Kenpo Karate is a comprehensive self defense system based on the laws of physics.  Kenpo was brought to the mainland Unted States by Edmund K. Parker in the 1950's.  Considered the "Father of American Kenpo," he opened the first commercial Martial Arts school in the United States.  Mr. Parker applied the Western scientific approach to the traditional Eastern Art of Shaolin Kenpo taught to him in Hawaii.  The result of Mr. Parker's many innovations is the "American" Kenpo system of today.  Kenpo is a Martial art that adapts to the needs of the individual and the situation providing practical solutions, physical fitness, personal growth and critical thinking.