A Brief History
Kenpo is a term describing one of the most innovative systems of
the Martial Arts and is practiced both in America and worldwide.
"Ken", meaning law, and "Po", meaning fist, combine to become
Kenpo or "law of the fist".
Kenpo, known for its explosive speed and power, is a mixture of
soft and hard movements, giving you the ultimate benefit of
adapting to any given situation. It is based off of natural
motion—motion that you use in your everyday life making it very
easy to be successful in self-defense. In short, no matter what
height, weight, or body dimensions a person may have the art is
fit to the individual, which is something few martial arts can
claim. The system adapts to the student creating great fighters
who are highly skilled in self-defense, and it’s difficult to
imagine a martial art that could offer more.
Elwood's Kenpo and Self-defense is one such discipline which has
evolved. It is a powerful and fast, hard hitting style of fighting
which was established for the more serious Kenpoist. It's a
combination of Kenpo and various other martial arts along with
street fighting and has been referred to as Elwood's Street Smart
Martial Art. It also teaches an awareness and knowledge of
survival skills on the streets which makes Elwood's Kenpo and
Self-defense the modern-day martial art.
The main focus of Elwood’s Kenpo is self-defense, particularly in
street fighting. This martial art applies logic and practicality
to effective, powerful movements and is mainly categorized by
strikes performed by the entire body. Kenpo uses physical
coordination and continuity combined with linear and circular
motions to perform powerful strikes and defenses designed to
disable an attacker as quickly as possible.
This martial art is divided into four sections, the basics, forms,
self-defense, and sparring. Students of Kenpo work their way
through these sections, beginning with the basics, up to sparring.
Earning a black belt in Kenpo takes years to achieve. Kenpo is
highly effective in the hands of a master and is an ideal
self-defense to study for those interested in Kenpo.
For more information:
email: barryelwoodskenpo@gmail.com
cell: (775) 746-3792