Kajukenbo

Widely considered the first martial art created in the United States, Kajukenbo, a combination of five combat systems, gained its tough reputation decades ago in the U.S territory of Hawaii. Kajukenbo's no nonsense approach to self-defense has earned the style recognition worldwide as an extremely effective and powerful self-defense system.

The style was formulated in 1947, when five Hawaiian martial art teachers, Peter Choo, a black belt in Tang Soo Do Karate; Frank Ordonez, a Sekeino Jujitsu black belt; Joe Holck, a Kodokan Judo and Dan Zan Ryu Jujitsu black belt; Clarence Chang, a master of Sim Lum Pai Kung Fu; and Adriano Emperado, a black belt in Chinese, Japanese, and Okinawan Kenpo formed the Secret Black Belt Society. Together they trained several hours each day, sharing the strengths and weaknesses of each other's systems as they created a new and highly comprehensive art.

This course includes the formal instruction of Kajukenbo with belt ranks and certificates awarded as the student progresses. The course objective is to teach the practical application of martial art techniques for the purpose of self-defense, improve physical and mental fitness and build self-esteem and confidence through traditional training practices.