Kenpo Karate - Larry Tatum - All 154 Base Techniques in just over an Hour!!

[@1888swordsman]

Larry Tatum is a great teacher and makes these techniques look so smooth and flowing. Practice and dedication. Respect

[@battleship7715]

Thank you Rick

[@moriahcupples5178]

Can't help but think of Master Ken and Todd lol

[@IllyAssassin]

Thank you Tim! 😊

[@JoeyRagu]

😂😂😂😂

[@JoeyRagu]

How not to get your ass kicked

[@aussiekempo4536]

Larry Tatum is the real deal, all the techniques are meaningful like I learned in the 80s and 90s. I was at a seminar with Jeff Speakman who said that Parker trained four of his top students in, Tatum might have been one of them, before he died to raise concerns that there were too many instructors teaching flashy techniques chasing speed, which are impressive in demonstrations but almost meaningless. Unfortunately the internet is full of that, so having this comprehensive video from an authentic Kenpo instructor is priceless.

[@davidwayne9982]

I saw that video and YES you're correct - Larry Tatum is definitley one of the top 4..

[@KosalYan-pq2xy]

I am from Bangkok Thailand and fight, teach and, Use Muay Boran Thai Kickboxing. Boy! I love !!! American Kenpo Karate! Period...., I learn Kenpo too! From KZbin specifically this video. I love it! And, Very Effective! Techniques... THANK YOU!!!! . By uploading these type of informational training/learning videos.😊

[@krupalvithlani]

I love Mr. Tatum when he strikes or even you feel his weight transfer and moves the opponent. Chuck Sullivan said when Ed parker moved the whole floor moved each block each strike had that power, that connection to ground, checking of height, width and depth and subtle unbalancing due to that which keeps doesn't give opponents any opportunities to attack back

[@blockmasterscott]

I took Kenpo for 15 years, absolutely loved it. It works too, I used it twice.

[@Ambrose2017]

Kenpo is very effective 🎉😮 Nice👍

[@bhgtree]

"Thank you Rick." ... _Rick lying down unable to get up_ 😀

[@shawnsmith2610]

Oh shit I killed Rick,lol.

[@shawnsmith2610]

When it comes to Kenpo I watch people like Larry,Jeff Speakman from the movie The Perfect Weapon it is on KZbin.

[@AdrenalineConcept]

I still laugh. Whenever I see LT I think, "thank you Rick". Guy is still lying on the floor of this studio

[@JoeyRagu]

😂😂😂😂

[@Cholesterol-w1j]

Pickle Riiick

[@powerbylightfutureisnow1579]

This guy is the real thing. Ed is very proud

[@masl2477]

Greetings to ALL loyal kenpo practitioners of those kenpo instructors I have been following Larry from the80s I have much respect for him following the true way of kenpo his execution and simplicity of knowledge of this great style. Peace Family

[@dangar176]

Love to watch grandmaster Tatum in action, thanks for sharing

[@kladius5]

Absolutely Love Larry Tatum. He was one of the best. Thank you for this.

[@mortgagefinancing5558]

LOL

[@jpmerrick8886]

Master Tatum is quite something to behold wish I had his capabilities

[@silverprimateoverlord1014]

Your a beast Larry. You inspire me to do martial arts.

[@malibubramacari4161]

You should be inspired by Master's Frank trejo instead of Larry Tatum bcse Mr trejo is one of GGM Ed Parker best ' student at the time and follow Mr Parker's mission throughout the journey ?

[@mortgagefinancing5558]

LOL

[@RodPruitt]

Mr. Tatum is one of the nicest dudes I ever met. Just a good dude. That is what always impressed me even more than his Kenpo.

[@muletownman6900]

Thank you Rick and Clyde, you tough Guys, took so much punishment from GM Tatum!!

[@CoolHandLukeDuke]

What? Is Kevin chopped liver?

[@patmark3059]

Excellent demonstrations

[@dannyarnold4201]

*_"Thank you , Rick."_* 😄😄 *_"It's a good thing I have control!"_* 😄😄

[@RoderickBrown-x6i]

Kenpo Karate is a beautiful martial art that can be effective in a self defense situation.

[@itimgosset7900]

I love kenpo , thank you mr PARKER

[@SecretsOfMartialArts]

GM Larry Tatum is a Kenpo man. I am grateful for him !;!

[@kyloken]

❤ this is great, I had his book as a kid and referenced it while studying Tae Kwon Do all my child and teenage years

[@centralcoastkenpokarate]

Heard this guy is like the Ed Parker protégé he's one of the greats in kenpo. When I was a lower degree black belt I would always work on my speed and timing when practicing my application

[@vanjam412]

He's a wanna be parker great. Watch Paul Mills this guy is honestly a show boat joke

[@ghazanfaryaq6776]

Great style but too many movements.

[@alfredodelacruz1864]

@@ghazanfaryaq6776 it's not overkill it's overskill.

[@aussiekempo4536]

​@@ghazanfaryaq6776 - By the time you are a black belt in Kenpo/Kempo you aren't applying the moves by rote, they serve the basis for problem solving each attack as it unfolds. I agree that there are styles that you can learn effective self defence quicker through though, like Krav Maga which I have learned more recently.

[@michaellabrake8019]

​@@vanjam412What do you really know..tell us all!

[@burntbacon7995]

Thank you, Tim!

[@romeoreponte9588]

I miss kenpo like to learn it again…

[@joeystories6946]

Rick's like, thank you master for the ass whoop, i learn more every time. Mr. Tatum, no problem Rick, ass whoopin's are free of charge. No appointment necessary.

[@JoeyRagu]

Hahah😂

[@bucs03fan]

Fight back, Rick

[@scottfelsen]

The props in this video are amazing!!! lol Need more ferns...

[@NMIBUBBLE]

Tatum is the utmost best in Kenpo the speed, power, and precision he shows in the techniques are unbelievable! I wish they had the names and modifications of the rest of the videos in this one, they are pretty cool and would give the student/practitioner a better idea of what and why of the techniques. I think it would be a great idea if Tatum and Speakman 5.0 got together and put their ideas into a better Kenpo system for the world to see.

[@KeepItFresh02]

Circling the Horizon with the extension is my favorite technique.

[@Ambrose2017]

Yellow belt 0:05 Delayed Sword 0:12Alternating Maces 0:16Sword Of Destruction 0:28Deflecting Hammer 0:36 Captured Twigs 0:45 Grasp Of Death 1:00Checking The Storm 1:11 Mace Of Aggression 1:23Attacking Mace 1:28Sword And Hammer Orange Belt in comments🧡

[@Ambrose2017]

Orange Belt 1:40Cluttching Feathers

[@Hans_Hamon]

Thank you, Rick. *gAsP* My *wInCe* pleasure, Sensei.

[@grabir01]

Love the classic eye pokes.

[@charlesreed5839]

Where do all those extra sounds come from??????? Does kenpo teach how to make cool martial artsy sounds?

[@awickedtribe]

Love this... But what if my opponent is named Steve or Jerrry? Or worse, I don't know his name? Do I still thank Rick? It makes sense to always thank Rick after defending myself...

[@joeystories6946]

Mr. Tatum's a badass martial arts movie. 🍺🍕🎥

[@Bad-Daze247]

Thankyou rick fir taking a beating for us

[@thomasstrawn7925]

I wish these showed the name of the technique and the extension! Mr. Tatum is awesome it just hurts to hear him hit those guys. LOL Ed Parkers Kenpo love it.

[@Capo51]

Absolutely the best part of this video was:' Thank you Rick!'.

[@ericmiller9688]

Manners is what makes traditional martial arts like kenpo art and not mere brutality

[@paulodom5272]

Master of Masters, he has alot.of knowledge of kenpo karate.

[@angeleusebio9451]

Nice and DEADLY THANKS MASTER LARRY

[@marcelonutricion]

Larry Tatum uno de los mejores que he visto 👏👏👏💪💪

[@dougboal7620]

I wonder if the term McDojo originated?

[@RetrofIex]

Kenpo is a great street fighting tool

[@chrismoore4496]

That's the difference techniques only give you an idea of what you can do if situations change you should be knowledgeable enough to flow to other movements training vs street not many understand the facts you learn what you need then adjust accordingly to situations.

[@thewannabemartialartist4613]

I see where Master Ken got the inspiration for Ameri do te 🤣🤣🤣

[@thunderhamilton1]

Ken seriously is a practitioner of Kenpo outside of his joking 🤣

[@matbok22]

thank you Rick...

[@kentac1911]

No assistants were harmed during the making of this video....just kidding they all were. Thank you Rick

[@Onegoodman68]

Hah, If I were on the west coast I’d be honored if he knocked me about like that! Yes folks I’m nuts!!

[@JissenDojo]

Thank you Rick! 😊

[@CoolHandLukeDuke]

Kenpo is the Martial Arts equivalent of sensory overload on an attacker.

[@burntbacon7995]

Thank you, Kevin too!

[@simoncavieres5200]

THANK YOU !!!

[@keekeelove7]

thank you rick

[@douglastalkington]

Very helpful thank you

[@johnjohns6181]

Thank you, Rick.

[@patriotparty6795]

There's something about Kenpo that doesn't jive with me. It's difficult to say.. something about the movements. It' as if somebody sprinkled a little "Hollywood" into the moves. Maybe it's something like pro wrestling, where there are moves that are theatrical but would still be powerful if they connected. But I've never taken Kenpo so I can't say I disapprove. I'd have to take some classes to make a real decision. I do like their idea of multiple strikes.

[@TheSchoolOfSelfDefense]

This is awesome. But I would of like it more if the names where included.

[@charlescohen3863]

For the guy who made a negative remark without understanding the process that students have to be taught. after years of training and many repititons learning goes from the ideal phase when you start than the what if and then to spontaneous where the student learns to simply move from technique to technique being able to graft movements together while operating on a totally sub conscious level simply reacting and changing as needed. For someone who does not understand this , they do not understand how self defense techniques are taught so that your reactions become spontaneous . for the guy that did not put his name with his criticism, self defense technique is designed for the most part to work against a committed street attack, not for a professional ring fighter attacking you. Sparring teaches you to work against trained opponents. The ultimate self defense is to go from a sparring scenerio to self defense scenerio.

[@antonioalvarezcotan9833]

Lary es el ejemplo del kenpo americano 💪🥋

[@harrisdupree3323]

This guy's OK but he's certainly no Master Ken. "Don't forget to "Restomp The Groin"

[@brucebanner3566]

How's Rexkwondo? Is that any good?

[@adamjanowitz870]

I have a question! What is the difference between American kenpo and European kempo? In Hungary we have zen bu kan kempo. Respect!

[@jediknight108]

It contains more modern scientific principles, for modern day street fighting but then I dont know much about Zen Bu Kempo maybe you do also

[@chrisc9745]

I love kenpo. Ive done Martial arts for 23 years and one of my favorites as in fun to train was parker kenpo. With that said it is completely dillusional as an actual fighting system. When I started I came from almost 4 years of Soo do thai karate, Machado BJJ and Muay thai. Before that I had done koei kan karate on and off for 13 years, Mcmap( marine corps martial arts program, as a Marine, 4 years of kuk sool won as a teenager and 6 months of Isshinryu. So my statement is fact not opinion. When they spar where actual fighting techniques are needed all this coolness goes out the window and they look like 7 year olds in a tae kwon do school. Thats not to say there are not some in the system that can fight there is always the few but over 90% of any kenpo guy i have yet to witness being anygood. I left and decided to go to Krav maga. Which I love. NOBODY is complacent in a fight and good luck making a neck chop work without getting your teeth knocked out of you head. No disrespect as its a beautiful system but dillusion comes heavy with this one also with some of the others I have trained but this is the worst.

[@evilxmetalband6532]

I love this system as it's fast and fun but if you can get off more than one move your lucky let alone ten consecutive moves.Loooove Larry Tatum tho!

[@ayladuggan1718]

you miss the point you arnt supposed to use the moves exactly, as they teach concepts. its the ideal phase. YOU are supposed to be taught and make your own what if scenarios you can combine parts of moves together or remove bits. Kenpo is all about adaptation. Plus you should probably learn some boxing and muay thai and if you're feeling daring some jiu jitsu to help with striking and ground game

[@fmcra]

You are so good that none serves you!

[@rodericksibelius8472]

American Kenpo from the Ed Parker School and it's Variants is the Ultimate in terms of the theoretical study of Self-Defense: It's a great addition to other Karate Systems: SHOTOKAN, GOJU-RYU, SHITO-RYU, UECHI-RYU, WADO-RYU, Tae Kwon Do and even Chinese Systems. Engineers become creative engineers for their theoretical study of physics and advanced mathematics, So is this metaphor is applied to the study of theoretical American Kenpo. KARATE is DEADLY: One poke to the eye or a strike to a vital spot can end a fight and it's ONE KILL STRIKE in the OKINAWAN / JAPANESE Philosophy of survival can save your life when you have to use it for survival on the street. On the street - situational awareness is very important when in a deadly confrontation for survival = use anything and every weapon you can find.

[@3gsummit]

Agree completely

[@yermisncaraballod.7310]

Yes!!! 👊🥋

[@keekeelove7]

thank you Rick thank you Rick omg

[@theoboeman]

Now we know where Master Ken trained. LMAO

[@dougboal7620]

Everyone was kung fu fighting! I guess the term "you just cant make this stuff up" isn't true.

[@CoolHandLukeDuke]

"Break the wrist, walk away."

[@pninakraiem7374]

My favorite 11:40

[@keekeelove7]

I had a school fait and I larnd your movs and I kikd his but

[@richardzanetta9557]

Thank you Rick,lol

[@shadscott469]

Boxing, Wrestling, Judo, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu work under pressure because they train under pressure against an unpredictable stimulus. Aikido and Kenpo only use Ukes that's why you won't find any footage of Aikido or Kenpo working against a trained fighter. Rick may as well be a bob dummy.

[@roland-plus]

^^^^ This guy gets it. All the predictions of "this makes him do X" is way off base. A resisting opponent, an untrained opponent or someone who is high (for example) isn't going to react in a predictable manner.

[@TheDmane88]

Umm kenpo Kempo does spar lol and have tournaments ufc style I’ve been doing it for years I even won BJJ tournaments and never trained in it a day in my life lol

[@shadscott469]

@TheDmane88 yet when they do spar you don't see any of this.

[@AI_Talks_About_The_Bible]

@@shadscott469true, but they could start with it, if they mentally prepared and physically trained random attacks. No one gets past the basic techniques. These techniques were meant to be applied as an alphabet of motion and you write your own sentences as needed. Unfortunately there are not people training that way every day and improvising. BJJ improvises all the time by pressure testing.

[@AGC828]

Looks good in a demo. LIke Aikido. Looks like the movies might work..but only in a one-on-one...if the attacker is the same size. :) Like to see this used in MMA...minus the groin and eye attacks. :)

[@anonymoose9907]

Kenpo just really isn't meant for sport. It is just too savage, especially when Mr. Tatum does it. Kenpo is sort of like if you threw a guy into a spinning airplane propeller. You can't really dumb it down to be less for sportsmanship rules. It wouldn't be even be Kenpo at that point. I never liked Aikido as demo'ed for women at "Take Back the Night" and agree with you. In those demos the victim woman would do some thing to hurl the guy to the ground at run away into the night. Now the guy gets up and knows that she knows some self defense and come back much more brutal. She should have left him blind, deaf, throat punched, balls ripped, solar plexus smashed, etc.

[@davidallamericananarchist9220]

As a matter of fact there's actually more high level MMA fighters with karate/kenpo backgrounds than most people think there are because even if you can't do these specific techniques under stress, the basics of defensive maneuvering, economy of motion, balance disruption, and blitzing and striking from weird angles are all huge advantages that you subconsciously "learn" from these training methods.

[@mynameistrd6841]

If you end up kicking the groin in each technique, why bother doing any other moves at all? Do you think your opponent wouldnt do the same breaking your nuts too?

[@Vega799]

This is so absurd

[@davidglendal]

Rick always seems to get thanked after getting his ass kicked.

[@angeleusebio9451]

Master its deadly dont anger them make peace with Am.kenpo

[@livesjuris3032]

Larry Tatun is one of the most KenpoKarate great GrandMaster in world

[@malibubramacari4161]

I think Mr Larry Tatum is a useless student ever produced by the late GM Ed Parker. It's a waste of talent for this guy is not even excepted in the Hollywood movie ??

[@malibubramacari4161]

I don't think so, bcse if he's really fit his foot into GGM Ed Parker, surely Hollywood would have welcomed him to superseed Championship Chuck Norris ? Why bcse he doesn't have the charisma & leadership lke he's predecessor Mr Parker has ?

[@malibubramacari4161]

@Armendariz Kenpo Karate Juarez Mexico For your information, I'm not Master kenpo but I'm 7degree 'Shotoghun' by training. I've attended Mr Parker's demo in 1984 at California international Karate tournament.

[@gigasusanin]

Лапенко молодец, новое шоу придумал.

[@sgtboz9730]

And then the Gracies showed up....

[@jacobharris954]

Who ran away from challenging skilled strikers and grapplers I.e Eric Paulson

[@enricopiras297]

A me sembra un krav mago😂😂

[@raywest7222]

You CANT “slice things with your finger tips you fingers are not impact weapons

[@samiibrahim5356]

Guess you never experienced an eye slice before, pretty common kenpo add on after a chop or palm strike.

[@Vega799]

Let’s use some logic No

[@jakem.1587]

Soo this is how you ruin someone's day.

[@marcelosantos670]

SHOW 🤓 TOP 👍

[@chopperdeath]

Taking a beating from Larry was a badge of honor in the mid 90's and the price of admission for his over priced seminars.

[@nomore1371]

thanks for letting me beat the shit outta you for over an our Rick let's do that one again Rick come on up whaap whaap whoop thank you Rick

[@nathandunlap3039]

In my dream we our team was knocking the shit out of a shit load of bible while there was birthday cake at the table.. he took out like 20 himself i did two and a few more had an white angel of death t-shirt on 7.5

[@unodosxx]

Them Duke boys were up to no good again.

[@ravelitschimo]

Some dirty shit.

[@dougboal7620]

MMM...did somebody say ribs?

[@unodosxx]

Waiter tells you they are out of chicken nuggets. You drive fingers into eye forcing head back and strike front of thoat, kick waiters legs out knocking him to ground then stomp groin.

[@JoeyRagu]

Tim is crippled

[@alspeers6931]

If I locked in a good head lock of a dozen different angles that skinny dude will go to sleep,sorry but such BS over and over. When another manis violently attacking u he doesn't stand still while u hit him,often these videos show me that certain people haven't been in a real fight ever.

[@stevearce1498]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@harrisdupree3323]

@48:24 How to mercilessly MURDER somebody with a kitchen knife.

[@scottsright456]

He just wanted to touch the groin

Ha ha...you are so fast...when i fight with my teknic is running fast,same of Forest Gump

[@davidrisselada6199]

Its amazing that he is fast enough to do umpteen hundred techniques to his opponents one. How ridiculous. So much unnecessary movement. I mean, if this stuff was for real all the mma fighters would be training it. There is no way this guys interpretation of defending against holds and shoots would work against aggressive, athletic fighters. Anybody who has spent time on the mat knows this.

[@burntbacon7995]

He is giving a demonstration of Kenpo Karate techniques.

[@larrysilver782]

I couldn't agree more

[@mortgagefinancing5558]

LOL 1980 Choreographed fighting ...when the UFC came out it showed the world that this type of fantasy fighting doesn't work..So comical to watch futurist thing from reality...

[@JB-fm4tb]

Some is cool and useful but most of this is completely unrealistic

[@patmark3059]

Pray an act of perfect contrition everyday and go to sacramental confession

[@richardfreitag2962]

🤨🤨🤨🤨

[@Denis3232-s9d]

Absolutely unrealistic defence training method, real opponent does not stand like a doll after the first blocked/ parryed attack. Even if suppose , that first counter was succesfull, opponent will not always be struck down and can resist in the most cases.

[@trevanhatch8717]

Very ignorant comment.

[@Denis3232-s9d]

@@trevanhatch8717 what exactly ignorant? I don't see any realism in this, these techniques are performed very far from real practice , any person who has been in several street clashes will say this

[@trevanhatch8717]

@@Denis3232-s9d so ignorant. In my very first lesson in this art, the teacher said "you'll see online people say stupid things like, your opponent won't just stand there and let you run through 6 strikes." Well, duh. That's like saying to a boxer "the punching bag won't just stand there and let you hit it." It's like telling a basketball player, "your opponent won't just let you stand there and shoot a three." These strikes are all designed as natural movements of the body that you could use in various settings. The techniques teach the body how to move through numerous strikes as required. If the opponent reacts unexpectedly, you have other techniques that you naturally transition to.

[@Denis3232-s9d]

@@trevanhatch8717 the problem I see that sensei in this video clearly positions these techniques as ready real working things. Ok , if suppose, that that this is nothing more than a preparatory exercise, even in this case mindless waste of time do it on unresistable opponent. If i see how training in judo , traditional jiu jitsu , I have no questions about how realistic in real self defense they are. This is what I can’t say looking at kenpo karate. Perhaps i dont know, in some dojos training more realistic , considering those things that i said about.

[@alexscott730]

@@trevanhatch8717 That punching bag comparison is the dumbest and weakest shit i've ever heard.Nobody expects a punching bag to react to techniques.Anybody in a non bullshido martial art expects the opponent to react to your every move.This crap is just make believe for weekend wannabee warriors.