JMulford79

Hey all, So currently I have started training Kenpo as my main art and Muay Thai as a secondary art/conditioning improver. However, the school I'm out teaches a few different arts which has led me to research a few of them. Two that line up with my current schedule are their Kung Fu and Aikijutsu. While Kung Fu does interest me, from my very novice perspective, it would do much more harm than good to do that and Kenpo together - at least until I truly learned Kenpo very well. Even then there may be too many similarities that would make mistakes creep in to form and such. Aikijutsu is the other one and that one seems like it would very much work well with Kenpo. Again, I don't know much about anything, just what my eyes tell me. This is off in the distance but I have gained a pretty big interest in training the Aikijutsu alongside the Kenpo. It just seems to me that it would flow so well together. Is my thinking wrong in the big picture? Any feedback in appreciated.

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I'll start with some of these ideas and go from there.

Excellent feedback guys. Thanks!

This may be a loaded question and if so, I apologize. What are the major differences in what would be considered traditional Kenpo versus Ed Parker's Kenpo? Are there just slight differences/variations or is it very, very different? Any examples would be great. Thanks.

Had a private session for the first of my three free trial sessions. I have every intention of joining up, but the private lessons are something I'm glad to take advantage of. Worked on a few combos and a few self defense techniques. It was all pretty basic stuff I would think but it was fun and the instructor was patient, but made sure to follow-up when something needed correcting. Looking forward to learning more.

Welcome!

Just started MT and I'm curious if anyone has suggestions for easy at-home workouts to better prepare myself for the rigors of class? I'm speaking more to the physical demands on my body rather than the act of MT itself.

Thanks for the welcome everyone. Looking forward to many future conversations.

Welcome aboard. I just joined up myself.

Hi everyone, Just joined up here and I'm also a member of one other Martial Arts forum. I'm a just turned 38 year old man from Dayton, Ohio who has just begun my martial arts journey. I had been focused on doing it prior to turning 38 but a much needed surgery prevented that. The good thing is that I'm completely healthy now. I'm taking two arts. I took my first kickboxing class last night and I have my first Kenpo lesson tomorrow, along with another kickboxing class. This is going to be a fun ride for me, especially if I can stay relatively injury free. I look forward to sharing my experiences with you guys while also hearing about yours. Thanks for having me!