Kajukenbo

Also known as Kaju

Kajukenbo (Japanese: カジュケンボ) is a mixed martial art from Hawaii. It was developed in the late 1940s and founded in 1947 in the Palama Settlement on Oahu, Territory of Hawaii.

Key facts

Martial art.name: Kajukenbo
Martial art.focus: Mixed
Martial art.country: Territory of Hawaii
Martial art.creator: Original Kajukenbo: Adriano Emperado, Peter Young Yil Choo, Joe Holck, Frank Ordonez and Clarence Chang
Martial art.parenthood: Kara-Ho Kempo, Danzan-ryu Jujutsu, judo, Tang Soo Do, Shotokan karate, boxing, chin na, Ng Ying Kung Fu, arnis
Martial art.famous_pract: Sage Northcutt, Chuck Liddell, Don Stroud, Glover Teixeira

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Encyclopedic overview

20 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
1945-1959
After 1959
Kajukenbo in present
Features
Ranking
Official branches
Original Method
Tum Pai
Chu'an Fa
Wun Hop Kuen Do
Associations and groups
Emperado's Kajukenbo Self Defense Institute Worldwide Inc.
Kajukenbo Association of America
World Wide Kajukenbo Federation
In popular fiction
Bibliography
References
External links

Kajukenbo (Japanese: カジュケンボ) is a mixed martial art from Hawaii. It was developed in the late 1940s and founded in 1947 in the Palama Settlement on Oahu, Territory of Hawaii.

Kajukenbo training incorporates a blend of striking, kicking, throwing, takedowns, joint locks and weapon disarmament.

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