Mr. Bishop,
Are the sub-systems (for lack of a better word) still prevalent within Kajukenbo?
If they still are then how does the Kempo-branch of the Kajukenbo differ from the CHA-3 system of Prof. Tiwanak?
CoolKempoDude,
They were referring to broken bones and such. Also their practice were done full-contact with no 'pads' etc. This includes sparring and technique work. You were expected to defend yourself at all cost... Also the calisthenic portions are quite hard and most Mcdojo students would not be able to complete the warm-ups.
(As a side note, I believe it was this type of training that allowed Shihan Bobby Lowe to excel in Kyokushinkai Karate (or Oyama Karate as it was called at the time).
As for Bill Chun's style, I have seen very little. Not enough to provide a comparison. I will say this, the few techniques I was shown were done a little more upright than what I was used to, however very similar to some of the applications we were shown out of the forms...
As Mr. Bishop stated the style of Bill Chun was Goshin Jutsu Kai Kenpo. He "inherited" this style from Chow, and later Chow created what is now known as Kara Ho. My impression is that the style taught to Bill Chun was still heavily influenced by Mitose in terms of technique and application... but I may be completely off base.
Kara Ho from what I have come to understand is based more on Chow's Chinese MA experience and an eclectic approach in finding the essence of 'street fighting'. From what I've been told, he spent a lot of time with Okazaki Sensei of Danzan Ryu and his brother John Chow-Hoon, who was a student of Okazaki Sensei. Prof. Chow also spent time investigating Lua through this connection as well (as Okazaki Sensei apparantly investigated Lua at his dojo). We can't forget all the "field testing" done by his students either...
Perhaps Mr. Bishop can substantiate some of these claims???
KG
