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Whats The Difference Between Kempo And Wing Chun?

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What is the difference between Kempo and Wing Chun? Is Kempo just as effective in street combat? Can Kempo be used to take down enemies as efficiently as Wing Chun? …and do they incorporate similar techniques?

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2 Responses to "Whats The Difference Between Kempo And Wing Chun?"

  • Frank the tank says:
    14/02/2010 at 08:24

    Kempo: In the West, kenpō is mostly known as a mixed style that combines a heritage in Chinese martial arts, especially Shaolin kung fu and karate (and sometimes called “Kenpo Karate”), often mixed with elements of other Japanese martial arts like jujutsu and aiki-jūjutsu. In Japan, Kempo can refer to a large number of different (and mostly unrelated) systems of martial arts, mostly stemming from families in the feudal period
    Wing Chun, occasionally romanized as Ving Tsun or “Wing Tsun” (literally “spring chant” and alternatively as “forever spring”, or substituted with the character for “eternal springtime”) is a Chinese martial art that specializes in aggressive close-range combat.
    Both arts can potentially be just as effective, and can incorporate similar techniques.

  • Beatchan says:
    14/02/2010 at 09:09

    Depends on which “Kempo” you’re talking about. There’s Dillman’s Kempo, which is more Okinawan, but with much pressure point work, there’s Ed Parker’s “Kenpo” which has Okinawan and Chinese Influences, but is quite American. Also, all Okinawan and Chinese martial arts can be refered to as Kempo. (Fist Law).. Even Wing Chun. Originally, it was a term that didn’t describe a specific style, but open handed fighting techniques.

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