When Ed Parker brought his Kenpo Karate to the U.S. mainland, it's unlikely he could have imagined that it would grow into such a successful and robust system of martial arts. Like many other martial arts, the techniques a kenpo student learns as a white belt are basic, intended to teach how the basic components work as much as they are intended for direct application to a self-defense situation.
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Kenpo is a Japanese term for "fist law"; karate means "empty hand." Kenpo Karate was founded by Professor William K.S. Chow in 1949. Ed Parker, one of Chow's most famous students, developed American Kenpo Karate and that style ...
Kenpo karate comes either from Japan, or from China through Japan -- depending on what expert you ask. People do agree that it passed through Hawaii on its way to the United States and that Edmund Parker, an American martial ar...
Kenpo karate as practiced in the United States was originally developed by Ed Parker during the years after he came to the U.S. mainland from Hawaii. Like most martial arts practiced in the West, defined rank belts are a major ...
