CASA DE KENPO - PURPLE BELT - LEAPING CRANE

Ed Parker's American Kenpo - Purple Belt Techniques - Leaping Crane. Instructed by Casa De Kenpo which includes Professors Cliff Seminerio and Juan Serrano. These videos are available as a quick reference/resource for students, especially those interested in learning them by the book. This is our attempt at a honest display of Ed Parker's American Kenpo

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• Leaping
• Crane
• American
• Kenpo
• techniques
• Purple
• Belt
• Martial
• Arts
• Juan
• Serrano
• Cliff
• Seminerio
• Ed
• Parker

[Straightshootah]

I've been hit in the back before. That back-knuckle/hammer-fist to the back, will not inflict any pain. I think it's a wasted movement, unless that strike to the back is done with torque. Some targets require power to penetrate (the flight or fight syndrome) that the human body has. Seems like we (kenpoists) are stuck in time. Let's evolve like he intended.

[casadekenpo]

This shot is actually to the kidney...which does hurt....a lot...

[arshaveli]

The slip version of Leaping Crane is called Taming the Mace ;-)) A leap is defined as both feet move at the same time, and I thought that was the theme of the technique. Not that this wouldn't work...

[casadekenpo]

Thank you for your critique, and thank you for watching!!!

[SuperEnergyAddict022]

@casadekenpo Agreed if done correctly. Plus, most of the time (The way we do it) it's mainly to get them to arch the back to line up the next hit. It's not a 'One hit wonder' hit... Although affective :P (Sorry, old post but still!)

[ATACXGYM]

@Straightshootah I was taught that the back or hammerfist was to the kidney,which hurts.I also drop the hammerfist on the back of his neck.

[jerrydbeckham]

nice move as always...^_^''..



[vetteluvnh]

Thank you for posting. I think we'll always see variations and disagreements on techniques....but this is good! This is the catalyst for innovation and advancement. My instructor always said "Learn the system in it's original form, then customize it so it works for you." At the end of the day, the true proof of weather you did a technique right, will be that you are standing and you opponent is not. Peace and wisdom to all my Kenpo brothers & sisters.

[B45H1R]

@Straightshootah

[blooit]

I respectfully disagree (with the strike) but agree with us being stuck in time. I have black belts in American and Tracy Kenpo - and I wish we would continue to evolve, instead of going against everything Kenpo used to stand for in innovation and open mindedness.

That said, I've found that if I throw this strike like a driving punch, rather than a back knuckle, it catches on the meat around the kidney, and drives him to the ground pretty well. Just IMHO.

[lycanwolf02]

Well actually hitting the space between the Skull and the Cervical 1 would kill someone seeing that if you snack the spine at the 4 cervical you could stop their breathing. That is what happened to Chris Reeves. You can't make someone blind throught the Spinal cord as the Optical nerve is self contaned in the skull. I just wanted to know the correct area. Thanks for the comment!!!

[Senseicool1]

At 2:01 he points to the proper target, which is the junction between the head and neck, making it cervical vertibra 1. This is very dangerous. You can easily blind a guy, knock him unconscious, paralyze him or even kill him. Use it with care and judgement.