Kajukenbo is a traditional martial arts, teaching various methods of self-defense while developing both physical and mental toughness.

The name KAJUKENBO pays respect to the five arts that went into it's creation.

KA Korean Karate ( Tang So Do ),

JU Judo and jujitsu ( Danzan Ryu ),

KEN Hawaiian Kenpo ( Kosho Ryu),

BO Chinese Boxing (Sil Lum Gung Fu).

Kajukenbo was created in Hawaii during the years 1947-1949 following WW II. Five men came together in a quest to create an efficient martial art workable for the streets of Hawaii. Up to that time the traditional martial arts were very restrictive and did not allow the free expression of the ideas of it's practitioners. Training secretly for the first two years the founders were able to blend their arts together away from the prying eyes and unwanted commentary of others. They called themselves the Black Belt Society.

THE BLACK BELT SOCIETY

The five men that created this art were,

Walter Choo (Tang So Do)

Joe Holck ( Danzan Ryu Judo and Ju Jitsu)

Frank Ordonez ( Danzan Ryu Ju Jitsu)

Adriano Emperado (Kosho Ryu Kenpo)

Clarence Chang (Sil Lum Gung Fu).

Sijo Adriano Emperado is the man credited with putting Kajukenbo together from the roots created by the Black Belt Society

There are now four officially distinct branches recognized in Kajukenbo.

The original "Hard Style" Emperado Method.

The softer "Chu'an Fa Method" of Professor Al Dela Cruz (and Al Dacascos),

The internal "Tum Pai Method" of Professor Jon Loren.

The continually evolving "Won Hop Kuen Do" of Professor Al Dacascos.

These branches can be further broken down into other

sub divisions that are recognized as individual expressions of the art.

Originally a "local boy" fighting art Kajukenbo began it's spread to the mainland and beyond when the original Hawaiian and Hawaiian / Filipino practitioners joined the US armed forces and began to travel around the world.

Kajukenbo is now officially practiced in North and South America, Europe, and Asia.

KAJUKENBO BELT RANKIND SYSTEM

HISTORY

White belt - ¨Beginner¨

Puple belt - ¨Intermadiate¨

Blue belt - ¨Intermadiate¨

Green belt - ¨Intermadiate¨

Brown belt - ¨Advanced¨

1st Degree - "Sibak"

2nd Degree - "Sibak"

3rd Degree - "Sifu"

4th Degree - "Sifu"

5th Degree - "Sifu"

6th Degree - "Sigung"

7th Degree - "Sigung"

8th Degree - "Professor"

9th Degree - "Grand Master

10th Degree - "Sijo Great Grand Master  

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