Nice technique. You see so much garbage these days and people walking around with 5th degree black belts that can't kick above their waste. Not meaning to sound judgmental, but such people have made a mockery of traditional martial arts.
Very good form, it is much differant than the original bookset. its much shorter.But just to correct you this is a kenpo style kata.Steve Lavallee trained under Lee Thompson which is tracey style kenpo.
I thought I had heard Kyoshi talk about bookset as derived from the Chinese boxing. He mentioned which type exactly but I can't remember. Would the original Kenpo guys have brought it in or do I have it all wrong?
KYOSHI would know better than i would but i believe william chow introduced it to the u.s. through ed parker and his first students the tracy brothers. al,will and jim tracy who then started the tracy system.
they are listed as first generation black belts under ed parker.
James Wing Woo taught the form to Ed Parker. It was to be used in the book they were writing together, hence the name "Book Set." The Tracy System still teaches it. However, the kata shown here is not the Bookset that Woo taught to Parker or that the Tracy's still teach.
Don't take that as criticism. The kata shown here is very crisp, very well done, but definitely modified at some point.
introducing this form. I havent read about them in years thank you for your correction and i didnt take it as criticism. I train in a more traditional style of tracys kenpo and a more original form of bookset,tiger and crane and kenpo two man also known - 2 man tam tui ect.
amazing! we do this kata at my school (: i train under Sensei Boyer in Alabama, he trains under Kyoshi though :D i would love to go to that school one day
Nice technique. You see so much garbage these days and people walking around with 5th degree black belts that can't kick above their waste. Not meaning to sound judgmental, but such people have made a mockery of traditional martial arts.
websslinger 5 months ago
hmmm...panther set? tracys? this is real small..
RonSchinners 10 months ago
Very good form, it is much differant than the original bookset. its much shorter.But just to correct you this is a kenpo style kata.Steve Lavallee trained under Lee Thompson which is tracey style kenpo.
kls68 2 years ago
Thanks. You appear to be a true old-timer.
I thought I had heard Kyoshi talk about bookset as derived from the Chinese boxing. He mentioned which type exactly but I can't remember. Would the original Kenpo guys have brought it in or do I have it all wrong?
BBat50 2 years ago
KYOSHI would know better than i would but i believe william chow introduced it to the u.s. through ed parker and his first students the tracy brothers. al,will and jim tracy who then started the tracy system.
they are listed as first generation black belts under ed parker.
kls68 2 years ago
James Wing Woo taught the form to Ed Parker. It was to be used in the book they were writing together, hence the name "Book Set." The Tracy System still teaches it. However, the kata shown here is not the Bookset that Woo taught to Parker or that the Tracy's still teach.
Don't take that as criticism. The kata shown here is very crisp, very well done, but definitely modified at some point.
kenpohop 2 years ago
Yes , your correct about James Wing Woo
introducing this form. I havent read about them in years thank you for your correction and i didnt take it as criticism. I train in a more traditional style of tracys kenpo and a more original form of bookset,tiger and crane and kenpo two man also known - 2 man tam tui ect.
kls68 2 years ago
amazing! we do this kata at my school (: i train under Sensei Boyer in Alabama, he trains under Kyoshi though :D i would love to go to that school one day
matthowell14 2 years ago
WOW. She is super. But then, it's really easy for teenage girls. Still, she's very good.
johnegood 2 years ago