Chapter 5

BLUE
BELT
“PHYSICAL/MENTAL”

To master your Blue Belt, you must learn and

demonstrate the following techniques:
•Punch Counters 11-21
•Club Counters 6-10
•Kick Counters 1-5
•Knife Counters 1-5
•Soft Punch Combinations 1-5
•Eight Eights 1-4
•Questions

Blue Belt Creed: “Through my training I am

gaining strength, and confidence. With
confidence comes humility and I am committed
to growing in both.”
Techniques
Blue Belt
TESTING REQUIREMENTS
All Previous Belt Techniques
Blue Belt Techniques
Punch Counters 11-21
Club Counters 6-10
Kick Counters 1-5
Knife Counters 1-5
Soft Punch Combinations 1-5
Eight Eights 1-4
PUNCH COUNTERS 11-21
11. L-Hand outward block, R-Hand straight punch to opponent’s face,
and kick to opponent’s groin area (simultaneously)
12. Block up & step back, straight punch & elbow strike to midsection
similar to PC#8. Grab clothing with both hands: R-hand grabs around
solar plexus or rib area while the L-hand grabs near right knee area. Pull
opponent’s foot off floor by pivoting & pulling opponent to your left side.
Hold on to opponent’s R-leg with your L-hand for control. Dump
opponent on back, rip to groin with R-hand. Release opponent’s R-leg
while R-hand circles, R-leg pushes it away. Follow up with knee on groin
& one knuckle punch to temple.
13. Simultaneously, L-hand outward block in Tiger Claw form, R-hand
Tiger Claw to face & kick to groin with R-leg.
14. Step off to the left, away from opponent’s body at a 45 º angle, parry
or outward block with the right hand to deflect punch, turn back toward
opponent and simultaneously strike the body with a backfist with the R-
hand and a side kick to opponent’s ribs.
14a. Step to the rear to a side horse, inward block with forearm,
cover block, lift left knee up to a side kick and step back.
15. Pivot toward left & open hand upward block with L-hand. Let L-
hand grab opponent’s wrist. Kick to opponents shin w/R-leg when
possible as you step in toward opponent while moon chopping & 21
squeezing to throat w/R-hand. Step back with L-leg while
pivoting (90 degrees) & pulling opponent to ground in
back of you.
16. As punch comes, pivot to your left simultaneously
blocking up with your L-arm (open handed) grab
opponent’s wrist with L-hand. With R-hand backfist to
groin, to solar plex, and to face. Monkey fist to right tricep.
After Monkey fist use R-hand to reach underneath
opponent’s R-arm & grab shoulder. Step in 45 degree angle
with R-leg to outside of opponent’s lead leg. Throw
opponent to floor by turning your upper body ½ away
from opponent (counter clockwise), while pulling
opponent’s arm across your body from your R-shoulder to
your lower left side. Note: Follow-up with any technique.
16a. As punch comes, pivot to your left,
simultaneously block up with your L-arm (open
hand). Backfist with R-hand to groin, L-leg crosses
behind R-leg while R-hand backfists solar plex. Step
out with R-leg to left side of opponent while R-hand
backfists to face. Sweep opponent’s leg or legs with R-
leg inward sweep, while chopping with R-hand to
chest of opponent, to knock opponent to the floor.
17. Step to left side with L-leg. Parry with R-hand
simultaneously grabbing opponent’s R-wrist. At same time,
Leopard Rip across ribs, then striking under opponents
triceps (in rolling motion) with L-forearm, a) armbar b)
out the door or c) flip opponent. (Rolling motion +
opponent’s force will cause opponent to flip on to their
back).
18. L-hand parry inward & downward. Then
simultaneously R-hand, one-knuckle punch to face (eye) &
front kick to shin with R-foot
18a. R-Hand parry inward & downward (closed fist).
L-hand parry inward & downward (closed fist). Then
simultaneously one-knuckle punch to face (eye) &
front kick to shin with R-foot.
19. Step out to left side with L-leg. R-hand should go up
in outward parry to guard self against punch. R-leg
straight kick to groin, into R-leg roundhouse to face.
20. As punch comes, step to rear with L-foot while
pivoting to L-side & deflecting punch with R-shoulder.
Then Tiger Tail with R-foot to opponent’s groin.
(Advanced: also can use a Funny Kick or over the shoulder
axe kick)
21. As punch comes, drop to floor on right side, place
hands to floor, drop to low position while leaning to R-
side. L-leg roundhouse to groin.
a. Step back, execute scissor kick
b. Step off 45º, execute a double foot kick
c. Step off 45º, execute a jumping side kick
d. Step off 45º, execute a jumping hook kick
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CLUB COUNTER 6-10
6. Stepping to left away from on coming club, deliver a
right leg round house kick to mid section, followed by a left
leg spinning back kick, followed by a left hand chop and/or
ridge hand to throat.
7. Stepping to left away from on coming club, upward
block with right and left hand shoving opponent’s club
hand into his/her body. Follow with a driving open palm to
chin.
8. Stepping in with left upward block, as right palm
strikes the chest, driving the opponent backwards.
Followed by right hand Ridge Hand rip across eyes then
chop to throat.
9. Left hand inward parry, right hand vertical poke to
face, left hand slams into back of head, left hand then grabs
left side of opponent’s face (from the rear). Pulling
opponent backwards into a left round house knee.
10. Stepping in with left upward block, as right hand
delivers a Moon Chop to the throat. Followed by a right
forearm strike to the left side of opponent’s head, right
hand continues around and behind head grabbing
opponent’s right shoulder for a shoulder hip throw.
KICK COUNTERS 1-5
1. (Against a Front Kick) Pivot to right blocking down
and out with left hand, your left hand continues under
opponent’s right leg, followed by a right hand punch to the
mid section then open palm strike to opponent’s right
shoulder as you grab shirt of right shoulder. Trip out
supporting leg with the back of your right leg. Let
opponent’s back hit the floor as you let go of shirt. Follow-
up suggestions: Chop with right hand through groin and
with the same hand deflect opponent’s right leg away,
followed by a kick to opponent’s back.
2. (Against a Front Kick and Straight Punch) Pivot to
left, blocking down and outward with right hand,
continuing under the kicking leg to catch kicking leg.
Parry incoming punch with palm of your left hand passing
opponent’s punching hand to your right hand, your left
hand punch opponent’s ribs. The back of your right leg
kicks out opponent’s supporting leg. As opponent falls onto
back let go of his/her wrist. Follow up suggestions:
Striking through groin, parry away opponent’s right leg
with same hand followed by kick to back.
3. (Against a Round House) Duck down and away to
right. Go to left knee as back of left hand strikes groin.
Switch to right knee as palm of right sweeps out
opponent’s supporting leg.
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4. (Against a Round House) Duck down and away to
right. Go to left knee as back of left hand strikes groin.
Switch to right knee as palm of right hand also strikes
groin followed by a right leg sweep to opponent’s
supporting leg.
5. (Against a Side Kick) Step back with right foot into a
side horse. Continue to catch self on floor with both hands
and deliver a (Drop) side kick up into the groin.
KNIFE COUNTERS 1-5
1. (Against a Midsection Knife Thrust) Pivot to left into
a right Cat stance as you parry with a left hand inward
parry against the back of knife hand, followed by a right
hand one knuckle punch to back of knife hand. Right hand
Ridge hand up to wrist of knife hand followed by back of
left hand circling up to strike triceps of right arm followed
by right hand vertical punch to rib cage of opponent.
2. (Against a High Knife Thrust) Left hand inward
parry, followed by back of right hand outward parry, right
hand grabbing wrist of knife hand of your left palm strike
back of head. Followed by your forearm driving into back
of opponents shoulder and down toward the floor.
3. (Against a High Stab) Deflect with palm of left hand,
then with back of right hand, left palm slams into back of
opponents head with same motion. Left thumb knuckle
drives into opponent’s right biceps, shoving knife hand at
his/her face or neck, jerks knife hand back out straight as
you deliver a chop to the throat, ending with arm bar
across your chest as you turn your hand up under the jaw,
forcing the head back.
4. (Against 2 strikes) a Midsection Stab, followed by a
High Outward Slash) Parry first strike inward with left
hand as you deliver a vertical punch to mid section. Deflect
the opponent’s second attempt with left hand (fingers
pointing down), your forearm causes opponent’s arm to
travel over your head as you grab opponent’s (knife hand)
wrist with left hand, followed by right hand chop to biceps,
right foot kick to groin, left chop to throat.
5. (Against a Midsection Thrust) Left hand parry
inward, grabbing the wrist of the knife hand with both of
your hands, the left hand at the top of the wrist, the right
hand at the bottom of the wrist. Twist the opponent’s wrist
and arm counter clockwise over his right biceps and
shoulder until the opponent falls to the floor, at which time
you snap the knife swiftly back, causing the opponent to
cut him/herself in the face.
SOFT PUNCH COMBINATIONS 1-5
1) Left hand outward perry, right hand reverse knuckle
punch to opponent’s left temple, left poke to eyes, right
hand back knuckle to opponent’s right temple, left vertical
punch to bladder area, right hand poke to throat, left hand
unreversed jab upside down punch to face
2) Right hand unreversed jab/upside down jab to face
turns into inward block to opponents right arm, left hand
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poke to eyes, right hand back fist to groin, left hand
vertical punch to thigh.
3) Simultaneously outward upward perry with left hand
while right hand poke to armpit or neck. Follow with left
hand open palm tiger claw strike to face while back of right
hand rips down front of opponent’s body & down groin
area. Right hand rips inward Ridgehand across eyes, left
hand poke to eyes, right hand chop (palm down) to right
temple.
4) Right hand ox jaw (inverted chop) to opponent’s right
biceps .Then to left biceps. Left hand ox jaw to opponent’s
chest (sternum/solar plexus) right hand ox jaw to face.
5) Left hand perry as your right thumb gouge opponent’s
left eye. Pulling face into your left elbow, follow by a left
hand back fist to opponent’s head. (Advanced: crane
beak to carotid artery)
BLUE BELT QUESTIONS
1. WHO IS SIJO EMPERADO?
Sijo Adriano D. Emperado is one of the originators and the
founder of the KAJUKENBO system of self defense.
2. WHAT IS KAJUKENBO?
KA-karate; JU-judo/jujitsu; KEN-Kenpo; BO-Chinese
boxing (kung-fu).
3. WHO ARE THE OTHER PERSONS AND
WHAT DID THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE
MAKINGS OF THIS SYSTEM?
• Mr. P.Y.Y. Choo - Korean Karate
• Mr. Frank Ordonez - Jujitsu
• Mr. J. Holck - Judo (Kodokan)
• Prof. C. Chang - Chinese Boxing (kung-fu)
• Sijo A.D. Emperado - Kenpo and Escrima (Arnis)
4. WHAT IS THE BLACK BELT SOCIETY?
The Black Belt Society was the name they called
themselves before the Kajukenbo system was developed.
The Black Belt Society has recently become the Sifu
Society
5. WHAT WAS THE PERIOD OF/OR LENGTH
OF TIME IN DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM?
From early 1947 and it continuously evolves.
6. WHERE WAS THE HEADQUARTERS THEN
AND THE HEADQUARTERS NOW FOR THE
KAJUKENBO SELF DEFENSE INSTITUTE?
Palama Settlement, Vineyard Street, Honolulu, Hawaii.
7. WHAT OTHER ART, OTHER THAN CHINESE
KENPO, IS SIJO EMPERADO MASTER IN?
Escrima, a form of Filipino stick fighting & Chinese gungfu
8. WHEN DID SENIOR GRANDMASTER
ALBERT J. DACASCOS BEGIN TRAINING IN THE
MARTIAL ARTS?
At the age 11, in 1953 in the art of Judo under Mr.
(Rubberman) Higami at the old Y.B.A., Nuuanu Valley,
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continued training under Mr. John Chong and Mr.
Sullivan. Gung Fu was heavily influenced under Mr.
Chong, who was also a skilled Gung Fu practitioner.
Studied Kenpo-karate under Mr. Eugene Ho and under
Sijo Emperado before coming to California. Later training
Gung Fu under Sifu Paul Ng.
9. WHAT ARE THE COLORS OF KAJUKENBO?
White, black, red.
10. WHY DO WE WEAR BLACK UNIFORM
INSTEAD OF WHITE?
To the average person, the white uniform is usually inclined
to Japanese Judo or Karate or any of the Japanese Martial
Art systems. Since the art which we teach is of Chinese
origin, the opposite of white, black, would then represent
the Chinese arts. Black since being the Kajukenbo color is
widely used in most Kenpo-Karate and Chinese Kempo
(Ch’uanfa) Gung Fu schools.
11. WHAT ARE THE FIVE BASIC SYSTEMS OF
THE CHINESE MARTIAL ART?
• HUNG - power punches
• LI - poke and slaps
• CHOY - kick and side punch
• FUT - slicing techniques
• MO - block and breaking
All of these techniques or systems are greatly used in the
Kajukenbo style of self defense. You could actually say then
that the Kajukenbo style is the Hand style of Gung Fu.
12. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
KUNG FU AND GUNG FU
Gung Fu is Cantonese while Kung Fu is Mandarin. The
meaning of Gung Fu is “skill”, “hard work”, “practice”, or
“accumulation” of “time”
13. HOW MANY STYLE SYSTEMS OF KUNG FU
ARE THERE?
Over 300, 2/3 of them descend from the Sil Lum system.
14. WHAT DO YOU MEAN NORTHERN/
SOUTHERN STYLE?
In China, the Northern systems of Gung Fu were noted for
their fine kicking techniques, jumping, long power punches
and vocal sound. The Southern Systems had little or no
yelling sounds and kicks were usually low never going
higher then the private region. They were skillful on inside
hand techniques using short blows, pokes and slicing slap
techniques. The southern sets were usually long with a
medium and sometime slow tempo. The Northern sets were
generally fast with a lot of jumping and high kicks.
15. WHAT ABOUT KARATE? WHERE DID IT
COME FROM? To the Chinese Kara means China, while
Te would be fist, or Art way. Meaning China Way, China
Fist, or China’s Arts. It is actually a Chinese word. To the
Japanese Karate means “Empty Hand”, Kara-empty, te-
hand. Karate comes out of the Hung system of Gung Fu
using power punches and power blocks. Karate can also be
called Japanese Gung Fu.
16. WHAT ABOUT CH’UAN FA OR KEMPO?
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Ch’uan Fa is a Chinese word meaning “fist way” or “fist
step.” In China, all unarm Martial Arts (Wu Shu or Kgi-
Guk ) are called Ch’uan Fa (Fist Way) or Ch’uan Shu
(Fist Art). To the Westerners, it is called Kempo or Kenpo.
17. WHICH WAY IS CORRECT, KEMPO OR
KENPO?
Both, in this school we use Kempo because it is the correct
Chinese way of saying it especially if this schools doctrines
is inclined towards the Chinese methods. Kenpo, KEN-PO
is used mostly by schools who are heavily influenced by
Okinawan and Hawaiian methods. Kenpo or Kempo
stresses more Southern (Hand) techniques with low kicks.
It is still within the Hung system using power blows. Also
known as the hard style.
18. WHY DO WE YELL (KA - 1) WHEN
DELIVERING A BLOW?
Extra strength and speed is gained when delivering blows.
It also absorbs shock when falling as used in Judo. Energy
force should be concentrated in the lower stomach.
19. WHAT IS THE CORRECT WAY TO YELL?
Any yell that comes from the lower stomach. Many of the
Gung fu schools shout “sot” which in Chinese means “Kill”
or “Execute”.
20. HOW OLD IS MARTIAL ARTS?
History in China dates back to 2754 years. This was the
beginning of the development of the Chinese characters as
used in their language. It may have been longer. Black Belt
Magazine said it to be a thousand years earlier 3734. T’ai
chi ch’uan was the beginning of this trend. But actually
martial arts began in Africa.
21. WHAT ARE THE COLOR RANKS IN GUNG
FU?
In some systems of Gung Fu, the color usually starting off
would be black then working its way to white or gold or
even silver. But anywhere between black and white, other
colors are included. Example: black, blue, green, yellow,
red, and white. White would mean Professorship. Red,
Instructor or Master. Not all color systems are the same.
Every style/system has their own way of ranking.
22. WHAT IS THE SHADOWLESS KICK?
The Chinese are colorful in giving names to everything.
The shadowless kick is no more than a diversion in which
one uses distracting hand motion to draw one’s opponents
attention allowing to sneak a kick into the lower region.
The fast kick used in our own system can also be called the
Shadowless Kick. The human eye picks up images and
transfers it to the brain in l/l6th of a second. There are
people who can do this faster than the eye techniques.
23. WHY DO WE USE BLACK KARATE GI’S IF
WE ARE LEARNING CH’UAN FA GUNG FU?
Black Karate Gi’s are easier to get and need not have a
near perfect fit like traditional Chinese outfits. Also, it is
the true and oldest type of outfit the Chinese use. Those of
you who have seen Chinese movies, will note the Chinese
collar and frog buttons were not used until 2-3 hundred
years ago. The regular wrap around was the most practical.
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24. HOW MANY KINDS OF STRENGTHS ARE IN It’s called iron hand because the result is the person
THE CHINESE ARTS? becomes (hand + feet) strong and rough like leather.
Six - bodily, breath, bone, internal, external and hidden or 31. WHAT IS DIM MAK?
darkened strength. Dim Mak is the deadliest and most dangerous blows in the
25. WHAT ARE THE DEADLIEST BLOWS IN ANY advanced systems of Gung Fu. Usually by touch and
SYSTEM? pressure type finger applications. Persons who study this
Internal blows. art need to know the chart and timing system before
26. MENTALLY, GUNG FU WILL TEACH US applications. The Poison Hand method are used like
WHAT? dotting the letter “I”.
Gung Fu will teach you concentration, patience, belief,
honesty, perseverance, self control, courage and
personality becomes for the better.
BLUE BELT CREED
Through my training I am gaining strength and confidence.
27. PHYSICALLY, THE PRIMARY AIMS ARE
With confidence comes humility and I am committed to
WHAT?
growing in both.
Health, alertness, body condition, over come minor illness
thru improved health. DJ’s MOTTO
28. WHAT ARE THE FOUR MAIN SYSTEMS I will strive daily to improve myself both physically and
PRACTICED TODAY? mentally, and to respect myself and others.
The HARD, SOFT, INTERNAL, AND EXTERNAL
systems. Many schools combine the four. Notes:
29. WHAT IS THE TERM “POISON” “HAND”?
Poison hand are attained by snap and speed.
Also, some techniques require the use of powder and/or
liquid on the hand which are poisonous when inserted
below the skin.
30. WHAT IS IRON HAND?
Iron Hand is developed after a person practices the use of
aids like hitting materials, It’s techniques require strength.
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