LIONHEART Kenpo JKD dress code
Student Level: White - Purple Belts (Adults & Juniors)
The dress code for students is a white dogi (uniform). Students should maintain a clean gi at all times.
Assistant Instructor and Instructor Levels: Brown & Black Belts (Adults & Juniors)
The primary and standard dogi/uniform color will remain as white at our Dojo. However, in keeping with, and respecting Hanshi Conley's Kenpo (Okinawan & American) roots, as we present Shorin Kenpo Karate> a coupling of Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu with White Crane & concepts of American Kenpo; instructor and assistant instructor staff (brown & black belts) only will now be allowed to wear a black gi. Student ranks (white thru purple) will remain wearing a white gi. Stipulation: staff must all own and wear a white gi for formal Dojo functions and/or outside functions, unless otherwise waivered by the Group Senior Instructor(s).
Additionally, and this reflects the policies of Hanshisei Kise's Matsumura Seito Federation, the "Salt 'N Pepper" combo. White jacket/black pants, will be permissible, and can be worn by Dojo Black Belt Assistant Instructors.
All Black Belts may wear a white gi jacket with black gi pants ("salt n' pepper"). Group Senior (Head) Instructors, 5th Dan and up, can wear a black gi jacket with white gi pants.
There are no belt/sash systems (almost exclusively) in Jeet Kune Do. There are in our system, upon the decision and evaluation of the Chief Instructor, a certification structure in a three-tier level of ranks: Foundational, Intermediate, and Advanced. Foundational Rank is an assistant instructor rank. Intermediate and Advanced are instructor & senior instructor ranks respectively, and are internal ranks for our group. They would not be recognized by any of the major JKD organizations like the Inosanto or Wong groups. Show me any rank certification by a group/Dojo/Kwoon that is recognized by the whole. It does not exist. We do our own thing within our borders and that's it. These JKD ranks are available to Black Belts ONLY in Red Dragon Kenpo (Shorin Kenpo base). Those with a Foundational/assist. instructor rank can wear in replacement of their gi top a black Chinese "Frog Button" jacket where the buttons and cuffs are white. For Intermediate/instructor rank, the buttons and cuff are black (all black jacket), and for Advanced/ senior instructor rank the buttons and cuffs are red. Eligible Kenpo rank of 1st and/or 2nd Dan can be evaluated/promoted to Foundational Rank. Eligible Kenpo rank of 3rd and/or 4th Dan can be evaluated/promoted to Intermediate Rank. The minimum Kenpo rank for being eligible to be evaluated/promoted to Advanced Rank is 5th Dan or higher. These timelines run pretty much instep with time-in training and promotion in both Kenpo/Karate and Jeet Kune Do, generally. And in each case (Foundational / Intermediate / Advanced) the eligible timelines can fluctuate, somewhat, with respect to each candidate and their abilities, skill, and interpretation. Advancement now in both our Kenpo and JKD will run parallel in the Black Belt levels, in the same way the Jun Shidoin and Shidoin Level I & II certifications/ranks are interfaced into the Kenpo Dan rankings. Our primary systems we present are now Kenpo and JKD. Progression in each will run parallel together. One cannot just decide at 1st or 2nd Dan to go for Intermediate JKD. They must be either 3rd or 4th to do so as an example. Further, the black belt can be worn additionally. By wearing their belt, they are representing both their Kenpo rank and their JKD rank appropriately. As our system(s) we teach is no longer just Okinawan influenced, but also Chinese influenced.
The dress code for students is a white dogi (uniform). Students should maintain a clean gi at all times.
Assistant Instructor and Instructor Levels: Brown & Black Belts (Adults & Juniors)
The primary and standard dogi/uniform color will remain as white at our Dojo. However, in keeping with, and respecting Hanshi Conley's Kenpo (Okinawan & American) roots, as we present Shorin Kenpo Karate> a coupling of Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu with White Crane & concepts of American Kenpo; instructor and assistant instructor staff (brown & black belts) only will now be allowed to wear a black gi. Student ranks (white thru purple) will remain wearing a white gi. Stipulation: staff must all own and wear a white gi for formal Dojo functions and/or outside functions, unless otherwise waivered by the Group Senior Instructor(s).
Additionally, and this reflects the policies of Hanshisei Kise's Matsumura Seito Federation, the "Salt 'N Pepper" combo. White jacket/black pants, will be permissible, and can be worn by Dojo Black Belt Assistant Instructors.
All Black Belts may wear a white gi jacket with black gi pants ("salt n' pepper"). Group Senior (Head) Instructors, 5th Dan and up, can wear a black gi jacket with white gi pants.
There are no belt/sash systems (almost exclusively) in Jeet Kune Do. There are in our system, upon the decision and evaluation of the Chief Instructor, a certification structure in a three-tier level of ranks: Foundational, Intermediate, and Advanced. Foundational Rank is an assistant instructor rank. Intermediate and Advanced are instructor & senior instructor ranks respectively, and are internal ranks for our group. They would not be recognized by any of the major JKD organizations like the Inosanto or Wong groups. Show me any rank certification by a group/Dojo/Kwoon that is recognized by the whole. It does not exist. We do our own thing within our borders and that's it. These JKD ranks are available to Black Belts ONLY in Red Dragon Kenpo (Shorin Kenpo base). Those with a Foundational/assist. instructor rank can wear in replacement of their gi top a black Chinese "Frog Button" jacket where the buttons and cuffs are white. For Intermediate/instructor rank, the buttons and cuff are black (all black jacket), and for Advanced/ senior instructor rank the buttons and cuffs are red. Eligible Kenpo rank of 1st and/or 2nd Dan can be evaluated/promoted to Foundational Rank. Eligible Kenpo rank of 3rd and/or 4th Dan can be evaluated/promoted to Intermediate Rank. The minimum Kenpo rank for being eligible to be evaluated/promoted to Advanced Rank is 5th Dan or higher. These timelines run pretty much instep with time-in training and promotion in both Kenpo/Karate and Jeet Kune Do, generally. And in each case (Foundational / Intermediate / Advanced) the eligible timelines can fluctuate, somewhat, with respect to each candidate and their abilities, skill, and interpretation. Advancement now in both our Kenpo and JKD will run parallel in the Black Belt levels, in the same way the Jun Shidoin and Shidoin Level I & II certifications/ranks are interfaced into the Kenpo Dan rankings. Our primary systems we present are now Kenpo and JKD. Progression in each will run parallel together. One cannot just decide at 1st or 2nd Dan to go for Intermediate JKD. They must be either 3rd or 4th to do so as an example. Further, the black belt can be worn additionally. By wearing their belt, they are representing both their Kenpo rank and their JKD rank appropriately. As our system(s) we teach is no longer just Okinawan influenced, but also Chinese influenced.
LIONHEART Kenpo Jeet Kune Do is a division of Conley's Martial Arts
