Tuesday and Thursday nights

Kids-  6:15-7:15

Adults- 7:30-9:00

At the Kwoon Karate Academy of Self Defense, students study the art of Ko-koro Kempo.  The studio is a family oriented environment. Thousands of years ago, feuding Chinese warlords taught Mercenaries the Art of War. Victory meant the toppling of dynasties and the establishment of new rulership. This was sufficient reason to refine skills in offensive and defensive individual combat,  as well as complex military strategies and maneuvers. Training involved both the use of weapons availible at that and empty handed combat. Wushu, Kempo, and other Martial Arts are all means of fighting arts.

There are about 300 different systems of Wushu. The most respected and feared of the Kempo systems was taught by the Shaolin Priests. The students of the Shaolin were allowed to participate in the annual competitions and were regularly victorious over other stylists.

• Kempo is an art of self preservation.
• Kempo must lead to the preservation of the human life, not the taking of life.
• Kempo is an Art that consists of Wa (peace), not in defeating the enemy.

The Five Animals are: Dragon- Fighting Spirit, Whipping motion, and wisdom. Tiger-  Forward driving attack, Aggresion, Endurance, Tenacity. Leopard- Power, Speed, Agility, Ability to move quickly and easily. Crane- Balance, grace, longevity, circular motion, fluid and evasive movement. Snake- Ability to move in and out of your opponent, patience, flexibility, and deceptive movement. and the sixth animal is the monkey.