American Kenpo
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A Weekly Review Of The Preceding 6 Days – Just Click On The Link Of The Post You Missed Or The One You Liked So Much That You Just Have To Read It Again.
Also, I would like to introduce an inspirational quote that I just know you’re going like.
Wishing you only the very best, always.
Garage-Style Filipino Stick Fighting (Arnis, Escrima, Kali) with Dan Inosanto
Tips From Former Navy SEAL Hand-To-Hand Combat Instructor, Paul Vunak
Senior Grandmaster Ed Parker Sr., Father Of American Kenpo Karate
Joe Lewis, The World’s Greatest Karate Fighter Of All Time
Manny Pacquiao Or What I Learn From My Barber
Albert Einstein For Martial Artists And Anybody Willing To Learn
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” – Albert Einstein
Former Hand-To-Hand Combat Instructor To U.S. Navy SEALS, Paul Vunak
Hey guys,
Do you think you could learn a thing or two from a former long-time Navy SEAL hand-to-hand combat instructor?
Me, too. And believe me, when this guy speaks, I listen.
He is also one of the top students of Guro Dan Inosanto and the Founder of Progressive Fighting Systems.
He is very highly regarded in the martial arts and self-defense community.
His name is Paul Vunak.
Sifu Paul is an extremely well-rounded martial artist, who at a very young age started with Tae Kwon Do and then throughout the last 30 or so years has mastered Kenpo, Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Martial Arts, French Savate and Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
With the encouragement of Guro Dan Inosanto, Sifu Paul created Progressive Fighting Systems that he has been able to spread to numerous countries across the globe.
Sifu Paul is an absolute authority in hand-to-hand combat and street fighting who has developed combat systems used by U.S. Navy SEALS as well as 18 other federal government agencies whose lives depend on the effectivity of these very systems.
I have one of Sifu Paul’s Street Fighting courses myself which I find to be very realistic and easy to learn, especially if you’re not heading to the dojo 6 nights a week and you still want to keep your self-defense skills sharp.
You might even come across a technique or two that you didn’t think of.
Today’s clip shows Sifu Paul at a JKD-seminar I am sure you will enjoy.
Stay safe!
Senior Grandmaster Ed Parker Sr., The Father Of American Kenpo Karate
Ed Parker Sr. certainly influenced quite a number of martial artists and his influence continues long after he passed on in 1990. Sadly, he died of a heart attack at the early age of 59.
Grandmaster Parker grew up in Hawaii and started with Judo and Western Boxing at a very young age.
In his late teens, Frank Chow introduced him to Kenpo Master William Chow by whom he was promoted to black belt in 1953.
After moving back to the U.S. (Hawaii did not officially become a state until 1959) he opened up his dojo/karate school in Pasadena, right outside of Los Angeles, California, in 1956.
Grandmaster Parker’s studies and practice of karate were influenced by Japanese and Okinawan elements which guided him in the creation of his very practical and effective martial art and fighting system simply known as American Kenpo.
His teachings had a profound effect on numerous students who went on to become martial arts greats in their own right such as Larry Tatum, Vic Leroux and Dan Inosanto.
Interestingly enough, during the Long Beach International Karate Championships in 1964 organized by Ed Parker Sr., a young and until then unknown martial artist was given exposure to a broad audience and from which he stormed the martial arts scene in a manner never displayed before. His name?
Bruce Lee.
It was also during these days in Long Beach that Bruce Lee and Dan Inosanto met for the first time to become friends and martial arts allies that would change martial arts and the entertainment industry forever.
But back to Grandmaster Parker.
Besides teaching, writing books and promoting Kenpo Karate, helping other martial artists open their own dojos, Ed Parker Sr. was also active in the movie industry as a instructor, stuntman and actor in movies such as “Kill The Golden Goose” and one of my favorites “Revenge Of The Pink Panther”.
Senior Grandmaster Ed Parker Sr., The Father Of American Kenpo Karate.
Who’s The World’s Most Famous Martial Artist Ever?
Who do you think is the world’s most famoust martial artist ever?
Are we talking about a martial artist becoming a famous household name?
Or are we talking about a famous household name who happens to be
a martial artist?
Hmmm.
Let’s see who comes to mind:
1. Bruce Lee was at first a martial artist and then became a household name.
2. Jackie Chan pretty much the same, right?
3. Chuck Norris, same way, I guess.
4. Steven Seagal, dto.
5. Oh, wait, how about “The King” aka Elvis Presley?
Everybody, young and old, martial artist or not, knows about the singer, entertainer,
songwriter Elvis Presley.
But most people don’t know that Elvis Presley was a dedicated martial artist in the style
of American Kenpo for many years until his untimely passing in 1977.
So, again, who would you consider the world’s most famous martial artist ever?
Tell me who comes to your mind!
Is Dan Inosanto The World’s Most Versatile Mixed Martial Artist?
Guro Dan Inosanto was one of only three Jeet Kune Do Instructors certified
by Bruce Lee way back in the early 70s. They were very close friends until
Bruce Lee’s untimely passing.
Guro Dan is said to have taught Bruce quite a bit about Filipino stick fighting
as well as nunchaku.
Along with movie career as an actor and stuntman, Guro Dan has been teaching
JKD Concepts for close to 40 years now, besides many other styles all over the world.
In my humble opinion, he has made his friend and teacher Bruce Lee mighty proud.
Even at the age of 73, Guro Dan is an avid learner and the eternal student himself.
He has mastered well over 25 different martial arts styles such as Escrima Kali,
Jun Fan, American Kenpo under Grandmaster Ed Parker, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu,
Wing Chun, Judo, Shooto Wrestling and the list goes on to make you dizzy.
Here he is practicing with BJJ great John Machado:
He still travels to hold numerous seminars every year to share his vast knowledge
and love for martial arts when he’s not teaching at his school at Marina Del Rey, CA.
So, besides being one of the nicest guys who will ever meet, is Guro Dan Inosanto
most probably the world’s most versatile Mixed Martial Artist alive today?
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