Jaguar Strikes Again As little as you think of critics, you give them too much credit. Mr. Parker said something to the effect of, when pure knuckles meets pure flesh, that's pure karate. I took that to mean, beat the crap out of your opponent then back-fill the principles and concepts used after. Either way you get to go home and say good night to your family again. Let them critique that.

That and beethovens 5th symphony were staples.

Interestingly enough he did Shotokan but then a number of styles have Shotokan roots as Shotokan has other roots which in turn can be traced back to Okinawa and China and Kenpo has a lot of Chinese influence

Amen. This is a very small portion of an instructional video that Master Planas put out with Master Rick Fowler many years ago (part of a series). The entire tape (I think it was only ever put out on VHS) goes on to explain the why's of every single move in this form ad nauseum. If you can find a full copy of this tape, and study it, you'll truly understand the form. I've attended a couple of seminars with Master Planas, and not only is he an awe-inspiring Kenpo practitioner, he is the best teacher if you really want to understand what the techniques and forms are meant to teach. That's probably why Ed Parker chose Planas to manage the Pasadena school.

Put a knife or two in Tatum's hands, and he becomes a lawn mower. Anyone going against a kenpo knife fighter is suicidal.

paul brennan there's no need to argue both arts are good neither is better than the other. and please don't insult Mr. Tatum he's amazing and a legend in Kenpo.

@@jenna24689 Sorry to contradict you but yes, paul brennan needs to argue. You see, he has an inferiority complex that compels him to try to make up for it by being a tough guy from the keyboard. He's not even a martial artist. No student, not even a poor one, would be so disrespectful to himself, his teachers and his art to behave in that way.

Anyone that thinks this is how he would fight does not understand what the purpose of this is. Forms or kata in this or other martial iare meant to teach principles. Real fights, spencially, life or death situations are chaotic so it is really stupid to think an experienced martial artists would use a predefined sequence of movements. However, if trained properly, memory muscle will take over when needed depending on the situation.

This "old fart" has influenced the way tens of thousands of martial artists move, through his years managing Grand Master Parker's school in Pasadena, through the thousands of students in his lineage, through his decades of seminars world-wide, and through his videos. I've attended Grandmaster Planas' seminars, and trust me, you did not want to be his uke. He would not need to have much endurance in a real fight, because he would probably kill or maim you in the first 15 seconds, especially if you make the mistake of dismissing him as "this old fart". In American Kenpo, btw, the forms are a sort of encyclopedia for study of motion and power principles, not a simulation of combat. The form is not designed to be pretty for tournaments, nor for your entertainment.

@@gotmama2 I hope you noticed your reply has more "likes" than the original post. Because yours was sincere, informed and respectful while the other was likely an ignorant troll.