What is the difference between Tae Kwon Do and Kenpo?
Tae Kwon Do (TKD) comes from Korea. It is an Olympic sport and some TKD practitioners train exclusively in this version of the art. TKD is unique in that it uses a much higher ratio of kicks compared with hand techniques than in other arts. There is also more emphasis on higher kicks to the head level. Practitioners of TKD utilize more jumping or flying kicks where one is airborne while executing kicking techniques. In addition, the Korean forms or Katas are generally a bit shorter and less sophisticated than other martial art forms. Kenpo, on the other hand, is a practical self defense system which trains students for modern day self-defense encounters. It is not an Olympic sport, and never will be. Kenpo students are taught to use their hands and feet with multiple strikes to multiple targets on each attacker, in a multiple attack situation. Instead of relying on strength or athletic ability, Kenpo relies on technique. To understand why we must realize that in our younger years we te
