tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732562.post8511140371994692581..comments2023-10-10T06:48:25.555-07:00Comments on My trip to Black Belt at 50... and beyond!: Two Man KataUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732562.post-69353952934299585362013-09-21T15:15:53.609-07:002013-09-21T15:15:53.609-07:00I'm glad to hear that Team Andrello is still u...I'm glad to hear that Team Andrello is still using this blog sometimes. I met both the Andrellos through the years and found one even more impressive and memorable than the other. http://www.bbat50.com/2011/07/master-ko-andrello-master-class.htmlBBat50https://www.blogger.com/profile/09736054246852300843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732562.post-36316954139137918542013-09-21T15:14:18.540-07:002013-09-21T15:14:18.540-07:00Mike - Thanks for all the info on kenpo self defen...Mike - Thanks for all the info on kenpo self defense. My understanding that kenpo holds and grabs are fantastic but as you mention, really intricate and require mastering an immense amount of material to be used effectively. I think that's why many schools have switched to simpler less intricate approaches such as krav mega and a simplified version of jitsu. What do you think, are those others much easier to master to the point of basic effectiveness to defend yourself when grabbed?BBat50https://www.blogger.com/profile/09736054246852300843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732562.post-52546863449086609072013-08-12T19:27:39.292-07:002013-08-12T19:27:39.292-07:00We still perform the two man kenpo kata here at Im...We still perform the two man kenpo kata here at Impact Martial Arts & Fitness - Team Andrello, Brighton, NY. In fact, you have been a big inspiration to me in my journey to black belt. I have followed this blog over the years closely. I earned my black belt in 2011 at the age of 48. I just earned my second degree black belt two days ago at age 50. I am a BLACK BELT AT 50! Thank you for this blog and all your efforts!Dan Altamuranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732562.post-60545536568953673752013-04-02T06:28:02.818-07:002013-04-02T06:28:02.818-07:00Here is an article you guys might find interesting...Here is an article you guys might find interesting:<br /><br />http://voices.yahoo.com/just-hit-em-many-martial-artists-forgotten-12072639.html?cat=14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732562.post-91601718516012189132013-02-22T07:02:41.027-08:002013-02-22T07:02:41.027-08:00If by "kenpo defense" you mean "Ame...If by "kenpo defense" you mean "American Kenpo self-defense," there's likely to be multiple techniques for each type of attack - family groupings that emphasize different types of responses, levels of complexity and principles (marriage of gravity, back-up mass, rotational force, borrowed force, and so forth). However examples would include:<br />Crossing Talon - cross-hand wrist grab<br />Lone Kimono - single lapel grab<br />Twin Kimono - double lapel grab<br />Squeezing the Peach - rear bear hug, arms pinned<br />Crashing Wings - rear bear hug, arms free<br /><br />Of course, just training the EPAK self-defenses in a vacuum, without studying the underlying principles, family groupings, and concepts that make them into a toolbox of flexible responses to an attack isn't ideal, but if you just want the techniques they're out there. Casa de Kenpo has their version of the full EPAK curriculum up on YouTube.<br /><br />Also, note that the term for the attacker in partnered self-defense practice is "uke," not "ouki." It's Japanese for "to receive" as they're the one receiving the technique from the tori (the person performing the technique), sometimes called the nage (thrower, used in Aikido and sometimes Judo).Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09689588372003266118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732562.post-74002751805771801822013-02-14T20:13:36.460-08:002013-02-14T20:13:36.460-08:00http://www.ackmartialarts.com/ACK_path.htm really...http://www.ackmartialarts.com/ACK_path.htm really good site ith articlesUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532707613973502542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732562.post-40860461489385813792013-02-14T20:12:44.345-08:002013-02-14T20:12:44.345-08:00some very cool articles http://www.ackmartialarts....some very cool articles http://www.ackmartialarts.com/ACK_path.htmUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532707613973502542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732562.post-85915629831359591722013-02-12T03:42:57.178-08:002013-02-12T03:42:57.178-08:00I'm glad to have gotten up the offensive side ...I'm glad to have gotten up the offensive side of two man kata. I haven't found anyone ready to perform the defensive side but I'm looking. <br /><br />As to self defense, it would be good to work through: wrist grabs, front chokes, lapel grabs, shoves from the front, side shoulder and neck grabs, and bear hugs from the front. <br /><br />On the blog already are rear bear hugs and rear chokes. <br /><br />I'd like to show the kenpo defense (if anyone really knows it), the krav mega/reference point approach, and the newer (for us) jitsu approach to these situations. <br /><br />Of course, I need a performer and an ouki. Actually, I wouldn't mind doing some of the defense myself.BBat50https://www.blogger.com/profile/09736054246852300843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732562.post-13507517886791390152013-02-10T11:46:07.958-08:002013-02-10T11:46:07.958-08:00Thank you Mr Edelson,you rock. W easked, and you d...Thank you Mr Edelson,you rock. W easked, and you delivered!..... Now I need defense,patiently waiting!<br />SSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732562.post-81858649007933071982013-01-23T18:51:16.091-08:002013-01-23T18:51:16.091-08:00Osu, Mr. Edelson! I missed last night class so I d...Osu, Mr. Edelson! I missed last night class so I didn't know that you were back. Welcome back!!! That's great news. I was thinking of contacting you to see if I could persuade you to put several of our most often used self defense moves. That would really help some of us :)<br />This blog is such a trusted reference source for all of us on the martial arts journey. I'm happy to see that the blog is alive and kicking. <br />Thanks for your dedication and see you on the mats!!Natalianoreply@blogger.com