Kara-Ho Kempo

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Kara-Ho Kempo

Focus	Vital Point striking
Hardness	Unknown
Country of origin	Territory of Hawaii
Creator	William Kwai Sun Chow
Famous practitioners	Ron Alo, Sam Alama Kuoha, Ka'imi Kuoha, Bart Vale
Parenthood	Kosho Shorei-ryu Kempo
Descendant arts	Kajukenbo, American Kenpo, Hawaiian Kempo[1]

Kara-Ho Kempo (the unity of spirit, mind, soul and body, fist law) is a martial art created in the 1930s^[2] by the late William Kwai Sun Chow of Hawaii (July 3, 1914 - September 21, 1987). The system can best be described as a series of rapid strikes (punches and kicks) to the vital areas of an opponent. The system calls for an equal use of both the hands and feet and, also, teaches self-defense techniques against weapons and multiple attackers.^[3]

Part of the Kara-Ho Kempo curriculum consists of empty hand and weapons kata, featuring weapons originating in Ryukyu (modern day Okinawa, Japan), China, and the Philippines with 18 weapons total and 3 kata for each weapon.