Kenpō
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Also known as | Kempo, Kenpo |
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Focus | Hybrid |
Country of origin | Japan |
Creator | Unknown |
Kenpō | |
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Chinese name | |
Hanyu Pinyin | quánfǎ |
Wade–Giles | ch'üan2 fa3 |
Transcriptions | |
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Revised Hepburn | kenpō |
Traditional Hepburn | kempō |
Kunrei-shiki | kenpô |
Kenpō (
Shorinji Kenpo
Shorinji Kempo (少林寺拳法, shōrinji-kempō, meaning "Shaolin Temple Fist Method") is claimed to be a modified version of
Nippon Kenpo
Nippon Kempo (日本拳法) was created by Muneomi Sawayama in 1932.
Okinawan Kenpo
Some
American Kenpo
Kenpo has also been used as a modern term: a name for multiple martial arts that developed in
Parker is the most prominent name in the Mitose lineage. A student of Chow in Hawaii for nearly six years, Parker moved to the US mainland to attend Brigham Young University. In 1957, he began teaching the kenpo that he had learned from Chow, and throughout his life modified and refined the art until it became Ed Parker's American Kenpo.[12] It employs a blend of circular movements and hard linear movements. Parker created techniques with names such as Thundering Hammers, Five Swords, Prance Of The Tiger, and Flashing Mace to provide a memorisation tool to the student.
These arts have spread around the world through multiple lineages, not all of which agree on a common historical narrative.
See also
- Martin T. Buell – founder of the Universal Kempo Karate Schools Association
- Origins of Asian martial arts
References
- ^ Hepburn romanization provides for use of the letter "m" when ん precedes a labial consonant such as "p"
- Kung Fu Magazine. Archived from the originalon 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- ^ Blue Johnson (7 October 2013). "Shorinji Kenpo: Shaolin Kung Fu's Kicking Cousin". Black Belt. Archived from the original on September 12, 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ John R. Corbett (June 1979). "Shorinji Kenpo The Middle Path". Black Belt Magazine. Active Interest Media. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ISBN 9780834803510.
- ^ ISBN 9781462920075.
Nihon Kempo (Japanese Fist) Nihon or Nippon Kempo (日本拳法) is similar to Karate and involves full or semi-contact matches using protective equipment. It was developed in 1932 by Sawayama Muneomi and has a wide range of strikes, kicks, blocks, takedowns and ground techniques.
- ^ "History of Nippon Kenpo in Japan and UK". nipponkempo.org.uk.
- ^ ISBN 978-14-0533-750-2.
- ^ 「実戦の"拳法"澤山宗海――日本拳法創始者――」、加来耕三『武闘伝』223頁参照。
- ^ "ISKKF". Worldbudokan.com. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
- ^ Rathbone, Jim. "James Mitose and the Path of Kenpo" 2006 White Tiger Productions.
- ^ Tracy, Will (March 8, 1997). "Kenpo Karate Setting History Right 1960-1962". Kenpokarate.com. Retrieved 2014-02-17.