Deluxe Kenpo Fist Headband on Red

Kenpo Karate is the oldest style of Kenpo being taught in the United States. It was created in 1949 by William K. S. Chow and taught by his student, Ed Parker, from 1956 to 1961; and, taught by the Tracy brothers from 1962 to the present. In early 1962 Ed Parker changed both the style he taught and renamed his new style "Chinese Kenpo"; and no Ed Parker student was taught Kenpo Karate after January, 1962. Ed dropped "Karate" from the name of his system at that time, even though he continued to issue belt certificates under the Kenpo Karate Association of America (KKAA).