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But the difference was I was trained regarding kempo, and I could control the situation to an extent if I had to, and I was larger and stronger.
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Crime to Repeatedly Insult a Minor 2010
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I can think of another capoeria victory in mixed martial arts as well; two competitors rolled out of the ring thanks to bad reffing, and the kempo player happened to land on the floor with the capoeria player on top of him.
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I want the (fictional) 1995 Joe Lansdale Todd McFarlane Shen Chuan gold variant with the lightning fast kempo stick action, real wooden knife, festering rabid squirrel bite, and fuzzy rabid squirrel.
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But the difference was I was trained regarding kempo, and I could control the situation to an extent if I had to, and I was larger and stronger.
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Crime to Repeatedly Insult a Minor 2010
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Shipman is a fourth-degree kempo black belt; he tells me he has already become “like the tiger” and aspires to become “like the dragon.”
Chuck Klosterman on Rock Chuck Klosterman 2010
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So keeping center line, a martial principle found in Silat, Wing Chun, fencing, kempo...heck, it's everywhere...was my best bet, as well as maintaining a neutral "ready" position: in this case, resting my chin on my left hand, to partially neutralize his advantage in initiation speed.
Lost my voice at LosCon Steven Barnes 2008
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I've been training at a kempo school in XX for about a year now.
Question on Martial Arts Steven Barnes 2008
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Get back into martial arts: Was training in kempo at a school that I got frustrated with.
What's Up for 2009? Steven Barnes 2008
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I've been training at a kempo school in XX for about a year now.
Archive 2008-04-01 Steven Barnes 2008
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Shipman is a fourth-degree kempo black belt; he tells me he has already become “like the tiger” and aspires to become “like the dragon.”
That ’70s Cruise Chuck Klosterman 2006
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