First of all, we wanted to thank everybody for watching our videos. It's been a great experience so far and we are both humbled and appreciative for all of the great comments and emails that we've received. As of today, since May 11, 2008, we've received 14, 481 channel views on YouTube. This is a testament to the devotion that Kenpo receives from it's devotes. We will work hard for a successful 2009 and urge you to keep watching. Thank you all so much.
Secondly, tomorrow and Saturday, Juan and I will be filming our first vids of 2009! We're filming at Pro Boxing Supply in Pasadena, so if you're in the area, please drop on by. We wanted to share with you some of our future content:
More "Jiu Jitsu for Kenpo"
Juan's Aikido prinipals in Kenpo
Forms 4, 5, 6
Two Man Set
The "Lost" Techniques
The completion of the Brown Belt techniques
Form 7 (??)
Extentions (?????)
Form 8(??????????)
We take requests..lol!...pleese feel free to emails us: casadekenpo@yahoo.com
-Cliff & Juan
www.youtube.com/casadekenpo
Monday, January 5, 2009
Monday, December 1, 2008
Kenpo Workout Plan
This is a workout plan that I made for one of my orange belt students. I'd like to share it with everyone. Enjoy!
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DAILY
Star Block
Stance Set
Short Form 1
Do each three times as a warm up.
Instead of going by day, I’m going to split the workload over two workouts that you can alternate in between.
Workout A
BASICS
Repeat each basic 10X each side. Full speed, Full Power
From horse stance:
Upward Block
Inward Block
Outward Extended Block
Downward Block
Pushdown Block
Horizontal Punch to sternum
Vertical Punch to Face
Uppercut Punch to Chin
Vertical Heel Palm
Outward Hand Sword
Inward Hand Sword
Inward Elbow
Outward Elbow
Upward Elbow
Downward Elbow
Step back into a left neutral bow, repeat basics with each hand. When you use the rear hand, use a forward bow.
Hop Switch and repeat on opposite side.
TECHNIQUES
Do first 12 Techniques on Orange Belt
Review Purple Belt Techniques
WORKOUT B
BASICS
From a neutral bow, perform each kick 4 ways, 10X each way.
1. Rear leg
2. Front leg, in place
3. Front leg, drag up
4. Front leg, front crossover first
Front Kick
Round House
Side Kick
From neutral bow, back kick to 6 o’clock with front leg.
From neutral bow, spin back kick.
TECHNIQUES
Do remainder for Orange Belt techniques.
Review Purple Belt Techniques
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DAILY
Star Block
Stance Set
Short Form 1
Do each three times as a warm up.
Instead of going by day, I’m going to split the workload over two workouts that you can alternate in between.
Workout A
BASICS
Repeat each basic 10X each side. Full speed, Full Power
From horse stance:
Upward Block
Inward Block
Outward Extended Block
Downward Block
Pushdown Block
Horizontal Punch to sternum
Vertical Punch to Face
Uppercut Punch to Chin
Vertical Heel Palm
Outward Hand Sword
Inward Hand Sword
Inward Elbow
Outward Elbow
Upward Elbow
Downward Elbow
Step back into a left neutral bow, repeat basics with each hand. When you use the rear hand, use a forward bow.
Hop Switch and repeat on opposite side.
TECHNIQUES
Do first 12 Techniques on Orange Belt
Review Purple Belt Techniques
WORKOUT B
BASICS
From a neutral bow, perform each kick 4 ways, 10X each way.
1. Rear leg
2. Front leg, in place
3. Front leg, drag up
4. Front leg, front crossover first
Front Kick
Round House
Side Kick
From neutral bow, back kick to 6 o’clock with front leg.
From neutral bow, spin back kick.
TECHNIQUES
Do remainder for Orange Belt techniques.
Review Purple Belt Techniques
Monday, October 13, 2008
NEW VIDS! NEW VIDS! NEW VIDS!
Good news, everybody! We've uploaded Short Form 1, Short Form 2, Short Form 3, Long Form 1 and Coordination Set 1!!!! Already, I've heard the rousing response of:
"It's about f*cking time!!!"
In addition to the forms and sets beautifully demonstrated by Juan, we are also proud to present the first ever "Casa De Kenpo Happy Hour". The concept behind the "happy hour" series is to present our commentary on all things Kenpo. This first one is just us yakking away with a few bloopers thrown in for good measure. But while it may seem light-hearted, we are both serious and honest in our opinions.
I hope you enjoy the new videos, and be expecting more soon! (Seriously...soon...I promise!)
-Cliff & Juan
"It's about f*cking time!!!"
In addition to the forms and sets beautifully demonstrated by Juan, we are also proud to present the first ever "Casa De Kenpo Happy Hour". The concept behind the "happy hour" series is to present our commentary on all things Kenpo. This first one is just us yakking away with a few bloopers thrown in for good measure. But while it may seem light-hearted, we are both serious and honest in our opinions.
I hope you enjoy the new videos, and be expecting more soon! (Seriously...soon...I promise!)
-Cliff & Juan
Thursday, September 25, 2008
The best laid schemes of mice and men go often askew
Yeah...I know...it's been awhile.
My original plan to have everything done by August was ambitious, to say the least. Sadly, "real life" took priority over "reel life" (Get it? See what I did there?) and Juan and I were not able to get together for anything more then a beer in the last 3 months. Juan has been busy with his school in Pasadena and I have been peddling over-priced, gas guzzling SUV's to cool kids and douche bags alike in Beverly Hills.
The good news is that we will be filming (everybody keep their finger's crossed) next week at Jon Boone's Kenpofit in Eagle Rock, Ca. All techniques through 3rd Brown are completed, so we will be filming 2nd Brown and completing the forms and sets. Juan and I have decided to NOT film the extensions, the knife techniques, or the gun techniques. Here's why:
Extensions: Let me say first that we love doing the extensions in a technique line setting. They are fun, exciting, and some of them are just plain cool. We've decided not to film for a few reasons. Mainly, while there is good information in them, I think that the information that's presented in them should ultimately be figured out by a student themselves rather then having it spoon fed to them in the form of an extension. At some point, you have to cut the curriculum umbilical cord and start learning for yourself, and ultimately, GIVE BACK to the art. I feel that many many Kenpoists believe that the art is an endless well of knowledge. More likely, however, is that the art is like a Rorschach inkblot test and everything that's "new" was already there, and therefore, something you already know.
Knife And Gun Techniques: The bottom line is that we believe that if you wish to learn about knife and gun tactics, that you learn from a military or law enforcement expert.
We hope at the conclusion of our series, everybody will be open to some other ideas that we'd like to share. Until then...keep training and keep having fun.
Cliff
My original plan to have everything done by August was ambitious, to say the least. Sadly, "real life" took priority over "reel life" (Get it? See what I did there?) and Juan and I were not able to get together for anything more then a beer in the last 3 months. Juan has been busy with his school in Pasadena and I have been peddling over-priced, gas guzzling SUV's to cool kids and douche bags alike in Beverly Hills.
The good news is that we will be filming (everybody keep their finger's crossed) next week at Jon Boone's Kenpofit in Eagle Rock, Ca. All techniques through 3rd Brown are completed, so we will be filming 2nd Brown and completing the forms and sets. Juan and I have decided to NOT film the extensions, the knife techniques, or the gun techniques. Here's why:
Extensions: Let me say first that we love doing the extensions in a technique line setting. They are fun, exciting, and some of them are just plain cool. We've decided not to film for a few reasons. Mainly, while there is good information in them, I think that the information that's presented in them should ultimately be figured out by a student themselves rather then having it spoon fed to them in the form of an extension. At some point, you have to cut the curriculum umbilical cord and start learning for yourself, and ultimately, GIVE BACK to the art. I feel that many many Kenpoists believe that the art is an endless well of knowledge. More likely, however, is that the art is like a Rorschach inkblot test and everything that's "new" was already there, and therefore, something you already know.
Knife And Gun Techniques: The bottom line is that we believe that if you wish to learn about knife and gun tactics, that you learn from a military or law enforcement expert.
We hope at the conclusion of our series, everybody will be open to some other ideas that we'd like to share. Until then...keep training and keep having fun.
Cliff
Monday, June 2, 2008
Blue Belt Techniques Are Up!
Blue belt techniques ( for the most part ) are up. Enjoy!
We recommend choosing the "watch in high quality" option on You Tube.
Thanks for watching!
www.youtube.com/casadekenpo
-Cliff
We recommend choosing the "watch in high quality" option on You Tube.
Thanks for watching!
www.youtube.com/casadekenpo
-Cliff
Saturday, May 31, 2008
News And Notes - 5/31/0
First of all, I would like to thank everybody for their overwhelming support of what we're trying to do. We've reached a couple of milestones ( In my eyes ) here at Casa De Kenpo: We have 100 subscribers as of this morning, we have over 2,600 channel views, and we are the #47 most subscribed channels on YouTube in their "Guru" category.
The blue belt techniques are being edited as I write this. They should be up on the site early next week.
The green belt techniques are filmed as well as a few two man techniques from 3rd brown. You will see a different look starting from green, as we are starting to film at Jon Boone's Kenpofit in Eagle Rock, CA. Jon's school is easily accessible off the 2 freeway between Glendale and Pasadena, so if you're ever in the area, drop by for a workout with Jon! Jon is a 3rd degree black belt in American Kenpo and started his journey in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with Chris Snell and Mike Bagwell. 6 years ago after a marathon watching of "Fight Club", Jon packed his bags, moved to Pasadena, CA, and has been a student of ours ever since. We are proud to welcome Jon into our Casa.
Also starting with these next round of videos, will be what we're calling the "Casa De Kenpo Happy Hour" which will feature commentaries on a wide range of martial arts related topics. The first one will be about "power" and I hope everybody likes it. After all of the positive feed back we've received on our first outtake reel, we've decided to make more...which won't be hard...especially with Jon around.
Keep training everybody!
Cliff
www.youtube.com/casadekenpo
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