Author Description

The "BO" of Kajukenbo stands for Boxing. This book is a self teaching and research guide for all would seek to refine their understanding of the striking arts as a series of concepts across systems and modes of combat. This includes self defense, military combatives, combat sports, and MMA. This is to give a comprehensive view related to striking in Karate and Jujutsu systems, Kenpo and Chinese Boxing. This also presents Western Boxing as a fundamental system for study for attack and defense. These methods are also linked to Southeast system such as Muay Thai, progressing to stick and knife technique in the Filipino martial arts. This generates a master key to guide the progress and self understanding. The goal is to give the student and researcher a comprehensive view of linking traditional technique methods directly applicable to self defense and competition methods that can be applied to each stage of training, allowing an accelerated learning and progression to key studying further systems to develop the art and oneself. It is a tradition within Kajukenbo to study other systems, especially root systems that made up the art up to Black Belt level, returning to begin again with a new understanding. It is the intention of this guide to help students achieve this goal with the contribution of experience so they reach their destination in their Kajukenbo journey.