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Much of the technique is in the practise rather than verbal instruction or awareness of the theory.
It is one thing to theorise the principle of a move, it's another to successfully apply the technique upon demand. This is what eventually makes up style, and what makes it different from another system.
Kempo exponents once reaching Green Belt should be starting to develop the Kempo character of their movements. The Forms, Body Shifting, and special Interlocking Sets deliver the "clockwork hands."
Instructors can check that this is emerging by using rapid flow Bo (staff) attacks to "open windows."
When used as an interlocking set, speed timing and alphabet of motion and clock hands and feet develop.
Use of the weapon (Bo) in this way is superior to sparring, as return strikes are much faster than that of sparring. This in turn develops faster natural defence and counter attack.
Once a combination rather than a single strike is used, power loss is possible. To avoid this, small and large circles are used to continually generate hitting power. (See IMA Issue 2)
A good understanding of circular power and how it gravitates, outwardly coupled with conditioning exercise will ensure that the "power" is very much an integral component of each combination.
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