POST TERMINATORS STRIKE FROM ALL SIDES! (UKA)

Kenpo Emergency Practically Declared!




"I'll be back!" (From, The Terminator)

Several kenpo people have gone missing. Where are they??? The air is thick and heavy with a presence we can feel but not see. We know they are there.




Suddenly I am called back from the Australian Knitters International Homemade Sock Toss to cover the tragedies unfolding in a martial arts community. UKA turns into a bad movie flick starting the third week in Kenpo Month off on the wrong foot. ("...The other right!" as my instructor would say.) It is this martial arts genre that I enjoy. There is suffering, barriers to overcome and learning to be had by life's lessons. As we say in the press business... I don't know about Cuba though... It is much nicer to watch. Somewhere else, in a land that might be far away for some of us, socks are being tossed. It seems so innocent now.

You have not failed no one Grasshopper, only your own ambition. (Kung Fu: The Movie)

One difficulty is that the movie, or Kenpo Month, should have started with the opening classic story... it could be any one of us having a Grasshopperish flashback. I like the martial arts story in Hidy Ochiai's Book, A WAY TO VICTORY, which is an annotated BOOK OF FIVE RINGS. It points out that people are sometimes defeated first, THEN they fight and lose. Henry Ford said, "Whether you think you can do something or you think you can't, either way, you are right. These lessons could apply to Kenpo Month for any friend or foe.


In this story a boy has to fight a samurai to defend his family's honor. He is 13 years old. Musashi gives the young man this advice:

"Now this is what you must do. When you meet your opponent, hold the short sword in your left and the regular one in your right hand. Carry both swords high above your shoulders as you advance toward your opponent. When the distance between you and your opponent becomes close, stand still and wait for him to attack you first. ..."

[The advice and techniques go on and the boy then practices. Musashi continues]

"Young man, I have one more think to share with you for your absolute victory in the duel. ...
"There is no question that you are going to win in this battle. But you are still young and your opponent is an experienced samurai. I think it is good if I give you and additional power that will make you certain of your victory. That is, I am going to pray to the God of Ants, who will protect you against your opponent for sure. As you stand facing your opponent, just before you advance toward him, remember to look down at the ground where you stand. If an ant is found crawling around near your feet, it means that the God of Ants has listened to my prayer and in now way can you lose."

...Musashi directly mentions in one of his writings, Dokko-Do, "I respect Buddha and gods, but I do not depend on them," which highlights Musashi's absolute belief in self power... Musashi's gesture of praying to the God of Ants ... was a gesture to induce a certain psychological strength in the young samurai.

...The boy walked toward his opponent with a confident manner and with his eyes focused on the opponent at all times. As predicted by Muashi, the opponent thrust out the sword to stab the boy in the chest. The boy blocked it with the sword in his right hand and counter-attacked with the short sword in his left hand. The boy won, successfully avenging his fathers's death and thus restoring honor to his family.

(Pg. 20-21.)

They're Baa-aack" (Poltergeist... One of them.)

This week of Kenpo month has been full of surprises right outside of the box. May 14th marks the return of ExpressDog, the person who set off the fuse for the original UKA strike. He announces his return. "WELL IF YOU ARE GOING TO FINALLY TALK KENPO THAN THE ONE THE REAL EXPRESSDOG01 IS BACK." Despite this surprise return, posting falls off. Dr. Monty Lee, obviously having read Musashi, delivers the crushing blow directly into the lull in posting momentum with this post on May 15th:

From the looks of things so far, only about 25 of the members here have been active during this month of Kenpo. For the most part it's been Kenpo with a few sidebars. However, the "silent" majority is just that........silent. Who knows, maybe the Ultimate Kenpo Alliance has become a paper tiger; over 600 members, yet in all honesty, how many of those 600 are still here?


Morale quickly falls to the bottom, as far as posting goes. Suddenly Dr. Monty Evil is joined by a chorus (2 or more) of postings with everyone agreeing that Kenpo Month is bombing! What does Dr. Evil Monty want? ONE MILLION DOLLARS??? That is still quite a bit of money in this current movie.

May 16 finds UKA with another surprise twist of plot. The Kenpo Month leader agrees that UKA is a paper tiger and appeals not simply for kenpo posts, but just to say hello! This should not be too difficult unless turning from martial arts to Zombie genre film. Perhaps it is a fusion of the two? That would be.... interesting. Zombies are considered slow for martial arts. I am very sorry if I have offended any of my zombie readers, but I believe there are studies. Jarrette Glaz appeals to his troops with the post entitled To All of the 714 Members Here:

I just checked the membership here & it's says that as of May 16, 2006 at 12:20p.m. there are 714 members here.
I'm purposing that all 714 members at least say "Hello" by the May 20th to really see how many members are still here. I'd have to agree with the Papertiger post. It seems to me that a really hardcore base of about 10 members are always active, and about 10 or so on occasion post, and about 3 on a very rare occasion. So, I'm here. Are you?





Members check in and post 17 times the first day, including Monty who posts twice. Shaun of the Dead comes to mind. It is important to note that Shaun of the Dead was a very good movie. This critic recommends it highly. It highlights those funny times in life when you can't tell the zombies from the living.

Jarrette gives Kenpo Month a poor rating. It is hoped by some that Jarrette will hang in there! This is much higher difficulty level than the sock toss, unless you don't already know how to knit! It is not easy being a leader.

Moral appears to be falling like a rock into water. Kickboxers, led once again by General Bunny strike another blow on May 17th:

I've been sitting back & reading. Seems that some of the crew here is just abit "peeved" at us kickboxers. Well, well, well. I say this, If you don't want us, they hey! You don't want us!". It's all good. If you want us to leave, then we will. Only thing, by the time every kickboxer drops his/her membership here, this place will be at least 200 members less. That will leave about 500 more, but really out of that 500, how many are really around? But, if that's what you want, just let me know. I'll be out of here as fast as you can say, "What the heck happened?"



Many people post in support of General Bunny. My favorite is Kiki's response:

so exciting.

SOMEONE HAS TO DO SOMETHING! (Lots of characters scream this in films. Most of the time it is too general of a statement to note who or what film. I have had managers yell that too. I consider it very realistic.)


Will Kenpo Month end on this exciting note? Will there be Kenpo Month II, III and IV! My spine is still tingling. I hurt it in an accident three years ago.





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Kenpo Strike Does Some Good!

Stories of Good Will Pouring In.

For Good Karate Keeping Magazine I am taking names and... and I can't recall what to do after taking names. That might be a little out of my league for someone who is semi-retired, and preferring Margaritas However, I definitely did take names. There are too many names to mention this week, and that is a positive sign for a Kenpo Month with so many great posts. Today, I am simply enjoying myself but I am going to mention one special name: Masa. ;-)

This week I actually gained some knowledge and enjoyed reading UKA posts about fashion, manners, style, finance and living. One new piece of information is the post on Kenpo fashion and the checkered uniform. Who knew? Apparently they are famous. Perhaps everyone but me knew however, in any case, not me. I never saw them before. Other great posts came before and after the fashion one too. I read the post on Dojo Fees with great interest. The Kenpo Bow post was also packed full of information. I did not realize that they had so many different meanings in the same art. I had been told by my early instructor that different families have different bows and meanings. I also completely missed the Fred Ettish chapter on kenpo and the ring. Apparently, I am a little confused about kenpo and Fred Ettish since he is not American Kenpo and his school is called Matsumura Kenpo. I read Kenpo Joe's post and looked up the name of Fred Ettish's school. Sad news also came during this kenpo week. Leilani Parker, beloved wife of Ed Parker is ill with cancer and expects another six months to share with this world. The family, in a post passed forward from Edmund K. Parker Jr., asks for well wishes. I wish Leilani Parker and her family the best during this time.

Kick boxers did kick a little with Ernesto "The Rooster" Diaz-Gonzalez making a post comeback including some (more) unexpected poetry. In all seriousness, the kenpo posts did go from kenpo to fighting or fighting to kenpo in many instances. Thanks for all the great posts! It definitely was a great kenpo week with a spice of some other information mixed in.

Reporting with an umbrella drink,
Evonne the Storyteller
Good Karate Keeping Magazine

KENPO MONTH BATTLE!

BREAKING NEWS!

(UKA, FHP) After a slow showing following opening day, shots were fired (online) on Tuesday in a surprise attack on UKA kenpo strike members. Kickboxers, led by General Bunny Tartaglino demanded equal treatment and continued to post. General Bunny preceded postings by Billy Elder, Hugh Beaumont, Gypsy Moth, Dean Elder, Hector Fernandez Vega and Brent Brentwood under the banner Kenpo 24/7...I don't Think so! Hans Sraussner, although not directly on the attack team, appears to be talking kickboxing and may be considered at least an ally to that cause.

Protestors, making a stand for kenpo 24/7, include Mike Nace stating that Kenpo is the purest form. Guardian and Angela Page appear to be opposed to the war. Yuk Joe may be working both sides. Skyeyes, assistant manager of the war conflicted site, attempted to mediate and made statements reinforcing managements decision to allow everyone to post.

Despite sniper fire, several Kenpo posters appeared seeming more fueled by opposition than ever. Monty Lee, Guardian, Blammon, Kiki Tashara were credited with strong showings. Adding to the strong kenpo showing is Professor David Brose along with Kenpo Joe posting the Professor's amazing kenpo images including Prof. Sig Kufferath, Danzan Ryu Jujitsu Black Belts, Prof. Wally Jay, An open letter from Prof. Jay in the "Tegami" Newsletter, Jay, Chow-Hoon, and Prof. Brose himself!

The fight appears to be changed from man against himself to post. Now the struggle is kickboxers posting kickboxing content vs. kenpo people posting content. So far no protestors or fighters have been removed from either side and stances appear to be holding ground. No sources could be reached regarding how "Bunny" got that fighting name.

Reporting from the front,
Evonne the Storyteller
Faux Hostile Press (FHP)

Kenpo Strike, Day One. May 1, 2006

This book is dedicated to all those who helped us on your way--
and to our detractors, too. Without them our determination would not have been the same.
---Dedication inside the book PADDLE TO THE AMAZON by Don Starkell









Evonne the Storyteller, reporting ringside.




Prior to the newest Kenpo "Strike" on Ultimate Kenpo Alliance, I check to see if there is already Kenpo Day, Week, Month or even a Year. Not a single local, national or international kenpo celebration is found. If anyone out there knows about one, please let me know. Apparently this site is onto something truly new and different. How could the potential for a special period of time set aside for kenpo have possibly been overlooked for so long!? Of course, some of the teachers out there would show you a strike or two of their own then explain (with that piercing, thoughtful look in their eye) that every day is Kenpo Day. "So let that be a lesson to you!" That is what I hear when it is my turn looking up from the mat.

Lessons aside, the strike is off to a good strong start even before the official day begins. Prior to the May first due date, Professor David Kosho offers plenty of good subject matter, I would say weapons in this case, to post about. More strikers pour into the ring for the fight including Hernaldo "KO" Jua, Blammon 3, Masa "Beat" Suzuki, Kennethpo, and Melio Soriano Lopez- Diaz saying he actually cannot wait for the month to begin. Lee Marvin joins in while expressing how he is under pressure to study in order to present a good kenpo post. Best wishes in your search Lee Marvin. We are all rooting for you. Guardian is apparently climbing into the ring. Mike Nace is in and wondering why all the fuss when the name of the site already has "Kenpo" in it. (Well Mike, you had to be there.) Nancy Ishara enters proclaiming "Kenpo Rocks" in a way that makes me imagine she is entering accompanied by applause wearing a really nice fighting robe. Insistent Latin Beauty is also in and I strongly suspect her large number of fans are very happy about that.

Many kenpo people are all in the ring posting but where is the competition in this fight? Absolutely no blocks or challenges by enemies are put up so far. John Elder even stops by with well wishes to everyone and their "31 days of kenpo." The Elder's, known as kick boxers to those of the site, are apparently in heavy training right now. Yes fans, It is going to be the classic struggle of man against himself, to post or not.

Now to the blow by blow action everyone has been waiting for. Is anyone actually posting or will this be some sort of quiet month of kenpo meditation? Is there any bark in the bite? Apparently kenpo students and teachers are clicking the keys where it counts. Jarette Glaz is in with the first shot going straight to the head with his post shortly after midnight. Also coming on strong in the strike is Angela Page, Guardian, and Professor David Kosho all with posts. Keith Angler apparently quietly joins the fight with a post or two on day one. Another surprise is in order for UKA. Kenpo Joe returns posting strong to the board with news of his newest award! Congratulations is in order to Kenpo Joe for the 2006 Valadez Kenpo Association Hall of Fame as "Kenpo Instructor of the year." That is great news to kick this newest, never done before kenpo month off.

Congratulations is also in order to everyone on UKA for a strong and successful first day showing! The kenpo month has just begun. I am sure more surprises are in order too. After all, there are 30 more days to go!





Evonne The Storyteller
Representing the Faux Hostile Press
If you fall, I will be there to report about it.
(Nudge, wink.)

KENPO MONTH - How Exciting!

Written three days before the newest internet martial arts strike on The Ultimate Kenpo Alliance!

The Kenpo month of May is almost upon us. A movement has been started and the wrecking ball is almost ready to drop member's of the Ultimate Kenpo Alliance having only three days notice to prepare. The challenge on the website, The Ultimate Kenpo Alliance (UKA), is to only post on Kenpo topics. This is on a board that has experienced an ongoing struggle between kenpo people and the other martial arts posters. Although the movement is not expressed as being against other posters, still it remains that posting on other subjects could be limited if agreed to only. This is on a community that has evolved and agreed previously to include other subjects. So far, the kick boxers made an impressive show with last years strike for the right to post on their topics. However this time "the others," including the kick boxers, are being remarkably quiet. Not their usual game plan! Do they have a little something up their canvas sleeves or not? It remains to be seen

Although initially off to a slow start, more people have signed on to participate. Look at the people signing onto the movement that, hopefully, we can expect posts from! I am only including the names of people who posted in agreement after it is mentioned they should also make a kenpo post and not just agree that it is a kenpo month!

The intention of a couple of members is not quite clear. Monty, the effervescent black belt, agrees not to burp immediately. That is strong action although it may not be understood by the outsiders looking in. There is no mention if he is out or in for kenpo month. Ernesto, the man building a fighting record, signed on but says he does not have time to post anyway. Although he is in heavy training, it remains to be seen if he makes a "post comeback" sometime during the month and comes up with some kenpo.

Let's take a look at who is actually in the ring! Jarrettle Glaz is ready and is the brain behind this current kenpo movement. David Hemmings states that is ready for a kenpo month! Also signing on is Yip Yap, Zingy Wilton, Bobby Boy, Alec Newberry, Yuk Soo Man Lee, Young Jack Keroway, Raymond Schaff, and Kiki Tashara!

So far almost no opposition is offered from posters of other subjects. Is a challenge in order to offer an enemy to the kenpo posters to fight!? Will it simply be a classic struggle of the individual against themselves to offer a kenpo post of significance during the weeks ahead? Will there be a match to see who can make more martial arts topic posts versus the kenpo posters?

The audience awaits a fight that has no precedent here on UKA. I look forward to the developments when we are actually in the big ring showing some action!