Kicking Set 1 is the required set for orange belt in Ed Parker's American Kenpo. In our Yellow Belt Set & Form we learned how to defend and how to defend while retreating. In Orange Belt our form reinforced what we learned in Yellow Belt by having us perform Short Form 1 on both sides. Here in Kicking Set 1 we break, for a bit, from the … [Read more...]
Forms & Sets
Short Form 1
June 19, 2010 by 1 Comment
Short Form 1 was developed to teach a beginner how to retreat from an opponent while taking advantage of the free space around him. Environmental consideration is important because it determines what one can or cannot do. In Short Form 1, it is assumed that the environment favors the practitioner who is allowed freedom to move about. Although … [Read more...]
Short Form 1 (right side only)
May 8, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Short Form 1 was developed to teach a beginner how to retreat from an opponent while taking advantage of the free space around him. Environmental consideration is important because it determines what one can or cannot do. In Short Form 1, it is assumed that the environment favors the practitioner who is allowed freedom to move … [Read more...]
Blocking Set #1
April 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Blocking Set #1 is the first of all Kenpo Sets to be learned. It is a very basic set that keeps you in place and using one arm at a time introduces you to some of the blocks of American Kenpo. As you learn these blocks you also learn how to make your blocks flow from one into the next while being introduced to the Kenpo concept called 'Point of … [Read more...]
