Chuck Liddel Ufc Champ Kempo Tattoo On Arm ?
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Danjo
Master Black Belt
He trains at The Pit with John Hackleman who was a student of Walter Godin.
Correct. Although Hackelman was promoted to 10 degree by Godin it was Hackelman who made the needed drastic changes.
From the horses mouth.
"In 1985, when I moved from Hawaii to California, I switched it from Kaju Kenbo to Hawaiian Kempo. I added some things to it, took away some things and started calling it Hawaiian Kempo. I took out the katas and the forms and I threw in more natural fighting techniques and conditioning. Now thats my style. Like if you see Chuck (Liddell) with the tattoo on his arm, thats the logo for my school."
Hackleman says back in the 90s other martial artists began calling their style Hawaiian Kenpo, but he is the only instructor to spell his Hawaiian Kempo with an m. In Japanese, the letters m and n have the same symbol, so the art can be spelt either way. John has been spelling his art as Kempo since 1985.
"Ours is a little more hardcore. In Hawaiian Kenpo they still do forms and stuff like that. When you see the guys such as Chuck fighting, thats Hawaiian Kempo. Mine has always been a mixed martial art ever since I started it."
From the horses mouth.
"In 1985, when I moved from Hawaii to California, I switched it from Kaju Kenbo to Hawaiian Kempo. I added some things to it, took away some things and started calling it Hawaiian Kempo. I took out the katas and the forms and I threw in more natural fighting techniques and conditioning. Now thats my style. Like if you see Chuck (Liddell) with the tattoo on his arm, thats the logo for my school."
Hackleman says back in the 90s other martial artists began calling their style Hawaiian Kenpo, but he is the only instructor to spell his Hawaiian Kempo with an m. In Japanese, the letters m and n have the same symbol, so the art can be spelt either way. John has been spelling his art as Kempo since 1985.
"Ours is a little more hardcore. In Hawaiian Kenpo they still do forms and stuff like that. When you see the guys such as Chuck fighting, thats Hawaiian Kempo. Mine has always been a mixed martial art ever since I started it."
BlackCatBonz
Master Black Belt
Why were those changes needed and how are they drastic?
I hope japan has been made aware of this....lol
I hope japan has been made aware of this....lol
Don't shoot the messenger. But if the bold print wasn't enough.
http://www.knucklepit.com/mixed-martial-arts-john_hackleman.htm
Or maybe you'd like to ask the pitmasta his opinion of kosho-ryu kempo?
http://www.knucklepit.com/mixed-martial-arts-john_hackleman.htm
Or maybe you'd like to ask the pitmasta his opinion of kosho-ryu kempo?
