CHA-3 KENPO KARATE

The techniques of Kenpo Karate 

differ from school to school and each individual will have a different interpretation of the art.  Kenpo Karate cannot exist upon development of physical powers alone.  The main principle of Kenpo Karate today is the application of the art.

What is Kenpo Karate

Kenpo Karate is the martial art of empty hand fighting.  Kenpo itself means "Closed Fist."  Karate itself means "Empty Hands."  Only through hard training and practice may one truly develop the art of Kenpo Karate.

Rank in Kenpo Karate

The grading or ranking system has become more formalized today.  In the old days, one would wear a white belt.  Through his hard training and his sweat and dirt his belt would turn to brown.  Eventually his belt would turn black.  Today various martial art clubs have ways of showing the progress of each student.  Generally clubs will use colored belts.  Each time a student progresses the color of his belt may change.  The belts will show if a student is a beginner, intermediate or advanced student.  The following is a breakdown of belts in the CHA-3 Kenpo Association:

• Beginner - WHITE, PURPLE
• Intermediate - BLUE, GREEN
• Advance - BROWN, BLACK
• Chief Instructor - LARGE WHITE
• Professor - RED

Individual Development

Kenpo Karate is an art for the individual.  Effective training in the art of Kenpo Karate allows the individual to achieve the fullest control over his mind and his body.  The best way in which one can develop control is through mastery of Kenpo Karate.  Through Kenpo one develops balance, speed, power, breathing control as well as a good means of self-defense.  The endurance and rigorous training helps to develop discipline in the individual.  In Kenpo Karate there are matches in which one tests his or her training skills with another.  These matches are not to prove how good one person is, but to see if he or she has been trained well and if he or she is able to apply what he or she has been taught.