SifuKen

A big thanks to Tim for adding Kajukenbo to the discussion forum. Any other Kajukenbo guys out there?

Ken Sills
St. Louis, MO

eXcessiveForce

Hi, I know that there is some of it added to the JKD that I've been learning, but I don't know that I could separate any of it out.

I'm also from around St. louis, Washington to be exact. Do you train at a school in STL?

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eXcessiveFORCE.

If you must use force, make it excessive.

SifuKen

Yes, I actually teach a few classes here in St. Louis along with Sifu Charlie Walton. We meet Saturday mornings and Monday nights. If you'd like to come check out the class, we'd love to have you some time!

Britt

Hi SifuKen, I study Kajukenbo under Sigung James Cox (my branch uses Grandmaster Nahoolewa's spelling, Kajukembo). Nice to meet you!

SifuKen

The pleasure's all mine. Where are you from?

Britt

Abilene, Texas. I started here in about 98 or 99, and then moved off to Houston to go to law school; while I was in Houston I trained at Tim Mousel's school. I moved back here about 4 years ago and started up with Kajukembo again.

SifuKen

Very cool! I trained under Tim from 94 - 99 when I moved back here to St. Louis. JKD and Kajukenbo are really similar, huh?

eXcessiveForce

Do you happen to know Charlie Clark?

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eXcessiveFORCE.

If you must use force, make it excessive.

Britt

It's funny you'd say that; I always noticed the similarities (effective fighting at all ranges, emphasis on cross training, use what works, etc.), but when I went to a JKD seminar with Sifu Tim Tackett at Sifu Dean Goldade's I couldn't help but notice all the dissimilarities at first (I felt like a white belt again! ). As soon as I was thinking that, though, we started doing some different drills that were very similar to some Kajukembo alphabet drills. It would be cool to do a seminar with someone like Sigung John Bono who's ranked in both.

Tim's school was great, I keep hoping to come back and visit eventually. The whole time I was in his MMA and submission grappling classes I felt like I was getting my ass handed to me, it wasn't until after I left that I realized how much I'd actually learned and progressed. I hope he's not reading this, I don't want him to get a big head.

SifuKen

2 Answers...
1) Excessiveforce... yes, I know Charlie Clarke, he's actually my upline! My Sifu is Julian Sims and his Sifu is Charlie Clarke!

2) Britt... when did you train under Tim?

eXcessiveForce

ah, well that is where my JKD association comes in.

I've trained with some of charlie's students. Rob Callaway and Victor Stergen

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eXcessiveFORCE.

If you must use force, make it excessive.

Britt

It was around 2002-2003. I recognize Sifu Julian Sims' name from the Kajukenbo cafe.

William

I trained with Sifu Al Dacascos in the 90's. Kajukenbo has some nice elements to it. Sifu Al's version added some Kung-Fu and Filipino elements to it. But it remained quite effective. I give him credit in his ability to keep the system evolving. When the first UFC's hit the scene, they were already integrating grappling into the system. That just motivated him to step it up. He was also teaching Tabosa Kali-Eskrima, Cinco-Tero, and Doce Pares back then as well before the FMA's started taking off. Always a little ahead if you will.



William

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SifuKen

Sorry to take so long to reply! I met Sifu Al at the Kajukenbo picnic in 2000. He used me to show an example of pin point accuracy. I threw a kick at him twice and he did a muscle destruction in the same exact spot twice. MAN, he’s good!

William

SifuKen,

Sifu Al has incredible timing and accuracy with his strikes. I've been on the Uki end of them many a time. My interest was more to the Filipino side of his teachings, and I'm lucky enough to have had many private sessions with him over my time there. Not to mention class room instruction which was always excellent. The kajukenbo/Wun Hop Kuen Do was not my focus but I picked up many effective strategies, tactics, and principles of movement through that training. His system is good stuff.






William

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All you need is love........and a sharp blade.....a hardwood flat stick......Oh, oh, oh and a Paraordinance lda 14.45 loaded with 230 grain hydra shocks,ranger SXT's or golden sabres