Think with clarity. Move with purpose. Act with love.

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WELCOME

Dear New Kenpo Student, Welcome to Bushido Kenpo. Bushido Kenpo is a complete martial arts system, designed to build humans who can fight efficiently, think clearly, move beautifully and act compassionately. These manuals will form the foundation upon which you and your instructors will build. During your study of Kenpo, you will be asked to push yourself farther than you thought you could go. You will spend some time uncomfortable, out of your element, perhaps nervous or even frightened. This is a normal, necessary part of martial arts training. You must surpass you prior limits to reach your future potential. Our instructors are highly trained to push and lead you in this direction, and also to help support you during the instances when you stumble or fall during your training. You are about to begin an arduous and beautiful journey. Welcome. Sincerely,

Jason W. Brick President, Bushido Martial Arts

BUSHIDO MARTIAL ARTS Copyright 2005, Jason Brick. All rights reserved. Excerpts under reasonable use law.

CREED

I will apply myself to the study of karate. I will push myself consistently to develop my mind, spirit and body beyond what I once believed to be my limits. I will think with clarity. I will move with purpose. I will act with love. I am a martial artist. I will achieve these goals.

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KENPO KARATE Black Belt PathAdult

Time White Belt Yellow Belt Orange Belt Purple Belt Blue Belt Green Belt Advanced Green Belt 3rd Brown Belt 2nd Brown Belt 1st Brown Belt Black Belt Commitment 2 - 3 months 3 - 4 months 3 - 5 months 3 - 5 months 3 - 5 months 4 - 6 months 4 - 6 months 4 - 6 months 4 - 6 months 4 - 6 months

Material Basic Stances 2 Techniques 13 Techniques 1 Kata 16 Techniques 1 Kata 16 Techniques 1 Kata 16 Techniques 1 Kata 16 Techniques 2 Kata 20 Techniques 2 Kata 20 Techniques 2 Kata 20 Techniques 2 Kata 20 Techniques 2 Kata 30 Techniques 2 Kata

Concepts Continuing evolution in Basics Movement Coordination Combative Theory Artistry Self-Defense Grappling Physical Fitness Physical Awareness Mental Acuity Philosophical Knowledge Ethical Consideration Historical Understanding

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KENPO KARATE Black Belt PathJunior

Time White Belt Yellow Belt Commitment 2 - 3 months

Material Basic Stances 2 Techniques 6 Techniques 1 Kata 6 Techniques 1 Kata 6 Techniques 1 Kata 6 Techniques 1 Kata 6 Techniques 2 Kata 6 Techniques 2 Kata Teaching Techniques 2 Kata

Concepts Continuing evolution in Basics Scholarship Coordination Self-Confidence Artistry Citizenship Self-Defense Self-Control Physical Fitness Physical Awareness

Orange Belt 3 - 4 months Purple Belt Blue Belt Green Belt Brown Belt 3 - 5 months 3 - 5 months 3 - 5 months 4 - 6 months 4 - 6 months

Black Belt

Junior Black Belts go on to get their Adult ranking in each belt level of the Bushido Kenpo system, picking up the more mature and complex concepts normally reserved for our adult and teen students.

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ESSAYS Opening Comments

Each of these belt material manuals covers a range of topics. There are descriptions of your physical requirements and explanations of other testing needs. There are also brief letters on topics related to your study: historical notes, philosophical concepts, interesting tips and facts, ethical principals. These notes are not meant to be the sum total of a students experience. Like the physical descriptions, they represent a bare bones summary of the knowledge to be gained. Reading these manuals is valuable in itself, to be sure; however, students are encouraged to use the information here as a springboard for their own research, study and inquiry. The life of a martial artist is a constant quest for more and better knowledge and capabilities. These books are merely a beginning.

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ESSAYS Historical

Kenpo was brought to America, from Hawaii, by Edmund Parker. Mr. Parker trained during his youth with William Chow, a student of Mr. James Mitose. When Mr. Parker graduated from high school, he went to Brigham Young University in Utah. At college, he taught karate. After graduation he began running karate studios full time, eventually creating the system now called American Kenpo. Some of Master Parkers students included Al Tracy, Jim Tracy, David Hebler, Larry Tatum, Huk Planas, Frank Trejo and Elvis Presley. These practitioners and others took Kenpo with them throughout the United States and abroad. Kenpo is now one of the most widespread systems of martial arts in the world, with strong presence in Germany, England, Ireland, Brazil, Mexico and dozens of other countries. Master David Hebler, who went on to serve as Mr. Presleys bodyguard and to write a bestselling book, opened a school in Hillsboro in 2001. That small school has expanded into what is now Bushido Martial Arts.

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ESSAYS Ethical

Bushido is an ethical code roughly analogous to the code of chivalry in western culture. It was a guiding aspect of the life of Japanese samurai and still heavily influences Japanese culture even today. Bushido consists of seven ethical principles: courtesy, bravery, discernment, loyalty, truth, sincerity and compassion. During your study of Bushido Kenpo, you will for a time focus on each of these principles. As you prepare for your yellow belt, please take a moment to consider each of these principals. Perhaps you could look them up in the dictionary to see if Mr. Websters definition of these words is the same as your own. Perhaps you could think about the people you know who demonstrate, or even personify, one of these traits. Later in your training you will be asked to write thesis papers about some of these ideas. For now, though, just give these ideas some thought.

ESSAYS Philosophical

When we were children, everything was brand new to us. The world was bright and vibrant, full of new things. As we grew, much of the world became commonplace, familiar. We learned so much that we knew the name for everything around us. The newness wore off, and so did our sense of wonder with the world. Without that sense of wonder, we can lose sight of the everyday miracles of life in our time. Our culture and technology can make the night-time as bright as noon, can cure diseases that once wiped out entire populations, can communicate instantaneously with people on the other side of the planet. Consider for a moment how miraculous such things as toilets, microwave ovens and email really are. From time to time, we can recapture that sense of newness and wonder. Traveling abroad puts everyday things into a new light and perspective. Learning a new subject or skill brings us out of our everyday rut. Spending time with children reminds us of how the world looked and felt when we found it brand new. As a new student of the martial arts, you have another opportunity to find newness and wonder. As you learn new skills and have new experiences, you may be reminded of how you felt as a child, surrounded by unfamiliar things.

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ESSAYS Mental

Fake it til you make it. It rhymes, its hokey, but it works. Actors use this principal to make their living. Go to a movie and watch a grown man cry real tears and have the appearance of true grief over the death of a loved one. We all know the man on the screen isnt really grieving. Hes not actually related to the character who died. He may not even like that person. In fact, the only death was of a fictional character. Nobody has really died! And yet, a real person is crying real tears. Even though the actor wasnt actually sad, he knew the occasion called for grief. So he faked grief well enough to cry. The best actors in the world are able to fake emotions so well they fool even themselves and actually experience the emotions they are presenting. This concept can be used in everyday life. If we are called into a situation requiring something you dont feel, or even dont feel up to giving at that time, we can often get the job done simply by pretending we have what it takes. Need a little extra patience to deal with a relative? Pretend youre an actor playing an exceedingly patient character. Need to be more confident and decisive for a job or promotion interview? Pretend that you are. Try it sometime. Youll be amazed how powerful this technique can be.

ESSAYS Physical

The white belt student can best be described as one who is learning how to learn. During these initial weeks of your martial arts career, you will begin to understand and master the basics of our Kenpo system. Kicks, strikes, blocks, stances and movement represent the building blocks of Kenpo and other martial arts. Grand Master Edmund Parker described our basics as letters of motion. In our English alphabet of 26 letters, we combine those basic components into hundreds of thousands of words. In Kenpo, we take our letters of motion and combine them into techniques, sets and forms our vocabulary of motion and combat. Be patient with yourself in the beginning. Like a language, Kenpo takes time to learn and master. In time, you will speak this language as well as you do the language you were born to.

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TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTIONS

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TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTIONS Delayed Sword

Defense is against a right punch from the front. 1. Step back into right neutral bow and execute a right inward block. Execute right front snap kick to groin. As your right foot plants forward, execute right inward chop to the right side of opponents neck.

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TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTIONS Aggressive Twins

Defense is against a two-hand push from the front. 1. Step back with your left foot into a right neutral bow. Simultaneously execute a right inward block. Execute a right side kick to the inside of opponents front knee. Plant right foot forward in a right neutral bow. Pivot and deliver a left front kick to the solar plexus.

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TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTIONS Sword of Destruction

Defense is against a left punch from the front. 1. Step back into right neutral bow and execute a right outward block. Execute right front snap kick to groin. As your right foot plants forward, execute right inward chop to the left side of opponents neck.

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TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTIONS Deflecting Hammer

Defense is against a right front thrust kick. 1. Step back into right neutral bow and execute a right downward block. Left hand is at chest level to check. Shuffle forward and execute a right inward elbow.

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TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTIONS Grasp of Death

Defense is against a left side headlock. 1. While tucking chin in and grasping opponents right wrist with your right, step forward into a right kneel stance. Drive left hand behind opponents right knee. Simultaneously pinch and grind at nerves in opponents knee and wrist. Step forward into a left neutral bow while you pull opponents wrist with your right hand and strike opponents elbow with a left inward block. Checking opponents right arm with your left, release with right arm and execute a right vertical punch to opponents temple.

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TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTIONS Captured Twigs

Defense is against a rear bear hug with arms pinned. 1. Pin attackers left hand with your left hand as you raise your right hand, bent at the elbow. Step left toward 9 oclock into a horse stance as you execute a right reverse hammer fist to you opponents groin. Pull your right foot to your left in a cat stance as you turn your hips towards 3 oclock. Step toward the attacker into a right neutral bow. Simultaneously deliver a right obscure elbow under opponents chin.

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TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTIONS Checking the Storm

Defense is against a right overhead club attack 1. Step right to 3 oclock while executing a left upward block. Simultaneously pull your left foot in to a closed cat stance. Execute a left front snap kick to groin. Plant left foot and deliver a right step-through side kick to opponents left knee. Plant right foot forward and execute a right backfist to opponents temple.

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TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTIONS Mace of Aggression

Defense is against a two-hand pulling lapel grab. 1. Pin hands against your chest with left arm. Simultaneously step forward and bring right arm down onto opponents arms, buckling them. Execute a right inward elbow to opponents jaw. Reverse direction and deliver a right driving elbow to opponents throat or face.

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TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTIONS Attacking Mace

Defense is against a right punch from the front. 1. Step back into a left neutral bow while performing a left inward block. Pivot into a left forward bow and right reverse punch to the rib cage. As right hand checks against opponent, deliver a right front snap kick to the solar plexus or groin. Plant forward and execute a left reverse punch to the kidney or floating ribs.

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TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTIONS Sword and Hammer

Defense is against a left-handed shoulder grab from the right side. 1. Pin opponents hand with your left as you step to 3 oclock with your right foot into a horse stance. Simultaneously execute a right outward chop to the opponents throat. Immediately deliver a right reverse hammer fist to opponents groin.

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TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTIONS Alternating Maces

Defense is against a two-handed push from the front. 1. Step back with left foot into right neutral bow. Simultaneously execute a right inward block. Push down opponents arms with your right hand as you pivot into a right forward bow and deliver a left vertical punch to opponents solar plexus. Drop left hand down to smother opponents hands. Pivot back into a right neutral bow as you execute a right backfist to the head.

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TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTIONS Intellectual Departure

Defense is against a right step-through kick from the front. 1. Step back with left into a right neutral bow. Pivot counter clockwise to face 6 oclock in a left neutral bow. Simultaneously execute a right inward downward block. Execute a right scooping rear kick to opponents groin along with a right reverse hammerfist to the face. Plant your right foot in a left neutral bow and immediately deliver a right thrusting rear kick to the opponents solar plexus.

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TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTIONS Spreading the Branch

Defense is against a rear bear hug, arms pinned. 1. Step back between opponents legs with right foot, into a left forward bow. Simultaneously pin opponents hands with your left and strike opponents groin with right reverse hammerfist. Pivot clockwise while stepping back right into a left neutral bow. Facing opponent, grab behind neck with both hands. Pull opponents head down as you execute a right rising knee to the face. Press opponents neck down with left hand as your right arm begins to circle behind and overhead.

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FORMS Short One KataPage 1

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Start from a meditating horse stance facing 12 :00. Step back with left foot into a right neutral bow while simultaneously delivering a right inward block. Step back with right foot into a left neutral bow while simultaneously delivering a left inward block.

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Turn head to face 9 :00. Step with your right foot to 3:00, into a left neutral bow, while simultaneously delivering left outward block. Step back with your left foot into a right neutral bow while simultaneously delivering a right outward block. Turn counter-clockwise to face 3 :00, adjust right foot and settle into a left neutral bow while simultaneously delivering a left upward block. Step back with your left foot into a right neutral bow while simultaneously delivering a right upward block.

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FORMS Short One KataPage 3

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Turn to face 6 :00. Step back with your left foot into a right neutral bow, while simultaneously delivering a right downward block. Step back with your right foot, into a left neutral bow, while simultaneously delivering a left downward block. Step clockwise with your left foot to 12 :00, returning to a horse stance.

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GLOSSARY OF BASICS

GLOSSARY OF BASICS

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Backfist Extend hand forward in an arc to strike the target with the two largest knuckles on the back of the hand. Clock Principal A means of describing motion. Imagine standing in the center of a clock, facing the number 12. From this given, turning to face 3 oclock would mean turning ninety degrees to the right. Regardless of which direction you face during a sequence of motion, 12 oclock will always be named as the direction you were facing at the beginning of the sequence. Downward Block Starting with hands in the pocket, move one hand to the opposite hip. Follow by moving it a quarter-circle downward and outward to the far side of the legs. Downward Elbow With arm bent and fist closed, move elbow in a circle behind you and over the head. Bring elbow downward toward your target. Strike with the point of the elbow on the bottom of the upper arm. Driving Elbow With arm bent and fist closed, push arm outward and parallel to the body. Strike with the tip of the elbow.

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Forward Bow Stance Starting in Neutral Bow, shift your hips and toes so all point forward. The leading leg will bend and the rear leg straighten. As with a neutral bow, a Right Forward Bow is with the right leg leading. Front Kick Starting in a Neutral Bow, raise one knee to waist level. Kick out and forward with that foot, being certain to keep toes pulled back. Strike with the ball or heel of the foot. Horse Stance Begin facing forward with feet together. Step left with left foot until feet are shoulder width apart. Toes should point forward or slightly outward, with knees bent.. Hands should be at hips, in fists with palms up. In The Pocket Keeping an idle hand pulled in against the hip with hand closed in a fist with palm facing upward. Inward Block Cock arm, hand in a fist with elbow down, palm facing to the front. Keeping arm bent, move it in a straight line across your body, stopping on the opposite side of the head.

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Inward Chop Beginning with arm cocked by head, as with an Inward Block. Hand is open and the muscles there flexed. Bring hand down towards target in a diagonal line. Strike with the part of the hand between bottom of the pinky finger and top of the wrist. Inward Elbow With arm bent and palm facing down, swing elbow inward to strike the target. Striking surface is the half of the forearm nearest the elbow. Kiai Spirit Yell. A sharp exhalation or shout made at the point of impact when delivering or receiving a strike. Neutral Bow Stance Step back until feet are shoulder width apart, toes pointed at 45 and eyes forward. Hands are up with fists closed, elbows down. Keep back straight and knees bent slightly. Neutral Bow is named after the foot in front, thus a Right Neutral Bow is a Neutral Bow with right side forward. Outward Block Starting with hands in the pocket, move one hand to the opposite hip. Follow by moving it in a quarter-circle up and out to the other side of the face.

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Outward Chop Start with your hand cocked beside the opposite side of your head. (If using right hand, cock it to the left side of the head). Bring your hand down toward the target in a diagonal line. Strike with the part of the hand between bottom of the pinky and top of the wrist. Rear Kick Beginning in a Neutral Bow, look backward over the same shoulder as the leg you intend to kick with. Drive foot straight backward with toes pointed down. Reverse Hammer Fist With hand closed in a fist, extend arm in an arc (as opposed to in a line, as with a reverse punch). Striking surface is the bottom of the hand. Reverse Punch Beginning with hands in the pocket, extend the arm, straight out. Turn arm while in motion until palm is facing down. Striking surface is the two large knuckles of your index and middle fingers. Rising Knee Much like performing half a front kick. Starting in a neutral bow, bring up rear foot, still bent and strike opponent with the top of your knee.

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Side Kick Start from a Neutral Bow. Pick up the back leg and tuck your knee up to your stomach, pivot until your rear hip is pointing toward twelve oclock. Press foot out and forward as if stomping a cockroach on the wall. Bring your foot back in, and return to your Neutral Bow. Upward Block Starting with hands in the pocket, move one hand straight up the middle of the body (as in an uppercut punch). At the top of your head, snap elbow up and out until arm is completely above the head at a sharp angle. Vertical Punch Beginning with hands in the pocket, extend the arm, straight out. Turn arm while in motion until palm is facing sideways toward your center line. Striking surface is the two large knuckles of your index and middle fingers. Wheel Kick Beginning in a neutral bow, raise rear knee to waist level. Pivot so your hips and chest face to the side. Now kick out your foot in a horizontal arc. Striking surface is either the top of the foot or the ball of the foot with toes pulled back.

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APPENDICES Chart of Requirements

BASICS Backfist Inward Chop Outward Chop Reverse Hammer Fist Reverse Punch Vertical Punch Downward Elbow Driving Elbow Inward Elbow TECHNIQUES Delayed Sword Deflecting Hammer Captured Twigs Mace of Aggression Aggressive Twins Intellectual Departure Checking the Storm KATA Short One Kata

Downward Block Inward Block Outward Block Upward Block

Front Kick Rear Kick Rising Knee Side Kick Wheel Kick

Forward Bow Stance Neutral Bow Stance Horse Stance

Alternating Maces Sword of Destruction Grasp of Death Attacking Mace Sword and Hammer Spreading the Branch

SCHOLARSHIP Understand and be able to explain the Kiai, In the Pocket, and Clock Principal. Know and understand the basic history of Kenpo Karate. What is Bushido? Understand hope vs. fear in human decision making. ATTENDANCE Minimum of 16 Classes
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