KaJuKenBo

The KaJuKenBo system of self-defense (Hawaiian Streetfighting) is a pragmatic American martial art, which is an eclectic blend of Korean KArate, Japanese JUdo and Jiujitsu, Okinawan KENpo, and Chinese BOxing. These roots ground the trunk of the Kajukenbo family tree. Kajukenbo has also been influenced by Western Boxing and Filipino Eskrima. To understand the roots of the Kajukenbo System, you may need a little history lesson. Kajukenbo was created between 1947 and 1949 on the Island of Oahu, City of Honolulu, State of Hawaii. The acronym KA-JU-KEN-BO refers to the blending of Korean KArate, Japanese JUdo and Jujitsu, Okinawan KENpo, and Chinese BOxing. Actually, the BO of Kajukenbo includes the Southern style of Kung-Fu and Western Boxing. The roots of Kajukenbo can be traced laterally to Okinawan Kenpo in modern Japan and linearly to Shaolin Kung-Fu in ancient China. Kajukenbo also has its brotherhood of Kenpo and Jujitsu practitioners, who descend from the teachers of Sijo Adriano Emperado in Hawaii. These would include some of the students of Professor James Mitose and all of the students of Professor William K.S. Chow. Most notable is the late Edmund Parker, Sr. The Kajukenbo System has branches, including: (1) Tum Pai, (2) Chuan'Fa, (3) Wun Hop Kuen Do, and (4) Ang Ayos Armas. Sigung Ron Harris teaches 'Emperado's Method' using the revised techniques and leads the Ang Ayos Armas branch.