Side Kick Our second fundamental kick in kenpo is the side kick. This kick is designed to strike out your opponent’s legs, as well as being used to push the opponent…

Front Kick Ahh – the front kick. The quintessential basic kick of most all martial arts styles. Kenpo has it’s front kick which is similar to 99.9995% of all other…

Range of Attacks/Defense “If you can Touch it you can be kicked” What separates a beginner from an intermediate student? Is it the total number of techniques and forms they can…

Environmental Awareness In our previous lesson on situational awareness, we discussed the need to understanding your surroundings to ensure that you don’t walk into a situation which requires you needing…

Push Pull Motion Welcome to the world of the One Inch Punch When I first became interested in martial arts, Bruce Lee was one of the key influences on my…

Angles 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…

Marriage 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…