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Generally only proper names are capitalized and the term "martial arts" is a generic term so in my opinion, it should not be capitalized.

That was a pretty funny part in Napolean Dynamite.

Yes, it has been 7 years since Prof Cerio passed away. I personally attended many seminars and demos that he performed. I had him autograph my white belt way back in the day. He was something to watch in action.

thanks stonecrusher... I know I'm still a youngin and 42 is too!!

Blocking and footwork are integral when trying to not get hit. When they are both implemented together, you will be much more effective in not getting hit.

Now, now Igm... this "aging" Sensei can still kick some butt... lol. And I'm not sure my ripe age of 33 can be considered "aged" yet... lol.

Ouyr school has double promoted a few times that I can think of. These instances are VERY rare, but they happen. I have been personally double promoted and I can only think of a few other times that it has happened. The reasons for double promotion is that if someone has the matieral and skill of a higher rank, why hold them back? Is it to say that someone shouldn't be able to graduate college in 3 years even though they have all of the classes and knowledge? Of course not. If you don't believe in double promoting, that is fine. But in my opinion, there are certainly times when students deserve it. I think that it also shows the other students that some hard work and practice can be rewarded with an extra promotion. But like I said, they should indeed be rare and help only for special cases and special students. I was double promoted because of my previous experience in the martial arts... no reason to make me go through all the ranks when I had the material and knowledge.

This is a correct statement. Unless my memory fails me, kenpo means "law of the fist". There really is no true style of kenpo. It is more of a collection of laws and principles based on our physical world. People have take these principles and created techniques to teach them and thus, various styles of kenpo were born. But yes, kenpo is indeed a melting pot of many martial arts. I have a 1st dan in Nick Cerio's Kenpo. I met Professor Cerio many times and he was a phenominal martial artist. It is a shame that he passed away.

My dojo is affiliated with Kumichi Ryu Jiu Jitsu system under Soke John Rubiano and it is a VERY effective and deadly style. They practice all of the kicks and punches that traditional styles practice as well as the locks, throws, breaks, etc. As far as the leg shoots and stuff, that is Brazillian jiu jutsu. Just like with other arts, there are many flavors of jiu jutsu... some are more like judo were others are more combat arts.

I studied Nick Cerio's Kenpo for many years. He and Ed Parker were friends and trained together under Master Chow (I think that was his name). In any event, we had similiar names... Buckling Brance, Defying the Storm, Menacing Twirl, Rotating Destruction, etc. I think it was easier to remember the colorful names instead of Combo1, etc. I also studied some Parker's Kenpo for a little bit and I remember a few names like Glancing Salute, etc.

Most of the time, the difference between styles has little to do with the style but with the student taking it. You could have the most deadly martial arts style ever invented but if the person studying is a yo-yo, well, it isn't going to work. Part of your maturity in martial arts is understanding that every style has strengths and weeknesses. This is why many martial artists study multiple systems. They might like karate for open hand techniques, tae kwon do for kicking techniques and judo for throws, etc. This is why I personally prefer a style that blends multiple arts like kenpo, etc. In any event, go watch a few classes from each dojo and see which one appeals to you the most.

I think that it is silly to judge a style based on the name of the system. Like I said, I know Soke Nelson PERSONALLY and yes, he named his system after his family name. Would it be any more ligitimate if it has some fancy Japenese name that no one could pronounce? I think that any good martial arts student should investigate the style and school first hand before saying that it is fake, a fraud or any other negative comment. And like I said, I know this gentleman personally and he is a great martial artist and met all criteria to be granted the title of Soke and start his own art. That criteria includes being dan ranked in 5 (I think) styles and holding at least a 5th dan in one of them, a 3rd dan in another, etc. I could ask my instructor since he went through the same process and actually assisted Soke Nelson in receiving his Soke'ship.

Well, I figured that I could either let my 6 year old with a play knife have some fun, or I could have blocked it, broke his arm, threw him to the ground and choked him out. I didn't think my ex-wife would appreciate the latter so I decided to let him play... lol.

I am new to this site and wanted to say hi to everyone. My name is Joe and I have been studying martial arts on and off for about 15 years now. I have a shodan (1st dan) in Kenpo as well as a shodan in Tai Jutsu. I was recently granted the title of Sensei by a board of black belts. As I am writing this, my youngest son is pretending to stab me with a toy knife... lol. He started his martial arts training today and he did a GREAT job!! Well, I guess that is it for now... take care and I look forward to chatting.

completely depends on the style. We teach several kicking katas as well as a few blocking katas and weapons kata by green belt.