International Modern American Kenpo Association

The International Modern American Kenpo Association is born!  Over the years I have been asked several times whether I belong to or have created an association.  Until recently, my answer has always been no.  With so many students of mine around the world, each looking to perpetuate and adapt the art I have created, the need for an association can no longer be ignored.  As my students and students' students become instructors and open their schools (be it in their homes, online, or in commercial buildings), they and their students will collectively form the I.M.A.K.A.  Membership to the association will be open to any school teaching my art.  In addition to wearing the tiger and dragon logo on their left chest, students and instructors will also wear the globe and olive branch on their left shoulder.  I will appoint representatives of the association at the regional and/or country level.

As my students not only go on to teach my art, but also modify and adapt it, I envision the association to be inclusive.  When a new art is formed, the creator of the art and those who study his/her art will wear the mark of the new art on their left chest, while continuing to wear the globe and olive branch on the right chest.  This way the Kenpo family can continuously grow without losing track of one another.

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