About Our School

Simply put, Martial Arts training builds physical strength and strength of character. Martial Arts is for everyone, regardless of age or body type. And since it encourages a lifestyle of total well-being, Martial Arts training is a lifelong journey rather than a destination.

We could say we're the best in the area because we offer so much more than other schools. But we'll let you make that decision! From our friendly, knowledgeable and well-trained staff to our clean, safe and well-equipped facility, we have the perfect program for YOU. We're kid-focused and adult-savvy. We'll not only teach you all the techniques and moves, but we'll also educate you in the Martial Arts way: Respect, Self-Confidence and Discipline. And parents: We guarantee to transform your child into a motivated, self-starter who will clean his/her room without being asked! So come grow with us... and bring the entire family!

KENPO

Kenpo is a more modern term describing one of the more innovative systems practiced on Hawaii, Europe, New Zealand, and the Americas. It employs linear as well as circular moves, using intermittent power when and where needed, interspersed with major and minor moves that flow with continuity. It is flexible in thought and action so as to blend with encounters as they occur. Kenpo is the first Americanized Martial Art. Students are encouraged to alter moves, but not the underlying principles, to fit individual body structure, or to compensate for handicaps. Teaching methods are also Americanized, relying on practical demonstration, everyday experience, and familiar nomenclature.

Historically, Kenpo was introduced into the Hawaiian Islands by James M. Mitose at the beginning of World War II. As taught by Mitose, Kenpo emphasized the attacking of vital anatomical areas by punching, striking, chopping, thrusting and poking. It teaches how to maneuver so that the opponent unwittingly places himself in a precarious and vulnerable position.

Mitose taught William K.S. Chow, who Americanized Kenpo by adapting Mitose's approach to the American environment. Ed Parker, a disciple of Chow, greatly revised the old methods to cope with modern day fighting situations. While Parker's teachings retain a traditional flavor, he has contributed practical, realistic applicable concepts and principles. Unique to this style are Parker's teaching methods wherein he parallels the moves of the Martial Arts with the study of music or the alphabet. Each move learned, for example, whether offensive or defensive, can be considered an "alphabet of motion," which are combined to form "words of motion," and combinations of these form "sentences of motion" and so on, allowing a Kenpo practitioner to draw upon a large "vocabulary of motion."

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