What is Kenpo Karate?

"I come to you with only karate, empty hands. I have no weapons, but should I be forced to defend myself, my principles or my honor; should it be a matter of life or death, of right or wrong; then here are my weapons, karate, my empty hands."

—Ed Parker - March, 1957

What is Kenpo Karate?
Unlike other forms of martial arts, Kenpo Karate is an unarmed fighting art that was brought to Japan from China 700 years ago. You can defend yourself totally with the strength of your hands and feet.
American Kenpo or Kenpo Karate is a system of martial arts created by Ed Parker, characterized by the use of quick moves in rapid-fire succession. The multitude of fast strikes, sometimes criticized by other arts, has a dual purpose. The strikes may overwhelm an opponent but more importantly, the various strikes demonstrate to the practitioner that there are many options should the technique not work as planned, and also should the initial strikes miss some will not. Ed Parker stated that this training was not intended for "overkill," but rather "overskill". It is largely marketed as a self-defense system, and is derived from traditional Japanese martial arts and other martial arts such as Southern Chinese kung fu found in the cultural melting pot of Hawaii.^[1]


and from reffrence.com that defined Kenpo Karate:
Tracy Kenpo is Kenpo style martial arts with historical roots to William and Zhao Mitose James. Kenpo was unarmed fighting style, which came to Japan from China about the twelfth century. Continued to evolve separately Kenpo in both countries over the centuries. And Tracy Kenpo style is derived from the Japanese branch, brought to America through Hawaii by Mitose James. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Mitose began teaching Kenpo Jiu Jitsu, as he called it, and in a manner more open to students outside the Japanese community. Asked William K.S. He described Kenpo Karate, which is the school that Ed Parker and his students, and linked to the brothers Tracy, Zhou, open studio and teaches his own style.

Founded Kenpo Tracy brothers Tracy, a company, do you, Jim. Tracy brothers began training martial arts in fencing, boxing and wrestling. And began to study with Ed Parker Kenpo black belt and his student James Ibrao in 1957, while he was attending college pre-law students. With the passage of time have developed a close relationship with Parker, and soon after turned Parker teach all middle and junior classes to the fraternity. Put it in something that would be taught techniques, and have run the Advanced classes through Ibrao.
 The writing acknowledges the art's oriental roots. The characters on the left of the crest translate to "Law of the Fist" and "Empty Hand" a.k.a. "Kenpo Karate." The characters on the right translate to "Spirit of the Dragon and the Tiger."


Parker introduced significant modifications in his art, including principles, theories, and concepts of motion as well as terminology, throughout his life. He left behind a large number of instructors who teach many different versions of American Kenpo as Parker died before he named a successor to his art.


more questions:
What Is Kenpo Karate?
Who Is The Best In Kenpo Karate?
How To Tie A Kenpo Karate Belt?
How To Train In American Kenpo Karate?
Who Founded Kenpo Karate?
What Is The Kenpo Karate Creed?
What Is American Kenpo Karate?
What Is The History Of Kenpo Karate?