John Leoning - from Kajukenbo to where?

[TKU-USA]

I was a student of Master Leoning at the North Hollywood, CA school. I remember the School as the North American Kung Fu Karate Association and his teachings, well. This is the patch that we wore on our gi.

 

[Jeffrey David Kelly]

John Leoning was an early Kajukenbo practitioner on the mainland. His school spawned a few innovators and he himself was as much known for innovation as he was for his part as Master Te on the Kung Fu series.

I know there's at least one former Leoning student around here, so, if you can recall, what was it like. As he adated his kajukenbo, to the point it was no longer really kajukenbo, what was the curriculum and training like?

Thanks for any insight,

Matt

I trained under Sifu Leoning for several years in the early 70's and represented his Dojo in both local competitions and the International Karate Championships in Long Beach. He was like a second father to me. Good Times!

 

[Jeffrey David Kelly]

I was a student of Master Leoning at the North Hollywood, CA school. I remember the School as the North American Kung Fu Karate Association and his teachings, well. This is the patch that we wore on our gi.

I remember that patch well in the years I trained and fought under Sifu Leoning.