Jendo

I'm a black belt in the martial arts style Jendo. I studied for 4 1/2 years before my mission, and am way out of shape now.

Seeing as how my instructor quit teaching the art, I'll probably end up taking it back up so the style doesn't die out. Any takers on lessons, email me

This will probably also sometime become the official Jendo Home page, though right now it's strictly unofficial and I'll have to talk to the powers that be for permission to stick the style's name on it. So, we'll see.

What is Jendo? Jendo in Chinese means "A complete or concentrated way, or art". Jendo is a combination of 17 different styles' concepts, taking what was found to be the best from each. Included within the 17 styles are Kenpo, Tae Kwon Do, Wing Chun, Judo, Jujitsu, Japanese and Chinese Weaponry.

The second definition of Jendo, of Japanese translation, is more philosophic in nature and is akin to our defensive theme. Jendo is thus defined as "The Compassionate Way". Compassionate in that the art does not stress overkill, does not seek to destroy, but rather, to preserve.

It started many years ago, when 5 martial artists, Teifu Chen, Yutaka Myauchi, Robert Ladue, Dave Milner, and Jesse Savory, got together with a desire to form one single martial arts style from among the many they knew. Jendo was created, along with a method of teaching it that I feel makes the art good. Later only one of the five pursued the style and actively taught it. It was taught at Brigham Young University, and was also the first official Martial Arts course offered for credit to students at the Utah Technical College. (Now Utah Valley State College) It has progressed since then, but is rather small.

Why do I like Jendo? I think that Jendo espouses the idea that Bruce Lee called Jeet Kune Do - i.e. an adaption of practical martial arts techniques to build your own personal method of fighting, without any set katas or forms. The problem is that Mr. Lee found it extremely difficult to teach such a style, and so his style did not go far. (To my knowledge) Jendo runs along the same lines, with a heavy emphasis on sparring and the building of the practitioners natural instincts. I'm quite satisfied with my choice of martial arts and feel that it is the right one for me. It has greatly affected my life for the better, and I hope to continue practicing and/or maybe even teaching Jendo.

When I get time, I'll type in the exact, official history of the art, and expand this page to the best of my abilities.

Jendo's Student Creed