How Do You Do Advanced Okinawan Kempo Karate?
Okinawan Kempo karate, also called Okinawan Kenpo, is a type of Okinawan martial art created in the twentieth century by Shigeru Nakamura. Because Okinawa is located between the island of Japan and the mainland of China, Okinawa has been heavily influenced by both Japanese and Chinese traditions in martial arts and other areas of life. Okinawan Kempo, while relatively new, draws from the oldest karate traditions. Locate a dojo that practices Okinawan Kempo karate. Because Sensei Nakamura was born in the early 1900s, many of the Okinawan dojos that exist today had close ties to the founder of Okinawan Kempo and his original students. Learn to view Okinawan Kempo as a way of life rather than a sport. Nakamura emphasized Okinawan Kempo as one unified way, not just something you practice for sport for a few hours out of the day. Focus on deep breathing and mental concentration. The techniques of Okinawan Kempo draw from the original focus of Shaolin monks on deep breathing and focus for th
