Kajukenbo



Kajukenbo is a hybrid martial art that combines karate, judo, jujutsu, kenpo, and kung fu. It was invented in 1947 in Oahu, Hawaii, at the Palama Settlements, to deal with local crime, as well as to help the people defend themselves from U.S. Navy sailors who would drink and fight with the locals. The inventors were Sijo ("founder") Adriano Emperado, Peter Young Yil Choo, Joe Holck, Frank Ordonez, and Clarence Chang, who called themselves the Black Belt Society. This martial art uses hard, fast strikes to vital points all over the body, takedowns involving high impact throwdowns and many joint and limb breaking techniques-usually as follow-ups to takedowns. There are also many blocks from attacks such as punches and defences and disarmament of offensive weapons. With this art it is possible it is possible to inflict as many as twenty one hits in the space of three seconds. During exhibitions etc. the demonstrator will often have an assistant who will have the strikes and grappling techiques performed on them usually involving injuries. The name works in two ways: //"ka"// ("long life"), //"ju"// ("happiness"), //"ken"// ("fist"), //"bo"// ("style") or //"ka"// ("karate"), //"ju"// ("judo"/"jujutsu"), //"ken"// ("kenpo"), //"bo"// (Chinese and American kick boxing), leading to the art's philosophical meaning: "Through this fist style, one gains long life and happiness."

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 * I like the big Hawaiian guy in there.**