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ok...I'm confused By Xue Sheng - Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:44:50 GMT

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OK this is going to likely be a silly question and I truly mean no disrespect, but being a CMA guy with zero experience in kenpo/kempo I have seen multiple posts about Kenpo/Kempo as well as various spelling and since I am not sure which one to use I am using both Kenpo and Kempo.

But I have see it having in it; Taijiquan, Kung fu kata (which I have to say Kung Fu [Chinese] with Kata [Japanese] bugs me – sorry), Shaolin, and now Wing Chun and I have seen it called Okinawan, Chinese, American and Japanese. I have seen Parker Kenpo/Kempo, Tracy Kenpo/Kempo, American Kenpo/Kempo, Shaolin Kenpo/Kempo (Shaolin [Chinese] Kenpo/Kempo [not Chinese] again this one bugs me) and just plain Kenpo/Kempo and a few others as well.

If I may ask what is Kenpo/Kempo?

Because my understanding of it previously was it had its origins in China but it was not Chinese, it started in Okinawa and moved into Japan and was later in Hawaii where Ed Parker was and somehow Tracy gets involved.

Again I mean no disrespect I am just very confused. I use to spar a guy that was American Kenpo/Kempo and I will say he was one heck of a fighter and very skilled but that was years ago and I have no idea where he is now so I can’t ask him.


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