• Fight Quest: Season 1, Episode 10 – Kajukenbo

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    Fight Quest is a television show on the Discovery Channel that had a preview episode air on December 28, 2007 and began airing weekly on January 4, 2008.  The show followed Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson as they travel around the world learning different styles of martial arts, spending five days training with notable masters of the styles they are studying, before exhibiting what they have learned in a final demonstration and/or fight.

    Season 1, Episode 10 featured Kajukenbo in the San Francisco Bay area.  All 48+ minutes are worth viewing.

    I recommend clicking the full screen option (the [ ] box icon on the bottom-right) and changing the quality to 480p (the * gear icon) after you press the ‘Play’ button.


  • Professor William Kwai Sun Chow videos

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    Professor William K.S. Chow was Ed Parker & Sijo Emperado‘s teacher, for those of you new to Kenpo or Kajukenbo.

    In spite of his heavy influence on the martial arts in the United States and his many notable students, Chow never had a dojo of his own, often teaching in the park and is thought to have lived in near poverty much of the time.

    Professor Chow referred to his expression of the art and science of Kenpo as a “War Art” and focused largely on techniques that he felt worked in the streets.

    Shortly before his death in 1987, Chow renamed his system “Kara-Ho Kempo”.

    Kata demo from the 1960’s:

    Speed demo by “Thunderbolt Chow” in 1982:

    Videos originally from Professor John Bishop‘s site at http://www.kajukenboinfo.com/professor_chow.aspx

    I merely converted the videos and posted them to YouTube so more people could easily find these pieces of history.


  • Mucking it up, for a cause

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    Ron Jones at MuckFest 2013

    MuckFest MS St. Louis was held on Saturday, July 6, 2013 in Pevely, Mo.

    Funds raised through MuckFest MS benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society

    One of our own — CQB Kajukenbo black belt & Heavyweight Submission Fighting Champion — Ron Jones participated!

    “MuckFest™ MS is the nation’s best mud and obstacle fun-run. But it’s so much more. Made with mud, sweat and cheers, the five-mile course features a gauntlet of muck-filled mazes, pits and craters with over twenty gigantic steel obstacles. The fun doesn’t stop when you slide over the finish line. There’s beer, great food and music in the MuckFestival area. We operate on “the more, the muckier” principle, so bring your friends and family to join in the hilarious spills and thrills. We even have a specially-designed mucky playlot for the kids called Lil’ Muckers.

    And here’s the best part: 100% of our fundraising dollars go to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society—helping to prove that you can have loads of dirty fun and feel good about it in the morning.”


  • Basic Attitudes Of A Warrior

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    1) Think honestly within yourself in your dealings with all men.

    2) Constant training is the only way to learn strategy.

    3) Become familiar with every art you come across.

    4) Understand the way of other disciplines.

    5) Know the difference between right and wrong in the matters of men.

    6) Strive for inner judgment and an understanding of everything.

    7) See that which cannot be seen.

    8) Overlook nothing, regardless of its insignificance.

    9) Do not waste time idling or thinking after you have set your goals.

    10) Civilize the mind but make savage the body

    11) You were born small, defenseless & weak – but no one said you have to stay that way.

    The first 9 come from the ‘Book of Five Rings‘ by swordsman Miyamoto Musashi circa 1645.

    A free PDF translation is here (other formats are here).

    From here (with some modifications)


  • United States Martial Arts Association (USMAA) National Training Camp August 1-3, 2013

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    United States Martial Arts Association (USMAA) National Training Camp August 1-3, 2013

    (Updated with more details, thanks to Sensei Chuck Coffin!)

    Camp Details
    This is a great opportunity to train with martial artists from various backgrounds and styles. There will be three full days (Thursday, August 1st through Saturday, August 3rd) of unmatched martial arts training. All martial artists are welcome at any level, and Black Belt testing by a board of examiners will be available as well. Do not miss this exceptional experience!

    Full 3 Day Camp: $150 per person ($125 per person if payment received by July 15)
    1 Day Camp: $60 per day per person

    Please complete the Registration Form and Waiver for each participant and send your total payment to:
    Gary Jameson
    2901 S. Brentwood Blvd
    Brentwood, MO 63144
    314-961-4235

    Schedule
    Thurs, Aug 1
    8 – Registration/Meet and Greet
    9 – TKD (Gary Jameson)
    10 – Weapons (Omar Ahmad)
    11 – Aikido (Kasey Keckeisen)
    12 – Lunch
    1:30 – Judo (Michael Makoid)
    2:30 – MMA (Omar Ahmad)
    3:30 – Karate (Ron Treem)
    4:30 – Women’s Self Defense (Gabriella Roberts)

    Fri, Aug 2
    8 – Yoga (Melissa Swank)
    9 – Judo (Zendic Matl)
    10 – Krav Maga (Gary Jameson)
    11 – BJJ (Todd Labrie)
    12 – Lunch
    1:30 – Muay Thai (Tim Kuth)
    2:30 – JKD (Richard Bustillo)
    3:30 – JKD (Richard Bustillo)
    4:30 – Testing (Board)

    Sat, Aug 3
    8 – Combat Fitness (Kurt Valdez)
    9 – XMA (Joey Perry)
    10 – Escrima (Richard Bustillo)
    11 – Escrima (Richard Bustillo)
    12 – Lunch
    1 – Women’s Self Defense (Gabriella Roberts)
    2 – MMA (James Jack)
    3 – Krav Maga (Gary Jameson)
    4 – Karate (Loren Copp)

    Richard Bustillo -a Kajukenbo man- will be in attendance teaching Jeet Kune Do and Cacoy Doce Pares Eskrima. He is one of the few surviving 1st generation instructors of Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do. He is also one of three 11th rank Black Belt under the only 12th rank Supreme Grandmaster Cacoy Canete of the World Cacoy Doce Pares World Federation.

    This will be a great opportunity to train with Sigung Bustillo and other martial art masters from various styles and systems.

    3 days of informative and valuable training for beginners and advanced students, instructors and “masters”.

    Please visit http://www.stltkd.com/usmaa.htm for more information

    Hotel Information:
    DoubleTree Hotel
    16625 Swingley Ridge Rd
    Chesterfield, MO 63017
    1-636-532-5000

    Law Enforcement Training
    The cost for Law Enforcement Training is the same as the martial arts trianing camp. This hands-on seminar will be taught by Steven Jimerfield (Alaska State Trooper, Ret). One-On-One Control Tactics is a Defensive Tactics System developed by Mr. Jimerfield. The theory behind this is that movement defeats strength. Mr. Jimerfield has been in the Law Enforcement field for the past 30+ years. Twenty-two of those years spent as an Alaska State Trooper with the last seven years as an instructor at the Public Safety Training Academy. Central topics include; Six points of movement to defeat an opponents strength, Reverse Palm techniques and take downs that smoothly move a control subject to the ground, Thigh Lock, Cuffing techniques and standing subjects up, Turning over uncooperative subjects.


  • ‘Kenpo Creed’ by Ed Parker

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    Kenpo Creed

    “I come to you with only karate, empty hands. I have no weapons, but should I be forced to defend myself, my principles or my honor; should it be a matter of life or death, of right or wrong; then here are my weapons, karate, my empty hands.”

    Ed Parker, March 1957


  • Stockton man uses UFC moves to restrain carjacking suspect

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    A colleague of mine, Todd Warner, found this article.

    Stockton man uses UFC moves to restrain carjacking suspect (video at external link)

    STOCKTON, CA – Abel Simmons has been a huge fan of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for years. But never did he imagine that he would be using the moves to defend himself or his family from a carjacking suspect.

    Simmons, 29, was able to stop and hold down his attacker until police came.

    Simmons says his family was pulling up to their home on E. Jefferson Street Saturday night. They had just returned from watching a UFC fight.

    They were in the driveway when a man came up and started pounding on the back window of their SUV. Then, the man tried opening the back door where Simmon’s sons – a newborn and a 2 year old – were sleeping. Fortunately, the door was locked.

    Simmons, who was sitting in the passenger seat, jumped out out and tried to stop the man. His wife, who was driving, called 911.

    The guy punched Simmons in the face. That was when Simmons tried several mixed martial arts moves. He wasn’t able to restrain the assailant right away.

    “I just snatched his legs and took him down. I had just put him in an arm bar, he slipped right out of it. So then I got him in a rear naked choke and started rolling and squirming around. He got out of that as well,” said Simmons.

    But the last move he tried worked.

    “I had him in a guillotine choke. And he wasn’t getting out of that. I had that lock really tight,” said Simmons. “I just held him in place and said, ‘Well, guess you are going to jail tonight buddy.'”

    A neighbor came out to help, but he didn’t’ have to do much because Simmons had the man in a compromising position.

    “It’s impressive,” said the neighbor. “He just had him in like a chokehold, had him really good, really tight.”

    Simmons held the man until police arrived several minutes later. According to police, the man fought with officers before being taken into custody.

    The suspect, 32-year-old Shron Antoine Jones is now behind bars, booked on attempted carjacking, battery and resisting arrest.


  • Martial artist Jim Kelly, known for ‘Enter the Dragon’ role, dies

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    Wing Chun man, Mike Petrovich sent this in.   Thanks Mike.

    Martial artist Jim Kelly, known for ‘Enter the Dragon’ role, dies

    SAN DIEGO — Actor Jim Kelly, who played a glib American martial artist in “Enter the Dragon” with Bruce Lee, has died. He was 67.

    Marilyn Dishman, Kelly’s ex-wife, said he died Saturday of cancer at his home in San Diego.

    Sporting an Afro hairstyle and sideburns, Kelly made a splash with his one-liners and fight scenes in the 1973 martial arts classic. His later films included “Three the Hard Way,” ”Black Belt Jones” and “Black Samurai.”

    During a 2010 interview with salon.com, Kelly said he started studying martial arts in 1964 in Kentucky and later moved to California where he earned a black belt in karate. He said he set his sights on becoming an actor after winning karate tournaments. He also played college football.

    The role in the Bruce Lee film was his second. He had about a dozen film roles in the 1970s before his acting work tapered off. In recent years, he drew lines of autograph seekers at comic book conventions.

    “It was one of the best experiences in my life,” he told salon.com of working on “Enter the Dragon.” ”Bruce was just incredible, absolutely fantastic. I learned so much from working with him. I probably enjoyed working with Bruce more than anyone else I’d ever worked with in movies because we were both martial artists. And he was a great, great martial artist. It was very good.”


  • ‘Wing Chun’ in Netflix Watch Instantly

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    Wing Chun  1994 (NR) 1hr 35m

    Martial arts expert Wing Chun (Michelle Yeoh) battles bandits in this magical film that provides as many laughs as it does wallops. Besides horse thieves, Wing Chun must deal with the men around her who simply can’t handle a strong, independent woman. Ultimately, she must dish out “lessons” again and again until the respect for her skills is finally won. The reemergence of her childhood sweetheart, however, throws her emotions into a tizzy.

    Wing Chun kung-fu is the foundation of Jeet Kune Do and at the core of our trapping range tools but this movie is pure fantasy and seems to have little or no historical value.   You may find it somewhat amusing if you like kung fu movies.


  • Miami Connection (aka ‘really bad taekwondo movie’)

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    Miami Connection on Netflix Watch Instantly
    1987, 1hr 26m  (R) for martial arts violence and a few nipples.

    ‘The year is 1987. Motorcycle ninjas tighten their grip on Florida’s narcotics trade, annihilating anyone who dares to move in on their turf. Martial arts rock band Dragon Sound has had enough and embarks on a wave of crime-crushing justice.’

    The ‘demonstration’ & ‘sparring’ that starts around 0:35 makes me want to go back under anesthesia.  I have no idea why the TKD guys are using steel pipes and swords in half of their fight scenes.

    On the up-side: this is prior to TKD as a 1988 Olympic event in Seoul, so it still has punching and take-downs.  In addition, most of the actors pronounce it correctly: ‘tay kwon doe’.

    If the black Dragon Sound / TKD guy ‘Jim’ looks familiar, it is because he is kickboxing & UFC champ Maurice Smith