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American Kenpo Karate (/ ˈ k ɛ n p oʊ /), also known as American Kenpo or Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate, is an American martial art [2] [3] founded and codified by Ed Parker. It is synthesized mainly from Japanese and Okinawan martial arts such as karate and judo, [1] with influence from Chinese martial arts. [4] [5] It is a form and descendant ...
Kung Pow! Enter the Fist is a 2002 American martial arts comedy film that parodies Hong Kong action cinema.Written, directed by and starring Steve Oedekerk & Rudi Berden, it uses footage from the 1976 Hong Kong martial arts film Tiger & Crane Fists (also called The Savage Killers) starring and directed by Jimmy Wang Yu, along with new footage shot by Oedekerk, who is also digitally inserted ...
Shorinji Kempo (少林寺拳法, shōrinji-kempō, meaning "Shaolin Temple Fist Method" or "Shaolin Temple Kenpo") is claimed to be a modified version of Shaolin Kung Fu (using the same kanji). [3] It was established in 1947 by Doshin So ( 宗 道臣 , Sō Dōshin ) , a Japanese martial artist and former military intelligence agent, [ 4 ] who ...
Steven Brent Oedekerk (born November 27, 1961 [1]) is an American filmmaker, actor and stand-up comedian.He is best known for his collaborations with actor and comedian Jim Carrey and director Tom Shadyac (particularly the Ace Ventura franchise), his series of "Thumbmation" shorts and his film Kung Pow!
Shaolin Kenpo Karate (or SKK) is a martial art style that combines the Five Animals of Shaolin Kung Fu (Shaolinquan), the core competency of Kenpo, the hard-hitting linear explosiveness of traditional Karate, as well as the power of Western boxing and the felling and grappling arts of Jujutsu, Chin Na, and Mongolian wrestling. [1]
Jeet Kune Do [pronunciation?] (Chinese: 截拳道; Jyutping: zit 6 kyun 4 dou 6; lit. 'stop fist way or: way of the intercepting fist'; abbreviated JKD) is a hybrid martial art conceived and practiced by martial artist Bruce Lee.
In spite of his heavy influence on the martial arts in the United States and his many notable students, Chow never had a dojo of his own, often teaching in the park. [7] He is thought to have lived in near poverty for much of his life. Nick Cerio once stated that "He was a very cautious individual who had no business sense whatsoever."
The Yudanshakai teaches such martial arts as Danzan Ryū Jūjutsu, Shorin-ryū Karate, Matsuno Ryu Goshinjitsu, Nihon Jujitsu, Kodenkan Bokkendo, Hiraido Jujitsu, Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu, Judo, and other arts. The Kodenkan Yudanshakai has grown over the years and presently has dojos in Arizona, Hawaii, California and Montana, including ...