different types of kenpo/kempo

[Danjo]

It's history forgotten, twisted and rewritten.

I'll agree with that part of your statement.

 

[KempoGuy06]

It's history forgotten, twisted and rewritten.

I'll agree with that part of your statement.

Would you also agree with that this part is probably the saddest?

B

 

[BlackCatBonz]

slice it all you want - the term kempo was used in Japan as often as we use the term karate here in America - generalized. Inbreeding would be a bunch of Kempo guys doing things (smile here intended)- but you mentioned a few different arts there- i know its a play on words but why the hatred?
In Peace,
Jesse

Where do you see hatred?
I've been a student of kempo for 11 years.
Kenpo in america is a new art that doesnt really resemble the art that gave it the name.
Any research or reading I've done in regards to kempo do not suggest that the term was a generic one that simply referenced martial arts any more than say jujutsu.
Kempo referenced an art that had a certain method, as did jujutsu and hakuda.
Sometimes the terms were used interchangeably.

I think practice and use of the terms in north america is what has made them generic.
People are quick to become a new grandmaster of a totally awesome american art called karate or kenpo.....jim's karate, billy ray's chinese jujutsu...texas goju karate.

I think what I don't like is the watering down of a tradition.
North Americans have no sense of tradition.