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Kajukenbo
Focus

Hybrid

Country of
origin

Territory of Hawaii;
United States of
America

Creator

Adriano Emperado,[1]
Peter Young Yil Choo,
Joe Holck, Frank
Ordonez, Clarence
Chang

Parenthood Kosho Shorei Ryu

Kenpo, Eskrima,
Danzan-ryu Jujutsu,
Judo, Boxing, Kung Fu
Olympic
sport

No

Kajukenbo is an American hybrid martial art. The name Kajukenbo is a

portmanteau of the various arts from which its style is derived: KA for
Karate and Tang Soo Do Korean Karate, JU for Judo and Jujutsu, KEN
for Kenpo and BO for Western and Chinese Boxing.[2][3][4]
It was developed in the late 1940s and founded in 1947 in the Palama
Settlement of Oahu, Hawaii. The art was created through the cooperative
efforts of five martial artists, each with a different specialty: Peter Choo,
Frank Ordonez, Joe Holck, Clarence Chang and Adriano Emperado.[5]
Kajukenbo training incorporates a blend of striking, kicking, throwing,
takedowns, joint locks and weapon disarmament.[6]
Today, Kajukenbo is practiced all over the world in many different
branches.[7] In contrast to many traditional martial arts, students are not
required to mimic their teacher, but are encouraged to develop their own
"expression" of the art.
Contents
1 Philosophy
2 History
3 Emperado's Kajukenbo
4 Modern Kajukenbo

 5 Ranking
6 Branches
o 6.1 Emperado
o 6.2 Tum Pai
o 6.3 Chu'an Fa
o 6.4 Wun Hop Kuen Do
o 6.5 Kajukenbo Association of America
7 In Popular Fiction
8 References
9 External links
Philosophy[edit]
"Through this fist style one gains long life and happiness."[8]
History[edit]
Kajukenbo was founded in 1947 in the Palama Settlement on Oahu,
Hawaii. In the late 1940s, the Palama Settlement was a violent area. Due
to this environment, five martial artists from varying backgrounds came
together with the goal of developing an art that would be practical and
effective on the street. These founders sought to develop one style that
would complement each of their individual styles and yet allow for
effective fighting at a greater variety of ranges and speeds.[9][10]
The five founding members of Kajukenbo were:[2]
Adriano Directo Emperado Kenpo (Kosho Ryu) and Eskrima

 Joseph Holck Judo and Danzan Ryu Jujutsu

Peter Young Yil Choo Tang Soo Do Korean Karate and Boxing
Frank F. Ordonez Danzan Ryu Jujutsu
Clarence Chang Sil-Lum Pai Kung Fu
In its conception, the founders followed a simple rule, if a technique
worked consistently on the street (or against one another), then it stayed
in the system, if it did not, it was discarded. This allowed the style to
maintain its self-defense focus, while covering limitations found within
each of their traditional arts.
The name Kajukenbo is a portmanteau of the various arts from which its
style is derived: KA for Tang Soo Do Korean Karate, JU for Judo and
Jujutsu, KEN for Kenpo and BO for Western and Chinese Boxing. The
name was suggested by Joseph Holck.[citation needed]
Emperado's Kajukenbo[edit]

One example of a Kajukenbo crest

Shortly after its conception, the Korean War broke out, and with it Joe
Holck, Peter Choo, Frank Ordonez, and Clarence Chang left Hawaii on
active military service, leaving only Adriano Emperado to continue
teaching the system.
Emperado and his brother Joe introduced Kajukenbo to the public by
opening the Palama Settlement School in 1950. They called the school

the 'Kajukenbo Self Defense Institute' (K.S.D.I.). The training there was
notoriously brutal.[dubious discuss][according to whom?] Their goal was to be
invincible on the street, thus the students sparred with full contact.[citation
needed]
Emperado had a motto, "The workout isn't over until I see blood on
the floor". He also said "the best teacher is pain". His philosophy was
that if someone was afraid of pain they would be defeated the first time
they were hit. Those who remained developed into tough fighters with a
reputation for employing their art in street fights with little provocation.
[according to whom?]

In 1959, Emperado continued to add more Kung Fu into Kajukenbo,

shifting the art to a more fluid combination of hard and soft techniques.
Since then, Kajukenbo has proved to be an improvement-based,
continuously evolving and open form. John Leoning,[who?] also helped
bring out the "bo" of Kajukenbo by pointing out that there should be no
wasted motion.
The art slowly began to grow in popularity, and soon Emperado had 12
Kajukenbo schools in Hawaii, making it the second largest string of
schools at the time.[citation needed] Joe Halbuna, Charles Gaylord, Tony
Ramos and Aleju Reyes, who all earned a black belt from Emperado,
brought Kajukenbo to the U.S. mainland in 1960. They each opened
Kajukenbo schools in California. In 1969, Tony Ramos trained with and
exchanged ideas and methods with Bruce Lee.[citation needed] Tony's version
of Kajukenbo became known as the "Ramos Method" and is kept alive
by numerous instructors.[further explanation needed]
In a 1991[volume & issue needed] interview with Black Belt Magazine, Emperado
was asked who some of the Kajukenbo tournament stars were and said
Al and Malia Dacascos won many tournament championships. Al Gene
Caraulia won the 1st Karate World Championship in Chicago in 1963
when he was still a brown belt. Purple belt Victor Raposa knocked out
world rated Everett "monster man" Eddy at the 1975 "World Series of
Martial Arts". Carlos Bunda was the first lightweight champion at the
Long Beach International Karate Championship (IKC) in 1964. Bunda

once defeated TV star Chuck Norris in competition where he broke

Chuck's cup involving a kenpo groin kick.[citation needed]
According to Chuck Norris, in his book Against All Odds: My Story, he
won the middleweight title in 1967, at the Long Beach Internationals;
then defeated Carlos Bunda who had won the lightweight title.
Modern Kajukenbo[edit]
Kajukenbo continues to evolve with each generation and maintains its
primary focus on realism and practicality. There are usually martial arts
schools that will change along with time to fit into the day's society. It is
generally thought that "unfair" moves, such as strikes to the eyes or
groin, are perfectly acceptable, as is whatever else the practitioner feels
is necessary to get home that day.
Training workouts emphasize cardio conditioning and functional
strength. While individual schools may show variation, it would not be
unusual to train with sandbags or boxing gloves. There are core selfdefense techniques at the heart of Kajukenbo and Kajukenbo schools
eschew impractical and flashy moves. Most kajukenbo curricula feature
counter-attacks to punches, kicks, grabs, as well as using knives, sticks
and guns to counter back. While this base of common knowledge will
keep schools' styles similar, there is plenty of room for variation. This
openness tends to encourage schools to incorporate other arts into their
practice. Many schools of traditional martial arts concentrate on kata,
Kajukenbo concentrates on self-defense movements because protecting
one's self in a street-fighting situation is primary.
Some schools of Kajukenbo feature katas that are broken down into 13
"pinyans" (also called "Palama sets" in some schools). Pinyan translates
into dance of death. These are used to usually practice your moves that
you can use and to help with snap in your moves and sometimes stance.
These Katas are incorporated into Kajukenbo to help the student refine
their skill. Every movement in the katas has a function and reason.

Ranking[edit]
Traditional Belt Colors
Yellow
Orange
Purple
Blue
Green
Brown
Brown
Brown
Black
Ranking hierarchies vary widely from school to school.
Traditional Japanese martial art ranking is often followed. One common
belt order is as follows: white, yellow, orange, purple, blue, green,
brown (3 levels), black, followed by the other various degrees of black
belt. Some schools have "in-between" belts that feature a white or black
stripe running down the center of the belt. Although the stripes used to
be the case, the Ramos Method (founded by Tony Ramos) no longer
does this at all.
Black belt rankings and titles can also vary, with most schools adopting
either Chinese or Japanese titles. In KSDI (Kakujenbo Self Defense
Institute) the established names are 1st degree or black tip brown belt is
Sisok. BB to 2nd degree BB is Sibak. 3rd degree to 5th degree BB is
Sifu. 6th and 7th degree BB is Sigung. 8th degree BB is Professor. And
9th degree BB is Grandmaster and Senior Grandmaster. 10th degree is
only for the 4 co-founders and Emperado.
Branches[edit]
Emperado[edit]

Kenpo "Emperado Method" or "Traditional Hard Style".

Tum Pai[edit]
The original style of Tum Pai was put together by Adriano D. Emperado,
Al Dacascos and Al Dela Cruz in the early 60s to create an advanced
style for the Kajukenbo system. In the mid-60s the developments that
made up Tum Pai became incorporated into what was called "Chu'an
Fa". In 1971 Jon A. Loren started incorporating the concepts of Tai-Chi
and Southern Sil-lum into his Kajukenbo classes. This was called
Northern Kajukenbo until 1976. In 1976, while staying with Emperado
in Hawaii, he demonstrated his concepts and techniques and asked if he
could call it Tum Pai and bring the name back to life. Emperado granted
permission with the acknowledgment that the original Tum Pai followed
a different path than the revised Tum Pai soft style. The name Tum Pai,
which means "central way", fits the Tai-Chi concept blended into the
Kajukenbo format.
Chu'an Fa[edit]
In Hawaii during the early 1960s Adriano Emperado, along with
students Al Dacascos and Al Dela Cruz, incorporated innovations of the
style Tum Pai and other martial arts into their Kajukenbo training. Later
it became obvious that they were no longer doing Tum Pai and it would
have to be named something else. In the mid 60s Al Dacascos moved to
Northern California and continued training in the Northern and Southern
styles of Sil-lum Kung Fu to enhance his Kajukenbo training. It was in
1965 that the name Ch'uan-Fa was introduced.
Wun Hop Kuen Do[edit]
Wun Hop Kuen Do was founded by Al Dacascos, in Cantonese Chinese
Wun Hop Kuen Do means "combination fist art style" Wun Hop Kuen
Do techniques identify with, and are based on, the Kajukenbo system.
This martial arts style incorporates techniques from many different
styles including Northern and Southern Kung Fu systems and Escrima.

Since this style is always being developed it is not a fixed system. This
means that practitioners of the style are always striving to improve it by
the incorporation and improvement of useful methods or techniques. In
addition the philosophy of remaining "unfixed" also applies to the
defense techniques, in that there is no defined response to a given
situation, and they attempt to fit the situation as it arises. This idea leads
to self-defense that is creative and allows one to think about what is the
best response. This is one of the primary things that sets this style apart
from most others, it is a martial art that asks you to think for yourself
and use your own common sense to actually see what you should do
next. There are many drills to allow practice of this type of fluidity and
creativity that lead to the ability to respond reflexively to any situation
which is in contrast to many other training methods where one is
supposed to mimic techniques which are often not practical, except
under very defined circumstances.
Kajukenbo Association of America[edit]
In 1967 Charles Gaylord, along with other accomplished Kajukenbo
practitioners Aleju Reyes, Joe Halbuna, Tony Ramos, and Al Dacascos
formed the Kajukenbo Association of America (KAA.) The KAA
organization lasted until the early 1970s, but it was brought back in 1980
under the leadership of Charles Gaylord who had recently received his
9th degree black belt under founder Adrian Emperado. Fifteen years
later in September 1995, the KAAs black belts promoted Charles
Gaylord to the honorary rank of 10th degree black belt. Grandmaster
Gaylord's traditional Kajukenbo curriculum continues to be taught by his
chief instructors who operate Kajukenbo schools in Hawaii and other
parts of the United States.[8]
In Popular Fiction[edit]
The 1982 children's book 'A Bundle of Sticks' by Pat Rhoads Mauser, is
the story of a fifth-grade boy Ben Tyler, who is being bullied by a much
larger boy named Boyd Bradshaw. One day Ben comes home from
school with a badly bruised nose, so Ben's parents decide to enroll him

in a Kajukenbo martial arts school. Ben reluctantly agrees to attend the

school because his mother has already paid the instructor who is known
only as Sifu. At first Ben thinks he will not enjoy Kajukenbo, but he
eventually discovers how valuable his training is when he successfully
defends himself from Boyd. [11]
References[edit]
1.

^ "World of Martial Arts !". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2

January 2015.

2.

^ a b "Adriano D. Emperado The Force Behind Kajukenbo".

Kajukenboinfo.com. Retrieved 21 December 2014.

3.

^ "Black Belt". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December

2014.

4.

^ "Black Belt". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December

2014.

5.

^ "AN INTERVIEW WITH ADRIANO D. EMPERADO".

Kajukenboinfo.com. Retrieved 21 December 2014.

6.

^ "Black Belt". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December

2014.

7.

^ "Kajukenbo Schools". Kajukenbo.org. Retrieved 21

December 2014.

8.

^ a b "Budo International Magazine" (PDF). Usadojo.com.

Retrieved 21 December 2014.

9.

^ "Kajukenbo History". Kajukenbo.org. Retrieved 21

December 2014.

10.
^ "Black Belt". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December
2014.

11.
^ "A Bundle of Sticks".Pat Rhoads Mauser.':ISBN 0-68930899-x
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Kajukenbo Ohana Association
The Kajukenbo Cafe
kajukenbo.org
The Original Mixed Martial Art
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