Is there a good book on Kenpo principles of motion/self-defense (return motion, marriage of gravity, etc.) for non-Kenpo people?
I hear people talk about these all the time. My arnis instructor is taking Dr. Gyi's advice to look at language for our art and is looking to Kenpo. I know in general that Kenpo is known for it's analysis and description of techniques and motion and am curious to know more. For example, I know karateka often go years before figuring out that in a reverse punch the returning hand can be used to pull the person in but that these types of things are covered at a conceptual level in Kenpo.
But, I don't know of a source for it that isn't either much more than I need (e.g. Infinite Insights orJohn LaTourrette's old series of books) and/or too reliant on specific Kenpo techniques as examples (i.e. clutch your own feathers, mine are fine as they are).
Is there a good source for allowing martial artists from different arts to learn about the concepts without having to learn the art?
I hear people talk about these all the time. My arnis instructor is taking Dr. Gyi's advice to look at language for our art and is looking to Kenpo. I know in general that Kenpo is known for it's analysis and description of techniques and motion and am curious to know more. For example, I know karateka often go years before figuring out that in a reverse punch the returning hand can be used to pull the person in but that these types of things are covered at a conceptual level in Kenpo.
But, I don't know of a source for it that isn't either much more than I need (e.g. Infinite Insights orJohn LaTourrette's old series of books) and/or too reliant on specific Kenpo techniques as examples (i.e. clutch your own feathers, mine are fine as they are).
Is there a good source for allowing martial artists from different arts to learn about the concepts without having to learn the art?