BLueDevil Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 I'm totally quoting you in my classes from now on, RicksonFan. I second that There is no teacher but the enemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffy Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 This one has been asked before. Some say that one is american and one is chinese. In my experience, they have been used interchangibly between both. Regardless of the way it's supposed to be used, that's the way I've seen it used. Don't worry too much about the spelling difference. The mind is like a parachute, it only works when it's open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuilli, Kyo Sah Nim Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Well i study, kempo. and the only difference is the spelling. nothing else. the only difference is in the translation of the Kanji to english when they brought the art over to america. he rules of Kanji say that when a character (which is one written word) ends in an "n," the "n" is pronounced, when spoken; with the exception, that when the "n" is followed by another character , which begins with a "p," the two characters are unchanged in the written form and the "n" is pronounced "m". So the art of Ken-po follows this rule thus changing it to Kempo in english. So, if following the correct Kanji translation, it is spelled "Kenpo" and pronounced "Kempo". It is only in transliteration that Kenpo is written Kempo. The words Kenpo and Kempo are both pronounced the same and both mean "Law of the Fist." It's sort of like saying "Qi" or "Chi." Generally, though, the more "traditional" (lightly used) forms of Kempo use the "Kempo" form, while the more non-traditional or contemporary versions use "Kenpo." So ta-da, there you go, no difference. K.Chuilli2nd Dan, InstructorKyo Sah NimMoo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 I always thought kenpo was somesort of sword style and kempo was the art of well...basicly brawling XDfigures Strike first. 'Til then i will not fight you. Everytime someone calls JKD a style, Bruce turns over.Why do I love Bruce Lee? Not because he was an awesome martial artist- but because his train of thought overlapped with mine even before I knew about him. Thank you karate forums, for introducing me to Bruce Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 I always thought kenpo was somesort of sword style and kempo was the art of well...basicly brawling XDfigures I think that Kendo is the sword art you are thinking of. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 oh yea...oops XD Strike first. 'Til then i will not fight you. Everytime someone calls JKD a style, Bruce turns over.Why do I love Bruce Lee? Not because he was an awesome martial artist- but because his train of thought overlapped with mine even before I knew about him. Thank you karate forums, for introducing me to Bruce Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajukenbopr Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 kenpo- japanese pronunciationkempo- chinese pronunciationit means chinese origin martial arts. japanese took some and changed the training to learn it faster. <> Be humble, train hard, fight dirty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repz Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 I take shorinji kempo, it means shaolin temple boxing/martial art. Its not kempo karate like people usually mistake it for. It came from china, supposed to be mixtures of kung fu, but looks like karate with non chambered punches.Kempo means fistlaw, or in other words, martial arts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajukenbopr Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 yesKempo- chinese origin martial arts, could be use to refer to any martial art from china <> Be humble, train hard, fight dirty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repz Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 yesKempo- chinese origin martial arts, could be use to refer to any martial art from chinaHey, are you boricua? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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