On another forum, someone was asking if there were any Kenpo related knife dvds on the market. I'm assuming this person was asking because he was interested in seeing just what was out there. People mentioned Zack Whitson and Mike Pick, as well as the FMAs. I've never had the chance to meet Mike Pick, so I can only go on what I hear, but its been said that he was highly respected by Mr. Parker regarding his knife work. Is anyone here able to expand on Mike Picks knife work?
Zack obviously has a PT background, training with Bill McGrath, so from what I"ve seen from him, his blade work seems to be heavily influenced by that.
I commented that while many arts have weapon defense in them, the actual use of the weapon and how its used may not always be there. IMHO, if you really want to understand something, you need to know the ins and outs of the weapon in question. That is one of the reasons why I always lean towards the FMAs when it comes to weapons, as they are obviously weapon based arts.
Another member commented that you don't have to specialize, but instead, just understand your Kenpo. Empty hand, weapon hand and range of motion is all you need. Now, maybe we were misunderstand each other, but I wasn't suggesting to stop Kenpo and take up Arnis, Kali or Sayoc, but instead, test or compare or cross reference your Kenpo knife work, to arts that focus on this a great deal.
So my question is this: For the Kenpo, Kempo, Kaju folks out here, what do you think? Is it necessary to cross ref. or compare with other arts or do you need to look no further than Kenpo?
Zack obviously has a PT background, training with Bill McGrath, so from what I"ve seen from him, his blade work seems to be heavily influenced by that.
I commented that while many arts have weapon defense in them, the actual use of the weapon and how its used may not always be there. IMHO, if you really want to understand something, you need to know the ins and outs of the weapon in question. That is one of the reasons why I always lean towards the FMAs when it comes to weapons, as they are obviously weapon based arts.
Another member commented that you don't have to specialize, but instead, just understand your Kenpo. Empty hand, weapon hand and range of motion is all you need. Now, maybe we were misunderstand each other, but I wasn't suggesting to stop Kenpo and take up Arnis, Kali or Sayoc, but instead, test or compare or cross reference your Kenpo knife work, to arts that focus on this a great deal.
So my question is this: For the Kenpo, Kempo, Kaju folks out here, what do you think? Is it necessary to cross ref. or compare with other arts or do you need to look no further than Kenpo?