08.06.05 - 2nd Annual West Coast Kenpo Confederation

Kenpo Trapping
Vic LeRoux led this class and unfortunately, I was unable to participate much because of the time I spent talking with Mr. Boyd. It was still interesting to watch for the 10 minutes or so that I did see the class. It happened to be Brenda King that Vic was demonstrating with in the middle of the crowd, although I didn’t know this until later when Bill introduced me to her.

From what I was able to see, there seemed to be a good mix of what I have seen in Kung Fu as well as the Philippine arts, such as Arnis, represented in some of the techniques. Trapping has always been interesting to me because it sort of combines an active defense with sort of passive hands. Often times, the trapping is simply a form of parry that guides or leads the attacker to a certain position so that you can do whatever it is you are attempting. It takes options away from the other guy while increasing your options in a fight.

Watching Vic lead the class with some of the exercises, I couldn’t help but think of the hubud exercise we did with John that very morning. I am beginning to see where these drills really make a difference and round out your skills. I look forward to learning more about trapping as I really didn’t give it a fair shot this time around.