Danjo
Master Black Belt
Hi folks!
In regards to the kenpo jujitsu connection: Both Kenpo/Kempo/Chuan Fa/Kwon bop & Jujutsu/Jujitsu/Jiu Jitsu [BTW: I have nver liked the Jiu or jui preface,they don't call it Jiudo or juido, they call it judo!] are technique driven arts,originally neither had forms or kata. Contrary to some belief,
Kenpo has focused on street oriented defenses with no regards to political correctness nor codes of equiquette. What a respectable jujutsu practitioner might never do [strikes to the groin,for example] are fair game for a kempoka or kenpoist.
KENPOJOE
Well, Kenpo was just the kanji transliteration of "Chuan Fa" which was the generic word for Chinese martial arts. Almost all Chinese martial arts had forms. Motobu, Kyan, Matsumura, etc. etc. all used forms and their art was always referred to by them as "Kempo". In fact, the oldest references to Kenpo/kempo have the practitioners doing forms as the primary method of teaching the art. It's only modern Kenpo that tends to be more technique driven rather than form driven.
As to the idea of Jujutsu being "respectable", this is simply not true. It was so violent and brutal, and it's reputation was so bad (mostly brigands and mobsters practiced it when after the Samurai disolved) that Kano decided to only take the "gentle" parts of it when forming his art of Judo. Jujutsu was designed by Samurai for us against other Samurai in the battle field when they had lost their sword. Its goal was to annihilate the enemy and render him powerless as quickly as possible.