Technique Names in your Art

[papaschtroumpf]

I think kenpo is somewhat unique in the karate family by having so many named "combinations". I don't use the name "technique" because it's somewhat vague. In shotokan (or at least the way my sensei teaches), a technique is a single "move", so if you block then kick then punch, it's 3 techniques in a row. The block, the punch and the kick will have a name of their own, but they're simply descriptive like "inside outstide block", "roudhouse kick", ... or their japanese equivalent which is just as descriptive...as long as you speak japanese or learn the words for "block", "kick", ...

[parkerlineage]

Sloth, that's an awesome site! Quite helpful, if I may say so.

What about Tiger, and Panther...we like the kitties!

Anyway, thanks for putting those up. I knew them all (of course), but it's nice to have them written somewhere for me.

Peace;

Parkerlineage

[DKizzle]

I take Kenpo. We use english names for all the basics like "straight punch", "wheel kick", "inward block", but all the techniques are combinations of moves with cool names.

The Cobra and the Mongoose

Dance of Death

Plucking a Bird From The Sky

Seven Swords

, etc.

[Kenpo-Sloth]

Yes, Yes

Don't forget the Leopard; and "The Tiger" is a whole nother thread!!

Is "nother" a word

I feel cheated DKizzle has 2 more swords than I have??

[italian_guy]

We use original names both in karate then in TCC.

After a while (it took me about 3 months) you get used to it...

[DKizzle]

You don't have a Seven Swords technique? 5 Swords? That's odd.

[lonekimono10]

Rick i don't know if you know it yet, but you are not in kansas anymore,

what i mean is that these karate-ka's are not KENPO people,(no disrespect)

[lonekimono10]

I take Kenpo. We use english names for all the basics like "straight punch", "wheel kick", "inward block", but all the techniques are combinations of moves with cool names.

The Cobra and the Mongoose

Dance of Death

Plucking a Bird From The Sky

Seven Swords

, etc.

People these are tracy kenpo teq's, and tracy has seven swords and we have 5 swords, when i was coming up we did 7 swords but than after i went over to Parker we did 5 swords ,,note dance of death, is parker also

and in the ACKKS we have D.O.D. also. but just to let everyone know (i think you already know) that Master Tracy left Master Parker and started "TRACYS KENPO.

[parkerlineage]

No fair! What gives Tracy the right to give out two more swords?

By the way, what/where are they?

Plucking a Bird From the Sky? I know that one...

1) Step back with right into a left neutral bow.

2) Raise shotgun into offensive stance

3) Line up barrel with point where bird will most likely be in a few moments

4) Squeeze the trigger

Bye-bye, birdie (I hate that musical);

Parkerlineage

[DKizzle]

At first you had me wondering what a "shotgun" was in Kenpo, then I read the rest

It actually goes something like:

For right punch:

Step with left to 10 o'clock into right cat stance (with the right foot doing the cat thing), left parry. Step to 3 o'clock with butterfly palm strike. Step with left foot to 6 o'clock and grab shoulders. Shift into front stance, pulling opponent to ground. With right foot, scoop kick, heel strike, knee slam, punch.

It goes something like that. I could have it a little bit wrong.