward Krav Maga (I have done Kenpo, btw). Krava maga, a good stick fighting art & jiu-jitsu and you're set. :-)
I like kenpo but I would like to revise the techniques to make them simpler and less overkill
BlackDolphin90 not over kill. Over skilled
@@markhartman6339 They are too hard to excited in a fight though.....too much skill needed to execute the techs.
I just want to know which style do the teenage mutant ninja turtles practice? 🤔
Damn, this videos graphic intro started off like an old porno vhs
Thank you for posting this.
Ed Parker...The grandfather of Kenpo .
Ed's student never had an encounter with Bruce. Do you know Patrick Strong?
Unless you are a true student of American kenpo karate your comments are none relevant and miss in formed. If you cannot theoretically back up your techniques in any art then you do not truly understand what you are doing. Kenpo starts with basics and works its way to the more sophisticated side. And yes it is good for street fighting as it teaches you the what ifs and how to evolve into the current situation. I suggest joining a class to benefit the true and and real nature of this art. I'm a 2nd degree brown belt so i no what i'm talking about, do YOU!!!
+Phil Johnson Osu well said brother.
+Phil Johnson skill is rank....belts mean nothing out there in the mean streets.always keep that in mind.
bot true , Im a black belt in kenpo - I bounced to learn what worked and did not in streets .
Stop acting like a tough guy
Song name from the intro?
Sifu David and Jakki here is some thing I think you may find interesting.
Are there other volumes uploaded onto TH-cam. Can the link be shared please.
th-cam.com/video/j37zw1j1t7Y/w-d-xo.html
Thanks 👍
El kempo funciona? Pregunta muy buena. Es facil saber si sirve. Al cuadrilátero y salimos de dudas.
el kenpo estaría en desventaja en cuadrilátero por que muchos golpes de kenpo al igual que el kung -fu estarían prohibidos en el cuadrilátero o el octagon de MMA como golpes ala garganta a los ojos a los bajos(huevos) cuello, dislocaciones por ,que,estas artes fueron realmente para la defensa personal aunque según los "expertos"dicen que no funcionan ,quizá para la pelea deportiva no,pero la defensa es la base de cualquier sistema de defensa personal lo quieran aceptar o no
+Fernando Cepero Garcia reta a grandes maestros como larry tatum o francisco vigorux para que salgas de la duda, ahí sabrás si es efectivo el kenpo o no.
Lamentablemente siempre las personas que tratan de desacreditar a un sistema de defensa personal muchas veces no son mas que simples aficionados que solo son espectadores no juegan ni alas canicas se la pasan viendo dragón ball como este tipo .
+Rogelio Ramo
No sé pero veo en el vídeo muchas cosas que parecen no servir para nada, posiciones extrañas y tal. En fin, la realidad es que cuando pones a dos personas a pelear, todos cierran los puños, los levantan, cierran las piernas, adoptan una guardia similar a la de boxeo y... acaban peleando más o menos igual.
I got my black belt in Kenpo 20 some odd years ago . Kenpo stole my ground fighting and claimed as own but its all good glad i couldhelp . Kenpo rocks regardless uppers trying to cash in .
Can you elaborate?