Kenpo TaiJi Association: Martial Arts North London
Kenpo Taiji is a Complete Martial Arts System
Learn street defense skills, improve your health and increase your spiritual awareness with the Kenpo Taiji Association.
Kenpo Taiji is not based purely on physical strength. It is 50% physical, 50% mind, in other words not only do we learn how to punch and kick but we must learn how to change our mind set to that of a wild animal when attacked or in fight. Through learning Kenpo Taiji you will become a master of adaptability, which is the crux to the whole system and indeed a healthy life. We teach you how to adapt and counter everything that the attacker is doing to you, by using the element of surprise instead of doing what he expects you to do.
The core of the Kenpo Taiji system is the original Yang Lu Chan Tai-Chi Long form. This powerful form incorporates slow and explosive (Fa-jing) movements and every posture is a lethal Dim-Mak (Pressure point) strike. Correct and consistent practice of this form will lead us to Internal Stillness and Balance.
5 Belts to Black Belt
Attainable in 3-4 years by demonstrating that you have taken your fighting ability to a 'No Mind' subconscious reflex level by mastering the following areas of skills:
Dim Mak
Pressure point fighting. This is the opposite to acupuncture. Instead of encouraging chi flow to cure an illness a simple strike to one over 700 dim-mak acupuncture points will cause immediate K.O.
Reptilian Brain
It is a scientific fact that we have 3 brains inside our heads. As well as our logical thinking brain, we also have the old mammalian brain responsible for subconscious body movemment and the reptilian brain situated in the brain stem. This is our survival brain and the doorway to the subconscious. We will learn how to instinctively access this brain and fight like a wild animal.
No Mind
Abstract training methods will be used to programme the old mammallian brain with fighting principles, which will become sub-conscious reflex actions when in reptile brain mode.
Eagle Vision
In Reptile Brain mode we will not use focus vision but an advanced form of peripheral vision known as eagle vision. This uses a form of tracking which enables us to lock onto our attackers energy and so that as he attacks we will pre-empt this attack and attack first.
Fa-Jing
Explosive Penetrating Power at close range (one inch punch).
Explosive Speed
Learn how to achieve more than 15 strikes in 2 seconds .
Internal Stillness
Learn Chi Kung to make you outwardly violently aggressive whilst maintaining an internal stillness like wild animals.
Weapons
We teach realistic and effective defence against knives and other weapons.
Knife Attacks
Learn how to deal with a knife attack. We teach the safest and most effective way to resolve such a situation.
Mass Attacks
Learn how to effectively deal with a mass attack by mastering the above fighting principles.
Tai Chi and Chi Kung
If you are not interested in the fighting aspect, we also teach Tai Chi and Chi Kung independently of Kenpo Taiji. We are one of the very few schools which teach the complete Yang style 'Tai Chi Chuan' Long form. We also teach Wuji Gong, a very balancing and powerful form that has been kept secret by the masters until now.
