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Kenpo Budokan Karate: White Belt: Lessons: 17 – Angles of Attack/Defense
Read Now →: Kenpo Budokan Karate: White Belt: Lessons: 17 – Angles of Attack/DefenseAngles of Attack/Defense The kenpo universal circle/crest/patch is a tool that most martial artists should become familiar with. The basis for the design is the combination of possible movements and…
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Kenpo Budokan Karate: White Belt: Lessons: 16 – Marriage of Gravity
Read Now →: Kenpo Budokan Karate: White Belt: Lessons: 16 – Marriage of GravityMarriage of Gravity In this lesson, we cover one of the most important fundamentals of almost all martial arts – the marriage of gravity. And while there is no wedding…
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Kenpo Budokan Karate: White Belt: Lessons: 13 Chair Defense Against a Rear Choke
Read Now →: Kenpo Budokan Karate: White Belt: Lessons: 13 Chair Defense Against a Rear ChokeChair Defense Against a Rear Choke (十級格闘護身術) Welcome to the first of many situational self-defense moves. This moves deals with an attacker coming up behind you while you are sitting down.…
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Kenpo Budokan Karate: White Belt: Lessons: 9 Weapon Self Defense
Read Now →: Kenpo Budokan Karate: White Belt: Lessons: 9 Weapon Self DefenseWeapon Self Defense Before I even go into the lesson today, I wanted to share the following video. Take some time to watch it and fully understand its message. Martial…
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Kenpo Budokan Karate: White Belt: Lessons: 15 – Horse Stance / Toe to Heal
Read Now →: Kenpo Budokan Karate: White Belt: Lessons: 15 – Horse Stance / Toe to HealHorse Stance / Toe to Heal Horse Stances One of the primary training stances in all martial arts is some variation of the horse stance (kiba-dachi 騎馬立ち). Kenpo Budokan Karate is no…
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Kenpo Budokan Karate: White Belt: Lessons: 14 – Short Form 1
Read Now →: Kenpo Budokan Karate: White Belt: Lessons: 14 – Short Form 1Short Form 1 Every martial arts system has their own beginning form, and Kenpo Karate is no exception. Although we have the Master 8 Fold form as our form of…
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Kenpo Budokan Karate: White Belt: Lessons: 12 Stick or Club Swung to the Side of the Body
Read Now →: Kenpo Budokan Karate: White Belt: Lessons: 12 Stick or Club Swung to the Side of the BodyStick or Club Swung to the Side of the Body (十級短棒護身術) While knives and guns have their own level of issues which may arise, clubs and sticks are a bit…
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Kenpo Budokan Karate: White Belt: Lessons: 11 – Knife Held to the Stomach from the Front
Read Now →: Kenpo Budokan Karate: White Belt: Lessons: 11 – Knife Held to the Stomach from the FrontKnife Held to the Stomach from the Front (十級刃物護身術) The first thing to remember about the white belt self defense techniques against a weapon is that they are not designed…
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Kenpo Budokan Karate: White Belt: Lessons: 10 Gun to the Stomach from the Front
Read Now →: Kenpo Budokan Karate: White Belt: Lessons: 10 Gun to the Stomach from the FrontGun to the Stomach from the Front (十級拳銃護身術) As we mentioned in the previous lesson introducing weapon self defense techniques, the primary focus of defense against a weapon needs to…
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Kenpo Budokan Karate: White Belt: Lessons: 8 – Handshake Defense (Gift of Destruction)
Read Now →: Kenpo Budokan Karate: White Belt: Lessons: 8 – Handshake Defense (Gift of Destruction)Handshake Defense (Gift of Destruction) When the original Kenpo system was developed by Ed Parker, the world was a pretty different place. In today’s society, the prospect of a stranger…