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What is Zanshin Kenjutsu Kenpo Karate ?

Zanshin Kenjutsu Kenpo Karate is a Koryu(traditional) martial art system. It combines the traditional and modern disciplines of Kenpo, Kenjutsu, Shotokan, and San Soo Kung Fu Karate . The term Zanshin means to have a correct, perfect, crystalline awareness. It is the continued state of spirit, mental alertness and physical readiness to meet an attack, to be constantly aware of one's surroundings and enemies while being prepared to react. The term Kenjutsu originated with the samurai class of feudal Japan, it is the umbrella term for all koryu schools of Japanese swordsmanship and means the method or technique of the sword. The art of Kenpo, a japanese term translated from the chinese term Chuan fa(quanfa) which means law of the fist, has its roots trace back to the year 520 AD.

What is the meaning of the colors on our patch?


Black represents black belt (dan rank)
Red represents Japanese influence
Green represents knowledge and
Gold represents spirit.


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Zanshin Kenjutsu Kenpo Karate
108 Mechanic Street
Bellingham, MA 02019
(508) 883 - 8929