One of the first things that we are taught when we join a Kajukenbo school, regardless of the school is “Ohana”. Not necessarily the actual term “Ohana” but the meaning. Ohana is a Hawaiian term meaning FAMILY. Kajukenbo teaches us to respect one another and treat fellow Kajukenbo practitioners with respect regardless of what school or method. We do not only learn how to punch, kick and break bones, we learn self discipline and appreciation for the hard work we put in and for one another. We learn to respect the ranking system and our seniors and their history regardless of the school they follow. Unfortunately many are beginning to lose sight of that. Like many things in life, evolution will take part, people will evolve, methods will evolve and schools will evolve. There are many Kajukenbo practitioners around the world and their lineage can be tracked all the way back to the founders of this great art. The basics of Kajukenbo are the same, taught the same way in all the schools that have adopted proper Kajukenbo. From those basics that were taught, legends in this art took the initiative of taking it a little further, a requirement of any black belt – to better oneself. Some failed and some excelled. From there came the various styles of Kajukenbo – the Emperado Method, the Ortega Advanced Method, Garcia Method, and many more. HOWEVER, you cannot measure what style/method is better, and one surely cannot say that a specific method is not certified or acknowledged or that a specific method is more superior. Is there one method superior or better than another method, I don’t think so, but there are methods that are DIFFERENT. It is a personal choice for each practitioner to choose which style/method they like to follow and that has to be respected by everyone. A school’s lineage has to be respected. The long time that the seniors of these methods have put in, constituting of decades NEEDS to be respected. I practice Kajukenbo because it is something I love, it is a life style, an art that has taught me a lot and gained me friends, brothers, a big family. I hope that people, practice well, study the history, open up their eyes and refrain from disrespecting one another. Once again, we are all brothers and sisters passionate about the same thing regardless of our school and lineage. Kajukenbo was created to bring people together and teach them how to survive, let us not lose track of that by attacking one another.... Fadi Barakat Diab
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 06:50:47 +0000
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