MALDONADO CRAZY MONKEY
Maldonado Kenpo Karate is a complete family martial arts center dedicated to teaching the most innovative and effective martial arts system, including a combination of Crazy Monkey Defense (CMD) techniques along with Kenpo Karate. We believe everyone can benefit from martial arts and its our goal to maintain a school environment where people feel comfortable and are not intimidated to begin their journey into the world of martial arts as well as ensure the best possible defense program
With so many Martial Arts schools and styles to choose from,
Why Choose Our School?
Why Choose Our School?
The Crazy Monkey Defense draws its main influence from boxing and the founder’s experience on the streets of Johannesburg and has been perfected using the elements of Mixed-Martial Arts, Boxing along with Wrestling techniques.
The CMD places a strong emphasis on self-preservation and practical application. Its techniques seek to use a human being’s natural instincts to augment its application and as such remain technically simple so that it can be used in high stress situations.
Early training focuses heavily on developing a strong defense for a stand-up game. Training then proceeds to learning how to close the distance, clinch-fighting and finally grappling with an aim to returning to a stand up game.
Kenpo
is really the best of all worlds. Its a sophisticated system that has
strikes, throws, pressure points, Jujitsu, and is designed to deal with
single or multiple attackers. It utilizes speed, power, and pin point
striking to overwhelm an attackers senses.
It does all this in a blend of hard and soft styles that are both Chinese and Japanese in origin.
For those of you unfamiliar with Martial Arts nomenclature, the terms hard and soft have several meanings.
A hard style tends to engage an attacker from a greater distance and have more linear strikes.
A soft style tends to engage closer to the opponent and often utilizes more flowing circular techniques. In the true principles of Yin and Yang, the most effective style should have elements of both so that a person can adapt to all manner of situations.
It does all this in a blend of hard and soft styles that are both Chinese and Japanese in origin.
For those of you unfamiliar with Martial Arts nomenclature, the terms hard and soft have several meanings.
A hard style tends to engage an attacker from a greater distance and have more linear strikes.
A soft style tends to engage closer to the opponent and often utilizes more flowing circular techniques. In the true principles of Yin and Yang, the most effective style should have elements of both so that a person can adapt to all manner of situations.
Our
teacher spent nearly four decades refining his unique style of Kenpo
Karate to be more effective and incorporate proper body mechanics. Recently he has incorporated the Crazy Monkey Defense System and has perfected the art of Self Defense. He
learned the hard way that the vast majority of martial artists have
little or no knowledge of kinesiology or sports fitness. He spent
years working with doctors and exercise physiologists in order to
update the entire system. This means that the moves are more effective
and work with your body to promote long term health and fitness.
