KENPO Obscure Claws - Jamie Seabrook

[@hankypankywhoopdydoo284]

Well, I am seeing Twirling Wings, the second step 2 in SF2 (when both hands are acting in concert) and Captured Leaves in what you are demonstrating. You might ask about Captured Leave.. When I earned Obscure Claws in '92 and the stance transition after the upper cut to lock the left arm was a transitional cat stance. My right foot moves toward my 1:00 in to what I call a Tension Cat Transition. At this point, through my stance change, I am pulling the attackers left foot with me, which helps to drop their left shoulder, raise them up on the toes of their right foot,which locks that left arm in tight. Also, the glancing back fist and plam heel strikes look like the last two strikes of Glancing Salute. There are so many snippets of action in this technique. I totally agree with where the attacker is standing. Good job Jaime.

[@SeabrookMartialArtsAcademy]

Excellent analysis! I like it.

[@SantiagoMartinez-nf4hf]

Excelente Master

[@SeabrookMartialArtsAcademy]

Gracias como siempre mi amigo. ¡Te aprecio realmente!

[@SantiagoMartinez-nf4hf]

@@SeabrookMartialArtsAcademy Master cuando pueda me envía al WhatsApp la información del seminario para Guatemala

[@SeabrookMartialArtsAcademy]

@@SantiagoMartinez-nf4hf Lo haré este fin de semana.

[@andrewmace639]

Hi Mr seabrook i have another question for you sir can you learn kenpo without forms

[@SeabrookMartialArtsAcademy]

If you focused your training only on self-defense techniques, sparring, pad work, etc., you would have more than enough skills to defend yourself on the street and be great at Kenpo. For promotion purposes, however, forms represent a piece of the puzzle because they teach rules and principles of motion and that everything has a reverse and an opposite. Also, the goal of forms is not to prepare you for street self-defense, but to help you build your basic fundamentals (the first 4 forms) and improve your memory of self-defense techniques (Short 3 to Long 6). The forms also help with conditioning, especially Long Form 4 and up, although even doing Short 1 to Long 2 (4 forms) without taking a break helps your endurance. In my view, that's more fun that biking or running, plus I am getting the benefit of improving my Kenpo. Hope that helps.

[@andrewmace639]

Thank you sir for response the reason im asking is I know someone who is 7th degree black belt in kenpo he was taught with no forms he focuses on self defense and he wants teach me im on fence because I thought if you learn kenpo you had learn forms long with techniques

[@SeabrookMartialArtsAcademy]

@@andrewmace639 Well, if someone is a 7th Degree Black Belt in American Kenpo, they should know the forms and sets.

[@yermisncaraballod.7310]

Green belt excelente...

[@SeabrookMartialArtsAcademy]

Gracias!