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Kempo and the colonies

Lutz Odewald — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:23:36 +0000

Shaolin Kempo is an eventful piece of colonial history! Who deals with the background of our martial art, quickly comes across terms such as KNIL, colonies and wars of independence. A closer look at this history is worthwhile, because the effects are still clearly noticeable today, especially for Kempoka. Kempo and the colonies – historical...

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The “wrong” kata and their consequences

Lutz Odewald — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 15:16:20 +0000

The “wrong” Kata: The fourth and the fifth Tai Tsuku are classically the upper level forms in Lung Chuan Fa Kempo. In the region of East Westphalia, especially in our Seibukan Association, the 4th Tai Tsuku is popular because it is long, peppered with kicks and punch combinations. The 5th Tai Tsuku is more focused...

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The 3rd Tai Tsuku

Lutz Odewald — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:06:11 +0000

The 3rd Tai Tsuku: In the examination for the 4th Kyu it is one of the forms that the Kempoka has to master new. Although the 3rd Tai Tsuku rather belongs to the short Kata, elements are also taught here, which accompany the future martial artist again and again. This starts at the very beginning:...

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From trainer to master

Lutz Odewald — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 13:51:55 +0000

What am I – a student? – a trainer? – even a “master”? I don’t know how other martial artists feel when they stand in front of a group of students. But I often question my actions and my position. This is of course helped by the fact that I myself am constantly in the...

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The solid stand – everything in motion

Lutz Odewald — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 11:26:30 +0000

The solid stand – or is the movement and rotation rather the central theme? Why is so much emphasis placed on the stand in martial arts? In primary school, stances are simply part of it. But behind it there is usually little more than a gymnastic exercise. One “goes” to the stand. For hours they...

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Why I don’t use “Oss”

Lutz Odewald — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 15:56:25 +0000

I do not “oss” – on the contrary: the inflationary use of this little word hurts my poor ears. But why? I have been practicing various martial arts since I was 12 years old. With Kempo I am now about 10 years old. But only recently I stumble more and more over the word “Oss”,...

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Kempo in the Karate trap

Lutz Odewald — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 16:14:15 +0000

Kempo in the karate trap – what is Kempo? More precisely, Shaolin Kempo. This question becomes more and more exciting for me. The more I try to get closer to the origin of our martial arts, the more Indonesian I get … 😉 This has a lot to do with my “second job”, namely silat,...

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DAN – Black is not just black

Lutz Odewald — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 15:58:19 +0000

Black belt – and that was it? From now on you are a “master” or sensei? Nope, it’s not that easy. On the contrary, with the 1st DAN the path of Budo actually only really begins. The graduation system, which is most often used worldwide nowadays, is a quite new invention. Actually, it originates from...

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Black coat

Lutz Odewald — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:32:52 +0000

A few days ago the black suit, called Gi, was delivered. Actually I don’t really care which Gi I wear for training, but in our Kempo style the black coat from brown belt on is part of it. This is also a great opportunity to give a short summary of the first “brown belt weeks”....

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Mister Sempai

Lutz Odewald — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 15:26:36 +0000

The “older student” is called Sempai in Japan and Si-hing in China. However, one should not imagine the meaning here and there as we know it from school in Germany. There is much more behind Sempai. In classical martial arts schools almost everyone is an “older student” for a beginner, after all he himself is still...

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