as i continue to argue with every (idiot) person who continues to grasp at the idea that kenpo is real ,im forced to give proof over and over again. hey crazy man its not kenpo. you swung wildly and ended up on the ground. its ok that you pretend, we arent mad . just giggling wildly at how gullible you are.
Jeff's hitting himself to help gain power but what I'm taught is learning to find the jing behind a movement and using the movement of your body to gain power.KENPO rules
The movements are multiple, because an attacker can react with multiple attacks. Kenpo is proven effective, because it develops torque and power. The type of power you need to bring down an aggressor properly.
While it is true that being in good shape is preferable to being obese, true martial arts do not absolutely require it. Arts such as Kenpo & Kung Fu have an internal structure that the practitioner must "find." Once said practitioner finds his structure, he can ironically become lazier with his technique (meaning he no longer has to strictly follow textbook motions for the techniques to work). While Mr. Speakman does appear to be over-weight, his Kenpo is better now than when he was young.
@6266aew ...small san sau??? in a fight, yes. Its a TRAINING METHOD, not a rule. Oh, and the pc. 6 paired with the st. 9 shot is there. Good comment, though.
@DementedDegsy No good kenpo student thinks, "if he does this, I'll do that tech., if he grabs like that, I'll do this tech...you just defocus and make it happen as it goes. Its a training method. Tai Chi students don't fight in slow motion, but the Yang Long form is a great training exercise to add to any art's curriculum, not because it replaces heavy bag training, but because it gives the student something bag work doesn't. Go watch the video again and note the combos that he breaks down; )
@jklobach and this means what ? did I comment on if attackers does this I do that ? no ! I stand by what I said, if an attack is countered hard and correctly the attacker doesn't move away they drop, I train to block and counter and subdue the attacker with as limited strikes as possible ! I have worked as door security and now what works, cos I have used my training practically against individuals who don't stop if someone shouts yame but want to stick you with a broken glass or bight your face
@DementedDegsy Look- the techniques aren't RULES. They are exercises in vital point striking combos. You say you stand by what you said...you never said anything! You just bagged on one of the best martial artists I know. The last time my school brought Prof. Speakman in for seminar the topic was how too many Kenpo people are worried about how fast and many times they can hit instead of hitting hard enough the first time. With Kenpo I have disarmed knives, bottles, dropped bikers, etc. So what?
@jklobach professor ? funny how he takes his eyes of the target at the end of the sequence to look the other way ! why would you do this ? seen lots of American kempo on the net and it's all the same flashy, noisy cos it makes it look and sound good but these so called "professors" seem to need to do more body conditioning and loose their gut ! if this is the best you know then I don't need to say much more do I ? train with the likes of sensei Morio Higaonna or Shinjo Sense
@DementedDegsy If you had an open mand you would already know that Professor is a title in American Kenpo, like sensi or shihan in japanese arts. I at least give an art my benefit of the doubt before I judge it. I have trained with aikido masters, mma full contact fighters, goju ryu and wado ryu masters, kung fu and tai chi masters from china. Who the fuck are you? I have taught in universities, and back yard ghetto schools that were as rough and tumble as any dojo anywhere.
@jklobach again this title use to me seems and extension of American kempo's desire inflate it's ego ! the Title of professor can only really be used by those in academia who have moved above doctorate level and are teaching at university or such institution such as a professor of biophysics ! anything else fraud !
@DementedDegsy By the way, who are those two guys you train with? never heard of them. but everyone has heard of Jeff Speakman. The man has personally broken my ribs with a punch. The only other guy that has ever done that to me was my 1st teacher. An UNDEFEATED professional full contact fighter. Go home boy. Come back when you learn some manners.
@jklobach you haven't heard of them because you are likely to have never looked beyond your own parochial borders ! go look them up ? and as for manners I have not been rude or abusive I have asked reasonable questions but clearly you can not maintain a reasonable debate so resort to using the fact MrS broke your ribs as did your first teacher as this should impress me ! and you also use the word boy as if you are still talking to your slaves !! tis you that needs manners me thinks
@DementedDegsy now-the term Professor. it takes years and years to acquire the title prof in kenpo. much longer than in college. you must be actively teaching for probably 20 yrs to gain the title. a black belt requires a written thesis as well as a physical test that last for hours. and I don't remember what it was in, but Mr S does have a college degree. and as far as ego goes, MASTER sounds much more inflated then Prof., as in teacher. american kenpo uses american terms.
@jklobach thats training for along time ! my own instructor has taught for 24 years and his for 30 in England both living within a 10 miles. I have been training with these to men for 16 years, 8 to 10 hours a week my instructor is 6th dan and his instructors 7th. they also wrote a thesis as did I for my test and a physical test lasting a minimum of 4 hours including full contact sparing , Kempo is based on Easters arts master in Eastern culture is akin to professor
@DementedDegsy Wow! Impressive. I used to be able to train like that in my youth. For many years in my 20s I lived with my most important instructor, my brother in law, a real bull of a man that was pretty rough and physical when training. We trained and taught almost daily. He was the full contact fighter that had trained in hapkido, kenpo and a mix of general full contact hard japanese styles. I had studied when younger, but he gave me the solid foundation that I built on.
@DementedDegsy finally-my narrow borders. I have trained in many styles, and stayed with what worked for me. none better or worse, just different. kenpo works for me, probably because I've been at it since I was 5. the japanese hard styles just felt awkward. however, the kung fu I cross trained in felt natural. brazilian jujitsu was the same way, not natural to me, but small circle jujitsu made sense. a good solid system is important, but it needs a good teacher to impart the knowledge within
@DementedDegsy then while in college I trained with some wado ryu friends, and cross trained in shaolin long fist and tai chi, as well as another kenpo class at the University of Utah. I had a friend that studied hung gar with Sifu Steve Mallen, a student of Bucksam Kong. Their banging arms exercise was so good for conditioning I started using it. I just moved across the U.S., and just found a new tai chi instructor. He's good, better at explanation than my chinese teacher. Hes a brit!
@DementedDegsy I think that the most important thing that training in these arts develops is character and self discipline. the most important thing my good kenpo teachers left me with was how to be a good honorable man, not just how to punch or kick. and then I let you draw me into this pissing contest. I must apologize, I have lowered myself. if you really do have any questions, feel free to contact me. if you just want to make noise, please go away.
@DementedDegsy Just watched the video again. Are you saying that goju students don't thing a punch to the face or a handsword to the carotid artery aren't good finishing strikes? Go back to the dojo boy. Oh, and by the way Okinawan stylist, Sensi is spelled with an I, not an e. Go back to school too.
@jklobach don't tell me how to spell my own language , Americans don't pronounce or spell many ENGLISH words correctly remember you speak my language which is English ! it's spelt Sensei and I'm not a bot I'm 46 years old
@DementedDegsy wait. lets try to play nice. this started by me just trying to explain that kenpo techs aren't like those from other systems, they are drills to develop specific skills. then lets admit it, you got a bit defensive and rude, and I countered the same way. but lowering yourself to slurs about ethnicity? so all americans are racist? I used boy to comment on your childishness. my wife is black. you should probably think before you talk, but its just a suggestion.
@DementedDegsy Just remembered something Professor Speakman told us...his GOJU RYU teacher told him to continue his studies under Ed Parker. Mr. Speakman has a black belt in Goju Ryu. I think he said his Sensi was Lou Angel, but don't quote me, I'm not sure. Next?
then I'm sure you know something about point striking combinations and body mechanics. I know some very good Goju ryu people back in Utah. Sensei Carlos Ferrer used to invite me to his belt tests as a guest instructor. Very rough art.
What Prof. Speakman is doing here is called a technique, but its more like an exercise. It builds speed and accuracy to effective point combos. If you want a strong jab, do push ups,,,better wind, run,,,good combos and flow, work your techniques!
@fecesonfoot I think the quote is, "Its not who's right, but who's left". Who said it? Grandmaster Ed Parker, as in "Parker Kenpo". Any one or two of these strikes are fight stoppers. Period. Developing flow and building speed is the EXERCISE that is being done here. I have personally had Prof. Speakman hit me and crack my ribs with one punch. Look at the first 2 moves: inward hammerfist strike to right arm, outward hammerfist / punch to face. Believe me-he'd break your face.
Kenpo isn't overkill, it's OVER SKILL!!! Prof. Speakman, I am again amazed. 4 seminars and a couple of ribs later, you are still Kenpo Personified. You graced us in Salt Lake City a few years back and we still whisper the tales on cold scary nights. I think Mr. Parker would be thrilled. all the best, JKL
Potentially any one of the segments in fatal deviation or any one of the other Kenpo combinations is probably all you will need. Most times for Fatal Deviation is you will only need the first three strikes and maybe finish with a hammerfist to the groin and then cover out
Too Many Moves?? Possible it is a bit overkill but that is not the right discussion to get into really. The underlying idea with Kenpo combinations is to create muscle memory. it is a training tool much like using deep stances. Will you use deep stances in a real fight? No. But they are the foundation of your footwork and provide power to your strikes, kicks and throws. The multiple hit idea teaches you to keep attacking until the opponant is no longer a threat and to cover possible "what if"
@naumutroi How about creating muscle memory for creating peace rather than violence. Do you think Jesus would approve of this. What is said on the Sermon on the Mount that gives you the idea that Jesus approves of violence even in cases to self-defense.
@GohModley you bible thumpers are the worse of the lot. how many innocents were killed during the inquisition, the salem witch hunts, the cover-ups by churches of priests who molest little children. If it means protecting those I love from someone who means to do them harm or myself I do not care if some mythological holy man who died two thousand years ago aproves or not. That said, i do believe in a hoigher power but i also believe that the worse thing to happen to faith is religion.
@GohModley religion and jesus Christ is not something ythat you should be talking about like you are some expert when you are hitting on under-aged females on the internet, pervert.
@GohModley a perv who hits on underage girls online is not worthy of my answer. but if you continue on this path, you will be answering questions from your local police department and possibly ACID or NCIS.
@naumutroi The main problem I see with this thinking is the "what if" that comes into play in real fighting. After strike number 2 he has nothing guarding his face from a retaliating right hand, he just assumes the person will not be able to throw one, its a large assumption. The fact is this stuff never happens like you practice it with a person going along with the move. There are to many possibilities to train set scenarios, the real way to learn is active fighting and sparring. Not drills.
These are "formS" and the 'applications" of those "said" principleS: I don't SEE: how PEOPLE: are SO: BLINDED & Myopixxxxxxxxxxxx: in "their" UnderStanding: that "formS" and Whatnot: are to "help" develop the Muscle Memory: From there: once you've BUILT: physicaL: Stamina: required: you: the INDIVIDUAL: is FREE: 2 "Flow" and IMPROVISE: que bueno?............................................
@clearcombat Too many moves? No. Complete technique? Yes. If the best criticism you can think up is some thinly veiled fat joke, then kindly keep quiet until you can come up with something more intelligent to say.
"As variables become routine, appropriate responses become second nature and spontaneous. Such responses may be necessary in the street where a surprise attack may eliminate ones ability to examine all of the possible options. Only instinctive responses, developed through logical training methods and conditioning, provide the proper transfer of knowledge required in these situations."
@6266aew unless you run into someone who's hopped up on PCP or SPEED or LSD or Coccaine then it might be a different story. You do all that thinking it's over and he looking at you like, "Is that all you got?" In that case there's only one logical thing to do... RUN!!!! xD
people who said this don't work in real fights, go up to them and try to harm them, see what happens. this is all mental...a real martial artist vs a amature or no body like some peoples on youtube, they will destroy you.
Hm, interesting technique. Although the fight should of ended with the 'eye strike' and or knee to the groin. I just dislike big movements in martial arts.
@iamgodan i've been working on my "potential lines of entry" on your mom, sister and girlfriend. i was able to 3 hole qualify them(mouth,anal and vaginal).
I'm a huge fan of Jeff Speakman. It's a little shocking to see him so over weight though. I hope he gets back in the gym. He would then be the total package. One bad dude!
Btw,I'm a 5th dan in kenpo,a 1st in judo,a 3rd in tang soo do,I have years of boxing and Muay Thai and have sparred with numerous up and comers+ champs,kali,a year and counting of seite-ryu iaido,a blue with 2 stripes in bjj,still wrestle at the local college,and am certified in the use of firearms from Rio Hondo Police Academy...AAND I'm a brutha from the dangerous streets of both Southeast San Diego and East Side Long Beach Killa Kali.Trust me.Kenpo works.
For those of you posing questions about whether or not kenpo can be used in MMA when its street lethal techniques are removed: the answer is YES. Chuck Liddel did alright with it. GSP also uses karate (kyokushinkai) and so does Lyoto Machida (a variant of shotokan that looks remarkably like kenpo). The full kenpo arsenal,however,has way too many dangerous techniques that are illegal in MMA cuz MMA is a sport.Kenpo is a MARTIAL ART.
If Speakman had been in his prime at the onset of popular MMA fighting, he would have kicked some serious arse. Right now he's only 'very dangerous'...back in the day he was 'you-better-have-a-gun dangerous'
Hell, HE LOOKs TO STILL BE IN SOME SHAPE AT THE AGE OF 50.And SEENING AS HERSCHEL WALKER IS DOING MMA, AND VAN DAMME MUAY THAI,THEn WHAT'S STOPPING SPEAKMAN?BY THE WAY; WHO's BETTER,SPEAKMAN OR SEGAL? THE AGE OLD QUESTION!
I don't know Speakman, but I know my own instructor looks fat, but when he is more flexible than 90% of the teenage guys/girls at my school, you can't say anything bad about it. Not to mention hes pure muscle. And is faster than anyone I've seen in person.
I'm sure Speakman is the same way. A master of the art is a master. No matter what you can try to criticize, they'll still thrash you in seconds.
@spadaydaga Hi. its a method of preventing counter punching. You have hight, width and depth zones. Much of what he is doing isn't just hitting back, its preventing your attacker from getting an attack coordinated and delivered. Take his balance away, he has no leverage, and before he gets it back, attack another opening, keeping him mentally off. The downward angle of the handsword and the point he's striking forces your body weight down for a split sec, making the low kick virtually impossible
@spadaydaga I've been involved in Kenpo since I was a kid, so I've seen several theories on five swords. Prof. Speakman was brought in by my Professor, Johnny Rodriguez, to update our old kenpo...and it was very similar. Mr. Speakman just has a way of explaining it that is second to none. He knows anatomy like a dr. and body control like...a Kenpo Master. His teacher,Grandmaster Ed Parker, was absolutely amazing at body control.
@spadaydaga Hi again. Have you looked at the Speakman school technique line? Believe me, these guys are hitting with those body shots. You just control the vital point shots.
Well I saw him training and we hugged goodbye in december 2009 and he is in better shape and speed than most of us guys/girls!! And trust me he is not FAT! A great and kind person with a good body and state of mind!
@PMATSRS - I really like your comment. My uncle is a Tae Kwon Do instructor, a bit chunky 'round the midsection, but I've watched him snap a baseball bat with his shin, and kick the top of a 6'5" bag - without jumping...so yeah I agree with your statement - I appreciate very much your comment about the instruction being your 'calling', I have no doubt that you are an excellent instructor.
No direspect to the guy cause he had an awesome movie, but why did he get so fat? I would like to actually see him use his technique in MMA, I think it would fail. He's still pretty badass though.
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as i continue to argue with every (idiot) person who continues to grasp at the idea that kenpo is real ,im forced to give proof over and over again. hey crazy man its not kenpo. you swung wildly and ended up on the ground. its ok that you pretend, we arent mad . just giggling wildly at how gullible you are.
TheMDBJJ 3 weeks ago
Jeff's hitting himself to help gain power but what I'm taught is learning to find the jing behind a movement and using the movement of your body to gain power.KENPO rules
theartistwhocrys 3 weeks ago
muahhhhhhhhh bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaha
riveraatc 3 weeks ago
This is what makes Kenpo cool! It uses alot of combination attacks than single strikes.
flip1sba 1 month ago
When is the 6.0 version coming out?
Turco949 1 month ago
he didn't do the knee in the final shot. i wish youtube had a slow-mo button.
TeslaDRay 2 months ago
true master
ghostface320 3 months ago
how is kempo 5.0 differ from its ed parker sr roots?
MrSaber152 3 months ago
Saying kenpo has too many strikes is like saying Mozart had too many notes.
Chad01234 3 months ago 3
Anyone sayin theres too many moves has never been humbled in an actual Kenpo class
coldsoulschmidtbull 3 months ago 4
The movements are multiple, because an attacker can react with multiple attacks. Kenpo is proven effective, because it develops torque and power. The type of power you need to bring down an aggressor properly.
HerculesTAK 5 months ago
oh well Jeff spearkman is not in Hollywood but still good actor
PrestonLions3 5 months ago
wonder if this also works if HE IS ACTUALLY HITTING AT THE TARGET instead next to him
denizhansen 6 months ago
I have been a Jeff Speakman since 1990, still am....
purplemantis 6 months ago
@purplemantis u been A jeff speakman? lol how does that work?
jiggahippo 4 months ago
@jiggahippo I have been a Jeff Speakman fan....you got me my typing must have been terrible that day...sorry....
purplemantis 4 months ago
@purplemantis lol, I have those type of days 7 times a week.
jiggahippo 4 months ago
Speakman's excess weight is minor compared to Paul Mills' or Frank Trejo's. But so what, I think they'd all kick ass.
hackamore 7 months ago
While it is true that being in good shape is preferable to being obese, true martial arts do not absolutely require it. Arts such as Kenpo & Kung Fu have an internal structure that the practitioner must "find." Once said practitioner finds his structure, he can ironically become lazier with his technique (meaning he no longer has to strictly follow textbook motions for the techniques to work). While Mr. Speakman does appear to be over-weight, his Kenpo is better now than when he was young.
quanfa88 7 months ago
I love watching all the Kenpo Masters, awsome.
RicksonGracie1 7 months ago
An excellant example of a Kenpo technique.
It is not overkill it is overskilled!
SuperSam279 8 months ago
Works great when the guy is standing still
iamgodan 9 months ago
One blast double from a wrestler and it cancels out his kenpo.
wrastler150 9 months ago
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Fat tub of shit!
iamgodan 9 months ago
jeff speakman is..... the perfect weapon
filthyfew77 9 months ago
@6266aew ...small san sau??? in a fight, yes. Its a TRAINING METHOD, not a rule. Oh, and the pc. 6 paired with the st. 9 shot is there. Good comment, though.
jklobach 9 months ago
typical over kill ! good for film and TV but thats about all !
DementedDegsy 10 months ago
@DementedDegsy ...and what do you study?
jklobach 9 months ago
@jklobach I study IOGKF Okinawa go ju ryu and been at it for nearly 17 years, including study on Okinawa
DementedDegsy 9 months ago
@DementedDegsy No good kenpo student thinks, "if he does this, I'll do that tech., if he grabs like that, I'll do this tech...you just defocus and make it happen as it goes. Its a training method. Tai Chi students don't fight in slow motion, but the Yang Long form is a great training exercise to add to any art's curriculum, not because it replaces heavy bag training, but because it gives the student something bag work doesn't. Go watch the video again and note the combos that he breaks down; )
jklobach 9 months ago
@jklobach and this means what ? did I comment on if attackers does this I do that ? no ! I stand by what I said, if an attack is countered hard and correctly the attacker doesn't move away they drop, I train to block and counter and subdue the attacker with as limited strikes as possible ! I have worked as door security and now what works, cos I have used my training practically against individuals who don't stop if someone shouts yame but want to stick you with a broken glass or bight your face
DementedDegsy 9 months ago
@DementedDegsy Look- the techniques aren't RULES. They are exercises in vital point striking combos. You say you stand by what you said...you never said anything! You just bagged on one of the best martial artists I know. The last time my school brought Prof. Speakman in for seminar the topic was how too many Kenpo people are worried about how fast and many times they can hit instead of hitting hard enough the first time. With Kenpo I have disarmed knives, bottles, dropped bikers, etc. So what?
jklobach 9 months ago
@jklobach professor ? funny how he takes his eyes of the target at the end of the sequence to look the other way ! why would you do this ? seen lots of American kempo on the net and it's all the same flashy, noisy cos it makes it look and sound good but these so called "professors" seem to need to do more body conditioning and loose their gut ! if this is the best you know then I don't need to say much more do I ? train with the likes of sensei Morio Higaonna or Shinjo Sense
DementedDegsy 9 months ago
@DementedDegsy If you had an open mand you would already know that Professor is a title in American Kenpo, like sensi or shihan in japanese arts. I at least give an art my benefit of the doubt before I judge it. I have trained with aikido masters, mma full contact fighters, goju ryu and wado ryu masters, kung fu and tai chi masters from china. Who the fuck are you? I have taught in universities, and back yard ghetto schools that were as rough and tumble as any dojo anywhere.
jklobach 9 months ago
@jklobach again this title use to me seems and extension of American kempo's desire inflate it's ego ! the Title of professor can only really be used by those in academia who have moved above doctorate level and are teaching at university or such institution such as a professor of biophysics ! anything else fraud !
DementedDegsy 9 months ago
@DementedDegsy By the way, who are those two guys you train with? never heard of them. but everyone has heard of Jeff Speakman. The man has personally broken my ribs with a punch. The only other guy that has ever done that to me was my 1st teacher. An UNDEFEATED professional full contact fighter. Go home boy. Come back when you learn some manners.
jklobach 9 months ago
@jklobach you haven't heard of them because you are likely to have never looked beyond your own parochial borders ! go look them up ? and as for manners I have not been rude or abusive I have asked reasonable questions but clearly you can not maintain a reasonable debate so resort to using the fact MrS broke your ribs as did your first teacher as this should impress me ! and you also use the word boy as if you are still talking to your slaves !! tis you that needs manners me thinks
DementedDegsy 9 months ago
@DementedDegsy now-the term Professor. it takes years and years to acquire the title prof in kenpo. much longer than in college. you must be actively teaching for probably 20 yrs to gain the title. a black belt requires a written thesis as well as a physical test that last for hours. and I don't remember what it was in, but Mr S does have a college degree. and as far as ego goes, MASTER sounds much more inflated then Prof., as in teacher. american kenpo uses american terms.
jklobach 9 months ago
@jklobach thats training for along time ! my own instructor has taught for 24 years and his for 30 in England both living within a 10 miles. I have been training with these to men for 16 years, 8 to 10 hours a week my instructor is 6th dan and his instructors 7th. they also wrote a thesis as did I for my test and a physical test lasting a minimum of 4 hours including full contact sparing , Kempo is based on Easters arts master in Eastern culture is akin to professor
DementedDegsy 9 months ago
@DementedDegsy Wow! Impressive. I used to be able to train like that in my youth. For many years in my 20s I lived with my most important instructor, my brother in law, a real bull of a man that was pretty rough and physical when training. We trained and taught almost daily. He was the full contact fighter that had trained in hapkido, kenpo and a mix of general full contact hard japanese styles. I had studied when younger, but he gave me the solid foundation that I built on.
jklobach 9 months ago
@DementedDegsy finally-my narrow borders. I have trained in many styles, and stayed with what worked for me. none better or worse, just different. kenpo works for me, probably because I've been at it since I was 5. the japanese hard styles just felt awkward. however, the kung fu I cross trained in felt natural. brazilian jujitsu was the same way, not natural to me, but small circle jujitsu made sense. a good solid system is important, but it needs a good teacher to impart the knowledge within
jklobach 9 months ago
@jklobach all this I agree with I to have trained hung gar kung fu
DementedDegsy 9 months ago
@DementedDegsy then while in college I trained with some wado ryu friends, and cross trained in shaolin long fist and tai chi, as well as another kenpo class at the University of Utah. I had a friend that studied hung gar with Sifu Steve Mallen, a student of Bucksam Kong. Their banging arms exercise was so good for conditioning I started using it. I just moved across the U.S., and just found a new tai chi instructor. He's good, better at explanation than my chinese teacher. Hes a brit!
jklobach 9 months ago
@DementedDegsy I think that the most important thing that training in these arts develops is character and self discipline. the most important thing my good kenpo teachers left me with was how to be a good honorable man, not just how to punch or kick. and then I let you draw me into this pissing contest. I must apologize, I have lowered myself. if you really do have any questions, feel free to contact me. if you just want to make noise, please go away.
jklobach 9 months ago
@DementedDegsy Just watched the video again. Are you saying that goju students don't thing a punch to the face or a handsword to the carotid artery aren't good finishing strikes? Go back to the dojo boy. Oh, and by the way Okinawan stylist, Sensi is spelled with an I, not an e. Go back to school too.
jklobach 9 months ago
@jklobach don't tell me how to spell my own language , Americans don't pronounce or spell many ENGLISH words correctly remember you speak my language which is English ! it's spelt Sensei and I'm not a bot I'm 46 years old
DementedDegsy 9 months ago
@DementedDegsy wait. lets try to play nice. this started by me just trying to explain that kenpo techs aren't like those from other systems, they are drills to develop specific skills. then lets admit it, you got a bit defensive and rude, and I countered the same way. but lowering yourself to slurs about ethnicity? so all americans are racist? I used boy to comment on your childishness. my wife is black. you should probably think before you talk, but its just a suggestion.
jklobach 9 months ago
@DementedDegsy Just remembered something Professor Speakman told us...his GOJU RYU teacher told him to continue his studies under Ed Parker. Mr. Speakman has a black belt in Goju Ryu. I think he said his Sensi was Lou Angel, but don't quote me, I'm not sure. Next?
jklobach 9 months ago
@jklobach USA goju ryu ?
DementedDegsy 9 months ago
@DementedDegsy
then I'm sure you know something about point striking combinations and body mechanics. I know some very good Goju ryu people back in Utah. Sensei Carlos Ferrer used to invite me to his belt tests as a guest instructor. Very rough art.
What Prof. Speakman is doing here is called a technique, but its more like an exercise. It builds speed and accuracy to effective point combos. If you want a strong jab, do push ups,,,better wind, run,,,good combos and flow, work your techniques!
jklobach 9 months ago
@fecesonfoot
Yes...? Are his step-by-step instructions confusing? Take a good Kenpo class.
jklobach 10 months ago
@fecesonfoot I think the quote is, "Its not who's right, but who's left". Who said it? Grandmaster Ed Parker, as in "Parker Kenpo". Any one or two of these strikes are fight stoppers. Period. Developing flow and building speed is the EXERCISE that is being done here. I have personally had Prof. Speakman hit me and crack my ribs with one punch. Look at the first 2 moves: inward hammerfist strike to right arm, outward hammerfist / punch to face. Believe me-he'd break your face.
jklobach 10 months ago
Kenpo isn't overkill, it's OVER SKILL!!! Prof. Speakman, I am again amazed. 4 seminars and a couple of ribs later, you are still Kenpo Personified. You graced us in Salt Lake City a few years back and we still whisper the tales on cold scary nights. I think Mr. Parker would be thrilled. all the best, JKL
jklobach 10 months ago
I love this guys speed...AWESOME-power and control..
BX02 11 months ago
Potentially any one of the segments in fatal deviation or any one of the other Kenpo combinations is probably all you will need. Most times for Fatal Deviation is you will only need the first three strikes and maybe finish with a hammerfist to the groin and then cover out
naumutroi 11 months ago
Too Many Moves?? Possible it is a bit overkill but that is not the right discussion to get into really. The underlying idea with Kenpo combinations is to create muscle memory. it is a training tool much like using deep stances. Will you use deep stances in a real fight? No. But they are the foundation of your footwork and provide power to your strikes, kicks and throws. The multiple hit idea teaches you to keep attacking until the opponant is no longer a threat and to cover possible "what if"
naumutroi 11 months ago 10
@naumutroi How about creating muscle memory for creating peace rather than violence. Do you think Jesus would approve of this. What is said on the Sermon on the Mount that gives you the idea that Jesus approves of violence even in cases to self-defense.
GohModley 5 months ago
@GohModley you bible thumpers are the worse of the lot. how many innocents were killed during the inquisition, the salem witch hunts, the cover-ups by churches of priests who molest little children. If it means protecting those I love from someone who means to do them harm or myself I do not care if some mythological holy man who died two thousand years ago aproves or not. That said, i do believe in a hoigher power but i also believe that the worse thing to happen to faith is religion.
naumutroi 5 months ago
@GohModley religion and jesus Christ is not something ythat you should be talking about like you are some expert when you are hitting on under-aged females on the internet, pervert.
naumutroi 5 months ago
@naumutroi A non-answer. Be a man and answer my question if you have the guts.
GohModley 5 months ago
@GohModley a perv who hits on underage girls online is not worthy of my answer. but if you continue on this path, you will be answering questions from your local police department and possibly ACID or NCIS.
naumutroi 5 months ago
@naumutroi You'll look for any reason not to answer my question won't you
GohModley 5 months ago
@naumutroi The main problem I see with this thinking is the "what if" that comes into play in real fighting. After strike number 2 he has nothing guarding his face from a retaliating right hand, he just assumes the person will not be able to throw one, its a large assumption. The fact is this stuff never happens like you practice it with a person going along with the move. There are to many possibilities to train set scenarios, the real way to learn is active fighting and sparring. Not drills.
buffmedic01 3 days ago
How come no one came up with Jeff Speakman jokes like they did with Chuck Noris? :(
OCPRS 11 months ago
@OCPRS
Because Ed Parker > Jeff Speakman
and Chuck Norris > Everyone lol
HomesliceDrummer 11 months ago
@HomesliceDrummer
Chuck is the man! lol
OCPRS 11 months ago
You've obviously never been hit by Jeff Speakman. He's no joke...No disrespect, Mr. Norris.
jklobach 10 months ago
@jklobach
lol
OCPRS 10 months ago
@OCPRS
speechless, huh...
jklobach 10 months ago
Jeff Speakman is a true master. I have the utmost respect for him.
drwinslow70 1 year ago
These are "formS" and the 'applications" of those "said" principleS: I don't SEE: how PEOPLE: are SO: BLINDED & Myopixxxxxxxxxxxx: in "their" UnderStanding: that "formS" and Whatnot: are to "help" develop the Muscle Memory: From there: once you've BUILT: physicaL: Stamina: required: you: the INDIVIDUAL: is FREE: 2 "Flow" and IMPROVISE: que bueno?............................................
SaffuriousOne 1 year ago
Too many moves master. This is classical nonsense. Jeff, better stop eating the cookies. Ed Parker did not stop and died in his early fifties.
clearcombat 1 year ago
@clearcombat Too many moves? No. Complete technique? Yes. If the best criticism you can think up is some thinly veiled fat joke, then kindly keep quiet until you can come up with something more intelligent to say.
GinXYZ 1 year ago
Maybe its FATASS deviation
Johnny08000bcn 1 year ago
"As variables become routine, appropriate responses become second nature and spontaneous. Such responses may be necessary in the street where a surprise attack may eliminate ones ability to examine all of the possible options. Only instinctive responses, developed through logical training methods and conditioning, provide the proper transfer of knowledge required in these situations."
jadeezy21 1 year ago
Whoah. Mind blowing detail explanations. TRUE MASTER. Much respect to you sir.
wahzzzup 1 year ago 6
@wahzzzup lol. good one.
GohModley 1 year ago
@6266aew unless you run into someone who's hopped up on PCP or SPEED or LSD or Coccaine then it might be a different story. You do all that thinking it's over and he looking at you like, "Is that all you got?" In that case there's only one logical thing to do... RUN!!!! xD
laohung 1 year ago
clowns
CoachDerekSr 1 year ago
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glasson65 1 year ago
Great technique, is very natural and follows superbly the kinetic logic of motion.
chimibert 1 year ago
people who said this don't work in real fights, go up to them and try to harm them, see what happens. this is all mental...a real martial artist vs a amature or no body like some peoples on youtube, they will destroy you.
SupraDomination 1 year ago
Hm, interesting technique. Although the fight should of ended with the 'eye strike' and or knee to the groin. I just dislike big movements in martial arts.
Kaname628 1 year ago
As if this is going to work in real fight.....fucking LARPERS.
AWESOME90002 1 year ago
Mr. Speakmann always you'll have my total and utterly respect
locoyogui 1 year ago
Hey Jeff, looks like you have been working on your "potential lines of entry" to Burger King.
iamgodan 2 years ago
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CLAYTONLANDA601 1 year ago
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CLAYTONLANDA601 1 year ago
I'm a huge fan of Jeff Speakman. It's a little shocking to see him so over weight though. I hope he gets back in the gym. He would then be the total package. One bad dude!
mine1username 2 years ago
Btw,I'm a 5th dan in kenpo,a 1st in judo,a 3rd in tang soo do,I have years of boxing and Muay Thai and have sparred with numerous up and comers+ champs,kali,a year and counting of seite-ryu iaido,a blue with 2 stripes in bjj,still wrestle at the local college,and am certified in the use of firearms from Rio Hondo Police Academy...AAND I'm a brutha from the dangerous streets of both Southeast San Diego and East Side Long Beach Killa Kali.Trust me.Kenpo works.
ATACXGYM 2 years ago
For those of you posing questions about whether or not kenpo can be used in MMA when its street lethal techniques are removed: the answer is YES. Chuck Liddel did alright with it. GSP also uses karate (kyokushinkai) and so does Lyoto Machida (a variant of shotokan that looks remarkably like kenpo). The full kenpo arsenal,however,has way too many dangerous techniques that are illegal in MMA cuz MMA is a sport.Kenpo is a MARTIAL ART.
ATACXGYM 2 years ago 2
If Speakman had been in his prime at the onset of popular MMA fighting, he would have kicked some serious arse. Right now he's only 'very dangerous'...back in the day he was 'you-better-have-a-gun dangerous'
March6371 2 years ago
Hell, HE LOOKs TO STILL BE IN SOME SHAPE AT THE AGE OF 50.And SEENING AS HERSCHEL WALKER IS DOING MMA, AND VAN DAMME MUAY THAI,THEn WHAT'S STOPPING SPEAKMAN?BY THE WAY; WHO's BETTER,SPEAKMAN OR SEGAL? THE AGE OLD QUESTION!
forcethrown 2 years ago
@forcethrown In my opinion, Speakman would STOMP on Segal. But, thats just opinion of course. They dont like each other at all.
MusicalShodan 1 year ago
@MusicalShodan i dont think alot of martial art stars like segal
mitchx69 1 year ago
Kenpo would break every rule MMA has.
I don't know Speakman, but I know my own instructor looks fat, but when he is more flexible than 90% of the teenage guys/girls at my school, you can't say anything bad about it. Not to mention hes pure muscle. And is faster than anyone I've seen in person.
I'm sure Speakman is the same way. A master of the art is a master. No matter what you can try to criticize, they'll still thrash you in seconds.
narud300 2 years ago
Somebody explain to me the Height Zone and why I should be canceling it?
spadaydaga 2 years ago
The height zone is your ability to move up and down. If you cancel the height zone of your opponent, you cancel his kicks/knees/ability to move.
utahkenpo 2 years ago
Is this done from blocking, punching or by your stance position?
spadaydaga 2 years ago
In this technique, it is done, as Mr. Speakman demonstrates, by the handsword to the neck.
utahkenpo 2 years ago
@utahkenpo Hey Utah! I grew up and studied there. Under Johnny Rodriguez, Sam Torres and Percy Stovall. Who you wit?
jklobach 9 months ago
@jklobach I run a Kenpo 5.0 school up here. I know Mr. Rodriguez as well as some of his students.
utahkenpo 8 months ago
@spadaydaga Hi. its a method of preventing counter punching. You have hight, width and depth zones. Much of what he is doing isn't just hitting back, its preventing your attacker from getting an attack coordinated and delivered. Take his balance away, he has no leverage, and before he gets it back, attack another opening, keeping him mentally off. The downward angle of the handsword and the point he's striking forces your body weight down for a split sec, making the low kick virtually impossible
jklobach 9 months ago
@jklobach Thank you! Have you seen Jeff's Five Sword explanation on YouTube? Amazing stuff.
spadaydaga 9 months ago
@spadaydaga I've been involved in Kenpo since I was a kid, so I've seen several theories on five swords. Prof. Speakman was brought in by my Professor, Johnny Rodriguez, to update our old kenpo...and it was very similar. Mr. Speakman just has a way of explaining it that is second to none. He knows anatomy like a dr. and body control like...a Kenpo Master. His teacher,Grandmaster Ed Parker, was absolutely amazing at body control.
jklobach 9 months ago
@spadaydaga Hi again. Have you looked at the Speakman school technique line? Believe me, these guys are hitting with those body shots. You just control the vital point shots.
jklobach 9 months ago
Well I saw him training and we hugged goodbye in december 2009 and he is in better shape and speed than most of us guys/girls!! And trust me he is not FAT! A great and kind person with a good body and state of mind!
MJkenpo4life 2 years ago
I's called "Combat Thickened!" LOL
All jokes aside, when your teaching 80 hours a week, you tend to put on a bit of weight, I know. LOL
It just means you have not found the balance or time or both to train like you would like.
We are instructors though, thats our calling. We educate the students and hope to find time for ourselves..
PMATSRS 2 years ago
@PMATSRS - I really like your comment. My uncle is a Tae Kwon Do instructor, a bit chunky 'round the midsection, but I've watched him snap a baseball bat with his shin, and kick the top of a 6'5" bag - without jumping...so yeah I agree with your statement - I appreciate very much your comment about the instruction being your 'calling', I have no doubt that you are an excellent instructor.
March6371 2 years ago
Kenpo is not made for MMA, it is made for the street. As for Mr. Speakman's weight, it's called back up mass.
tcollins247 2 years ago
No direspect to the guy cause he had an awesome movie, but why did he get so fat? I would like to actually see him use his technique in MMA, I think it would fail. He's still pretty badass though.
jbravo70 2 years ago
That's pretty bad ass when he does it at speed.
falconflyer34 2 years ago