What do you guys think about it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvIO-sQMH04.
It’s kind’ve a CMA - seen a clip where a guy was doing a darn dao form. Interesting concept for a MA.
distinctly americanized stew of asian martial arts.
Some of Professor Lau Bun’s CLF is found in Kajukenbo. Professor Emperado picked a few things up from him. See Here as well as some other CLF masters.
distinctly americanized stew of asian martial arts
although it’s still america, Kajukenbo is more of a hawaiian style martial art.
[QUOTE=hskwarrior;1002169]Some of Professor Lau Bun’s CLF is found in Kajukenbo. Professor Emperado picked a few things up from him. See Here as well as some other CLF masters.
although it’s still america, Kajukenbo is more of a hawaiian style martial art.[/QUOTE]
If I recall correctly, Hawaii is America. lol 
looks lke crap to me lol
We were very involved with the Kajukenbo circles back in the day
It would be a shame to discount the contribution of Kajukenbo to the progress of Chinese martial arts in America. GM Al Novak discusses its impact in my recent 2010 January/February cover story Great American Great Grandmaster. See also our 1995 Spring issue cover story From the Strength of Many: Kajukenbo’s Classic Blend produces a Deadly Street System by Nes Fernandez and Marie Sanchez.
Also see our TCMedia produced DVD series: Kajukenbo Self-Defense Vol. 1 to 5 
i liked the kajukenbo episode on fight quest. looked like fun.
Kajukenbo is great, the first real MMA.
They love to fight, you gotta love that.
[QUOTE=goju;1002205]looks lke crap to me lol[/QUOTE]
why? It’s pretty innovative even now.
[QUOTE=David Jamieson;1002443]why? It’s pretty innovative even now.[/QUOTE]
well for example take the fight quest episode
the techniques they showed them were completely unrealistic
it was similar to the “kenpo hands” where you punch me me once i block and you stand in a stationary position with your hand hanging out while i hit you with dozens of kicks and punches lol
their multiple opponent attack scenarios were even worse
they didnt teach the hosts to move and not stay in the pocket and swing if youre attacked by more than one person
which you think would be obvious
and in the final fights the kajukenbo students were very out of shape and gassing and used nothing of their style and just resorted to wild swinging
the art strikes me as beinga hodge podge of this and that from people who didnt study various arts in depth
If you have questions, visit them and ask them to demo it for you.
I know they will be very happy for you to feel first hand what they can do.
[QUOTE=goju;1002446]well for example take the fight quest episode
the techniques they showed them were completely unrealistic
it was similar to the “kenpo hands” where you punch me me once i block and you stand in a stationary position with your hand hanging out while i hit you with dozens of kicks and punches lol
their multiple opponent attack scenarios were even worse
they didnt teach the hosts to move and not stay in the pocket and swing if youre attacked by more than one person
which you think would be obvious
and in the final fights the kajukenbo students were very out of shape and gassing and used nothing of their style and just resorted to wild swinging
the art strikes me as beinga hodge podge of this and that from people who didnt study various arts in depth[/QUOTE]
I didn’t see the show, so I can’t comment on that.
But I can say this, how much “depth” do you think there is in fighting?
I personally don’t see there as being much and you certainly can’t get much in the way of depth in a show that’s taped over a few days.
refinement of an art is where depth takes place.
There’s thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) of students, but very few masters.
that much is clear.
Or, don’t count on seeing “depth” in martial ability displayed in real combat. You don’t get to see it often and it is so rare that some people think mediocre is amazing. So there you have it.
lol, snotty elitist that I am…
lol
well with my in depth comment i feel when it comes to alot of these people who makes their own systems they usually dont study and art thuroughly
they just learn a bit move on, go study something else for a while move, on wash rinse repeat
then they create their own style they basically have a mish mashed stew of arts they dont really understand to begin with
[QUOTE=goju;1002453]lol
well with my in depth comment i feel when it comes to alot of these people who makes their own systems they usually dont study and art thuroughly
they just learn a bit move on, go study something else for a while move, on wash rinse repeat
then they create their own style they basically have a mish mashed stew of arts they dont really understand to begin with[/QUOTE]
I agree 100%!
How come when I say the same thing, everybody (not you) jumps on my head and talks about “functionality”, “improvements”, “evolution” and other ‘Bruce Lee repeater’ stuff? LOL
[QUOTE=David Jamieson;1002452]I didn’t see the show, so I can’t comment on that.
But I can say this, how much “depth” do you think there is in fighting?[/quote]
More than I could see in that show. However, to be fair, there were some logical approaches and principles, but nothing that you could not find in a good karate school.
The art either has depth or it doesn’t. The time it took to tape the show is for the most part irrelevant, as in the past other such shows have been made about arts with more depth and the educated viewer could see this depth.
And that refinement should be reflected in the actual fighting!
You kidding? This forum is full of (MMA) “masters”. 
The “depth” of any art should be seen in the martial ability, that is if it is practiced for long enough under the correct instruction, by a good student.
Christ, even now, some of you guys surprise me with the “MA” comments you make here…
I am not sure about you being an elitist, but surely you can just wipe and clean your nose, can’t you? Just don’t go to the depths…
[QUOTE=Lucas;1002383]i liked the kajukenbo episode on fight quest. looked like fun.[/QUOTE]
i hated that episodee, thought they looked like a bunch of want to be tough guy punks, different vibe from the real skilled fighters like the gracies or the thai guys or mexican boxer, and i bet any of those skilled fighters would wax those punks in a fight
I haven’t seen the kajukenbo episode yet, but has anyone considered the possibility that it was just a crappy school?
I don’t know enough about kajukenbo to judge if it is the art or the school even if I had seen the episode!
[QUOTE=Scott R. Brown;1002475]I haven’t seen the kajukenbo episode yet, but has anyone considered the possibility that it was just a crappy school?
I don’t know enough about kajukenbo to judge if it is the art or the school even if I had seen the episode![/QUOTE]
well the school was run by adrian emperado and hes the big cheese in kajukenbo circles( he helped create the style)
it jsut reminded me of another shaolin doh to be honest:rolleyes:
pearls before swine.
[QUOTE=goju;1002453]lol
well with my in depth comment i feel when it comes to alot of these people who makes their own systems they usually dont study and art thuroughly
they just learn a bit move on, go study something else for a while move, on wash rinse repeat
then they create their own style they basically have a mish mashed stew of arts they dont really understand to begin with[/QUOTE]
Kajukenbo was NOT made up by any one man, that is your first mistake.
And ALL of the the guys that helped created were ALL high ranking in their respective systems.