Breaking BricksBok Leen Pai Kenpo

Bok Leen Pai Kenpo, "White Lotus Kenpo" is a Chinese Kenpo and is very similar to Pai Lum Kung Fu, but is considered "Short Hand" in its techniques compared to the "Long Hand" of Kung Fu.

Fighting Sets and Kuens (Forms) are designed for close in-fighting. Whereas the main sword of Kung Fu is the Don Gul or Sabre and the main sword of Tai Chi is the double edged straight sword, the main sword trained with in Kenpo is the Katana, or the Samurai sword.

Bok Leen Pai Kenpo has its roots from Grandmaster Pai's raising in the White Lotus Monastery in Okinawa as a youth. The art originally has its development in the Shaolin Temple in Singapore. There the five main animals of Shaolin were developed: Tiger, Crane, Leopard, Snake, and Dragon. But Bok Leen Pai Kenpo also studies four secondary animals for Pai Lum Tao: Monkey, Mantis, White Ape and Shark.

Forms for the lower levels of study include:

  1. Short Tiger Form
  2. Movements of the Tiger
  3. Hung I
  4. Hung II
  5. Flowing Seas
  6. Chinese Soft Fist
  7. Eight Triagrams
  8. Outer Tiger Form
  9. Thousand Steps

Weapons for the lower levels of study include:

  1. Bo Staff Basics
  2. White Lotus Staff
  3. Lo Han Monk Staff
  4. Ring Knives
  5. White Crane Sticks
  6. Katana Seven Ways of Cutting I

Fist Sets are time and combat tested self defense techniques that students learn in order to defend against a large variety of attacks, kicks, punches, and grabs. Each rank level in kung fu and kenpo requires fist sets to be learned. The fist sets for Kung Fu and Kenpo are the same requirement because they are a mixture from both arts.

Here are some of the first ranks fist set requirements:

YELLOW ORANGE PURPLE BLUE
Escaping Tiger Penetrating Earth Sumo Full Nelson
Thunder & Earth Dangerous Waters Blocking the Kick Locking Arm
Bite of the Viper Gentle Thunder Headlock Tech. Windmill Guard
Removing the Jewels Twisting Bird Crash of the Eagle Aiming the Spear
Hidden Spear Tiger in the Cave Rising Elbow Spiraling Wrist
Escaping Sparrow Constricting Serpent Opponents at Sides Driving Elbows
Pushing the Circle Arousing Mountain Passing the Horizon Crossing Talons
Yielding Fire Tackle Techniques Wrap Around Cutting the Pagoda
Kimono Grab Eagle Pin Lever Crane Leap

White Lotus Kenpo at each level blends a mixture of required basics (stances, block, punches and kicks) with Forms, Fist Sets, Weapons, Theory, and Sparring requirements.

White Lotus Kenpo is recognized around the world for it has produced world champions in forms, point fighting and full contact fighting. One of its most recognized students, for example, is Cynthia Rothrock -- forms champion and movie star.

Whatever area a student wants to achieve -- better health, confidence and self defense, chinese culture, personal learning and respect, tournaments, or just being a well blended and skilled martial artist -- White Lotus Kenpo offers a proven path for attainment.

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