CKF Curriculum

GENERAL RULES AND PRINCIPLES

GENERAL RULES

1. Establish your Base
2. Strike High, Check Low
3. Front Hand Neutral Bow, Rear Hand Forward Bow
4. Keep your Hands above your Opponent's
5. Always have a Bracing Angle
6. Never Get in your Own Way
7. Never Block and Cock as a Separate Motion
8. Never Cross the Center without Filling the Space
9. When You Cat, You Cock
10. Always Cat in, but Never Away
11. Always Crossover before a Step-Through
12. Anchor your Elbows
13. When Working Inside the Centerline, Cancel Opponent's Height Zone
14. Always Face your Work
15. Never End on the Weak Side of the Body
16. Never Step Down in Line
17. Pin, Step, Pivot (Torque)
18. With a Circle, you Can
    --Stay on the Circle
    --Reverse the Circle
    --Cut the Circle in Half
19. Shuffle when Using an Elbow
20. Use Elbows when too Close to Punch
21. Shuffles go Where They are Needed
22. Plant to Feel, Bend to Buckle
23. When Blocking against an Arm
    --Inside - at or Below the Elbow
    --Outside - at or Above the Elbow

PRINCIPLES OF BODY MOMENTUM

1. Torque (Width)
2. Backup Mass (Depth)
3. Gravitational Marriage (Height)

METHODS OF EXECUTION

1. Hammer (High to Low)
2. Thrust (Low to High)
3. Whip (Snap)
4. Slice

EIGHT CONSIDERATIONS OF COMBAT

1. Environment
2. Range
3. Positions
4. Maneuvers
5. Targets
6. Weapons
7. Blocks
8. Cover

BASICS

"Basics are the simplified moves that comprise the fundamentals of Kenpo."
--Ed Parker