Thursday, May 14, 2009

Nippon Kempo

Nippon Kempo was developed in 1932 by Muneomi Sawayama, although the origins can be traced back to Nomi no Sukune and Taema no Kuehaya, the founders of Sumo Style Wrestling. Sawayama was a student of Okinawan Karate Master Kenwa Mabuni, founder of Shito Ryu.
Nippon Kempo is a Japanese martial art that places emphasis on striking techniques using hands and feet, immobilization and controls, projections and take-downs equally.
Although it is a system unto itself, it also uses techniques from other martial arts, including judo, jujutsu, aikido, karate, and wrestling.
Practitioners practice these techniques with protective gear (bogu kumite).
Nippon Kempo is practiced in universities in Japan, and is also part of the training in many police forces.

To learn more about Nippon Kempo you can visit their website here:
http://www.nipponkempousa.com/

1 comments:

Pedro Paz said...

Cool Blog

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