Any other Kajukenbo Ohana Here

**SifuJason** · Posted On: 2/28/2007 10:41pm

Just wanted to see which other members of the Kajukenbo Ohana are frequenting these boards. Include your rank and branch!

I'm in the Wun Hop Kuen Do branch, 2nd Dan under GM Al Dacascos.

**Ke?poFist** · Posted On: 2/28/2007 10:45pm

They're around...they just are hesitant to post around here right now I thinks :)

**napashifu** · Posted On: 2/28/2007 11:49pm

2nd black, tradional hard style,
under Dan Tyrrell.

**Todd** · Posted On: 3/01/2007 11:44am

1st black

**Pandinha** · Posted On: 3/01/2007 11:49am

I have a big painting of Stitch hanging up in my bedroom.

Is that Ohana enough? :)

**SifuJason** · Posted On: 3/01/2007 12:13pm

Originally Posted by Todd

1st black

Under whom?

**Todd** · Posted On: 3/01/2007 7:17pm

Originally Posted by SifuJason

Under whom?

John Reiner
Hard style, original

**patfromlogan** · Posted On: 3/03/2007 10:13am

Originally Posted by Nuck Chorris

. Also PatfromLogan moonlights as a Kaju stylist from time to time.

Kajukenbo's testing is too hard. I had to go black in wimpy old Kyokushin. Only made it to green in three years of Kaju. And at Universal Kempo they don't give out belt ranks for 'wishing and hoping and planning and dreaming.'

**SifuJason** · Posted On: 3/04/2007 4:40pm

Originally Posted by patfromlogan

Kajukenbo's testing is too hard. I had to go black in wimpy old Kyokushin. Only made it to green in three years of Kaju. And at Universal Kempo they don't give out belt ranks for 'wishing and hoping and planning and dreaming.'

Damn straight our testing is hard. I am just about to test someone for blue belt--he'll have 3 years of experience, and his test will be 5-6 hours long.

**SifuJason** · Posted On: 3/04/2007 5:12pm

Originally Posted by Nuck Chorris

why???

I assume why is directed to towards the test length/difficulty so let me know if I am wrong.

Simply put, WHKD has very high testing standards. It's how Sifu Al Dacascos wants it, and thus how we do it. Rank is very hard to earn, although we do accomidate for physical disabilities, etc (ie someone with a bad knee won't fail because they can't do kicks to the head, etc).

Besides a "Sifu Al says so" position, it is because in WHKD (and I assumed all of Kajukenbo), the tests are part of the curriculum. They are meant to push you and expand your thinking regarding the martial arts. In addition to physical punishment, at our tests we have students apply their skills, combos, etc in new ways to help them learn how to adapt. As for the time frame (3 years for blue), it takes on average 8 years to get a black belt in WHKD, and each belt takes progressively longer, so 3 years is about right for someone with a good amount of physical talent, which this particular student has.