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Kenpo may also refer to the Constitution of Japan (憲法)


Kenpo or Kempo (拳法 Kenpō; lit. fist law) is written with the characters 拳 and 法. Kempo itself is a common Japanese term for martial arts in general that is the translation of the Chinese quánfǎ (or ch'üan2 fa3), meaning "fist principles", "way of the fist", or "law of the fist form." It is a term used to refer to a wide variety of martial arts, and is sometimes used as a blanket terms for martial arts in general, especially in East Asia.

Kempo or Kenpo


The Kanji (拳法) can be transliterated into English as either "Kempo" or "Kenpo". The first character "Ken" means "fist", while the second one "ho" means "law". However, the current standard for translating Japanese into English is the Hepburn romanization method for creating Romaji, where the "Ken" would become "Kem" when it precedes an "h" sound, and the "h" takes on a "p" sound. Thus, "Kenho" becomes "Kempo". The common reference to "Kenpo" comes from the book that James Mitose produced in 1953 entitled What is Self-Defense? Kenpo JiuJitsu as a textbook on martial arts and due to a spelling mistake by the printers who printed an N instead of M the spelling of kenpo came about. In English, it is correct to use either term, though their particular usages have become somewhat stylized. The term stayed with his students, and when William Chow and Edmund Parker went to create their own Kempo schools, they took the "Kenpo" name with them.

Both "Kempo" and "Kenpo" are acceptable forms of transliterating the Japanese name however, and the meaning is not changed by the slight change in pronunciation. Technically "Kempo" may be more linguistically correct, although the term "Kenpo" has entered widespread use.

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憲法第26条1項 すべて国民は、法律の定めるところにより、その能力に応じて、ひとしく教育を受ける権利を有する。 [→教育基本法 http://j.mp/1YPqt8 ] http://j.mp/kenpo
hounavi_kenpo (日本国憲法 bot by 法なび) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:08:18 -0000
憲法第26条1項 すべて国民は、法律の定めるところにより、その能力に応じて、ひとしく教育を受ける権利を有する。 [→教育基本法 http://j.mp/1YPqt8 ] http://j.mp/kenpo
憲法第25条2項 国は、すべての生活部面について、社会福祉、社会保障及び公衆衛生の向上及び増進に努めなければならない。 http://j.mp/kenpo
hounavi_kenpo (日本国憲法 bot by 法なび) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:48:18 -0000
憲法第25条2項 国は、すべての生活部面について、社会福祉、社会保障及び公衆衛生の向上及び増進に努めなければならない。 http://j.mp/kenpo
憲法第24条2項 配偶者の選択、財産権、相続、住居の選定、離婚並びに婚姻及び家族に関するその他の事項に関しては、法律は、個人の尊厳と両性の本質的平等に立脚して、制定されなければならない。 http://j.mp/kenpo
hounavi_kenpo (日本国憲法 bot by 法なび) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:08:18 -0000
憲法第24条2項 配偶者の選択、財産権、相続、住居の選定、離婚並びに婚姻及び家族に関するその他の事項に関しては、法律は、個人の尊厳と両性の本質的平等に立脚して、制定されなければならない。 http://j.mp/kenpo
憲法第24条1項 婚姻は、両性の合意のみに基いて成立し、夫婦が同等の権利を有することを基本として、相互の協力により、維持されなければならない。 http://j.mp/kenpo
hounavi_kenpo (日本国憲法 bot by 法なび) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:48:17 -0000
憲法第24条1項 婚姻は、両性の合意のみに基いて成立し、夫婦が同等の権利を有することを基本として、相互の協力により、維持されなければならない。 http://j.mp/kenpo
@kenpo_shibuya あ、ついったーでは多少ね。市井とは違って、ネットでは我が党は劣勢ですから。もう僕もおっさんですから、多少は丸くなりました。見た目もトークもw
Another_View (Another View) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:37:17 -0000
@kenpo_shibuya あ、ついったーでは多少ね。市井とは違って、ネットでは我が党は劣勢ですから。もう僕もおっさんですから、多少は丸くなりました。見た目もトークもw
@kenpo_shibuya ところで僕はそんなに他人に厳しいかな。これでも歳とともにだいぶ丸くなってきたと思ってるんですけど。
Another_View (Another View) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:27:08 -0000
@kenpo_shibuya ところで僕はそんなに他人に厳しいかな。これでも歳とともにだいぶ丸くなってきたと思ってるんですけど。

 
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