F.A.Q

Tell us more about Aughrim St. Kenpo Karate?

Aughrim St. Kenpo Karate was established in 2004 when William Kelly returned to Ireland after spending the previous 25 years in Holland teaching the Art of Kenpo Karate.

Mr Kelly is a respected student of Kenpo for the past thirty years and as a Kenpo instructor is renowned internationally for his teaching ability and Kenpo skills, an Experienced Martial Artist who is well respected and is consider a friend by many of the top ranking Kenpoists in the world today.

Mr Kelly runs his school in a welcoming, friendly and sociable manner. Where everybody is welcome.

At Aughrim Street we teach AKKI Curriculum in a positive and progressive atmosphere. All students are encouraged, through support and praise, to achieve their own highest level of performance.

Why Learn AKKI Kenpo?

The American Kenpo Karate International (A.K.K.I.) is headed by Mr. Paul Mills the schools and clubs of the A.K.K.I. Have very skillful and knowledgeable instructors that teach the art as outlined by Mr. Mills. The A.K.K.I. has Ed Parker's Kenpo System at it's base, but has expanded the curriculum to include many new empty hand, grappling, ground fighting, knife (single & double) and stick (single & double) material.

The A.K.K.I. has achieved worldwide credibility, recognition, and exposure. We have accomplished this by developing and producing thousands of extremely creative and proficient Kenpo practitioners, as well as hundreds of high-ranking black belts throughout the world.

When becoming a member of the American Kenpo Karate International Association, one will attain prestigious and unparalleled status in an organization with an unquestionable professional standard of excellence, and quality. We are inferior to none, equal to any, superior to many.

Who Is Paul Mills?  

Mr. Mills was a private student of Ed Parker, the founder of American Kenpo, for over ten years. He learned many valuable lessons from Mr. Parker during that time. He gives his instructor credit for teaching him how to be a more analytical and logical thinker. The lessons learned he would never forget. Mr. Mills has passed down many stories and experiences of his time with Mr. Parker so that his instructor's memory lives on
What Mr. Parker taught Mr. Mills was that innovation is the key to the future of the system. He encouraged Mr. Mills to think outside of the traditional ways of thinking and practicing his system.  Mr. Mills is taking the system into the future with his insights, experience, and from what he was taught by his instructor.

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The American Kenpo Karate International association has always been at the forefront of progress and innovation. We are continually pushing the traditionalist envelope of thought and action, asking the tough questions:
How can we make highly proficient Black Belts in 3 to 5 years, with our innovations, our forms, and our techniques? To discovering the four master keys Rhythmic Timing patterns. To the creation of form 1 through 3, to our groundbreaking innovations in American Kenpo weapons and ground fighting, we've been true to our goal of providing real innovation that leads to higher proficiency.

What is Kenpo Karate?

Kenpo Karate is a combination of two words
Kenpo “law of the fist”  Karate “empty hands”
Kenpo Karate refers to the fact that no weapons are used; Instead, the hands, fingers, elbows, feet, knees and other parts of the body are developed and used as weapons.

Kenpo Karate is the speed and power with witch maneuvers are executed with most techniques being measured in fractions of seconds. A person proficient in this art can easily handle several men in an attack.

Although the true origin of Kenpo Karate is obscure, credit is given to Daruma, the twenty-eight Buddha from India. Daruma immigrated to China around 525 A.D.
During this Dark Age period, the public realized that they were no match for swords and maces, thus Daruma declared that parts of the body were to be hardened and developed into weapons.

Daruma though his system of self defense and applied the mental concentration of Zen meditation to the arts of the open hand. The underlying principles were the preservation of human rights which insured and promoted peace and happiness. Daruma was astern believer of peace; he decreed that each man had the right to protect himself so he made the following proclamation.

“War and killing are wrong, but so is it wrong not to be prepared to defend one’s self.
They have taken our weapons but we have our bodies
We have no knives, so make every fist a mace. With out spears every arm must be onto a spear and every open hand a sword”

Refusing or Avoiding a fight is not the sign of cowardice, especially when well versed in Kenpo Karate; such refusal is just a demonstration of respect to mankind since knowledge of Kenpo Karate will make you aware not of you own personal danger, but of the great degree of injury that can be inflicted upon an opponent. Once you are well versed in Kenpo Karate, the feeling of being able to handle yourself in most situations will soon develop a philosophical outlook an the futility of fitting.

David Phillips Black Belt AKKI