Well I have taken over my teacher's principle of Kempo being just "Fist principles" or the japanese version of Chuan Fa ("Martial Arts" etc). We are using the name to point out how we use anything that works, but primaily use traditional chinese and japanese styles and adapt from them what we think fits our natural way of moving and fighting.
I am currently starting a course here in England and call it simply Kempo. I want to use it as a pool with new people, also beginners, to go on a journey to find individual styles, specifically fitting to each individual's natural needs.
I am just worried that people read the name and expect American or Hawaiian Kempo/Kenpo, which I am just not doing.
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