Handwerker Martial Arts :: Pressure Point Karate Adult Program

ADULT KEMPO

Our kempo program is split into two age groups Teen and Adult. The Teen classes are for ages 13 to 17 years of age and the Adult class is for anyone 16 years and older. Both age groups study the same curriculum.

The style of martial art we study is based in a Okinawan Kempo. It incorporates strikes, joint-locks and pressure points. This style is extensively kata-based, having most of our techniques and applications come straight out of the kata we study.

Just like our art, our curriculum is based around kata. Each level a kata is studied and broken down into applications. In the beginning students are taught specific applications from the kata taught at their level. As a student progresses, they are encouraged to develop their own applications. This helps students think for themselves allowing them to make the kata and style their own.

Our curriculum also incorporates principles and techniques from Professor Wally Jay's Small Circle Jujitsu™ making our grappling more fluid, in addition to Modern Arnis developed by Professor Remy Presas so each student learns the use of and defense from a cane or stick. Our knife training comes from Bram Franks Conceptual Modular Knife which is based on Modern Arnis. We also have added bits and pieces from other arts such as Judo, Aikido, Tai Chi, Krav Maga and Kenjutsu.

Each rank level also includes the study of specific joint-locks, pressure points and other principles which are all interconnected with the kata, making this art very easy to learn.

Here are the kata that are contained in our base curriculum.

Taikyoku Shodan

Taikyoku Nidan

Taikyoku Sandan

Naihanchi Shodan

Bassai (Old Temari Version)

Sanchin

Baston Anyo Isa

Kusanku (Bushi Matsumura Style)

Hakutsuru Mei (White Crane)

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Pictured top to bottom - Screen capture of Mr. Handwerker doing a technique on Billy Fielding | Bruce Chiu, Mr. Handwerker and GM Jack Hogan 2003 | Promotion with Brad Rosenquist, Doug Chacon, Mr. Handwerker and Mike Richey 9.2007