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| Also known as | SKK, Villari Kenpo |
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| Focus | Striking, Kicking, Felling, & Grappling |
| Hardness | Point Sparring |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Creator | Fredrick J. Villari |
| Parenthood | Karazenpo Goshin Jitsu, Kosho Shorei-ryū Kempo, Shōrin-ryū Karate, Shaolin Kung Fu, Danzan-ryū Jujutsu, Chin Na, Bökh |
Shaolin Kenpo Karate (or SKK) is a martial art style that combines the Five Animals of Shaolin Kung Fu (Shaolinquan), the core competency of Kenpo, the hard-hitting linear explosiveness of traditional Karate, as well as the power of Western boxing and the felling and grappling arts of Jujutsu, Chin Na, and Mongolian wrestling.[1] This system was founded and developed by Fredrick J. Villari (a former black belt student of Nick Cerio and William Kwai Sun Chow),[2][3] who devised a hybrid system which integrated the four ways of fighting: striking, kicking, felling, and grappling to eliminate the inherent weakness of martial arts systems that focus on just one or two of fighting techniques.[1]
Shaolin Kenpo Karate is primarily taught through a chain of Villari's Martial Arts Centers in the United States and Canada, although there are several unaffiliated organizations that teach variations of the style. These include schools founded by former students of Fred Villari.
- ^ a b Villari, Fred. "Hidden Beneath the Shadows - Balance Your Mind and Body for the Millennium" Sumerel Enterprises; 2nd edition (March 1998)
- ^ Ayoob, Massad. "Fred Villari Markets the Martial Arts". Black Belt Magazine, July 1975.
- ^ Blue Hand Web Design. "Create an Account - Great Grandmaster Villari". villari.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012.