word Kenpō translates thus: "Ken" meaning 'Fist' and "Po" meaning 'Method' or 'Law' as in 'Law of gravity', a correct interpretation of the word Kenpō would...
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influence from Chinese martial arts. It is a form and descendent of Kenpō. The word Kenpō or Kempo is an English transliteration of a Ryukyuan and Japanese...
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Meiji Constitution (redirect from Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kenpō)
大日本帝国憲法, romanized: Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kenpō), known informally as the Meiji Constitution (明治憲法, Meiji Kenpō), was the constitution of the Empire of...
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James Mitose (redirect from Kosho-ryu kenpo)
American martial artist who brought the art of Kenpo to the United States starting in 1936. Many Kenpo teachers trace their lineage to him. Mitose was...
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Motobu-ryū (section Motobu Kenpō)
official name is Nihon Denryū Heihō Motobu Kenpō ("Japan Traditional Fighting Tactics Motobu Kenpō"), or Motobu Kenpō for short. Motobu-ryū has the characteristics...
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Seventeen-article constitution (redirect from Jūshichijō Kenpō)
The seventeen-article constitution (十七条憲法, "jūshichijō kenpō") is, according to the Nihon Shoki of 720, a document authored by Prince Shōtoku in 604....
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Nuregami kenpō (濡れ髪剣法, Nuregami kenpō) is a 1958 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Bin Kato. Raizo Ichikawa as Gennosuke Matsudaira Kaoru Yachigusa...
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Gichin (1922). 琉球拳法 唐手 [Ryūkyū Kenpō Karate] (in Japanese). Bukyōsha. Motobu, Chōki (1926). 沖縄拳法唐手術:組手編 [Okinawa Kenpō Karate-jutsu: Kumite Edition] (in...
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The Kenpō Fukyū Kai (ja:憲法普及会, Constitution Popularisation Society) was a Japanese group founded in 1946 to promote the reformed Constitution of Japan...
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Ed Parker (category American Kenpo practitioners)
American Kenpo. Born in Honolulu, Parker began training in Judo at an early age and later studied boxing. During the 1940s, Parker was introduced to Kenpō by...
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Elvis Presley (category American Kenpo practitioners)
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), known mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Known as the "King of Rock and...
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Mugai ryu (section Mugai Shinden Kenpō Curriculum)
Gettan Sukemochi (辻月丹資茂) on 23 June 1680. Its formal name is Mugai Shinden Kenpō (無外真伝剣法). The founder of Mugai-ryū, Tsuji Gettan Sukemochi (辻月丹資茂) was born...
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Constitution of Japan (redirect from Nihon-Koku Kenpō)
Constitution, "Post-war Constitution" (戦後憲法, Sengo-Kenpō), or the "Peace Constitution" (平和憲法, Heiwa-Kenpō), was drafted under the supervision of U.S. General...
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Suiō-ryū (redirect from Suio-ryū Iai Kenpo)
Suiō-ryū Iai Kenpō. The tradition of oral transmission of techniques continues to the present day, in the person of the 15th sōke of Suiō-ryū Iai Kenpō, Katsuse...
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Ryū-te (redirect from Okinawa Kenpo Karate)
is also influenced by Shigeru Nakamura's Okinawan Kenpo, as Oyata was a member of the Okinawa Kenpo Karate Kobudo Federation from the time of Uhugushiku...
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拳法極意當身殺活法明解 (in Japanese). 1958., "Kenpō Gokui Atemi Satsu-Kappō Meikai", "The technique of strike the vital points from the Kenpō for kill or revive" In 1972...
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Jeff Speakman (category American Kenpo practitioners)
1958) is an American actor and a martial artist in the art of American Kenpo and Japanese Gōjū-ryū, earning black belts in each.[citation needed] Between...
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Kukishin-ryū (section Kenpō (剣法))
several different weapons/arts such as taijutsu, bōjutsu, naginatajutsu, kenpō, hanbōjutsu, sōjutsu and heiho. Kukishin-ryū and its founder are listed...
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(focusing on harmonizing, throwing and joint locks) as well as Karate and Kenpō (focusing through striking). The Japanese anime and manga Naruto mentions...
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Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution (日本国憲法第9条, Nihon koku kenpō dai kyū-jō) is a clause in the Constitution of Japan outlawing war as a means to settle...
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Shorinji Kempo was one of 44 sports and disciplines featured at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games. * Host nation (Indonesia) 2011 Southeast Asian Games...
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gymnastics Hockey Field hockey (2) Indoor hockey (2) Handball (2) Judo (17) Kenpō (17) Human-powered boat racing Canoeing (16) Dragon boat (9) Rowing (15)...
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possession is one of two that belonged to the Cosmic Kenpō Master Pachacamac (宇宙拳法の使い手パチャカマック, Uchū Kenpō no Tsukaite Pachakamakku), who gave them to Brusa...
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Shorinji Kempo (redirect from Shorinji kenpo)
Shorinji Kempo (少林寺拳法, Shōrin-ji Kenpō, meaning "Shaolin Temple Boxing") is a Japanese martial art claimed to be a modified version of Shaolin kung fu...
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of a young man (Speakman), who is trained in the martial art of American Kenpo, and his fight against the Korean mafia in Los Angeles. It was released...
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named after Yoshioka Kenpo and was called Kenpo-zome. Kenpo mastered his swordsmanship and developed his own fighting style which Kenpo led back to Kiichi...
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traditional martial arts, the most principal of these being wrestling and kenpo. Shootfighting was previously used synonymously with mixed martial arts...
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but some sources state he has at least six. Williamson has black belts in Kenpō, Shotokan karate and taekwondo. Since 1997, Williamson has had a home in...
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in a variety of different styles. Ju-Jitsu, Taekwondo, Drunken Boxing, Kenpo Karate and Kung fu are some of what Neo learns as part of his computerised...
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William Kwai-sun Chow (category American Kenpo practitioners)
in the United States, specifically the family of styles referred to as kenpo/kempo. Born in Honolulu, but raised in Hana, Hawaii, Chow was the third...
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