"Perfect Weapons"

Mr. Jeff Speakman was approached by a major talent agency in Los Angeles with the concept of developing a reality show based upon his martial arts and his teachings of Kenpo 5.0. Lacking a clear direction from the talent agency, it has not come to fruition yet.
We put together this sizzle reel with Mr. Speakman as a template for how we see the development and legacy that his training has instilled in all of his students globally.
This show needs to become a reality! What do you think?
Produced by Dana Mennie, Julie Snider, and Darius Siwek. Copyright 2015 Moon Street Films.

[@nemesisprime2993]

Jeff speakman will always be a master, teacher, an inspiration and an icon to me....and the whole world...he is great.

[@kenpo50lapaz]

All the time Mr. Speakman is an inspiration for everybody, he touched so many lives, improve them to be the Perfect weapons. This TV show it´s gonna be amazing....

[@andrewhawcroft3587]

Very best wishes for this show coming to fruition. If there's one thing the world needs, it's more positive role models visible on a global scale, ie through the various avenues of media. The TV channels of the world are full of too much of the other; Shows that promote and exploit egoic personalities and the worst sides of the human nature. Why? Because there's no talent or effort required in aiming for the bottom of the barrel, hence the proliferation. What TV companies need to give us are shows that GENUINELY promote self-discipline, self-development, and all the positive aspects of our species. Shows that INSPIRE us, rather than are based on fear or ego. Best of luck Jeff!

[@rodrigofernandez397]

This is awesome. Mr. Speakman's has been working arround the world for some quite time now. He is an inspiration for thousands. Improving their lives and making us more human.

[@ddd-ge6mz]

Rodrigo Fernandez as as 2nd blackbelt Speakman earned, he is not too bad. He seems a little slow and rough, but may have potential.

[@siquan]

Oxymoron

[@samanthasmith8301]

​Do everyone a favor and stop talking about things that are above your pay grade. ​@@ddd-ge6mz

[@thomaslowe6378]

I admire Jeff Speakman not that he's a great fighter, but rather, he's a great man.

[@toakasi6425]

He's both a great man is a great fighter 🔥

[@elvinroad3220]

Still standing to honor your legacy. Top 3 martial master in agility, speed, power... and elegance. Thanks Mr Speakman, i listen toKenpo lesson/philosophy of The perfect weapon every week i run.

[@gabriellekoelewijn6192]

Vorig jaar November. Mocht ik hem in het echt ontmoeten. Echt respect voor die man. Mijn zoon beoefend nu ook Kenpo 5.0. is nu bezig voor oranje band. Hoop echt dat hij het wil blijven beoefenen voor de rest van zijn leven 👊💪

[@jessepasley5429]

Thinking Ed Parker was the best in the world at that time is pure crazy talk.

[@grumpygramps5350]

As much as I love The Perfect Weapon like everyone else but when Jeff speaks about Ed Parker it's like he's putting him (mr Parker) on some kinda pedestal & he's saying that Ed is the father of 'street fighting' & years ahead of everyone else 🤔 I think that accolade belongs to someone else...... Bruce Lee. No one has ever come close to achieving what Bruce accomplished his short life on 🌏 & I doubt no-one ever will 🤔 well not in my lifetime. R. I. P Bruce & Brandon 😢

[@cliffdr.detroitlynch3903]

jeff speakman is a man of integrity an honor.

[@alexlau737]

Do you think mr.speakman is better than Stephen seagle?

[@nesking3115]

@@alexlau737 I know he is a far better man then Seagal .

[@laurencampbell897]

This is what we do! Great video and can't wait to see the show come to life.

[@adamwarlock5286]

gratfiying to see this as i was a big fan of Mr Speakman and his films and good to see he has still got it. very fond memories of training to green belt at carlisle kempo/ju-jitsu and while i no longer practice in that style my feelings are 'we may have come on different ships, but were all in the same boat ;D' yours respectfully in martial arts

[@ChipMarine]

Sensei Speakman is the REAL deal !

[@michaelloder6159]

Jeff Speakman is why I got into Kenpo...I would be in AWE if i met him.....he is truly a Gentlemen...

[@Kickemintheghouliesdojo]

Ideal type of good feel TV show that needs to be shown.. I had the pleasure of taking a class with Mr Speakman in 2010 on a trip to Germany for the Martial arts movie Con in Berlin. Love the way the moves are taught ina form like fashion then when you get to use them in a more realistic approach it just flows .. Awesome Man Fantastic art

[@elcartmanito367]

A perfect video for a perfect weapons! Amazing! Salutations from France!

[@rodrigofernandez397]

This is the show'we ve been waiting for. Can't stop see this video.....this is great

[@Bushijin]

I think there should be a second perfect weapon movie. touching on this.

[@NWK973BRICKCITY]

This would be a very good movie trailer!

[@frankfromupstateny3796]

Thanks for being born Jeff....never forget the ultimate goal: Jesus is the ultimate way...when we leave sir. Cheers.

[@luiscaceres1563]

wooooo... Kenpo 5.0 en televisión será increíble.

[@3gsummit]

Excellent video! Speakman bringing Kenpo back!

[@shinobidragon999]

I love Mr Speakman because he's one of the awesome fighters of all time in the kenpo world

[@vinnieboombatss]

+daniel cardenas No disputing that,love this video

[@mt8300]

She never fought anybody what the hell you talking about

[@samanthasmith8301]

​@@mt8300TF are you talking about

[@hagop23]

I regret the day i left this art, will go back soon.

[@highevo]

i dont

[@nomore1371]

@@highevo 🤣

[@nomore1371]

I was a purple belt. My teacher was so ahead of his class it was like learning from Mr Parker himself. I came to a new school and as an old school purple belt, I was ahead of the brown and few black belts in the class as far as form and agression. Some of the things I know they said I wasn't supposed to know until brown and black 🤷‍♂️. My teacher was a bad ass.

[@royce45678]

Did you?

[@samanthasmith8301]

​@@highevook weakl!ng

[@thelemonddropskid5445]

Same tap-tap shit as Wing Chun. Look how many hand moves I can do!! I'm so fast!!

[@paulruprai1274]

He is a dedicated good God fearing man ...got respect for him ... Keep up the good work Jeff

[@SecretsOfMartialArts]

Jeff is a kenpo man!!!

[@loganhowlett1908]

Truly one of the greats right up there with Ed Parker senior Bruce Lee Chuck Norris phenomenal martial artist in one of my Inspirations to keep training

[@kenpo-karate5204]

The story continues...

[@wladimirfroes3220]

Oh man , I watched the movie "perfect weapon" on vhs and it was impressive at the time. Thanks!!

[@maxfreires5695]

Das artes marciais modernas essa é sem dúvida a melhor...

[@nateandmattsadventures5282]

I am doing kenpo 5.0 I am a advanced yellow belt

[@vernonnilesjr7910]

give mr.speakman his 10th dan promotion it's long overdue.

[@BRENDAJASON1]

I love this. I wish I could train under them but I know I'll never will so I'll just be here in my closed area of the world and train on my own by my self. But it would be nice. A dream that never came true that I've learned to except it's ok mabe that's what kept me going

[@carlosmagana3390]

What a video, awesome, congratulations Master Jeff

[@SatTracker]

I would love to see this !!

[@nemesisprime2993]

I does call him Jeff speedman ....Oh i love his movies....I only wish that he had the chance to do more.

[@juanrodriguez5404]

I hope this will become reality!

[@borgullet3376]

This is DEEP...

[@unhingedkiller114]

Very inspiring. I see Ed Downey in this video.

[@marionguardiolalucas7076]

Awesome. Good Work !!! Í, ll start to train 5.0 soon in cieza (spain)

[@buzzardneckseahag]

Jeff Speakman awesomely sublime

[@1019jhth]

Love it!

[@Lickyam]

the thing is I accually go to kenpo 5.0 and I accually met mr speakman..he looks really deferent in this video,he has a big moustache and he has a much more dark voice

[@danrivera5610]

Rest in peace Master Speakman! An amazing martial artist.

[@peluchetaiwanes]

you didn´t mean by any chance "rest in peace Master Ed Parker! An amazing martial artist", did you?

[@danrivera5610]

I did, damn I can't believe I made that mistake. It was because I was looking at Jeff's video

[@erwinh.trepte4291]

my respect, good job.

[@mosfet51]

Looking good ol man. Keep it up

[@BSDJ76]

I love these guys who comment about Kenpo who obviously know little about it. As for it being unproven, that would be an incorrect assumption. I've seen it, and I've used it against multiple opponents. If one is proficient in the art, it will work. As for Mr. Djohan's comments about basic skills being weak, that lies with the individual practitioner. I studied at the Pasadena school as well as Kenpo schools in Sacramento and all of the people I worked out with that were brown or black belts had strong skills. I would say to the system's and Mr. Parkers detractors that while Kenpo may not look as flashy as Taekwondo or some other systems, it "is" effective. We were taught how to kick properly, not to just the groin, or knees or gut, but to higher targets as well. We were also taught that the head is an easy target to miss when kicking and it is more practical to use your kicks in a more sure fire way of connecting. If I break your knee the fight is over. If I go for your head and miss, I may lose quickly. I would say that if you don't think it works, pick a fight with someone who is proficient at Kenpo and you'll understand. Just remember, there are many boxers, but few champions, not everyone from every system can be that good, if they were, anyone could step into a ring with Floyd Merriweather do well, but we know that isn't real.

[@akrocuba]

There a way too many keyboard warriors on the internet that comments on things and never even trained in their lives.

[@complexblackness]

BSDJ76 You say you used it? I would like to know what Kenpo specific techniques or elements of techniques did you use? For example Mace of aggression, Five swords etc or did you just use some knife hands and kicks?

[@brettshaul2256]

ComplexBlackness Mr. Speakman I'm sure would be glad to take the time to explain, he is located im Las Vegas and his studio address is listed as well. Good luck

[@complexblackness]

Brett Shaul What? I asked BSD what Kenpo Specific techniques has he used. Even in Speakman's 5.0 system, I've been to the school in Pasadena on Washington blvd, next to the gas station. They didn't use one techniques from the system when they sparred. None of the flashy strikes or anything. It looked more like Kickboxing. If you say you used Kenpo then it needs to be actual Kenpo techniques.

[@AGC828]

If some one is good in ANY martial art it should give that person a better chance of surviving and/or prevailing. No traditional martial art is better than another. No matter what some claim when they say one is more "practical" than another. As for the movie Perfect Weapon...I enjoyed it. Just wished they had aimed for realism vs entertainment. A fight should be finished in a few movies. No need to unload using a "full kata". :) I would have preferred to see a Jason Bourne or Daniel Craig Bond film style choreography. In the Korean gym scene...I would have loved to have seen the 3 guys do TKD. Korean martial artists rarely are involved in "kickboxing" unless they're MMA people. Muay Thai. Boxers. Etc. If they could have combined Best Of the Best (TKD film) with American Kenpo. Have Jeff's character train before confronting bad guys. All we saw him do was a kata in the beginning. :) And there should have been a relationship with Jennifer. :) Any how...will pickup the bluray when it's cheaper. It's got a "cult price (expensive)".

[@lucianosilva-fm8wm]

Mr. Speakman's very nice

[@user-kg9ro2zn5h]

Master Man...

[@-phantastictin-665]

Be a show. I love martial arts documentary like shows

[@Kamingo170]

I like how they included the footage of Elvis high off his ass trying to do Kenpo 😂😂😂

[@cowlico]

He's still a badass!!

[@brichardsfourty]

I miss my family I miss my school I was in his school they were like family to me I'm going to come back to be a student again

[@rapedanina5952]

I wish I could do kenpo but there aren’t any schools where I live.

[@mikebalitao5117]

I like the Movie Perfect Weapon Sifu Jeff Speakman his very amazing in that movie I like the 1st Part when he was doing his forms then 2nd part was when he was young and he was enroll in kenpo school then he became a Sifu then the 3rd part when he fought those koreans then when he fighting those guys who got his wallet then at the bar he fight those men and he did striking serpents head then the last part when he beats up this big guy thats amazing i wanna meet Sifu jeff one day

[@Bobiproduccions]

We don't call our "Sifus" Sifus, we call them Professor, Master and Grand Master, according to the degree

[@mikebalitao5117]

Thats Cool ours we call them Sifus even My instructor GM Jesus Flores we call him Sifu my Sifu and i are more than Student instructor his also my friend you should go to my instructores youtube just Type FBKKS

[@mikebalitao5117]

MY Fav GM ED Parker then my SIfu jesus Flores then Master Jeff Speakman

[@Serve3000]

I've noticed their aren't many American Kenpo schools around so if this is your art I advise you perfect it I've been curious about it for years me I'm a muay thai, taekwondo practitioner

[@GiovannyHenriquezchaivez]

Jeff speakman is good actor too want meet too love perfect weapon

[@kevinpeters9803]

Super bad ass very nice

[@berengerdietiker22]

Way to honor one's instructor. Though if I were certified to teach American Kenpo, I'd exclude kicks from my curriculum.

[@peluchetaiwanes]

looks very effective. and cinematographic.

[@1964JEDAGI]

Very interesting art. If I wasn't past my prime I'd add this style to my other two.

[@notyou8716]

Its not terribly effective in life or death situations.

[@brandennelson3895]

You don't need to be, you could still add it.Trust me it will be of good use!

[@Dude-oh8vq]

@@notyou8716 Other than having a loaded gun, what IS effective in life or death situations? If someone has a knife, or if they're more than one, you're bound to get cut at least once, and if someone has a gun, there's a high chance you might get shot. I try to judge martial arts based on two people or multiple people engaging in hand to hand combat, no weapons. From everything I've seen regarding Kenpo, it appears to be one of the best types of martial arts to train in for self defense.

[@samanthasmith8301]

​@@notyou8716Tell us you never fought without telling us that you never fought

[@-phantastictin-665]

Make another video please ^.^

[@Rippnshitup]

Any news as to when this will happen yet? Can't wait.

[@royce45678]

Kieth hackney and jeff speak an would be an interesting seminar

[@daltonjones3541]

Mr Speaksman how can I train with the great ones?

[@dwalker9412]

Amen!

[@mt8300]

I like how the people just stand there and get hit 92 times In a row ! Lol

[@savedbygodsgrace.9058]

In the military they have stun grenades. .confused enemy Finnished enemy because your to busy trying to get the mind set in the situation before you know it. ..over.

[@TFfolkes]

I went to MSC after I got out of Viet Nam with the USMC and studied with Lou Angel a few years before Jeff. He was such a handsome young guy. Age is hell.

[@hamokrbitian9936]

Mr speak man if your watching this I saw you in the lake arrowhead Fabian nawa friendship tortamant

[@TheGrafton12]

Any updates on this?

[@Xiy114]

When you moved to California how did you go about finding a place to live and a job to have?

[@cihatgencten7762]

💪💪💪👍

[@bm4shooter76]

Does anyone know the title of the Ed Parker movie in this reel?

[@TeamVWSPro]

+bm4shooter76 Revenge of the Pink Panther

[@michaelkenpo7459]

Curse of the Pink Panther, actually.

[@escorpionhung]

Kempo una versión americana de Ed Parker del kung fu del sur de China

[@robertg9095]

Simply bad ass 🇺🇲

[@vernonnilesjr7910]

r.i.p ed parker he's no joke wish i'd learn kenpo from him.can't forget them fat hands

[@michaelloughrie2573]

Fat?

[@scottjuhnke5482]

Still not Doc?

[@wisegreyback]

Look at the boxing part and so where is the kempo ?

[@mortgagefinancing5558]

1980's Choreographed fighting....In the modern age people are educated in awareness in fighting now and know this stuff is not realistic..

[@thomaslowe4774]

I'm looking to become an Internet Tough Guy and I think I'll take Kenpo as my martial art to back up my empty claims.

[@ephasm]

Aw come on this stuff is bullcrap lol. I don't give a shit what hes done with kempo. It never actually looks as though they train full contact or work outside of whatever weird context they've set themselves.

[@ephasm]

***** no i dont. Until recently I've spent the last ten years of my life training with some of the world's best thai boxers and mma fighters at the griphouse in glasgow. I reckon this old dude has nothing useful to show me i can't learn there already.

[@LinguaxisConsulting]

Iain Cameron They say that pride comes before the fall, and the fool feels the urge to say what he thinks he must; the wise man chooses carefully what he is about to say. That sums you up.

[@ephasm]

***** You commented too, get off that high horse, hypocrite.

[@nesking3115]

Jeff Speakman is one of the most realistic martial artist out there .However I vehemently disagree that Ed Parker was ever the best in the world.

[@ironfistarrival]

Yes , they fight like machine gun , however i have not seen any of Kempo practioners to fight in MMA

[@complexblackness]

According to some known sources Ed Parker couldn't handle the old school Kajukenbo training.

[@georgekondylis6723]

The best kempo practitioners use boxing and skills from other arts. They waste their time with the other stuff, unfortunately. I’m speaking from experience here. I remember a top instructor in my area. Eighth dan. Couldn’t fight his way out of a paper bag. One of his top black belts cross trained in my school. She was a third Dan and nationally ranked forms competitor. The moves were very cool looking with interesting names, she was very fast with them. And, it was totally ineffective bs.

[@Aleksander1812]

is that a Hillary Clinton poster in the back?

[@jasonluckett2263]

You must do it every year, for the low, low cost of???? LOL

[@-ShootTheGlass-]

You don’t get something for nothing. A Martial Art academy isn’t a charity, they have bills to pay like everyone else.

[@Rizaldjohan]

unproven combat system. In ring or streets. Mr Parker's recorded street facts are only myths. The fighting logics are weird and delusional. Basic skills or kihon is very weak, very few of kenpo practitioners can launch a proper kick. No other martial arts kick in the nuts so much like kenpo. I believe that there are a lot of great man inside american kenpo, including mr Speakman but they are trapped in this crappy system.

[@michaelkenpo7459]

Hello, Rizal. I see you have the habit of going on Kenpo videos and talking trash to them, have you ever done Kenpo? If you're not a black belt in Kenpo, it means you don't fully understand it. So please learn how to Kenpo before you talk down to it.

[@rapedanina5952]

Charles Carl Because you don’t use Kata in a real fight. That’s not the purpose of kata

[@sillyshrapnel]

you don't recognize the testes as the male's body's most sensitive pressure point?

[@sillyshrapnel]

Rizal must have some training in kenpo, otherwise he couldn't have known about the prevalence of the crotch shot which is something I've noticed myself! basically a system centered around a swift kick to the nuts the cross over and cover out :) but hey Rizal, land that front snap kick and sure sounds effective to me!!

[@sjbelden]

It's never the style it's always the practitioner. And a kick in the nuts is a kick in the nuts. The goal of a violent altercation if unavoidable is to survive. Winning is for tournaments.

[@Psypher169]

I see a lot of nonsense displayed here. Only may look cool in the movies, but not worth a dime in a real life scenario

[@ironfistarrival]

No no no , There are many more others far more advanced than Mr.Parker man , but those Grand Master do not want to be known , and they remain in their private lives , so study first before saying Mr.Parker was a genius or other nice words , his stolen combat system from Mater Chow is known to everybody and Kempo is a good fighting system but it is not originated from Ed Parker , it is originated from Huang Gar modified Kung Fu ...Kempo practitioners are Physically unfit [ fat and slow ] ,no matter how good they can perform in executing their techniques .

[@darkwar9353]

+Walter Herro Why is it in the Martial Arts world that there is always a complete inbred Moron like yourself who thinks that he knows what he is talking about? Go back to your t.v. set and your bag of Chitos and leave the real stuff to people who have the knowledge about what they are discussing......

[@akrocuba]

LMFAO!!!.....NICE!!!

[@akrocuba]

Every system "steals" from other systems. TDS, BJJ, you name it, everything started somewhere and someone "stole" techniques and modified them and created new systems. That is why there are "soft" and "hard" systems along with "free style" systems. I wonder....have you ever trained?

[@michaelkenpo7459]

Edmond K. Parker was still a great martial artist and was the greatest martial artist in the world at the time.

[@seanconner4]

word STEAL unhealthy....use SHARE ... more positive

[@HarPlayer]

I'd rather not try fighting with the girl I like to do some else than fighting . also you try out a bunch of times and no promoted that NOT Fair why waste you time any $$$$$$ than and not get promoted

[@wyldvigilante]

There are much better Kenpoist than Jeff. He is famous more for his movies than his moves. Larry Tatum Paul Dye, Frank Trejo all are head and shoulders above Jeff. He banks off his movie fame doing seminars and rank testing that cost you big $ to attend just to have yourself associated with him.

[@siquan]

fake news