oh dear!
I always smile when i see such things - mixing up some languages n such!
It just screams ' pants ' at you when you have knowledge of authentic systems.
Kempo is basically empty hand techniques and constitutes various parts of most traditional Japanese Ryu ha - i.e = Aiki Kempo from Daito ryu which is very different to karate etc.
But in the west most Kempo schools are based in Karate with Kyusho mixed in. Ed parker etc.
Karate came from southern shaolin systems such as Taizu. originally translated as China Hand - the kanji meaning were changed due to the Japanese / chinese relationship to mean Empty hand.
Shaolin (little/young forest) in Japanese is Shorinji - as is seen in Shorinji kempo. thus if an authentic japanese systems it should be Shorinji Kempo Karate.
Shaolin has hundreds of distinct styles - running in family lineages such as hung gar and wing chun or still practiced at the temple, 5 animals etc. To say shaolin mixed with ..whatever... is just stupid. By shaolin do you mean all the shaolin styles and their derivatives? many of which very closley resemble kempo and karate styles. If so then fairplay who ever created this mish mash must be about 900 years old - having mastered such an array of techniques!
Any guy that creates an art but cant be bothered to look at the right translation and thus just mixes Japanese and Chinese language together makes me think - i cant be bothered!
chris
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"Be alert. Be alive in the moment. Don’t imagine anyone who comes and asks you to ‘push’ or ‘spar’ will keep to a format, or even stay barehanded" my ba gua teacher !!
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