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Triad
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Joined: 19 Jan 2004
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 Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 2:11 pm Post subject: HapJuKenpo |
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A guy in my town has appearently created a style called HapJuKenpo.
Hes a 4th degree Blackbelt HapKiDo and a 5-6th degree blackbelt in Kenpo and combined certain aspects of the styles together to form this art.
HapJuKenpo as a style is appearently recognized by the USKA as legitimate and granted him the title of SOKE.
Has anyone ever heard of it?
I am probably going to go check it out tonight, I have a little bit of a background in Martial arts (Yellow Belt in Shotokan) |
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Bdaze
Orange Belt
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Posts: 156
Location: Manchester NH, US
Styles: Parker Kempo, Budo taijitsu. Kenjutsu
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sounds like *
but it sounds so * that it could be true.... hmmmm
maybe he's legitimate, but i wouldn't count on it
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SBN Doug
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Joined: 04 Nov 2001
Posts: 3767
Location: Houston, TX
Styles: Kuk Sool Won
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I hope he's in his 50's, to be proclaiming that many belts. 
Is the "Ju" for Judo or JiuJitsu as well?
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Triad
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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| He's in his late forties |
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delta1
Black Belt
Joined: 17 Feb 2003
Posts: 1780
Location: North Central Washington
Styles: It's ALL Kenpo! Bring it back to base!
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If it's American Kenpo, I'd be a little suspicious. Many AK schools will also teach a grappling art as well. But the combination of AK and Hapkido, I'm not too sure. Both are respected systems, and neither needs outside influences to make them complete stand up arts, and both have grappling in them (though not to the extent of a primarily grappling art). I'd ask where he got his rank(s). Who did he train under? There are a lot of charlatins out there throughout the martial arts. Not saying this guy is one, just that you should be careful. I wouldn't sign any contracts untill you're sure.
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Triad
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Reklats
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Joined: 24 Sep 2003
Posts: 349
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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| If I did that I'd be embarassed to tell people what art I did. |
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Karateka_latino
Black Belt
Joined: 21 Jun 2001
Posts: 1299
Location: Panama city, Panama
Styles: Goju-Ryu Karate do; Kung Fu.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Not sure. Maybe he's legit. Check his class first, ask him some questions, call to the USKA to verify if he's really a "soke".. Just do your homework. |
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Pacificshore
Black Belt
Joined: 26 Mar 2002
Posts: 1698
Location: West Coast
Styles: Chinese Kenpo/Kara-Ho Kempo
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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I've always been a Kenpo/Kempo person, but I also stydied Shotokan for several years, hmm..............maybe I should combine the two and create KenpoKan  
All kidding aside, check it out and see what his class is all about. Then make a sound decision on what you believe is good for you. |
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WolverineGuy
Red Belt
Joined: 30 Mar 2003
Posts: 753
Location: Flint, MI
Styles: Kalkinodo, San Chin Ryu, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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What is it with people calling themselves soke lately?
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