Kenpo Power Principles | ART OF ONE DOJO 

It's all in the hips!! That's where the torque comes from.

Awesome video!! I remember breaking a brick at my black belt test. I was trained to think of my fist hitting just below the brick not on it. It works... All these concepts in Kenpo are real and they add so much power to everything we do.

One thing I learned from Jeet Kune Do is also when doing advancing straight punch, make sure that your fist lands the target first before the front foot lands on the ground, by that your body weight is behind the punch, and not on the front foot. If the front foot lands first, body weight will rest on the front foot.

Great video, I teach the sub category of torque as direct and counter rotation. Like my instructor Master Richard Huk Planas says "torque is a underlying principle we can't move without using it".

We all learn the power principle for all our strike basically in same manner but every one has different ways of learning/teaching it but we all get to same destination together

I had the same experience when a local "black belt" from a local Karate/kickboxing school came to crosstrian with my Hapkido/TKD school. At the time a lot of the schools were competitive and I feel they were more there to show off than to learn. Im new to discovering your channel and am enjoying it alot! Keep it up!

I’m a kenpo practitioner from the akts I truly appreciate the content and the explanation of the kenpo principles thank you 🙏

I really like how you encourage discussion among different styles. Thank you for being respectful. Too many other channels either heavily favor one art, or simply claim that Martial Arts as a whole are completely useless. Thank you for being a stand out channel that is informative and enjoyable. As someone that has been practicing Taekwondo for the last almost 26 years I don't have anything against other forms of Martial Arts. However many times people attitudes towards one style or another tend to ruin what could be interesting videos for me. So again thank you for being respectful and giving fair information and guidance.

I am glad you mentioned indirect torch power! I allays knew of it but didn't know the term for it. I come from an American Kenpo school too, and we had the same principals. I love how you mention control too.

That’s the same dummy Johnny Lawrence has in a Cobra Kai. Nice power behind in your punch Dan, in Shotokan we put emphasis in using the hip and shoulders relaxed as much as possible. Recently in class we were hitting each other and my training partner felt my punch.

hi im new to you're channel i did kenpo back in 2004 got to yellow belt with mr. ed downey first it was American kenpo, i think now it's euro kenpo, i don't train anymore but he was really good trained with mr. ed parker. i found so much info on kenpo that i never knew so thank you love the channel, also can kenpo help with anxiety

Osss Sensei Dan. I've study American Goju Ryu /Okinawa karate with Late Master Marty Manuel. and my now Sensie Felipe Garcia from Olympic Center in New Jersey . It's fascinating to see different instructors teach concepts on power. I've been bless to have a few great instructors in my life and learn different concepts on generating power, and you Mr Dan did a great job in explaining those concepts. never had the privilege to study Kempo but I seen a few good movies that showcased the art great ..especially liked the perfect weapon. Osss Keep up the great job Sensei Dan.

From what I've learned so far much of the power in Tang Soo Do comes from moving our hips and from utilizing the 180° rule. So for example: a long form forward low block would involve turning your hips 90° (the hip power) and bringing your defending hand down from your ear (the 180°). The hip turns can be classified as defensive or offense depending on what you're doing, and similarly the 180° rule is easily applied to offensive techniques. Furthermore there's a lot of power to be developed from the strength exercises we do and the repetition of techniques.

with Shotokan and plenty of other Traditional forms of Okinawan Karate . like you already demonstrated , a variance of power and application through gravity , torque and body mechanics to shift the balance of the opponent . this is via the hips , stance , using angles , side stepping and getting in and out of their space . we also learned to control power as early as possible , especially when sparring and practicing step attacks etc its a strong part of the discipline to control power and aggression and not hurt your fellow karateka when training . accidents happen , but you must apologise and don't lose it ! I was also taught speed and power comes from being relaxed , not tense and hunched up . even when practicing kata , the speed comes from dropping your shoulders and letting your arms relax . that way you can conserve your energy for when you need it most .

We in Kyokushin Karate generate power from the shoulders and twisting motions of the wrist at the end of a punch 👊 for example. We also always keep the elbow close to the body and the fist ✊ in an inverted position, with the palm of the hand ✋ facing upwards towards the sky or ceiling of the Dojo. While the backhand part of the fist ✊, faces downwards with the knuckles, towards the pavement, or the floor of the Dojo. Doing contrarily, where the elbow is sticking out and away from the proximity of the body, first and foremost, exposes your ribs, to a potential hook punch, knee or roundhouse kick strike, as an easy and exploitable target to your opponent's advantage. As for the hand downwards close to the hips, as opposed to the close position of the biceps 💪 and the armpits, only generates speed, but no real, devastating power. So for us in Kyokushin Karate, while speed in conjunction with strength and power, deliver the perfect, devastating, knock-out blow. Ultimately if we had to choose, then powerful strikes, would be our priority, as opposed to less stronger and more rapid strikes. This similar logic is also applied to the kicking strikes, whereby the knee is raised firstly, tucked in, closely to the body where maximum power can be generated, in combination with the rotation of the hips. Again the knee would not be sticking outside and far from the body, as doing so would sacrifice power and real strength from kicks, knees and so forth. Ultimately as with punches and kicks, the pivoting motions, the rotations of the hips, shoulders, along with snappy, quick executions of the techniques, deliver the devastating effect, on the adversary, upon the point of impact on their body. Footwork, hand, eye and feet coordination are all important, along with perfect posture and right body alignment, need to all be coordinated in synchronisity with each other, to ensure that twisting, pivoting, quick, snappy and strong strikes are delivered with the maximum speed, power and efficiency, without unnecessary wasted motion. A great and excellent topic, that many martial artists, ignore, overlook, or forget to mention, in their instructional, video tutorials. Very much and greatly appreciated, as good reminder, to keep in mind when teaching our students, especially the beginners. Excellent researched, well presented and concise, subject matter material, with relevance as always Sensei Dan, Osu! 👍 ☺ ✌

Really great insight. We're full body impact, shoulders torque, hips twist either inward or upward push driving through and past the target a wrecking ball as soft as a butterfly. Love the break down it'll help new and seasoned practitioners. Never stop learning. EVOLVING POSSIBILITIES

Great video. I like how you put it all together.

Great instructional video with explanation of the principles. Love it!

Respect buddy!

We call if Fajin in Chinese martial arts. Like other systems, learning to use the body properly to generate power

Because I am a fellow kenpo-ist, I already know all of these concepts, but I still love hearing them explained, and the break down. Looking forward to the next video you have, sir!

Dynamic tension plus kinetic energy. When practicing we leap into the technique with the kinetic energy whip with the dynamic tension.

0:30 Good weight tranferst.NIce to see you in action M. Dan. We can see the body behind the brains. I am impressed to see such a good use of weight tranfert. Those straight and rotation hits are so much a signature of American Kenpo. From this I can see you own your skills . This is why Kenpo can be destructive in a street figth if applied. Most of the time panic takes over and all those skills may disappear. This is why traininng the mental is also important. Now sociopaths have no fear, so sometimes they appear to have mental control, but on the oppiste they really don't. My hypoithesis is that a few sociopath made it big in MMA. Not to down put MMA. Just an observation. Georges Saint-Pierre used to puke before a match, so I now he is not a sociopath.

Great video like always. I would just mention there are three types of torque in Kenpo... We call them direct rotation, counter-rotation, isolated (all three are demonstrated in Short Form One). Again, great video!

Fantastic video! Thanks for covering this topic in an entertaining and educational way. I believe I could show this to anyone and they would understand these concepts now.

Great video, great lessons. Kosho ryu we also consider tension in the lower body but which side is tense and which side is relaxed in order to develop the most power with minimal movement. Kempo has gotten much "smaller" over the decades. I do enjoy your love for kempo in your historical vids.thanks

I like your demonstration.

Very good explanation and examples! Interestingly, I learned how to do all the traditional strikes, but the most powerful punch I can do is one where I do a modified overhand like throwing a baseball. I get speed, torque, forward momentum, and downward force. No one taught it to me, I found it using the speed bag one day. I'm sure others do it also.

Awesome video, and excellent demonstration Dan! 😊👍 The twisting of the wrist upon strike delivery is to insure the cutting/breaking of the skin for maximum damage to the intended target.

In shotokan we generate torque from the hips and use this in conjunction with our mass coming forward and using gravity aswell in certain movements. Love it when people teach biomechanics properly well done Mr Dan

Thanks for the video ! Oss !

In Muay Thai I learned that generating power through pivoting and hip / shoulder rotation is ideal but that Landing blows which break the skin and cause blood to distract or blind the opponent but are not necessarily delivered with full power are also utile as faints or laceration strikes. So, for example, being able to land the tip of the elbow somewhere on the face of an opponent will cause of laceration that will bloody the opponent thereby distracting and / or disrupting their vision. Or, as another example, it is extremely useful to land a straight kick or teep with less than full power to set up a strike that is truly devastating.

Great Ed Parker Kenpo Karate power concepts. Good job on the video Mr. Dan. Up until 7 years ago I thought this was the only way to generate power on strikes until I felt strikes from a few high level internal(Tai Chi, Daito Ryu Akijujitsu, Kosho Ryu Kempo) martial artists. I did not see them move yet I was hit and knocked back 3-4 feet. American Kenpo is very effective and so is the way power is generated by an internal martial artist. One you can see and uses time and energy and the other you cannot see, uses no time but a tremendous amount of energy.

Hey Mr Dan, another great video. There was a time when I felt that Martial Arts was something I would never be able to do but your videos have ignited my passion for Martial Arts again. You have inspired me to go out and find a place to train. After much research I found a school that teaches Shorin-ryu Karate I started last week. I only go twice a week right now but I hope that soon my body will be conditioned enough to be able to go 4-5 times a week. I know that when I become a black belt it will be because you gave me the courage and inspired me to chase a dream. Your videos have helped me through some tough times and I just want to thank you for that. Thank you Mr Dan, truly thank you for everything.

I would like to see an episode on Isshinryu Karate based out of Okinawa taken from Goju Ryu and Shorin Ryu. Its not a popular well know Karate like ShotoKan, Kyokushin, Menlo or Goju bit many American military brought it over to North America.

You fight like you train. From my experience we pulled punches too much, and even though we trained full contact some, when I later worked in bars, I had to retrain myself to always follow through. Without my life in Judo, I would have lost several fights relying on my first training in karate. ..it would take too long to explain this, but the first sentence is what I wanted to be clear on. Nice video, I'm really enjoying your work.

Cool sir 👍

In the ju-jutsu style that I practice we use the hips (and shoulders) and body mass to generate power. We also talk about a concept called "power circle", which is like a ball or circle on your stomach/upper body where you are the strongest (no, this isn't some secret/magic mystery power, just figure of speech or something). For powerful techniques in our style: Work within the "power circle" and use your hips and/or body mass. :)

Cool video. You explain & demonstrate the concepts really well. Thanks for the link.

In my art of choy lee fut we developed force through the hips and stance training

Good vid

Can you make videos on how you think individual self defense techniques should be done and how to move from one technique into another by flowing based on how the opponent reacts out of the ideal technique.

Great video :) and i've done boxing for a decent amount of years and I started kickboxing about around a month ago. Im taught to rotate body and pivot on balls of feet to generate power tho my coaches also mentioned a few times the need to have proper technique and that force is mass x acceleration.

Gudday Mr Dan, I love the video. Discussing and understanding techniques. A great description by the way on outlining the 3 mechanics/systems of delivering a powerful strike. I would comfortably say that all martial arts would communicate similarly - body behind your strike, twist from the hips to generate power to unleash and using downward force/gravity to multiply impact damage. Where it may differ a little, is perhaps the emphasis on the execution of specific strikes and or techniques - based upon its purpose. For example in a kicking art like Tae Kwon Do (Hwa Rang Do in particular) we have strong emphasis on getting your centre of mass efficiently over your standing leg of a kick. From your fighting stance and before delivering any kick against your opponent. All on the balls of your feet. Not as easy as it sounds. Balance, lift from the hips, rotation (%), loading up, the kick release point, displacement of ones force into the target whilst being perfectly balanced, efficient recoil and return, with great core control to being grounded again. One may say we focus on how your centre of gravity, needs to be displaced into your opponent. With all of our strikes/techniques.

lob a tennis ball up in the air, let it bounce off the ground, then punch or kick it after it bounces. This helps to train your Follow Through muscles and your Recoil muscles at the same time (not hyperextending your arm if you miss a punch, but also being able to destroy the target whenever you do Connect) ... :)

Did you ever look at how systema practitioners generate power? Whip like motion

Mr Dan in boxing we use the hips

No discussion about power striking is complete without discussing Peter Consterdine.

I enjoy watching your videos! All content driven! A Q for you (not related to this video): what's the logic behind throwing the punches from the hips?

Hello mr Dan this video was helpful. Ps I’m in Kenpo and I’m. Just a yellow belt

I wish I can answer confidently but I am still struggling with generating effective power while using proper form. My Sensei said with practice and time I my strikes will be more explosive then he will go into depth about body mechanics and proper breathing.

Delayed Sword. 👍

It's the same in TKD TSD

one power principle that I can see you using, but you don't mention is the formula for energy (KE = 1/2 M x V squared) that is kinetic energy equals 1/2 the mass times velocity squared...simply put if the mass is doubled then the energy is doubled, if the speed is doubled then the energy is quadrupled...using this we learn to develop speed in our movement by utilizing a sequence of movement starting from the core and progressing out to the end of the limb, done sequentially, you are multiplying the speed created by each joint

I was just wondering what do you think of Jeff Speakman I think he very good and fast as lightning I believe it's American kempo he's training in

Can you tell us your journey/experience through training through kenpo karate

Go read "Championship Fighting" by Jack Dempsey if you want an excellent book on power generation.

Dan what’s your Lineage in American Kenpo?

Mr. Dan, what area is your dojo located? Can a beginner join?

Where did you buy that dummy from and how much did it cost?

like number 70

What's the delay? 😊

1st!

Foot stops , hand stops.

That black belt can hardly contain that belly

"Bob" doesn't have a re-stompable groin, so Ameri-do-te won't work on it.

Hahaha sorry man, but this is just too much mcdojo for me.