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No; it has its roots in Okinawan karate, but incorporates things from many different styles, including TKD. Ed Parker is considered the "father" of American Karate. I guess you could say it's a hybrid style. My club's site is www.askmartialarts.com.
I looked through the manual pdf available on the site, and my opinion is that your club owes a lot more to Shotokan karate than to Okinawan karate whether from the Shuri strain or not. There's a clear difference in how force is created by a Shorin-ryu stylist compared to a Shotokan person. The usage of Heian and Tekki nomenclature is a obvious giveaway. There's lots of TKD influence as well as you state, such as the spinning back fist and the heavy emphasis on kicks.
By the way, I thought Mr. Parker was the father of American kenpo, not karate. I don't see any of his forms or self-defense techs listed in your club's manual, though.
See this thread that Curly started, read my response to him and his response back to me.
Robert
Thanks,
Robert
However, we DO do the sharp exhale with every technique; our breathing is supposed to be audible. Many of the people I compete against (most, really) don't breathe audibly during forms. INteresting.
They are different? Really?
No DUH!!! The majority of Kenpo I have seen is a lot of fast, hand slapping nonsense. There are valid techniques in the system and it certainly concentrates on hand strikes more than TKD but if you really want to learn hand striking skills then go to a boxing gym. Like I said b4, the american freestyle I have seen was total garbage designed to speed kids through to Black Belt. Maybe your school is different, I don't know.
I'm with the poster above. I'm not sure exactly what kind of sarcastic comment that was supposed to be or mean?They are different? Really?
No DUH!!! The majority of Kenpo I have seen is a lot of fast, hand slapping nonsense. There are valid techniques in the system and it certainly concentrates on hand strikes more than TKD but if you really want to learn hand striking skills then go to a boxing gym. Like I said b4, the american freestyle I have seen was total garbage designed to speed kids through to Black Belt. Maybe your school is different, I don't know.
They are different? Really?
No DUH!!! The majority of Kenpo I have seen is a lot of fast, hand slapping nonsense. There are valid techniques in the system and it certainly concentrates on hand strikes more than TKD but if you really want to learn hand striking skills then go to a boxing gym. Like I said b4, the american freestyle I have seen was total garbage designed to speed kids through to Black Belt. Maybe your school is different, I don't know.
I looked through the manual pdf available on the site, and my opinion is that your club owes a lot more to Shotokan karate than to Okinawan karate whether from the Shuri strain or not. There's a clear difference in how force is created by a Shorin-ryu stylist compared to a Shotokan person. The usage of Heian and Tekki nomenclature is a obvious giveaway. There's lots of TKD influence as well as you state, such as the spinning back fist and the heavy emphasis on kicks.
By the way, I thought Mr. Parker was the father of American kenpo, not karate. I don't see any of his forms or self-defense techs listed in your club's manual, though.
Spinning back fists are found in more styles than just TKD, it's used in Wado Ryu also in MT. I have also noticed there is more techniques for kicking in Wado than there is in TKD.