Irish Kenpo Blocking Form, Forms 1÷3

Gemma Kane, 15 yr old, presenting Blocking Form and Forms 1÷3 from Irish Kenpo Karate.
Chief Instructor Jim Boylan
Dublin, Ireland
http://kenpoireland.blogspot.com/
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[harami48]

I wish there were more people putting videos up of the Kenpo from the McSweeney lineage. John McSweeney was a tough as nails fighter as well as a intellectual who put a great deal of thought to the art and brought a lot of Chinese influence into the Kenpo he had learned from Master Parker.

[Aramis2000]

Is this Master McSweeney's school?

[CourtenayJohnston]

Wow, a neat variation of the Kenpo that I know. I am taught Tracy Kenpo Karate. I can see the different Kata's and still pick out which ones are which, (for instance, in our Kenpo, your last Kata was our Long Form 2, but different). Well done regardless. :)

[billysue2]

shes fairly poor form granted but shes only 15,it is kenpo and forms are pointless anyway

[kenpojack]

Good call  kata is for training only!! individual techniques taught reflect more efficiency in the technique. when I was coming up, we used the term kata version, street version

Jack Bartsch 7th Dan, Kenpo

[mogadishusneeze]

Well done Gemma. Your discipline is to be admired:)

[belgardboy]

contd...

When the student learns this, the moves can be made shorter and sharper with the same effect. One example would be a hook punch that never has to go wider than the person's shoulder, because the hip and shoulder are trained to follow the strike.

[belgardboy]

jmcook

Just read your views and must comment. Surely as a 3rd degree blackbelt you realise that the forms ARE for training, hence the over exaggerated moves. I mean, if you were to do the techniques as demonstrated in the forms, they don't work. The forms are there to increase balance, coordination, speed etc., not as a be all end all demonstration of self defense. The Chinese believed that circular motion to be the most powerful.

[jmcook1023]

kenpo shouldnt be using wide circular movements; its supposed to be a very direct, straight-line in its movement. if any circles are made, it should be using small-circle tuite techniques (you make a small circle, ie wrist lock, which creates a large circle - the person being taken down)...as a 3rd degree black belt in kenpo, with years of experience in various arts, ive learned that wide circles are only for training, not any real practical use.

[YesImANaturalBlue]

You odviously have'nt a clue what your talking about you absoulte idiot.This is kenpo karate which consists of large circular movements.This girl is 15-years-old and i'm pretty sure could knock seven shades out of you..:)