@MrBotheman Georgia might have a few schools that were students of Lee Wedlake, very respectable kenpo guy. His knowledge is great, although he was more talk than anything else. you want to find a school that can talk as well as do kenpo. the upper belts should make you feel scared to get hit by them, they should not be paper tigers. Good Luck!
@MrBotheman When you start kenpo its slow paced. fast paced would be when you reach an advanced level of kenpo. most important is to find a good school with good instructors that teach the ed parker's kenpo system. Its important to understand that the instructors are speaking kenpo. note how mr speakman instructs snapping twig using kenpo terminology and specifics. if the instructor does not speak kenpo then you are in the wrong place.
@MrBotheman Give it a try. I teach a Kenpo/Chuan Fa derivative style, but not Ed Parker's American Kenpo...some of the concepts are superb in this video (canceling the height, kinesthetic striking), but we walked away from the full EPAK self defense for several reasons: 1. very complex 2. too much overkill "programmed" in to the technique (they call it overskill), it assumes things occur in a vacuum. As a fighting style...well...you will learn to really fight. HOpe this helps.
I'm really interested in learning kenpo. Does anyone here who knows what the heck they are talking about have any advice? it seems like half the people on youtube just like to say negative things for the hell of it so please don't waist my time with bullshit. I am very serious about my martial arts and expect the same from you. The reason i am thinking of learning kenpo is because of the fast paced, precise striking. I feel like it would suit my fighting style well.Thanks for reading.
This guy says alot of the stuff my teacher says.
rwoi 2 weeks ago
@KeepItFresh02 I totally agree.
MrBotheman 1 month ago
@MrBotheman Georgia might have a few schools that were students of Lee Wedlake, very respectable kenpo guy. His knowledge is great, although he was more talk than anything else. you want to find a school that can talk as well as do kenpo. the upper belts should make you feel scared to get hit by them, they should not be paper tigers. Good Luck!
KeepItFresh02 1 month ago
@KeepItFresh02 Middle Georgia. I think i have a few schools to choose from that are a hour or two away. Wish i lived in a bigger city lol
MrBotheman 1 month ago
@MrBotheman When you start kenpo its slow paced. fast paced would be when you reach an advanced level of kenpo. most important is to find a good school with good instructors that teach the ed parker's kenpo system. Its important to understand that the instructors are speaking kenpo. note how mr speakman instructs snapping twig using kenpo terminology and specifics. if the instructor does not speak kenpo then you are in the wrong place.
Where are you located?
KeepItFresh02 1 month ago
speakman rules!
jzama85 1 month ago
@toddymo Thanks for responding to my question! So far i have only gotten good feed bad about this so i think im going to try it.
MrBotheman 1 month ago
@MrBotheman Give it a try. I teach a Kenpo/Chuan Fa derivative style, but not Ed Parker's American Kenpo...some of the concepts are superb in this video (canceling the height, kinesthetic striking), but we walked away from the full EPAK self defense for several reasons: 1. very complex 2. too much overkill "programmed" in to the technique (they call it overskill), it assumes things occur in a vacuum. As a fighting style...well...you will learn to really fight. HOpe this helps.
toddymo 1 month ago
how this differs from chinese power generation is beyond me.
nomamao 1 month ago
I'm really interested in learning kenpo. Does anyone here who knows what the heck they are talking about have any advice? it seems like half the people on youtube just like to say negative things for the hell of it so please don't waist my time with bullshit. I am very serious about my martial arts and expect the same from you. The reason i am thinking of learning kenpo is because of the fast paced, precise striking. I feel like it would suit my fighting style well.Thanks for reading.
MrBotheman 1 month ago