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The Logic of Matrixed Martial Arts…

Posted on April 6, 2025 | Leave a comment

Researching the Matrix of Martial Arts!

Since I recently dropped my martial arts newsletter
and do only this martial arts blog
I decided I should go over the concept
behind matrixing.

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First,
I selected the name for Monster Martial Arts
because i really liked the old TV show,
Monster Garage.
They took cars and put them together
to create original concept cars.
Houseboat cars,
Cars that returned golf balls,
etcetera.
I was doing something original
and creative with the martial arts.

Second,
I was rearranging the martial arts logically.
Instead of the thousands of random techniques,
I created strings of totally logical techniques.
Which led to totally logical forms.
The result was people could
learn the martial arts in an intuitive manner.
They didn’t have to memorize
random techniques
and try to remember them in combat.
They just had to learn a few concepts,
and the martial arts ‘appeared’ in the heads,
logical,
easy to remember,
easy to use,
easy to teach.

It turns out that human minds absorb what is logical,
but struggle with the memorization of random techniques.

Third,
the logic of the ‘software’
of martial arts concepts
led to a change in the logic of the ‘hardware’
of the human mind.
People changed when they took a course
of my logically prepared,
simple and easy martial arts.

That is the concept behind
the matrixing of the martial arts.
I encourage everybody to use logic
when formulating their own martial art.
If you’re interested in how I used logic
the original course is still there at:

MonsterMartialArts.com

I suggest you start with Matrix Karate
and the Master Instructor Course,
they are the core of my research.

But whatever you wish,
the logic works for all arts.

check out

The Last Martial Arts Book

After 40 years of matrixing,
this is the art I came up with.
It is fast, easy and intuitive.

Have a great work out!
Al

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https://anchor.fm/dale-gillilan/episodes/S1E10—Al-Case-e12e3np

CHECK OUT
THE MARTIAL ARTS BOOKS I HAVE REPUBLISHED!

The Last Martial Arts Book

Advanced Tai Chi Chuan for Real Self Defense!

Five Martial Arts!

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Martial Arts Reading Minds

Posted on February 8, 2025 | Leave a comment

Reading Minds in the Martial Arts!

Newsletter 1121

Reading minds is pretty easy with the martial arts,
but it takes some time to cultivate the ability.
First, dedicate yourself to doing the forms.
Do the forms until they become automatic
and you are halfway there.

Automatic is where most people stop,
and these people end up mouthing
about such things as muscle memory.
But they have only gone halfway.

You must continue to do the forms
until they become intuitive.
Intuitive is quite a bit different than automatic.
Automatic is memory,
it is working off patterns of the past.
Intuitive means you saw it coming,
you are creating spontaneously
as you enter the future.

Because people think they have reached the end
when they are only halfway
they tend to slack off.
They teach,
and think that is a work out.
No.
You must dedicate yourself to exploring the forms
until there is no nook or cranny unexplored.

To sum:
you must do the forms until they are automatic,
then work harder
and undo the automaticity until awareness takes over.

I remember a time,
not the first,
but definitely a memorable time,
when I blew it.

A fellow walked into my school.
Asked a few questions,
watched the students working through the forms,
and he came up with that silliness
which visitors often entertain.

“So you can use this stuff to defeat somebody.”
I saw the challenge in his words.
Oh, he was curious and anxious and…silly.
Would you go up to a carpenter
and challenge him to pound a nail in
just so you could be sure?

But I was just as silly.
“Go ahead, take a punch at me.”

A moment while he considered me.
We were standing side by side
and I suddenly saw how he was going to have to twist
to throw a punch at me.
Then reality changed.
I saw a cartoon reality over imposed on reality.
I saw a cartoon of him twisting and striking,
and I moved.
But I didn’t move far,
because he had not punched.
He had just thought it.
I had picked up the thought and moved too soon.
I should have waited until his punch was almost to my face
before I moved.

I saw sadness in him, and a slump of the shoulder.
He was defeated and didn’t understand how I had beaten him.
I had beaten him in his thoughts.
I had overwhelmed him so thoroughly
he would never become a student.

Thoughts are where actions come from,
so practice the actions of the forms
until you see the thoughts.

Practice the forms until you are in a space that is silent of thoughts,
silent of the rattle and chatter of what goes for
‘human thinking.’

Practice until you are on top of a mountain,
no sounds, mental or otherwise, around you,
and the herd of humanity swirls and chatters below you.

And…you know what I’m going to say,
you can learn ten times faster
if your forms are aligned and make sense.
If they are…matrixed.
Check out the video courses at:

MonsterMartialArts.com

I’ve got matrixing applied to karate, kung fu, aikido, weapons,
and lots of other arts.
Matrix Karate is the start,
but start with what interests you.

Thanks to those who have been buying my books.
A few of them are listed at the bottom of this newsletter.

Have a great work out!
Al

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Don’t forget to check out the interview
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CHECK OUT
THE MARTIAL ARTS BOOKS I HAVE REPUBLISHED!

The Last Martial Arts Book

Advanced Tai Chi Chuan for Real Self Defense!

Five Martial Arts!

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Martial Arts Philosophy!

Posted on January 31, 2025 | Leave a comment

Newsletter 1119

Two New Martial Arts Books!

Yep!
Two, count ‘em two…
martial arts books.
But, let me give you a couple of cautions.
I like to sell stuff,
but I detest misrepresenting,
or selling stuff that people will be sorry they bought.
SO…

The books are about Neutronics,
which is my science as it developed from matrixing.
I think it is crucial to understand the science
behind the science of the martial arts.
People who understand why end up being better martial artists.
But if you disagree and just want to roll.
That’s okay by me.

And,
a second caution…
I wrote the first book,
titled ‘Insanica,’ and didn’t like it.
The structure was wrong,
came off a little twitchy.
So I rewrote it as ‘Neutronica.’
Better structure,
but there were things left out,
things which were in the first book.
Hmm.
The heck with it.
I published both books.
Let the reader figure it out.
The same book written twice,
but from different points of view.
I recommend reading Neutronica first,
then, if you’re still with me,
dig into Insanica.

So what’s in these books?
Complete description of the universe,
where it came from, how it was made.
Complete description of you.
What you are and where you came from.
Complete instructions on how to use Neutronics
to manipulate the universe and everything in it.
Not just the martial arts, but…
EVERYTHING!

This stuff makes you think,
it’s not for the dumb at heart,
but I tried to write it for people who
just want the working facts.

Some of this stuff will upset people.
They’ll say I’m crazy,
and even want to burn the book.
But what these books are is like life…matrixed.
If you agree with how I matrixed the martial arts,
you might like how I’ve matrixed life.
If you don’t like matrixing,
or even like it but disagree with it,
you might not like Insanica and Neutronica.

But,
like it or not,
I’ve done my best.
Future plans include further books in this line,
maybe a rewrite if I can figure out how to combine
and keep everything silly.
Here they are…

Neutronica

Insanica

Want the video instruction?
Go to MonsterMartialArts.com.

Have a great work out!
Al

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Don’t forget to check out the interview
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CHECK OUT
THE MARTIAL ARTS BOOKS I HAVE REPUBLISHED!

The Last Martial Arts Book

Advanced Tai Chi Chuan for Real Self Defense!

Five Martial Arts!

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Martial Arts Firestorm!

Posted on January 14, 2025 | Leave a comment

Kung Fu Firestorm!

Hearts to California.
I lived there for over 70 years
and I loved it.

You know how to defeat the firestorm
that engulfed California?
Or similar tragedies that infect our country?
Elect competent politicians.
Where do we get competent politicians?
From competent people.
Where do we get competent people?
The martial arts.

Martial Arts provides a discipline
that makes people competent.
Over the last almost 60 years
I have met thousands of martial artists.
Every one of them has been competent
and even understanding and patient.
They invariably own their own business,
or occupy positions of management.

And,
not to spread the doom and gloom,
but when people start roaming the streets
and crime is rampant,
it’s martial arts that will enable you to survive.
Regulations in California
will screw up the rebuilding.
The result will be mansions
and homeless communities.
A perfect storm of rich people
and the people who want to rob them.

And,
if that isn’t bad enough,
people will be moving out of California,
more than ever,
and they will bring a certain degree of
incompetence
and even criminality,
to a town near you.

I’m not kidding.
I grew up in California
and watched this happen.
With this current tragedy
I can see it happening countrywide.

If you know martial arts,
learn some more.

The Last Martial Arts Book!

If you just want to learn them,
try this course…

Matrix Karate

So,
in the interests of strengthening good people
and the country at large,
let’s have a firestorm sale
to combat the firestorm in California.
I’ll continue the BOGO
(Buy One Get One free)
I had in December.

All you have to do is order a course,
then email me at aganzul.gmail.com,
and let me know what you want
your second course to be.

My best wishes to California, and…
Have a great work out!

Al

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Don’t forget to check out the interview
https://anchor.fm/dale-gillilan/episodes/S1E10—Al-Case-e12e3np

CHECK OUT
THE MARTIAL ARTS BOOKS I HAVE REPUBLISHED!

The Last Martial Arts Book

Advanced Tai Chi Chuan for Real Self Defense!

Five Martial Arts!

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Did Ed Parker Really Do This?

Posted on November 30, 2024 | Leave a comment

The Terrible Truth About Ed Parker

I’ve heard many stories of many arts that were, shall we say, less than honorable. The one I heard about Kenpo Karate, however, is one of the worst I have heard. Unfortunately, I don’t know how true it is, but with the data I present in this article perhaps some one could let me know if they have any light to shed on the truth or falsity of it.

Ed Parker is credited with being the founder of modern Kenpo, putting on the biggest tournament in the world for years, the Internationals, teaching movie stars, including Elvis, and all manner of other deeds. His prowess is quite well known, and his students are legion. Unfortunately, when he first began teaching, while he seemed to demonstrate a talent as a teacher, he was only a brown belt.

In those days he was actually teaching the Heian forms from Shotokan karate, this as illustrated by one of his earliest books. Running out of material to teach his students, he returned to Hawaii and was told to go take a hike, the founder of the system apparently had lost interest in him as a student. I’m not sure, exactly, what the fall out was, but it was perhaps that Ed was teaching without permission.

Ed then ran into a fellow in San Francisco named Jimmy Woo, whose name might have been Jimmy Wu, who knew tremendous and authentic gung fu, but who spoke almost no English. Ed brought Jimmy to Los Angeles, where they lived together, and where Jimmy created the Kenpo forms, the techniques, and so on. Ed took these forms and techniques and began teaching them as his own.

To complicate matters, Ed asked Jimmy to write a book with him on what they were doing, and Jimmy spent his days writing kenpo, teaching Ed and some of his students, all while still being deficient in the English language. One day Jimmy saw a rough translation/draft of the book that Ed was planning on turning over to a publisher, and he was surprised to see that his name was not on the cover, or anywhere in the book. This was surprising, because even though Ed was half the team, Jimmy was doing all the work.

Why not my name on book, is what he was supposed to have said. Ed said he would explain, but he had an errand to run, could they take a drive, and Ed would explain on the way. Jimmy hopped into the car, and Ed drove into Hollywood, but Ed didn’t say a word about the book the whole time he was driving. On Hollywood Blvd, there is an Armenian pastry shop there now, Ed let Jimmy out of the car, and drove off.

Jimmy had one single quarter in his pocket, the clothes on his back, and nothing else. With that last quarter he called one of Ed’s students, who he had been teaching. In his broken English he explained what Ed had done, that he didn’t know where he was, or why it had all happened.

He had been teaching, writing, and suddenly, he had been betrayed. Now, is this story true, or is it a pack of lies? If anybody has definite facts, I sure would like to know.

About the author: Al Case has been studying the martial arts since 1967. He studied Kenpo from ’67 to ’69. He offers instructional books and videos at Monster Martial Arts. He has written a three volume set on Kenpo Karate.

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Hard Hands and a Real Martial Arts Punch!

Posted on November 13, 2024 | Leave a comment

Conditioning and Protecting Your Hands in the Martial Arts!

Thanks for asking, Kumar.

When I began the martial arts
we were hitting trees,
sticking our hands into boxes of sand,
and generally thinking we were conditioning our fists.
Actually,
we didn’t know what we were doing.

When I went to my first real school,
the Kang Duk Won,
there were two planter boxes at the head of the class.
One had sand and the other had pebbles.
We dug our spear hands into those.

Over the years I played with rug samples on tall trees,
makiwara and bags and balls
and all sorts of things.
The best conditioning device,
the one that worked for me,
was to do push ups on fingertips.
I was able to do push ups on two fingers (each hand).
The glory of that was not in the conditioning,
but in the mental focus it required.

Now,
after all that,
one would think that I would be suffering from arthritis.
Nope.
And I didn’t use dit da jow
or any secret potion.
What I did to make sure I didn’t get arthritis
was to…stay active.

I’m 76 now,
and I still practice the forms,
especially Tai Chi.
I do light work outs on striking,
and, here’s the key:
whenever I feel sore
in any part of my body,
I focus my work out on that area.
My hip hurts?
I stretch in a manner that opens the hip up.
I do stances that use that hip.
My fist hurts?
I practice focus,
snapping loose tight,
and the pain goes away.

I know other people who suffer from arthritis.
Some just aren’t active.
A lot of Jujitsu/MMA fellows
seem to suffer injuries,
arthritis and other things,
But they don’t practice forms,
or do Tai Chi,
or put awareness via work out
into an afflicted area.

Want to hear something funny?
My family all decided a certain Chiropracter/nutritionist
was the real deal.
Everybody went to see him.
My wife dragged me along.

Now,
I work out every day,
but my diet is junk.
I eat what I want.
McDonald’s, ice cream,
pizza and other fast food.
Any thing I want.

Everybody expected the doctor
to find all sorts of things wrong with me.
So he did a kind of body testing,
holding various substances,
minerals and vitamins and things,
up against my body
and tested my muscle reaction.
If my muscles were weak
that wold indicate some organ was malfunctioning.

He couldn’t find anything wrong with me.
Everything worked.
And here’s the funny thing,
my family was so sure the doctor would reveal my problems,
they got mad when he couldn’t.
They were so pissed off they stopped seeing him.
He couldn’t find anything wrong with Al,
so he was obviously a quack.

This is absolutely true,
and the real secret,
of good health,
avoiding things like arthritis
and whatever,
is this:

Don’t take anything serious.
Laugh at everything.
Ignore idiots.
Work out every day.

I especially laugh
when people try to think I’ve got problems.
After a lifetime of martial arts
I have no problems,
and that’s my secret of good health and long life.

Here’s the book I wrote on

The Punch!

You should also consider my courses on Tai Chi Chuan.

Have a great work out!

Al

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FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF
THE MARTIAL ARTS BOOKS I HAVE REPUBLISHED!
You will probably have to do a search for them,
but they’re out there.

Advanced Tai Chi Chuan for Real Self Defense!
Black Belt Yoga
Five Martial Arts!
Hidden Techniques of Karate
How to Fix Karate (book one)
How to Fix Karate (book two)
Matrixing Kenpo Karate: Creating a New Kenpo
Matrixing Kenpo Karate: The Real History
Matrixing Kenpo Karate: The Secret of Forms
Neutropia ~ Surrealistic Poetry
The Book of Matrixing
The Book of Neutronics
The Last Martial Arts Book
Pan Gai Noon: Kung Fu to Karate
Kang Duk Won: The Korean Contribution
Kwon Bup: American Power
Outlaw Karate: The One Year Black Belt
Buddha Crane Karate; The First Matrixed Art

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Ed Parker’s Kenpo Karate Problems!

Posted on October 28, 2024 | Leave a comment

Kenpo Karate is Broken!

That Kenpo is broken is obvious. Actually, not to hurt anybody’s feelings, it has been broken from the get go. One simple proof is that the founder himself, Edmund Parker, presented five different versions of the art during his lifetime.

Five different versions, starting with a shotokan karate based version, and progressing through a variety of made up kung fu. Yet, before you decide I am nothing but a detractor, all the martial arts can be found in Parker’s Kenpo. It is a massive system, and the potential is unlimited.

Now, the problem is that most kung fu systems have been passed along for generations. They have had hundreds, even thousands, of years to become developed, polished and evolved. Chinese Kenpo, on the other hand, has not been benefitted by this process.

The first version, the classical karate version, was extremely workable. Parker ran into difficulties with his instructor, however, and ran out of material to teach. Thus, he hired a kung fu artist from the San Francisco area, Jimmy Wu, to help him put together more material.

The next four versions of Chinese Kenpo, then, are they Parker? Or are they Wu? To be honest, they are probably a mix, but of what percentage?

And, to be fair, one must realize that Parker, through his lineage, and Wu, through his, did bring a certain amount of tried and tested material to the board. And, one must realize that the times were rich with material. There were all sorts of systems of karate and kung fu making their appearance, and Parker had front seat through these times.

That brings us to the intent promised by the title of this article, how to fix Kenpo. The best way to fix Parker’s Kenpo is to throw away the rankings, categorize the techniques by attack, and arrange them in order of difficulty. While this has been done somewhat, in doing it anew one will find all sorts of things that were left out, over emphasized, and so on.

The point is that all the martial arts are there, but they need to be arranged in a more workable manner, and only by a more scientific analysis is one going to come to grips with the truth of Kenpo.

About the Author: Al Case just finished revising and republishing his three volume ‘Matrixing Kenpo Karate’ series. In that series he fulfills the promise made by this article. Look for ‘Matrixing Kenpo Karate‘ on the net.

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Putting martial Arts Ranks to Yoga!

Posted on October 21, 2024 | Leave a comment

Yoga with Martial Arts Ranking!

The difference between yoga and martial arts is quite interesting
but quite simple.

Yoga is ‘not moving’ meditation
Martial arts is moving meditation

Both use the body,
and studying both can be incredibly enlightening.

In yoga you assume a pose and put your awareness
through the body.
The focus is on flexibility,
there is much good health,
awareness grows.
All good stuff.

In martial arts you do a technique and put your awareness
through the body,
and through your partners body.
The focus is on self defense,
good health and…awareness.

So which awareness is better?

Of course it depends. but consider
a few of the following comparisons.

You won’t get bruises in yoga
you won’t learn to defend yourself

yoga analyzes energy flows in the body
martial arts analyzes energy flows outside the body

you’ll get more injuries in martial arts
injuries which yoga can help rehabilitate

you won’t be asked to ‘show your stuff’
at a party with yoga
There is always some idiot who wants you to
show your martial arts stuff at a party
Of course its sort of fun to practice your joint locks
on drunks at parties…but still…

yoga is great stuff, but you don’t get to wear a belt.
Martial Arts is always looking for the next belt,
if you’re into that.

There are pros and cons for both disciplines,
and you know what I’m going to say…
study both.
Grow awareness inside,
rehabilitate and get flexy,
and put that acquired mental focus to work
by applying it to martial arts.

Guaranteed,
the disciplines will aid each other.
Greatly

Now,
it is easier to get started in yoga.
Get a book,
a DVD,
do an online course.
Lots of freebies to get started.
There is one problem, however.
The advanced theories and knowledge
are severely lacking in yoga.
Most of the people teaching it
really don’t know
how the mind works,
where to put the attention,
and all sorts of stuff like that.
Everybody just monkey sees and monkey does.

It’s the same in martial arts,
but not as bad.

Anyway,
I suggest finding some free beginners stuff,
and supplementing it with

Black Belt Yoga

The ‘belts’
(levels of difficulty)
are accompanied by very simple but thorough
advices on what, exactly,
you are supposed to be doing in yoga.

Try it,
you’ll find your martial arts shining
with new awareness,
and your abilities will grow.
Furthermore,
nobody has ever done what I did here.
Everybody makes a sequences of yoga poses
based on what they like to do.
I put the poses in actual order of difficulty.

The republishing is going well,
I’ve included a short catalogue below.
Check out the various links.
They should work,
and eventually I’ll get them all in the websites.
and have a great work out!

Al

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THE LAST MARTIAL ARTS BOOK
Amazon

Barnes and Noble
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ADVANCED TAI CHI CHUAN FOR REAL SELF DEFENSE!
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ADVANCED TAI CHI CHUAN FOR REAL SELF DEFENSE!
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FIVE MARTIAL ARTS!

HOW TO FIX KARATE! (1)
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HOW TO FIX KARATE! (1)
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HOW TO FIX KARATE! (2)
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HOW TO FIX KARATE! (2)
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BLACK BELT YOGA
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BLACK BELT YOGA
Barnes & Noble
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THE BOOK OF MATRIXING
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=THE+BOOK+OF+MATRIXING&crid=306WX8EKZIXJE&sprefix=the+book+of+matrixing%2Caps%2C167&ref=nb_sb_noss

THE BOOK OF NEUTRONICS

THE BOOK OF NEUTRONICS
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HIDDEN TECHNIQUES OF KARATE
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HIDDEN TECHNIQUES OF KARATE
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The Sorta Mixed Up History of Kenpo Karate

Posted on October 3, 2024 | Leave a comment

A Book on Five Martial Arts!

Three things today!

First, more books republished.
There’s a list of them at the bottom of this newsletter.

Second, I’m back on linkedin.
Somebody stole my site
and I had to jump through hoops,
but it looks like it is under my authorship once again.

Third,
here’s an article I wrote a while ago,
which has not been available
except through buying
The Biggest Martial Arts Lesson of All!
which is a ten volume collection of my articles.
Lord,
I’m going to have to republish the whole ten volumes!
But,
enjoy this one,
and I’ll be putting them in the newsletter.

Here go…

Hey Mate! What’s Yer Kenpo System?

Maybe you remember that great scene in Enter the Dragon where the bad guy asks ‘What’s yer style’ of Bruce Lee? As over the top as that statement appears, it points up the differences of arts, and how confusing such a thing as lineage can be. In no art is this as true as in the art of Kenpo.
Many people think Ed Parker created the style of Kenpo, but he actually only popularized it. And, to be honest, he more than likely added to the confusion of the art. He created something like five different versions, and he drew from Karate and Kung Fu and whatever happened to be on his mind that day.

Kenpo got its start in Japan. There is some confusion as to the correct spelling, some people saying Kenpo, and some saying Kempo. Kenpo usually refers to martial arts stemming from China, and Kempo refers to the more Japanese oriented arts.

There is confusion on this point as there is not agreement. Further, there is not always common lineage. That said, Kenpo, although believed to mean ‘Fist Law,’ is actually ‘Quanfa,’ which means Kung Fu.

The main types of the Kenpo in the USA come from James Mitose. Master Mitose is sometimes a controversial teacher, for he was tried and convicted of murder and extortion. He served his time in Folsom Prison.

Mr. Mitose taught William Chow, who taught Ed Parker. Mr. Parker, as has been described, popularized the art of Kenpo. Students of Mr. Chow include Adriano Emperado, Ralph Castro, Sam Kuaho, and others.

Names of the arts taught by these people include Shaolin Kenpo, Kajukenpo, American Kenpo, Kara-Ho Kempo, and many other arts. There is an abundance of secondary students who were taught by these people. Kenpo has also continued to grow conceptually, drawing from many other arts for kata, self defense applications, and so on.

Though Kenpo grew at a tremendous pace, and though the lineage is sometimes difficult to follow, as is the art itself, there is much value in it. Many people ‘wet their feet’ in the convenient ‘Strip Mall Dojos,’ and then continue their studies elsewhere. Still, to define the true system of kenpo, and to list the roots and influences that resulted in that art can be a daunting task.

Matrix Kung Fu…Monkey Boxing, simplifies and condenses Chinese Kenpo Karate. Head on over over to Monster Martial Arts and make sure you pick up a free book while you’re there.

HAVE A GREAT WORK OUT!

Al

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You can find the following books on such places as Thriftbooks, Barnes and Noble. If you can’t find them there they will be on Amazon.

The Last Martial Arts Book
A book on Nine Square Diagram Boxing. You won’t need another martial art after this one! Five hours of video!

Advanced Tai Chi Chuan for Real Self Defense!
Another book on Nine Square Diagram Boxing.

How to Fix Karate! (1)
Analyzes and presents the original self defense techniques of Karate! Five hours of video between book one and two.

How to Fix Karate! (2)
Analyzes and presents the original self defense techniques of Karate! Five hours of video between book one and two.

Five Martial Arts
The forms, two man forms for five different arts, shows how the arts progress from one to another.

Black Belt Yoga
Arranges the asanas in the correct order. Makes the art quickeer and easiere to learn.

The Book of Matrixing
Includes three books describing exactly what Matrixing is and how to use it. This is the science behind the martial arts.

The Book of Neutronics
Includes five books which describe exactly how Neutronics works. This is the science behind the science of matrixing.

MORE COMING!

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Find the True Martial Art

Posted on September 24, 2024 | Leave a comment

The True Martial Arts

The Secret of the Martial Arts is how to achieve Awareness. The Secret of All Life is how to achieve Awareness. Thus, the Secret of Life is within you, and all you have to do is figure out how to grow awareness.

This is such an easy thing, so simple, and yet people overlook it. People think that they will be better martial artists if they just work out more, build their bodies, can beat up the other fellow. Nothing could be further from the truth; this is actually diametrically opposed to the truth of themselves as martial artists.

Yes, muscles should be used and grown, but only to a certain degree. They are important only to the degree that they enable one to make themselves aware. One should work the body to make it larger and stronger, but use it to achieve awareness of what the muscles are and are doing.

Yes, forms are important, but only to the degree they enhance awareness. As one does forms one becomes aware of how to move the body. Eventually, with correct practice, one will transcend the normal ways of moving the body and discover whole new concepts of motion.

Yes, martial arts applications are important, but only to the degree that they bring awareness of how to deal with the problems presented by an attacker. One discovers, through martial arts techniques, that the real problem has to do with analyzing and handling incoming forces. This makes one into a more aware being.

Yes, freestyle is important; the combative disciplines wouldn’t be real if they weren’t combat ready. However, the big problem is that people start to love combat for the sake of combat, and not as a method for becoming more aware of how to use the body…even under stress. This is called the Joy of Combat, and is contrary to the real path of the true martial art.

The real key is that one should be learning the martial arts as a discipline to explore ones own self. When one loves combat more than learning they are not learning the art. When one engages in combat to beat the other person, they will never uncover the true spirit of themselves.

The eastern combat disciplines are a key, and the whole body is the lock. Do the martial arts and unlock the bodies true potential. Still the mind and discover the spirit that is the truth of you.

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