Focus | Mixed |
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Country of origin | ![]() |
Creator | Original Kajukenbo: Adriano Emperado, Peter Young Yil Choo, Joe Holck, Frank Ordonez and Clarence Chang[1][2] |
Famous practitioners | Sage Northcutt, Chuck Liddell, Don Stroud, Glover Teixeira |
Parenthood | Kara-Ho Kempo, Danzan-ryu Jujutsu, judo, Tang Soo Do, Shotokan karate, boxing, chin na, Ng Ying Kung Fu, arnis[3] |
Kajukenbo (Japanese: カジュケンボ) is a hybrid martial art from Hawaii. It was developed in the late 1940s and founded in 1947 in the Palama Settlement on Oahu, Territory of Hawaii.[4]
Kajukenbo training incorporates a blend of striking, kicking, throwing, takedowns, joint locks and weapon disarmament.[3]
Today, Kajukenbo is practiced all over the world in many different branches. In contrast to many traditional martial arts, students are not required to mimic their teacher, but are encouraged to develop their own "expression" of the art after they first master the system.[5]
These five men of vision were Peter Choo, the Hawaii welterweight boxing champion and tang soo do black belt; Frank Ordonez, a sekeino jujutsu black belt; Joe Holck, a kodokan judo black belt; Clarence Chang, a sil lum pai kung fu instructor, and Adriano D. Emperado, a Chinese kenpo and escrima stylist.
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