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		<title>Calling New Kenpoists &#8211; This One Has Retired (for now)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, I had much fun and learned a great deal in the time I spent in Kenpo.  Unfortunately, a divorce caused me to quit classes last Spring.  Subsequently, no additional content has been added since.  I found that Kenpo opened up a world of insight to me and brought about a life of fitness I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=americankenpo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6627398&amp;post=419&amp;subd=americankenpo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Martial Arts for the Long Haul</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, I&#8217;m sitting here thinking about my progress overall.  It&#8217;s only been a little over a year since I&#8217;ve started martial arts training.  Well, a year and 2 months.  Time just fly&#8217;s by.  I&#8217;ve just taken a stripe test and after hearing what my instructor had to say after our test, I&#8217;ve had many thoughts.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=americankenpo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6627398&amp;post=413&amp;subd=americankenpo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Shooting Video of Yourself can be a Challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I started taking Kenpo, my instructor has mentioned off and on that taking video of yourself will help you self-evaluate how you are doing so that you can make corrections.  I&#8217;ve done this a few times, but one big problem I had was that I practice in a small bedroom and the video camera [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=americankenpo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6627398&amp;post=406&amp;subd=americankenpo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Learning Breakfalls Is Good For You</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>newkenpoist</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After doing some techniques in the dojo that require falling, I remembered my Aikido training.  Granted I haven&#8217;t practiced breakfalls in many, many years, however I remembered enough to ease the effects of falling.  This got me thinking about how different martial arts have aspects to them that can be helpful no matter the main [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=americankenpo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6627398&amp;post=398&amp;subd=americankenpo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Martial Arts Training Is Time Consuming</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>newkenpoist</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my 20&#8242;s, I studied aikido.  This martial art was one in which you needed a partner to train.  Kenpo, on the other hand, being primarily a striking art, can be practiced solo on your own in the air and on bags.  Training with a partner is definitely the ideal and a must for many [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=americankenpo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6627398&amp;post=385&amp;subd=americankenpo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Martial Arts And Levels Of Fitness</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>newkenpoist</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I think about my own fitness, I remember starting my kenpo training as a way to better myself.  As an observer, not only of my own progress, but of people I train with, and of people I see via videos, I&#8217;ve noticed that fitness in martial arts is a matter of choice really.  I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=americankenpo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6627398&amp;post=374&amp;subd=americankenpo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Symply Too Good To Be True, American Version &#8211; A Book Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Symply Too Good To Be True &#8211; American Version is a book written by Annette Sym from Australia.  This book is a diet cookbook written by someone who was overweight and had to learn on her own how to cook healthy recipes in order to lose weight.  Not only has Annette Sym lost weight, but [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=americankenpo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6627398&amp;post=376&amp;subd=americankenpo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Which Martial Art Style Sucks?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>newkenpoist</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine yourself considering starting martial arts.&#160; Would you want to start training in a martial art style only to find out later that &#8220;it sucks&#8221;?&#160; So, what does one do to make sure that the martial art style they are considering starting is the best of the best?&#160; Well, rest assured, this article will provide [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=americankenpo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6627398&amp;post=332&amp;subd=americankenpo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Starting Second Year of Kenpo Training</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shortly before this time last year, I spent a considerable amount of time researching what type of martial arts I should begin.  There were several ways I went about this.  I researched written material and articles on the internet, watched videos on youtube.com, and went to the bookstore.  Then I began the search for a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=americankenpo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6627398&amp;post=330&amp;subd=americankenpo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Passed Kenpo Purple Belt Test</title>
		<link>http://americankenpo.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/passed-kenpo-purple-belt-test/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>newkenpoist</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A years worth of material I was tested on.  Wow&#8230;.it&#8217;s hard to believe that this year is over.  When I think about what I knew when I started and what I know now, it leaves me scratching my head a bit.  It&#8217;s hard to believe because I never thought I would do it, even though [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=americankenpo.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6627398&amp;post=328&amp;subd=americankenpo&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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