A Great Place to Learn Kenpo - Kenpo Orphans Welcome!

Sacramento Kenpo Karate is a very warm and friendly school teaching the art of self-defense. It's a great place for women to feel safe and for men to smack the heck out of each other, if that's what they want. The men can feel safe too. :)

Friday, June 08, 2012

Sacramento Kenpo Karate

June, means happy Father's Day and most children are starting "Summer Vacation".
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We are taking a two (2) week vacation starting June 29 and ending in July 15.
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AMERICAN KENPO KNOWLEDGE 101

PARTIAL ARTISTS – A slang term describing those martial artists whose system is very limited in knowledge, substance, and material, but who profess to be superior over all others. (Ed Parker's Encyclopedia of Kenpo, pg 90)

PATTERN ADDICT – One who is caught up in traditionally prescribed movements.  (Ed Parker's Encyclopedia of Kenpo pg 90)

It's not the purpose of kenpo to teach you overkill, but rather to become over-skilled. (The Zen of Kenpo, pg 109)
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SKK Monthly Update –


The children class is currently moving along well. Matthew and Joshua continue to show us excellent examples of how students are to behave in class. We have some new students who have joined us for the month of June please say hi to them if you have not already. Oh my gosh!!! We are up to around 26 children in our class. I thank everyone for their patience and understanding. I would love to be able to work with everyone of them on an individual basis, but that is not to be. Thank you for your support.

The adult class is as fun as always. Again, those adults that show up early and help with the children class, thank you. Your help is greatly appreciated. Our adult class is becoming more entertaining and lively. We have some more adult females who are becoming quite deadly in their endeavors. Watch out everyone.

Our Wednesday "advanced" training/practice session has become an issue lately. Please note it is specifically for Brown belts and higher. Those individuals that are interested in showing up on Wednesdays need to be at least Orange belt and it will be a case by case assessment.

Below are general rank/promotion outlines. Obviously, these estimates will vary according to individuals…   
  • Yellow Belt   This level introduces you to the fundamentals and will help you achieve better physical conditioning. Sparring is introduced at this level for the purpose of condition. It takes the average person about three to five months to earn a Yellow Belt.
  • Orange Belt   You begin to create speed and power in your kicks and punches. You learn to block and counter-punch with amazing effectiveness. It takes about five to seven months to earn a Orange Belt.
  • Purple Belt   At this level you begin to learn free-style sparring. You will notice that your confidence has increased by this time. You are now well on your way to Black Belt. The Purple Belt is reached from about seven to twelve months from beginning Martial Arts.
  • Blue Belt   At this belt level you begin to feel comfortable with free-sparring. Your skills will be sharpened from intermediate to an advanced level of training. Blue Belt is reached after about one and a half years of training.
  • Green Belt   Your posture and body stances will express your new-found confidence. In fact, both you hands and feet will become effective weapons. It takes about 24 months of training to earn a Green Belt.
  • Brown Belt   As a Brown Belt your emotional and mental outlook is deepened and you become even more confident. You develop expertise in the Martial Arts. The average duration to Brown Belt is three years.

**********SKK REMINDERS **********
Please pay your dues by the 10th of every month.
Make sure you keep your receipt when you pay your dues.
  • All students must wear a karate uniform or workout clothes. Male students must wear a groin protector.
  • Hygiene is a good thing. Please make sure your karate uniform is clean, finger and toe nails are trimmed, and remove jewelry in class. These reminders are for the safety of your fellow students. Thank you.
  • Please, let us know by phone or e-mail if you cannot show up for class.
  • Ms. Long's information
  • Mr. Nakamoto's information
  • We charge a $10.00 belt fee for all belt promotions.
  • The SKK patch is on sale for $10.00 each or $16.00 for two.
  • Karate uniforms range from $20.00 to $25.00 depending on size.
             
American Kenpo Karate is a hard/soft style designed to promote good self-esteem, confidence, self-reliance, excellent defensive skills and is a lot of fun. If you want to learn the ultimate in self defense, we teach Kenpo Karate in Rancho Cordova for the Cordova Recreation & Park District at Mather Sports Facility