Kajukenbo Family / Independent Kenpo Student Manual - 11/14/2017. Michael D. Park 10 th Degree Grand Master. Kenpo International Karate Society

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1 . Kajukenbo Family / Independent Kenpo Student Manual - 11/14/2017 Michael D. Park 10 th Degree Grand Master Kenpo International Karate Society 1

2 1 Professor Michael D. Park is the 10 th degree grand master and founder of the Kenpo International Karate Society. He began training in martial-arts in his home state of Texas in His first black belt promotion was delayed until 1969 when as a Staff Sergeant E-6 on leave from the US Army he was tested for his 1 st degree. He would later graduate from the US Army Counterintelligence School for Officers and Special Agents. In 1972 as a Police Officer with the Washington D.C. Special Operations Div. he was added to the KSDI Kajukenbo Kenpo-Karate black belt family (Ohana) under his instructor, native Hawaiian Jim Kaleohano Roberts a 2 direct student and 9 th degree who was promoted by Sijo-Adriano D. Sonny Emperado the founder of Kajukenbo. These facts make Michael Park one of the most senior black-belts in the Kajukenbo Ohana and the greater Kenpo-Karate lineage going back to Professor William Kwai Sun Chow of Hawaii. In 1974 while a career professional with the US Marshals (supervisor/inspector) Park opened the first karate school in Plano, Texas. Over the decades he also earned a 4 th degree black-belt in international Aikido from Bill Sosa and Lynn Fabia, a 2 nd degree in Korean Kuk Sool from Jay Lee of Houston and high degrees Japanese Jujutsu (8 th degree) and Korean Tang Soo Do (5 th degree) pin # After intensive special training from Shihan John Damian in Imua Ki Aikido and Chief Al Tejero of the Hawaii CHA-3 Kenpo brotherhood Park was appointed as the first agency sponsored defensive tactics instructor for the US Marshals Special Operations Group. He credits Chief Al for some of the Kenpo ground work he still teaches today. In 1992 while a member of the black belt club at Southern Methodist University he was promoted to 8th degree in Kenpo-Jujutsu. GM Park also had intermittent training in Kajukenbo from his friend GGM Richard Peralta who sponsored him for 8th degree membership in the 3 American Kajukembo Association. Michael served as the vice president for AKA and was presented with the Aleju Reyes Achievement Award. His 4 Professor certificate was finally awarded in 2009 by Chief Don Nahoolewa. In 2013 He was promoted to 9 th 5 degree by GGM Al Tracy in the Kenpo International Yudanshakai. In 2017 he was promoted to 10 th degree grand master with the recommendation of GM Ted Sumner. During the 2017 Gathering of Eagles in Dallas, Texas Professor Park was inducted in the Kenpo International Hall of Fame. On 09/30/17 he was also examined by a board and recognized by the chairman, Grand Master Ron Van Browning and others as a 10 th degree grand master and founder of the Kenpo International Karate Society. 1 Professor (TCBO-1) is the Sr. Grand Master and founder of the Kenpo International Karate Society. 2 See the first generation direct students of Sijo-Adriano Emperado on the comprehensive ohana chart 3 See the 8 th degree membership card when Park first joined the American Kajukembo Association 4 Unlike most other Kajukenbo organizations GM Nahoolewa began calling 7 th degree a Professor 5 Promoted to 9 th and 10 th degree in the Kenpo International Yudanshakai ( Affiliate black belt society) 2

3 William Kwai Sun Chow Founder of the style we know as Kenpo-Karate! The Professor as he was called had many names such as William Kwai Sun Chow or William Thunderbolt Chow and others. He taught the pioneers and many seniors within the now extended Kenpo family (Ohana) especially his most senior student Adriano D. Emperado who in 1947 formed America s first mixed martial-art called Kajukenbo. This is the same year that Robert Trias opened the first commercial karate school in the United States mainland making him the Father of American Karate. Ed Parker came along a few years later and became famous for promoting what he eventually called American Kenpo. The Tracy brothers were very influential and were early black-belts under Ed Parker. They went on to form the very successful Tracy s International Studios of Self-Defense and still teach original Kenpo-Karate. Professor Chow s primary direct instructor was James Masayoshi Mitose who taught an un-documented family system from the greater Yoshida-Han of Japan which he called Kosho-Ryu Kenpo-Jujutsu. He would later refer to it as Shorei Kosho-Ryu and other names. Professor Chow s innovative new system was heavily influenced from street fighting methods, the Jujutsu of Henry Okazaki in Hawaii and especially the Filipino martial-arts. He was the first founder to coin the term Kenpo-Karate and teach these concepts as a new style. His techniques were such a departure from other traditions including the stiff Japanese methods of his teacher James Masayoshi Mitose that he is rightfully credited with founding the original style of Kenpo-Karate as we know it! Some have incorrectly stated and continue to put in print that Professor Chow s father was a Shaolin priest and taught him Gung Fu. This is emphatically not true! Chow s father was a poor immigrant worker named Sun Chow Hoon also known as Ah Hoon Chow and was twice married with contemporaneous dual families (wives and children) in both China and Hawaii. Shaolin Buddhist monks do not marry and most disdain the study of martial-arts in favor of their edict to take care to preserve all life. Ah Hoon Chow worked in a Chinese laundry when he was sober and did not know martial art. Professor Chow s brothers also studied martial arts outside their home and have confirmed that their father was not a Shaolin monk and did not know martial art. William Chow s mother was a native Hawaiian named Rose Kalamalio Naehu. It is true that in later years Professor Chow would call his system by the Japanese term Kara-Ho which means Chinese method but this had more to do in difference to his father s heritage and not to any direct influence from Chinese martial-arts. Because of his explosive rapid striking to vital areas he was referred to as the man that struck like a thunderbolt and this is how he got the nickname Thunderbolt Chow. Ed Parker was an off and on student of Professor Chow and grew his American Kenpo with the help of Tom Connors, the Tracy brothers and by adapting the Arthur Murray Dance Studio business-model that added private lessons to group classes. 3

4 Sijo-Adriano D. Emperado Professor Chow s Senior Kenpo-Karate Student and Founder of the Kajukenbo Self-Defense Institute, Inc. of Hawaii Adriano D. Emperado was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on June 16, He was born to Filipino-Hawaiian parents in the poor Palama section of Honolulu. He started his self-defense training at the age of 8. At this time in his life both his father and uncle were professional boxers, so of course he was taught how to box. Then he learned the basic 12 strikes of escrima. At age 14 he trained in judo under Sensei Taneo at the Palama Settlement Gym. A few years later at the age of 20 Emperado undertook the serious study of kenpo at the Catholic Youth Organization in Honolulu. These classes were taught by the legendary Professor William K.S. Chow. Professor Chow held black belts in Judo and was the principal student of kenpo-jujutsu instructor James Masayoshi Mitose. 6 Sijo-Emperado trained daily with Professor Chow becoming his first black belt. Sijo-Emperado spent many years with Professor Chow and became his Chief Instructor in Kenpo-Karate with the rank of 5th degree black belt. A very high rank for the time! During the developmental years of Kajukenbo, Emperado would train with the four other co-founders during the day and then teach classes for Chow in the evenings. When the others went off to war, Sijo-Emperado started the first Kajukenbo School at the Palama Settlement Gym in Those early workouts were known for their brutality. Emperado was once quoted: The training isn t over until there is 7 blood on the floor and you have to experience pain before you can give it, you have to know what your technique can do. We lost a l lots of students in those days, but we also recruited several from other schools, 8 including black belts. Sijo described how his first black belt, Marino Tiwanak joined his class after being soundly defeated by him in response answer to Tiwanak s challenge. What makes this such an astonishing story is the fact that Marino Tiwanak was the flyweight boxing champion of Hawaii at the time of the challenge. Marino Tiwanak would later form his own organization called the Central Hawaii Association or the CHA-3 Kenpo-Karate brotherhood. 6 Sijo A Chinese term for head of system, founder or great master teacher. (There can be only one!) 7 In the 21st Century experts recognize there are safer ways of training mind, body and spirit! 8 Accepting black belts from other systems is consistent with Sijo Emperado s philosophy. 4

5 With the success of the Palama Settlement School, Kajukenbo Kenpo started expanding. Sijo left the teaching at the Palama School to his brother Joe while he started classes at the Kaimuki Y.M.C.A. and the Wahiwa Y.M.C.A. Soon the Kajukenbo Self-Defense Institute of Hawaii, Inc. was the largest chain of kenpo-karate schools in the islands. Emperado also became instrumental in the development of tournament karate in Hawaii. He sat on the Hawaii Karate Rules Board, which established standards for competition used throughout the islands. A lot of Emperado's knowledge of street fighting came from his many years in law enforcement. He had spent 14 years as a harbor policeman for the Hawaii Department of Transportation, and a year with the Hawaii Attorney General's Office. While with the Attorney General's Office he served as a body guard to the governor. He then entered the private sector as the security director for a large company. He worked in the corporate security field until he suffered a heart attack in All of his life Emperado has studied various martial arts. In his 30s he expanded his knowledge of escrima by training with his step father Alfredo Peralta. Peralta taught him a method using the single stick. Emperado described how they would take 2x4s and taper down handles and then train with them. He said that "after a workout with the 2x4 you could make a rattan stick go like lighting". About the same time he started a serious study of various gung fu systems. He studied under Professor Lau Bun of the Choy Lay Fut system and Professor Wong of the Northern Shaolin system. Several years later these professors and the Hawaii Chinese Physical Culture Association awarded Emperado the title of Professor and 10th degree. He also received a certificate by Grandmaster Ho Gau of Hong Kong appointing him as an advisor and representative of the Choy Lay Fut system. This certificate was signed by Grandmaster Ho Gau, Professor Cheuk Tse, and the directors of the Hawaii Chinese Physical Culture Association. This was truly an accolade when one considers that the Hawaii Chinese Physical Culture Association was the first official Gung Fu School outside of China. Because he had been exposed to many fighting systems Sijo- Emperado always welcomed innovation. Unlike most of the traditional systems, Kajukenbo continues to evolve. To date there are four recognized systems within the Kajukenbo style. The Park System now called 9 (Kenpo International Karate Society) represents the art of Kenpo International and is an expression of Professor Park s experience in Kajukenbo and several martial-arts as passed down within his lineage. The Five Original Black Belt Society Members: Ka - Peter Young Yil Choo contributed KA for Karate (Korean Karate (Tang Soo Do) Ju - Frank Ordonez contributed JU for Jujutsu (Prof. Okazaki s Japanese Jujutsu) and Joe Holck (Joichi Matsuno) contributed JU for Judo (Prof. Okazaki s Judo) Ken - Adriano D. Emperado contributed Ken for Kenpo (Professor Chow s Hawaii Kenpo) Bo - 10 George (Chuen Yoke) Chang contributed Bo for Chinese Boxing (Gung Fu) 9 In deference to GGM Al Tracy after Michael was promoted to 9 th degree he changed the name of his art to Kempo International and the organization name to Kenpo International Karate Society SM (KIKS). 10 Chuen Yoke Chang was George s Chinese name while Holck s true Japanese name is Joichi Matsuno 5

6 Alii-Don Nahoolewa Chief Grand Master of the American Kajukembo Association 11 Alii-Don Nahoolewa began Kajukenbo training in 1959 under the legendary Great-Grandmaster 12 Aleju Reyes in Sui Sun, California while stationed at Travis Air Force Base. Nahoolewa was the first Black Belt promoted by Aleju Reyes. Decades later GM Nahoolewa came out of retirement to head the American Kajukembo Association (formerly called the American KEMPO Association) which although assigned to grandmaster Jerry Wright of Greenville, Texas remains inactive. The AKA leadership consists primarily of elderly martial artists descending from Aleju Reyes, who in 1959 brought the Emperado method also known as the Original Kenpo to the U.S. mainland. This lineage strives to represents the "hard style" of Kajukenbo Kenpo-Karate. The use of the "M" in place of the "N" in Kajukenbo was adopted by Don Nahoolewa and others as early as the 1970's. In 1974, Don Nahoolewa and Richard Peralta met with their instructor, GGM Aleju Reyes and the founder of Kajukenbo, Adriano D. Emperado to discuss the forming of the American KEMPO Association and the use of the M in Kajukembo. Both Sijo-Emperado and great grandmaster Reyes agreed and gave them a signed letter recognizing the new Kajukembo organization. The reason to change was twofold. First, kenpo is pronounced as an M sound in Japanese, and second, CGM Nahoolewa and now GGM Peralta wanted their cooperative endeavor to have a unique identity. William Kwai Sun Chow Adriano D. Emperado Aleju Reyes Jim Kaleohano Roberts Edmond Parker Don Nahoolewa 13 Al Tracy Michael D. Park Kenpo International Karate Society SM 11 Alii means Chief in the Hawaiian language 12 Aleju Reyes, Tony Ramos and Michael Park s teacher, Grandmaster Jim Kaleohano Roberts Sr. were all classmates together and direct black belt students in Hawaii under Sijo-Adriano Emperado. 6

7 Jim Kaleohano Roberts Sr. Direct Kajukenbo Black-Belt Student in Hawaii and Promoted to Grand Master by Sijo-Adriano D. Emperado Grand Master James (Jim) Kaleohano Roberts Sr. In Hawaiian language the voice of authority and respect first experienced martial arts in 1947 when he joined the boxing club at Kaimuki Park and judo at the famous Henry Okazaki's dojo in downtown Honolulu. In 1957 he joined Kajukenbo at the old Japanese school in Wahiawa where they were teaching this "mysterious" art. The classes were small because the training was brutal in those days. At first he was intimidated by the training even though he was a physically tough, 24-year old, Korean War veteran. Grandmaster Roberts with his 9 th degree from Sijo Adriano D. Emperado GM Roberts got his black belt after about three years and started teaching Kajukenbo for Sijo-Adriano Emperado. Among his classmates at the Wahiawa school was Joe Black, Alapac, Tokamoto, Tony Ramos, and Aleju Reyes Sr. This was the first group of black belts promoted by Sijo Emperado. GM Roberts and a few others in the same class were in the second group of direct black belts under Sijo Emperado. After being assigned to Thailand for a short time, GM Roberts returned to train in Hawaii, and then he was assigned to Korea in At that time he asked Sijo if he could join Tang Soo Do, a Korean Karate school and one of the roots of Kajukenbo. This was because he knew he would not be coming back to the islands for some time. Sijo gave his approval knowing that Jim Roberts was a career soldier and he would be traveling all over the world. GM Roberts went on to open Roberts School of Karate 14 and become a well-known teacher and tournament sponsor on the east coast before finally retiring in his native Hawaii. When we last talked he congratulated me on my induction into the Kenpo International Hall of Fame as he was trying to keep his cell phone dry while surfing next to an 8 foot shark. 14 The school in northern Virginia was closely associated with Ki Whang Kim, the famous Tang Soo Do grand master. Grand Master Robert s son, Jim Roberts Jr. later assumed ownership of the Kim School. 7

8 Al Tracy Great Grand Master Tracy s International Studios of Self-Defense Great Grand Master Al Tracy and his brother Jim began studying Kenpo with Ed Parker and James Ibrao in 1957 and each were promoted to black belt in Over time the Tracy brothers developed a close relationship with Mr. Parker, and soon began teaching all the beginner and intermediate classes. The Tracy brothers would also run Mr. Parker s studio when he would periodically return to Hawaii. The Tracy brothers created belt manuals (which contained 40 techniques per belt at that time) and gave the techniques names, like Attacking Circle, Raising the Staff, etc. Ed Parker turned the Kenpo Karate Association of America (KKAA) over to the Tracy brothers and then formed the International Kenpo Karate Association (IKKA). The Tracy brothers agreed to join the IKKA, on the condition that they could keep the standards of teaching for their own students. The Tracy brothers later opened schools throughout California, as well as other states, and formed the now famous Tracy s International Studios of Self-Defense. By 1982, Ed Parker had changed what he was calling American Kenpo, so much that the Tracy s completely broke from Ed Parker. Al Tracy s Kenpo Karate continues to teach the "original" Kenpo from Professor Chow as first taught by Ed Parker. The Tracy s International Studios of Self Defense is a worldwide organization, now based out of Florida and is the largest system of affiliated schools and the longest-running self-defense chain in the world. In 1999 Grand Master Al Tracy organized the largest gathering of Kenpo Karate members in the world. A true historic event called "The Gathering of Eagles. The first Gathering brought together over seventy masters, representing Kenpo, American Kenpo, Shaolin Kenpo, Wun Hop Kuen Do, Lima Lama, Kajukenbo and others including some of the biggest names in the Kenpo Karate / Kajukenbo family of black belts. Great Grand Master Al Tracy was is one of the patriarchs within the Kenpo- Karate family and should be honored as an innovator for his work in spreading this martial-art style throughout the world and bringing the community together with the Gathering of Eagles. SGM Ted Sumner who was promoted by SGM Al Tracy to 10 th degree in 2013 is one of the many excellent instructors who was trained in the Tracy System. 8

9 History Brief Kenpo (pronounced Kempo) in Japanese and English is a martial art that was brought from China to Japan about 700 years ago by the Yoshida Han (Clan) and was quickly adopted by the Komatsu Han. It was transmitted by immigrants and government emissaries from southern China to the Island nation of Okinawa where it influenced the development of Motobu-Ha Toide (Kenpo- Jutsu) and to the Kyushu prefecture of southern Japan. The word Kenpo literally means, "Fist Law or Principle," and also refers to the same term in Chinese as Chuan-Fa and Korean as Kwon Bup. NOTE: It is good to recognize the ancient historical migration and evolution of the art but to say that Kenpo as we know it today is still Japanese, Korean or a Chinese martial art is incorrect on a number of levels. The Yoshida and Komatsu were major clans and along with the Kosho family developed their art into a true Japanese style and called it several names including Kenpo-Jujutsu. This was taught primarily as a smaller part of the traditional Jujutsu syllabus in Japan. A different lineage but related art is called Shorin-ji Kempo which also evolved in Japan and like the palace hand of Okinawa (Motobu Goten-Te) it resembles Daito-Ryu Aiki-Jujutsu methods. These Chinese and Japanese root systems from which Kenpo was derived and those that may still be practiced in Japan underwent so many evolutions by the Americans that today there is no single system in all of Asia that closely resembles modern Kenpo-Karate as practiced in the United States. James Masayoshi Mitose was born in Hawaii but learned his martial-arts in Japan. We know that one of his grandfathers, probably Sukuhei Yoshida taught him martial-art however his other grandfather Kyohei Kosho has stated in family records that he is the one that taught James Masayoshi Mitose the family art. When Mitose returned to Hawaii as a young man he first called his system Kenpo-Jujutsu. He would later refer to it by many names to include Kosho-Ryu Kenpo. Many of the details regarding his actual training have not been verified and there is no such Ryu officially listed in the annals of Japan a country that is noted for accurate recorded history. His father, Otokichi Mitose, never trained in Kenpo, or any martial art for that matter and since his son was sent to Japan when he was only 4 years old, Otokichi Mitose had no direct influence on his son s training. We also know that Mitose was a notorious criminal con-man and like so many felons eventually took on the trappings of a man of the cloth (religion) and often wore the robe and collar of an Episcopal priest. Mitose was finally convicted in a murder conspiracy case and died in disgrace inside the walls of Folsom prison in California. KIKS claims authentic lineage beginning with Professor Chow only! 9

10 In spite of his criminal proclivities and extreme lack of character, his greatest contribution was realized as the spark that inspired Professor Chow to develop the now world famous style of Kenpo-Karate. The combined term Kenpo-Karate and the martial art style of Kenpo- Karate as we know it in general was created in the 1940 s primarily by William Kwai Sun Hoon Chow who like his father often used many other sir names. His nick name was Thunderbolt Chow which he earned for his super-fast hand striking techniques. Professor Chow s most advanced student in the early years was Adriano D. Emperado who was a 5 th degree black belt instructor. Sijo Emperado would later form his own Kenpo-Karate organization and America s first (non-sport) mixed martial-arts (MMA) called KaJuKenBo which is an acronym for Korean Karate (Tang Soo Do) Japanese Jujutsu and Judo, 15 Professor Chow s innovative Kenpo methods and Chinese boxing (Gung Fu). Like Chow s Kenpo this branch of Kenpo-Karate within Kajukenbo was heavily influenced by Sijo Emperado s experience with Filipino martial-art systems with their low line kicks, Live-Hand checks and fast strikes to alternating high and low targets. Kenpo-Karate pioneers that came years later like Ralph Castro and others have stated that Ed Parker learned a great deal from Sijo Emperado and his early practice closely resembled some of the innovative ways of Kajukenbo. The first commercial Karate school in the United States was founded by Robert Trias in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1946, and the first karate organization was the United States Karate Association (USKA), also founded by Robert Trias in More than any other Grandmaster Trias is rightly referred to as the Father of American Karate Great Grand Master Parker would later become the Father of American Kenpo which is only proper as this is the eventual name and spelling of the system that evolved under his teaching. Of course there are other Professor Chow students and branches of Kenpo-Karate practiced in America and some of these latecomers have rather grandiose or undocumented claims. My advice is study the true history not the myths. Alii-Don Nahoolewa and Richard Peralta were the first and second black belts respectively under Aleju Reyes. Together they approached Sijo-Adriano Emperado and GGM Aleju Reyes for permission to form an umbrella organization committed to preserving the original ways of Kenpo-Karate. Who defines or performs these so-called original ways is controversial as seniors often disagree about the fine points. I believe that martial-art systems must remain living organizations to advance and improve! 15 Much later Professor Chow named his art Kara-Ho which is a Japanese term for Chinese method in deference to his paternal Chinese heritage and not because of any personal training in Chinese martial arts. 10

11 Grand Master Jim Kaleohano Roberts is a native Hawaiian and first generation direct black belt under Sijo-Adriano Emperado. GM Roberts was a class mate of Aleju Reyes and other fist generation Kajukenbo black belts. He choreographed the form he named Kenpo in honor of his teacher Sijo-Emperado and this kata won several 1 st places in tournaments at Madison Square Gardens in New York. It was GM Roberts that first added Michael Park to the KSDI Ohana in Later the Roberts School of Karate was closely associated with GGM Ki Whang Kim and Tang Soo Do, one of the root systems of the Kajukenbo Kenpo Ohana. Chief Grand Master Alii-Don Nahoolewa is a native Hawaiian who was taught the original kenpo-karate from GGM Aleju Reyes in California and is credited with keeping detailed manuals of the early methods. Alii-Don Nahoolewa promised his instructor that he would maintain the old ways as best he remembers them without innovation. SGM Nahoolewa and GGM Richard Peralta were the first and second black belts under Aleju Reyes. After Richard Peralta died it was senior grandmaster Nahoolewa that presented Michael Park with his professor certificate in the American Kajukembo Association. Great Grand Master Al Tracy is a 10 th degree kenpo patriarch and founder of Tracy s International Studios of Self-Defense, the largest kenpo organization in the world. GGM Tracy maintains the original kenpo-karate methods of Professor Chow as first taught to him by Ed Parker before they were changed into American Kenpo. GGM Tracy organized the world famous Gathering of Eagles and Kenpo Hall of Fame which attracts international participants from the extended Kenpo-Karate family including Kajukenbo, Karazempo, Kenpo-Jujutsu and others. Grand Master Michael D. Park is the professor and founder of the independent Kenpo International Karate Society. He earned his first black belt in 1969 and was added to the KSDI Kajukenbo Kenpo Karate Ohana in 1972 under GM James Kaleohano Roberts, Sr. a direct black belt of Sijo-Emperado. After intensive private training from Chief Al Tejero of the Hawaii CHA-3 Kenpo brotherhood Park was appointed as the first agency sponsored defensive tactics instructor for the US Marshals Special Operations Group (SOG). He credits Chief Al for some of the Kenpo ground work he still uses today. After intermittent training under GGM Richard Peralta he served as the vice president for the American Kajukembo Association. He was promoted to 9 th degree by Great Grand Master Al Tracy in the Kenpo International Yudanshakai. In 2017 he was inducted in the Kenpo International Hall of Fame. On 09/30/2017 he was recognized as the 10 th degree grand master and founder of the Kenpo International Karate Society based in Plano, Texas. See: /

12 Legend of the Park System Ax-Blade Patch This Park System unique ax blade patch is worn over the heart by direct students of Professor Michael D. Park who are members in good standing with the Kenpo International Karate Society (KIKS). Chief Master Dr. Greg Steiner is the 9 th degree and senior designated successor of the society. Professor Daniel Wade Park is the blood line family member (son) and first designated successor of the Park System. The THUNDERBOLT FISTS represent Professor William Kwai Sun Chow of Hawaii, the modern founder whose innovative teachings led to a new American martial art style that we all know and love called Kenpo-Karate. The CLUB represents 16 Sijo-Adriano Emperado, Professor Chow s most senior master student that that followed by establishing his own mixed version of Kenpo called KaJuKenBo an acronym for Korean Karate, Japanese Jujutsu and Judo, Hawaiian Kenpo and Chinese Boxing (Gung Fu). Sijo Emperado used the club to represent spirit, mind and body the trinity of essential attributes required to master any martial art more especially this of ours. The RAYS of LIGHT emanating from these root masters represent all the senior pioneers that followed including GGM Ed Parker and GGM Al Tracy one of the most recognized patriarchs that passed the light and knowledge that connects us to the kenpo-karate lineage of Professor Chow The TWIN DRAGONS represent the east or Asian origins and the preservation of the martial-arts and the west for the modern innovative contributions of the Americans. The AX BLADE with its double edge reminds us that martial art skills can be used for good or evil and admonishes each of us to strive for good character and that sharpness of excellence in practice, performance and indomitable spirit as we defend the weak and pass on Kenpo-Karate as taught within the 17 Park System - Kenpo International Karate Society. 16 Sijo is a Chinese term for head of system recognition from a Chinese martial art and cultural group 17 Kaicho is a Japanese term for the chairman of a society (TCBO-1). The Kaicho is Professor Park. 12

13 Selected Rage Punch Solutions 1. T-Rex Cup both hands and trap punch at or before point of no return then slap face step back to open gate and pull for take down or apply bottle cap. 2. Flashing Mace Parry left and right step rotate with mace to center and swinging knuckle fist to face unwind kick branch. 3. Pass and Return Receive punch with left forearm and roll hip to eagle strike face and strip arm then tiger mouth throat with front kick to lower gate and follow up left elbow. 4. Thor s Hammer Cross beat down the right punch and continue with simultaneous strike to face and kick to lower gate. 5. Concussion Discussion Step inside with head butt then CPR and cross out with a ki palm to his face. 6. Tormentor Step left foot back in tall front stance and cover punch with left as you chop or hammer inside elbow then right back hand to face followed by left slap to face with simultaneous front shin kick to lower gate step behind in X stance as you pop lower gate and extend right arm under chin for reverse elbow pop to raise head then spin counter clock-wise for left forearm strike to neck, round kick to lower gate and follow up. 7. Wing Pull Step inside with CPR then pass arm step around holding right arm and grab other arm from behind step back kick to back for takedown. 8. Fitting in Step inside with CPR then pass arm and capture neck in hadaka jime (naked choke) and use fitting in as you back up then right down elbow to drop. 9. Dragon whips tail Step inside with CPR then pass to irmi nage type tenkan step under arm again and whip left hook kick to solar plexus. 10. Inside Throw (soto tekubi) Duck under and trap punch inside right elbow then snap elbow step under arm turn counter clock-wise and throw in soto tekubi. 11. Pad Lock / Can Opener Center outside with elbow up to trap punch and strike neck with tiger mouth for takedown. 12. Shield & Hammer Against a left lead extended punch Use a right outward block (as in Palama set -1) and continue with a circle dragon fist rake of the face to lower gate pop, lift chin with same elbow then eye poke with left hand and chop to neck with right followed by a step behind side kick. 13. Dutch Door Trap lead knee and control neck for lock up and options 14. Melon Bounce Grab hair on both sides and hop back to face fall 15. Helpless Nap - Trap and grab right punch walk around arm pin and take down 13

14 Kenpo International Karate Society Professor Michael D. Park, Sr. Grand Master and founder 18 The Senior Executives and Five Member Board of Advisors appointed by Professor Michael D. Park. Professor Daniel Wade Park, 10 th degree blood line successor to the Park System Dr. Greg Steiner DC, 9 th degree Chief Master and 19 successor for KIKS Society Michael Stallings, 8 th degree Master and 1 st vice president Dr. John Mellby, PHD, 8 th degree Master and 2 nd vice president 1. Jose Vargas, 4 th degree Black Belt 2. Jake McCalmon, 3 rd degree Black Belt 3. Ken Byrd, 3 rd degree Black Belt 4. Drew Byrd, 3 rd degree Black Belt 5. Ed Junker, Brown Belt 6. Russ Crites, Brown Belt Kenpo Ax Blade worn over Heart KIKS Uniform Back Emblem Red and Yellow are the Royal Hawaiian colors adopted by KIKS to represent 8 th degree Masters, 9 th degree Chief Masters and 10 th degree Grand Masters with the red and yellow belts 18 Four members are executives and will always be Park System senior black belts 19 Professor Daniel Wade Park is the designated blood line successor of the Park System 14

15 Good Things to Understand! 1. Don t poke the bear! 2. Cry in the dojo, win in the street - (meaning train smart and often to survive reality) 3. Martial Art means A way not to have to fight - A way to avoid conflict! 4. We loathe violence in all its forms but if we have to use it, we will be good at it! 5. Wood seeks bone, metal seeks flesh! - Learn much from the Philippine martial arts! 6. Be aware of your environment (always and everywhere by searching near and far, left and right and maintain eye contact at distance but up close watch the hands as a baby s stare. 7. Control the first move always! (Go ugly early and be loud and very aggressive!) 8. Always do the unexpected! Always! Always do the unexpected! Always! 9. Begin with explosive (fast) determination and be faster than fast and more aggressive. 10. Be absolutely convincingly thorough in your defensive response stopping just short of illegal! 11. Watch your six and always leave the area right away by a different route from your entrance. 12. Know when to disengage and live to win another day! 13. Always remember Knife Fighters carry two or more knives so do not grapple with one! 14. If you re not shooting you should be behind cover! If you are behind cover you should be reloading and observing, If not behind cover you should be moving! 15. Afterwards seek documented medical attention now regardless of your apparent condition. 16. Rookies will respond so be respectful but do not make more than a cursory statement to law enforcement on the scene until the next day then submit one only in writing statement and keep a copy and do not add or detract from what you have written. 17. In martial-art there is no graduation only practice! The black belt is only a beginning! Correct practice leads to higher degrees and titles. Mimic the best instructor performance you can find 18. Always Remember when two tigers fight, one will be mortally wounded the other DEAD! Park System 15

16 The Black Belt Obligation All black belts in good standing with the Park System I hereby promise to remain loyal and help support and promote the Park System and member schools in good standing within the Kenpo International Karate Society (KIKS). I agree to preserve and protect without substantial change the 20 techniques, official seal, patches, names, belt color schemes, titles, uniform standards, and other established logo, traditions, regulations, teaching points and methods established by Professor Michael D. Park the founder of the Park System and Sr. Grand Master for the Kenpo International Karate Society. I further agree to practice additional pro-active self-defense with attack technique and response combinations to include kick/punch combinations, double punches, hook punches, sparring skills, gang-sets, joint lock throwing, judo, Jujutsu, grappling, aiki-arts, rolling, falling skills, and weapon arts. I further agree to learn and preserve without prejudicial influences the authentic martial art etiquette, history, tradition and protocols more especially these of ours. I further agree that I should not teach or demonstrate the martial-art of Kenpo International to outsiders, in public or published media until I have a certain high skill level and my master s permission and if I demonstrate at all, to show a little very well then stop. Remember TEACH don t TALK! I further agree to recruit new member students often by referring them to the official web site at and by inviting them to watch a class. I further agree to honor the martial-art tradition of escort and to provide Professors Park, Chief Master Steiner, or other Masters and high rank guests with executive VIP protection as called for. I further agree to contribute to the success and growth of the Kenpo International Karate Society and the greater Kenpo-Karate Ohana. Finally, I further agree to accept the obligation to teach the Park System if qualified without fees to black belt level the son, daughter, grand children or any relative of Professor Michael D. Park in his absence. 20 Keep what has been taught even as member masters may add additional techniques of a like kind. 16

17 The Rock, Paper, Scissors Jujutsu Concept in Kenpo International As a martial-art Jujutsu (Ju-Juts) is often misspelled, mispronounced and certainly ill-defined as the soft art, however, in my experience a better way to describe it is the compliant-art. Like water poured into an odd shaped vessel, the jujutsu skills and MMA influence in Kenpo International Karate Society and the Park System should blend well and conform to its environment. Michael Park, Professor The public and many younger martial-art students think of Jujutsu as only the sport of grappling made famous by the Gracie family of Brazil. The traditional Jujutsu syllabus, however, incorporated into the Park System also deals with stand-up chokes, neck-breaking, joint-locking, falling, rolling, throwing, striking, kicking, healing, survival strategy, weapon skills and special operations. Martial-art in general is the rock, paper, scissors game and each style has some aspects that will counter the other. Since the foundation of the Park System is the rapid fire striking (rock) of 21 Kenpo International, the emphasis Jujutsu places on paper and scissors blends well with how we practice martial art in the 21 st Century America. Professor Park throwing Mr. Drew Byrd 21 We are a Kajukenbo Family / Independent Kenpo organization 17

18 Storm Warnings Baton (Club) Defense 1. Crossing the Storm Number 1 cut to inside check replacement and swing club down between you and the attacker and walk forward with arrow point hip break out turn and step then strike behind knee for takedown and follow up with Kubi Shimi. 2. Double Cross Storm Number 2 cut (around the head) to right forearm check and punch left fist to face then strip the stick with upper left elbow for reverse grip and lower gate strike to downward figure eight then turn and heel pop face/head before crossing out. 3. Stealing the Storm Number 1 cut to inside check replacement and step left foot behind to re-center then kick lower gate and drop back as you pull club away then block punch and circle arm for thrust to femoral artery for takedown step and spring loaded strike. 4. Lifting the Storm Straight overhead strike and check replacement block and grab (from the outside) then step and lift club/arm high and spin back strike with other elbow then pull down in corner drop as you rip club free and threaten strike to entwine forearm lock. 5. Rowing the Storm From a middle thrust empty out and catch (palms down) the club and twist around inside grip to escape then slide down leg for follow up trap. 6. Cradle the Storm From a swing attack to you lead knee step and tenkan as you grab the Number 1 cut to inside check replacement and holding hand with your right and extend left arm between the club and you for cover then step and tenkan back our ripping the club away in a cradle before striking lower gate. 7. Choking from the Storm From a spinning back attack enter and blend for tenkan or stop (direct) then claw down face to grab club and pop lower gate then use club to assist in Kubi Shimi. 8. Returning Storm Avoid the first strike check the second in high low cover spring the elbow to make them drop the baton then enter with Hiji Otoshi. 9. Orbit the Storm Step right foot inside to 1:00 O clock with strike to lower gate as you block club/arm with left then strip the club and go around the arm like irimi nage for selected follow-up. 10. Torque the Storm Reach across and grab left hand/wrist and pull as you thread the club between his legs and push backward for takedown. 11. Borrow the Storm Parry a number one strike like Chinese Sword then step in reach under and retrieve the storm 12. Storm of Surprise - Allow (bait) opponent to grab the club with both hands in a horizontal position then release and change counter to head twist takedown and control. 13. Intercept the Storm - From a reverse swing attack enter with a lower gate front thrust kick before the storm crosses the center line and land with a strike to his head. 18

19 18 Judo Throws Taught as part of Kenpo International Use Park System kicking skills as taught to set up throws 1. Tai Otoshi - From double lapel (grappling hold) grab break left grip down and off with right elbow then step in turn and trip with Tai Otoshi (body drop throw) 2. Uke Otoshi - From double lapel (grappling hold) grab to Uke Otoshi by sliding right leg forward outside while sitting on mat and left leg in front of uke and pull with left for throw. 3. Sutemi nage (Love seat) - From double lapel (grappling hold) grab step left then right exactly to right side of uke and sit fall in front sliding your right hand up around his collar (to avoid wrist break) and throw. 4. Yama Arashi - From double lapel (grappling hold) grab to Yama Arashi (mountain storm throw) 5. Tomoenage - From double lapel (grappling hold) grab to Tomoenage (stomach throw) 6. Osoto Gari - From rt. straight blast right punch capture fist then use Osoto Gar with ki palm strike to shoulder 7. Sumi Otoshi - Capture fist to corner drop 8. Kaeshi Ogoshi - From rt. straight blast right punch capture fist and enter behind for Kaeshi Ogoshi (reverse hip throw) 9. Kani Nage - From rt. straight blast right punch capture fist and step or jump to Kani Nage (scissors throw) in front) or back. 19

20 Continued - Judo and Jujutsu Throws of Kenpo International 10. Kata Garuma (Fireman s carry) from rt. straight blast right punch capture fist and step in left foot behind uke and lock punching arm over your back and throw with arm bar lock. 11. Ouchi Gari From rt. straight blast punch slap / block fist away while stepping behind for entry and slap left chambered fist away then reap rear left leg for throw in ouchi gari. 12. Ippon Seionage - From stepping rt. round punch (haymaker) Ippon Seionage (shoulder throw) and alternate Ju Seionage. 13. Ogoshi - From stepping rt. round punch (haymaker) to Ogoshi 14. Posture Break Throw - From stepping rt. round punch (haymaker) to pull small of back while thumb pressure to neck tenkan and push 15. Makki Komi - From stepping rt. round punch (haymaker) enter for Makki Komi 16. Joint Lock / Body Throw - Seionage # 1 - From rt. straight blast right punch capture fist and enter to 4 o clock and throw over shoulder with arm/elbow locked out. 17. Joint Lock / Body Throw - Seionage # 2 - From rt. straight blast right punch capture fist and turn counter clockwise to 7 o clock to throw over other shoulder with arm/elbow locked out. 18. Joint Lock / Body Throw - Seionage # 3 - From rt. straight blast right punch capture fist and turn counter clockwise to 11 o clock and throw over shoulder with arm/elbow locked out 20

21 22 Jujutsu Joint Lock Throws & Take-Downs Ude Gatame (standing) - Capture and trap a straight blast by double hand parry from the outside as you enter to the front. Arm bar take down and follow up. Nikyo - Capture a straight blast punch, enter under arm turn and throw maintaining same grip. Sankyo - Capture a straight blast punch, with rolling catch to other hand and enter under arm turn and throw. Or lift toward forehead wrist for capture lock. Shihonage - Capture a round or rage punch turn outside and throw. Kotegaeshi - Capture a straight blast punch with a cat paw capture turn and throw. Ude Garami - Capture a spinning back fist interlock (4) and throw. (Bust-a-Hinge) Falling, Rolling and Special Skills 1. Lay-out fall 2. Face fall (demonstrate from a captured round kick) 3. Side fall and recover with opponent near and far 4. Back fall (police method and skilled way) 5. Front / side fall 6. Sankyo lock fall 7. Forward roll and recover 8. Backward roll and recover (returning or retreating) 9. High circle fall and defend from the ground 10. Dive roll and recover (also used to recover weapon) 11. Ground defense and recover (prone, sitting and kneeling) 12. Rolling and falling with weapons 13. Gang set and 23 dog pile escape (share the twins) 14. Cartwheel escape and weapons recovery 15. Wall running / sand, dirt, coins, dirk and knife throwing 16. Stab & Grab Defense 17. Water rescue, CPR and survival swim techniques 18. Pursuit driving and executive protection driving skills 19. Gun safety handling, operating, retention and recovery 20. Shooting skills and tactics. 22 Jujutsu Joint lock throwing, Judo throws, basic grappling, plus advanced rolling and falling skills are required for higher black belt degrees in Kenpo International. 23 As taught by SGM Ted Sumner at the 2016 Last Man Standing event in Dallas, Texas 21

22 Black Belt Skills Clinic Awareness of the critical distance line / push drag and step-ladder concepts Counters for Muay Thai round kicks How to determine a blocker, jammer or runner (three types of fighters) Five angles of attack (direct, indirect, angular, immobilization, and combination) The step-ladder and run-step series called the California Blitz The lunge punch and recovery Grand Master Park s Momentum Kick method and kick rules Sweeps, reaps, checks and counters to these Discovering your best skills and work personal preferences Effective kick/punch combinations (pick three and work these to death!) Special Skills Seminars Reality-BASE (Reality Based Adrenaline Stress Environment) (Blue-Max) Total Immersion Police Survival Arrest Control and Defensive Tactics (TIPS) D.A.R.K. Assaults SM Defense Against Real Knife-Assaults Life Protection Arts for Women Only Classes! All direct black belt students of Professor Park and members in authorized branch schools are expected to wear the approved large color embroidered emblem on the back of a black uniform top and team jackets along with the official Park System patch over their heart. Authorized official back emblem and patches can be ordered from the headquarters school in Plano, Texas. The Kenpo International Karate Society is a martialarts organization only. No political or religious ceremonies or posters are authorized in any school. No US flag, territory flag, state flags, tournament patches, titles, stars, tokens, notes from your mother or religious emblems are allowed on KIKS uniforms. A flag color guard may present and properly displayed US and state flags may hang in a school. 22

23 Kenpo International Karate Society SM The Official Park System Belt Scheme The Professor Formal Belt (TCBO-1) Grand Masters 10 th - Red w/2 Gold Panels Chief Masters Masters 9 th - Red w/gold Ranks 8 th - Red w/ Gold Ranks Senior Instructors Advanced Instructors Instructors 7 th Degree Black Belt 6 th Degree Black Belt 5 th Degree Black Belt BLACK BELTS 1 st through 4 th degree black belts wear a 2 inch wide black belt with red degree bars over a yellow panel. Park System 23

24 Grab Arts with Alphabets Grab Art 1 Jump Tiger - pop-up kick to lower gate and break down follow up 1A - Bridge & Slap w/ No Shadow Kick and cross out and cover Grab Art 2 - Parting Wings with front thrust kick 2A - Guardian Pose (back knukle front kick) to side kick 2B - Knee the Melon (after kick, push back locked arms, cpr etc) Grab Art 3 Meteor Fist with Eagle Claw horizontal slash on cross out and cover 3A - Knee followed by Ice Breaker then turn and reap the branch etc. Grab Art 4 Hammer Down - with lower gate strike and knee cut down Grab Art 5 Hammer Up Grab Art 6 Spear and Punish - Nikyo take-down to Ikkyo lock and throw Grab Art 7 - Defensive Crane 7A - Spear Kick and Ki palm (fingers turned out) Grab Art 8 Dragon Wings (for a standing front choke) 8A - Lady Liberty 8B - Wrap the Twigs 8C Decouple the Train 8D - Pull the Bow String Grab Art 9 Talen from the Sky Grab Art 10 Return the Favor (elbow thrust) Grab Art 11 Obscure Favor Grab Art 12 Leaning Chop - use splash hands to facial mask 12A - Figure 4 Throw (Ude Gatame) 12B - Obscure Elbow Grab Art 13 Thrusting Branch (lean forward turn, block up and thrust kick) Grab Art 14 Talk to the Hand (tiger claw face) Grab Art 15 Throwing Bear (kneeling) 15A - Squeeze the Peach also Grab the Cabbage 15B - Branch Falls on Melon 15C - Throw the Rice 15D Pull the Branch 24

25 Park System 36 Punch Counters 1 - Bust-ah-Hinge (advanced version is Hang em High ) 2 - Angry Side (with neck rip) 3 Matador - follow up with scooter 4 Brachial Thump or Kick Start with takedown and kick start follow up 5 Spin Down and ground work (from spinning chop) 6 Stone Drop (old #7) arm bar to ground 7 Bring About - Trap and pull for inverted side kick 8 Bottle Cap from T-REX USE CAUTION 9 Closed Horse 10 - Striking Shield (kick thigh) 11 - Snapping Twig (alphabet B is Leaping Crane) 12 Hook Stop - double leg take-down with knee spreader 13 Rake Down (standing knee lock) 14 Retreat to Victory double step back 15 - Tiger Mouth Trap and pull like # Nudge the Bear 17 Vigilent Spear - USE CAUTION 18 Twist the Melon - USE CAUTION 19 Defending Branches (Defensive Side & Back) 20 Whipping Branch - Quick front/round 21 Grounded Surprise (right knee down) 22 - Five Swords 23 - Scissors (left knee down) / front and back 24 Home Plate (take down) 25 Shooting Star 26 Neutral Side Zone (takedown) 27 Concussion Discussion 28 Collapse the Branch 29 Dear John 30 Walk About 31 Dutch Door 32 Ice Breaker (use bottle cap) 33 - Thor s Hammer 34 - Tormentor 35 Flashing Hammers 36 - Shield & Hammer (Palama Set 1) 37 Leaping Crane 38 - Double Trouble 25