ABOUT TRACY’S KENPO KARATE
DON'S KENPO KARATE CLUB
TRACYS KENPO KARATE is not a sport. The system is for everyone, not just the elite trained athlete. Original , Traditional Kenpo Jujitsu, taught the way it was originally taught. About TRACYS KENPO KARATE. Imagine a martial art that has been developed and perfected for centuries. It has a Chinese Heritage and find
s itself traveling though Japan for centuries. Practitioners used the art to protect their families and themselves. As times are dangerous and violent today they were also centuries ago. Kenpo found its way to Hawaii and Grand Master James Mitose taught William Chow. Training was very hands on and practical. A young Ed Parker learned from William Chow. Ed Parker opened a karate studio in Southern California . The three Tracy Brothers Al, Will, and Jim trained with Ed Parker. Great Grandmaster Al Tracy said about Ed Parker " I had many instructors and Ed was the best instructor I ever had. After running Ed Parker's studio for years, Al and Jim Tracy opened a karate studio in San Francisco as they attended San Francisco State University. The Tracy Brothers gave names to the self defense moves. Colored belts were introduced to the system. The martial arts was a very small community back then. A young Bruce Lee would come over to the studio in San Francisco. Tracy's Karate opened studios in Sacramento and San Jose, Ca. This lead to franchising Tracy Karate Studios over The United States and Canada. The Tracy's Karate fighting teams dominated. Over 500,000 students have learned Tracy's Kenpo Karate. Kenpo Karate is a practical self defense. It uses linear and circular movements. It combines blocks, kicks , and punches and other strikes to form self defense techniques. When practiced and perfected these moves become instinctive and are in the motor memory of the student. The body becomes stronger and the student gains confidence. This is a very brief introduction to Kenpo Karate.
