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Details:	The Missoula American Kenpo Karate school has been teaching Mr. Ed Parkerâ€™s art to the best of our abilities since November 1985. It is a system of movement which is based on logic and physics. We believe that if a technique doesnâ€™t make sense, we donâ€™t want a student to do it. We focus on the physics of movement. Mr. Parker said that you can put all kinds of names on the martial arts, Tae Kwon Do, Kung Fu, Kenpo, it doesnâ€™t matter. The martial arts are nothing more than the art of applied physics, and the physics are very black and white. You are either a quarter inch on the roof of a building, or quarter inch off. At which point the principle of gravity will introduce itself to you. That principle relates directly to the martial arts â€“ if you donâ€™t have body alignment, you wonâ€™t have backup mass. If you do not contour your own body to the movement, you will not have leverage. When teaching, we explain how to do a technique and why it works. Next we show the student how to perform the technique. Finally, we have the student perform it themselves. By using this approach, we teach everything audially, visually, and kinetically to maximize the retention of the student by using the three most common learning styles. Mr. Parker called Kenpo a â€œbody languageâ€ and that is the approach our school takes. Students learn the basics of the language and vocabulary. We continue to build on this, adding vocabulary and structure until the student can speak in complete sentences. Knowing 500 sentences does not mean that you can speak the language. But knowing how to rearrange 100 sentences can let you communicate effectively. By utilizing these principles, then our student can develop true self-confidence and be able to defend themselves in any given situation. And as we teach people to defend themselves, we also teach how to avoid the situations that could lead up to physical violence in the first place. When children are involved, we want them to have a fun learning environment, but we stress self-control, discipline, confidence, and respect for others.
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