Raven Kempo

What Is Raven Kempo?

To explain simply, our style of Raven Kempo blends traditional and modern self-defense techniques integrated across an array of different disciplines.

Kempo itself is a contemporary term referring to a group of martial arts that emerged in Hawaii through the blending of various traditional martial arts from Okinawa, China, the Philippines, Japan, and other cultural sources, reflecting a rich cross-cultural exchange among practitioners.

Why the Way of the Raven Kempo?

Overall, Raven Kempo offers a holistic approach to martial arts training, blending tradition with innovation to cultivate well-rounded martial artists capable of adapting to various situations.

The training in our style of Kempo offers several benefits:

• Practical Self-Defense: Students learn effective techniques for defending themselves in real-life situations, incorporating both traditional and contemporary methods.
• Physical Fitness: Training in Kempo involves rigorous physical exercise, improving strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular health.
• Mental Discipline: Martial arts training instills discipline, focus, and resilience in practitioners, enhancing mental clarity and self-control.
• Cultural Appreciation: Through the study of Kempo, students gain an appreciation for the diverse cultural origins of martial arts and the history behind them.
• Self-Confidence: As students progress in their training and master new skills, they develop a sense of confidence and self-assurance that carries over into other aspects of their lives.

Self-Defense & Counter Aggression

Students learn the essential skills necessary to deal with both physical and verbal aggression. The focus is real-world self-defense training. You will learn proven techniques that include defenses against punches, kicks, grabs, chokes, and weapons. Self-defense is an integral part of a group class. And teaches students the movements and reactions necessary to overcome aggressive situations. Our purpose of the Way of the Raven lies not in victory or defeat. But in the perfection of one’s character. Martial Arts and the Way of the Raven philosophy enhance one’s self-worth and develop character and maturity.

The Way of the Raven Ohana

The primary focus of our curriculum is the continual improvement and development of all our students. At RSDA We believe that on our training mat there is never an opponent but many training partners. We all train and sweat together for the shared goal of improving everyone’s ability. We train as a family and believe the strength of the Way of the Raven Ohana (family) is each individual member and the strength of each member is the The Way of the Raven Ohana. In the Ohana no one gets left behind. Age, gender, current fitness level, or athleticism are not factors in starting martial arts training.