Professor Jorgensens Kempo Karate in Las Vegas, NV

**yjm308** · Posted On: 7/06/2007 5:00am

I searched the forums a couple of times but couldn't find any other info about this, so i thought this might be an appropriate thread to start.

http://www.kempo.nu/us/index.htm

A controversial martial artist from Sweden has migrated to Las Vegas.

He calls it Goshin-ryu Kempo in Sweden, but for marketing purposes it is known as Professor Jorgensen's Kempo Karate in the US.

Jorgen Jorgensen is the founder of the art and has a total of 46dan. The highest beeing 8dan in his own martial art Goshin-ryu Kempo. He has new titles every now and then, like Renshi or shihan and this time it's Kyoshi and Professor.

I dont have time to write more now, but i'll give you guys more info later today.

Until then, has this guy been discussed on these forums before?
What are your opinions based on the website?

/yjm308

**pittfrog** · Posted On: 7/06/2007 8:58am

Do a search on Kenpo/Kempo; it's not a particularly well regarded style by Bullies. That a Kenpoka might suck is not exactly big news.

**EternalRage** · Posted On: 7/06/2007 2:20pm

Wait what? He's got 46 dans?

**kenpostudent** · Posted On: 7/06/2007 4:31pm

I can't find a location for this guy on his sight. If I find it, I'll go pay him a visit and report back what I find.

**WorldWarCheese** · Posted On: 7/06/2007 7:10pm

Originally Posted by Whorian Gracie

"Professor Jorgensen's Kempo Karate has no less than NINE WORLD CHAMPIONS, amongst
those You'll see Master Karolina B. Olofsson, 4 Dan (Double World Champion 2005)." - from the above website

However
http://www.kempo.nu/us/instructors.htm
is a picture of badassery like no other.

http://www.kempo.nu/us/niclas.htm Rwar. This is obviously the most dangerous and fearsome.... twelve year old? I've ever seen.:qleft2:

**yjm308** · Posted On: 7/06/2007 7:35pm

Originally Posted by EternalRage

Wait what? He's got 46 dans?

yupp, here is his "cv". This was on his website before, but he shortend it down.
Some of it is swedish, but i think you get the bs idea here:

8 Dan Kempo
8 Dan American Taiho-Jitsu
6 Dan Karate
5 Dan GRK Kobujutsu
3 Dan Bulgarian Kempo
2 Dan Hapkido
7 Dan, Shihan i Chinese Kenpo Karate (PCKS Int'l)
Honorary 7 Dan, Grandmaster i Agni Kempo (GM Yuriy Kostrov)

2:a WMAS World Cup 2003 (Team Freestyle Forms)

Stilchef och grundare av Goshin-Ryu Kempo
President Kempo International
President Sweden Taiho-Jitsu Federation
Representant Bulgarian Kempo
Teknisk rådgivare United Martial Arts Alliance
Skandinavisk repr. Korea Hwal Moo Hapkido
Skandinavisk representant för O.C.T (Officer Conflict Training)
Senior Advisor & Svensk rep. för North American Masters Council
Svensk Rep. N.E.K.I.C.K.
Svensk Rep. PCKS International
Senior Advisor åt
Tamashii-Ryu Kempo Karate & Kobudo Federation
International Martial Arts Society Caribbean
Reiki Master

"Outstanding Achievements by a GrandMaster"
Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Fame 2007
Medal of Honor for Courage (1st degree) ICMAUA 2006
Medal of Honor & Bravery Bulgarian Kempo 2005
"Outstanding Contribution to the Martial Arts Award"
Hawaii Martial Arts Int'l Society Hall of Fame 2005
"International Master of the Year 2005"
Nigerian Martial Arts Academy Millenium Awards
"Master of the Year" Hawaii Martial Arts Int'l Society Hall of Fame 2003
"Instructor Award 2001" World Martial Arts Society, WMAS

Originally Posted by kenpostudent

I can't find a location for this guy on his sight. If I find it, I'll go pay him a visit and report back what I find.

I don't know, but i guess you have to email him and ask
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Goshin-Ryu Kempo Headquarter
LAS VEGAS, USA
Email: kyoshi@kempo.nu
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**yjm308** · Posted On: 7/12/2007 8:47pm

Ok here is some more info about the self proclaimed Professor:

I trained this bullshido/mcdojo art for 2-3 years. Took me about a month to realize it was bullshido, but I stayed because of the excercise and the friends I had there. Plus some of the moves were cool looking and flashy. Wich was fun, actually. :)

The problem is that he tells people that it's a practical and effective form of self defence.

Wich it is definately not.

Sometimes in Swedish internet forums he even says that it's "among the most effective forms of selfdefence there is".
When someone asks for videos of the sparring he just replies " Come to us and see for yourself".

Well.. I HAVE seen it for myself, for 2-3 years. And there is no sparring, no aliveness whatsoever except for when they do newaza. Wich is not very often. Once a month maybe.

One time when I had the orange belt (same belts as in judo), two new people joined the club. Two months later they had the BROWN belt! And suddenly they were instructing me. They were ofcourse very poor instructors, and had obviously no previous martialarts experience at all.
It was like having two randomly picked people from the street trying to teach somebody an "effective form of selfdefence". :bssign:

So thats about the time I got pissed of and quit for good.

This was like 6 years ago but it would be awesome to hear your opinions, like if someone visited the Las Vegas school and wrote about it :)

/yjm308