Swinging Pendulum is the 4th required technique to obtain your purple belt in Ed Parker’s American Kenpo. Swinging Pendulum is a defense against a right roundhouse kick from the front, placing it in the Kicks category of the Web of Knowledge as well as the Kicks Family Group in the family groups striking division. In Swinging Pendulum you … [Read more...]
Leaping Crane (Purple #3)
July 23, 2010 by 2 Comments
Leaping Crane is the 3rd required technique to obtain your purple belt in Ed Parker's American Kenpo. Leaping Crane is a defense against a right step through punch from the front, placing it in the Punches category of the Web of Knowledge as well as the Punches Family Group in the family groups striking division. Leaping Crane introduces you … [Read more...]
Snapping Twig (EPAK Purple #2)
July 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Snapping Twig is the 2nd required technique to obtain your purple belt in Ed Parker's American Kenpo. Snapping Twig is a defense against a left hand direct push from the front, placing it in the Pushes category of the Web of Knowledge as well as the Pushes Family Group in the family groups striking division. Snapping Twig places a heavy emphasis … [Read more...]
Twirling Wings (EPAK Purple #1)
July 19, 2010 by 1 Comment
Twirling Wings is the 1st required technique to obtain your purple belt in Ed Parker's American Kenpo. Twirling Wings is a defense against a rear two-hand stiff-armed shoulder grab placing it in the Grabs & Tackles category of the Web of Knowledge as well as the Shoulder and Lapel Grabs Family Group in the Grabs category of the Family Groups … [Read more...]
Ed Parker’s American Kenpo Orange Belt is Complete
July 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The title says it all. The orange belt requirements for Ed Parker's American Kenpo are now complete. It was a lot of work getting this posted and together but I feel it turned out fairly well. I have found some mistakes a long the way and made a few tweaks to the way I was posting information as I went along. Before moving on to Purple Belt, … [Read more...]
