Kenpō
Name of several Japanese martial arts / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kenpō (Japanese: 拳法,けんぽう) is the name of several arts. This term is often informally transliterated as "kempo", as a result of applying Traditional Hepburn romanization,[1] but failing to use a macron to indicate the long vowel. The word Kenpō translates thus: "Ken" meaning 'Fist' and "Po" meaning 'Method' or 'Law' as in 'Law of gravity', a correct interpretation of the word Kenpō would be 'Fist Method', the same meaning as 'Quanfa'. However, it is often misinterpreted as 'the Law of the Fist'.[2] The generic nature of the term combined with its widespread, cross-cultural adoption in the martial arts community has led to many divergent definitions.
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Also known as | Kempo, Kenpo |
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Focus | Hybrid |
Country of origin | Japan |
Creator | Unknown |
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