Kajukenpo
The Cleveland Karate Institute teaches KI Kajukenpo Karate.Kajukenpo is an American Martial Art that maintains traditional values for its practitioners. It develops positive attitudes, self discipline, self defense and leadership skills. Like its parent system Kajukenbo, Kajukenpo is an eclectic system of martial arts comprising KArate, JUdo / JUjitsu, and KENPO. Its founder, Grandmaster AlGene Caraulia, Sr. was born in Hawaii. He trained with the legendary founder of Kajukenbo, Professor Adriano Emperaldo and Tony Ramos. Gene Wyka was his Judo instructor, where he achieved his 2nd Degree Black Belt in Kodokan Judo. AlGene won the 1st World Karate Championship in 1963. As a member of the United States Karate Association, he received his 4th Degree Black Belt and was elected to their elite group of Black Belts, the Trias International. By 1970, AlGene Caraulia brought his style of martial arts to Cleveland, Ohio and opened the Karate Institute, later to be known as the Karate Institute of America. The primary differences in Kajukenpo and Kajukenbo is in philosophy. KAJUKENBO centered its system around Kempo giving it a more Chinese appearance. KAJUKENPO stresses more Japanese Judo and Karate, as influenced by the United States Karate Association.
Kajukenpo karate requires you to develop yourself in a positive (other awareness) manner and avoid anything that would reduce mental growth or physical health. Kajukenpo karate is a self-defense system, not a sport. A sport must have rules, but self-defense has no rules. KARATE CODE MAXIMUM PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EFFORT; (This is recognized as the amount of effort applied during class participation, and the amount applied on your own time. It also takes into account physical as well as mental effort.) MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY; (This requires you to stretch and work on your ability during your own time also.) RESPECT FOR HUMAN ENTITY; (This is an OTHER AWARENESS program, requiring you to consider others as much as yourself (self-awareness). This in turn teaches you respect for others and respect for yourself.) KAJUKENPO definition KA - Karate JU - Judo and Jujitsu KENPO - Fist Law KATA - (reasons for) Art form when done correctly Exercise when performed as a fight Encyclopedia of self-defense Preparations; Spiritual (Hand sign) Mental (spotting and thinking) Physical (dynamics) Salutation; (Karate is my secret) (I bare no weapons) (I use in self-defense or defense of others)
Iaidō
Iaidō (居合道?) is a Japanese martial art associated with the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard, striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard. While new students of iaidō may start learning with a wooden sword (bokken) depending on the teaching style of a particular instructor, many of those who study iaidō use an unsharpened sword (iaitō). Advanced practitioners of iaidō use a sharpened metal sword (shinken).
Because iaidō teaches the use of actual metal weaponry, it is almost entirely based on the teaching of forms, or kata. Multiple person kata do exist within some forms of iaido, but the iaidōka (practitioners of iaidō) will usually use bokken for such kata practice. Iaidō does not include direct competition or sparring of any kind. Because of this non-competitive aspect, and iaidō's emphasis on precise, controlled, fluid motion, it is sometimes referred to as "moving Zen."