Freestyle Techniques of Kenpo

The freestyle techniques taught in Kenpo are essentially a series of progressive patterns of attack. They do teach you to go further and create your own freestyle techniques. They often teach some body and foot maneuvers used to guage the distance between you and your opponent. Instead of referring to these as techniques with names such as Delayed Sword, or Dance of Darkness, these are taught with a series of letters and numbers that refer to specific moves to create freestyle techniques. Please refer to the key for each belt level.
Yellow Belt Freestyle Techniques - LL
1. B1a 5. B3a
2. B1b 6. B3b
3. B2a 7. B4a
4. B2b 8. B4b

Note: These are not always taught at this belt level alone because they are repeated at the Orange Belt level and you get some extra weapons to use. But they were listed in Kenpo texts such as Infinite Insights so I decided to include them as I am sure some people do teach them.

KEY

B = Base move- the base move consists of two variations: (a), a left hooking grab, pulling down diagonally to the left with a right vertical punch to your attacker's face, and (b) a left hooking grab, puling horizontally to the left with a right uppercut to your opponent's ribs.
a = first variation
b = second varation
1 = inplace stance change
2 = push drag
3 = front crossover step out
4 = front crossover step out with a step through


Orange Belt Freestyle Techniques - LL
1. B1a 17. B1aH
2. B1b 18. B1bH
3. B2a 19. B2aH
4. B2b 20. B2bH
5. B3a 21. B3aH
6. B3b 22. B3bH
7. B4a 23. B4aH
8. B4b 24. B4bH
9. KB1a 25. B1aHK
10. KB1b 26. B1bHK
11. KB2a 27. B2aHK
12. KB2b 28. B2bHK
13. KB3a 29. B3aHK
14. KB3b 30. B3bHK
15. KB4a 31. B4aHK
16. KB4b 32. B4bHK

KEY

B = Base move- the base move consists of two variations: (a), a left hooking grab, pulling down diagonally to the left with a right vertical punch to your attacker's face, and (b) a left hooking grab, puling horizontally to the left with a right uppercut to your opponent's ribs.
a = first variation
b = second varation
1 = inplace stance change
2 = push drag
3 = front crossover step out
4 = front crossover step out with a step through
P = punch
K = kick; in this belt level, its a front leg front snap kick.
H = heel of palm; in this case its the grabbing, or left hand, that is used.
LL = left to left; your left leg is forward facing your opponent, who is also left leg forward.


Purple Belt Freestyle Techniques - LL
1. B5a 17. tsKB5aPbk
2. B5b 18. 1sKB5aPhK
3. B5aP 19. tsKB5aPbkhK
4. B5bP 20. tsKB5aPhKbk
5. B5aPbk 21. rKtsK6bk
6. B5aPhK 22. rKtsK6hK
7. B5aPbkK 23. rKtsK6bkhK
8. B5aPhKbA 24. rKtsK6hKbk
9. tsKrK
25. rKtsKB5a
10. rKtsK 26. rKtsKB5b
11. B1atsKrK 27. rKtsKB5aP
12. tsKrKB1a 28. rKtsKB5bP
13. tsKB5a 29. rKtsKB5aPbk
14. tsKB5b 30. rKtsKB5aPhK
15. tsKB5aP 31. rKtsKB5aPbkhK
16. tsKB5bP 32. rKtsKB5aPhKbk

KEY

B = base move. The base move consists of two variations, (a), a left hooking grab pulling diagonally down and to your left with a right ertical punch to your opponent's face, and (b) a left hooking grab pulling horizontally to the left with a right uppercut to your opponent's ribs.
a = first variation
b = second variation
1 = in place stance change
5 = step-through
6 = rear crossover
P = punch
K = kick
h = heel or back kick
bk = back knuckle
ts = thrusting sweep or thrusting sweep kick
r = roundhouse method of execution
LL = left to left; you are in a left leg forward stance as is your opponent.

Blue Belt Freestyle Techniques - RL
1. B1aPdK 17. B3aPHrK
2. B1bPdK 18. B3bPHrK
3. B2aPdK 19. B4aPHrK
4. B2bPdK 20. B4bPHrK
5. B3aPdK 21. B5aPHrK
6. B3bPdK 22. B5bPHrK
7. B4aPdK 23. B6ahKbkls
8. B4bPdK 24. B6bhKbkls
9. B5aPrK 25. B1arKsrK
10. B5bPrK 26. B1brKsrK
11. B6ahKbk 27. B3asKrKsrK
12. B6bhKbk 28. B3bsKrKsrK
13. B1aPHrK 29. B5atsKrK
14. B1bPHrK 30. B5btsKrK
15. B2aPHrK 31. B6arsK6hK
16. B2bPHrK 32. B6brsK6hK

KEY

B = base move. the base move consists of two variations: (a), a left hooking grab, pulling down diagonally to the left with a right vertical punch to your attacker's face, and (b) a left hooking grab, puling horizontally to the left with a right uppercut to your opponent's ribs.
a = first variation
b = second varation
1 = inplace stance change
2 = push drag
3 = front crossover
4 = front crossover step out
5 = front cross over, step out with a step-through
6 = rear crossover
P = punch
K = kick; in this belt level, its a front leg front snap kick.
d = drag kick
r = round house method of execution
h = heel or back heel kick
bk = back knuckle
H = heel of palm; in this case its the checking, or right hand, that is used.
ls = leg sweep; spinning left stiff-leg sweep.
s = snapping method of execution
sr = spinning rear or thrusting sweep kick
ts = thrusting sweep or thrusting sweep kick
rs = reverse snapping method of execution
RL = right to left; your right leg is forward is facing your opponent's left leg forward.

Green Belt Freestyle Techniques - RR
1. BSTbk
2. BKLP
3. BPTDH
4. BhPsr
5. BSKP

Note: Reverse the order of the Orange and Purple belt freestyle techniques changing the LL position to an RR position. Teach these moves as part of of the Green Belt freestyle techniques. In addition, prefix the above with a single, double, or a triple back knuckle feint before proceeding into the above mentioned sequences. Other feints may be employed too.

KEY

B = base move. In the Green belt freestyle techniques, the base move is a right hand grab with a left rear crossover.
h = hooking
H = heel palm
KL = knee lift
P = punch
SK = side kick
sr = spinning rear kick
ST = step-through