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Yellow belt By Manny - 10-19-2009 08:49 AM

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This is a little summary of the last friday, it was my yellow test in Kenpo.

I came a little erly to the auditorium and had a surpise, the examinator was Master Hernan Carrasco the father of the Mexican Kenpo!!! I mean, Master Hernan was the pioneer in American Kenpo (Ed Parker) in my country, he brought it from Pasadena California, he learn kenpo from Ed Parker and his mentors were in first place Frank Trejo and Skip Hancok (Hancok is the direct sensei from Hernan).

I knew master hernan from a little meeting two months ago (and from email) I was caught when Master gave me the wellcome!!! He recognize me and was very candid.

I was in total control, I mean cool, had a little chat with Master and then I change clothes and put on my black karategi. However when the examination began I was very nervous, Oh boy!! with all my mileage in the MA and all the examinations I had before in TKD I never tough I will be nervous, maybe the presence of Master Hernan gave me some adreanlin and I was very nervous and hoping perfom well.

I only did wrong one tech, the sword of destruction but I manage it well and do it a little diferent, all the remaing techs were very fine and I use some moves from aikido to finish them, my short form was the best of the night and my star block was very brave and well executed.

At the end of the examination Master hernand and I got together again and we had a very long chat were we interchanged points of view of TKD, Kenpo and other MA and the best of the best was Master Hernan show me (full speed) why Kenpo is what it is, he blitz me with his hands, I just could not did nothing only blink and that's all, he gave me some good punches in ribs,kidneys and chest they were hard but controled.

I enjoyed su much the chat with Master Hernan, and I treasure the time he gave me showing me his moves, even he is around 55 or so he is lean and puere muscle and his speed is amaizing.

Manny


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