Can’t choose betwPAIDeenADVERTISEMENTkarate and kung fu?? Sponsored Content by has a fifth-degree black belt in the student who grabs the most Snake River Kajukenbo Kajukenbo. bandanas, or flags, wins. hy not try a mix of He opened his studio in Twin Another game—Blind both, plus a whole Falls in October 2019 where he Ninja—involves blindfolding Wlot more. offers group classes, private one student and putting him or Snake River Kajukenbo classes, youth classes and self- her in the middle of the other offers a blend of five techniques: defense classes. students. They tap that student Karate, Judo, Jujitsu, Kenpo The purpose of martial arts on his shoulder and he’s left to and Kung Fu. Hence its name. training is always to eliminate figure out where the tapper is so The martial art discipline, the threat with nonviolent he can reach out and grab them which focuses on reality-based means. Kajukenbo offers the or perform a kick. self-defense training, was skills to subdue an attacker “It teaches someone to use founded in Hawaii in 1947 by before they cause harm. their sense of hearing trying to It includes light contact locate someone who might be five friends—each with black sparring and lessons in the use coming at them in a dark alley,” belts in their own disciplines. of escrima sticks used in stick Taylor said. They picked out the best of fighting arts. And it teaches Taylor has adopted several their individual martial arts self-confidence, respect for practices to keep students disciplines and tried mixing others, improved coordination safe during COVID, including them together to see what and balance and aerobic and washing hands with soap and worked best. anerobic conditioning while water before and after class “It’s a unique martial arts. promoting a healthy body, a and using hand sanitizer during While it’s not well known healthy lifestyle and reduced classes. He also has face masks in Twin Falls, it has spread stress and anxiety. for those who would like to throughout the United States, “A lot of people want to wear masks during class. Europe, Japan, Canada, learn to protect themselves— He offers family rates. And Mexico, the Middle East and maybe they’ve been abused or he allows people to watch parts of South America,” said bullied,” said Taylor. “I’ve had classes or try up to three classes Sifu Steven Taylor, who runs parents enroll children who may for free if they want to see if it’s Snake River Kajukenbo out of be getting picked on and this for them. his studio at 2333 Addison Ave. helps with their self-confidence “You can also go to E., in Twin Falls. as they learn a skill and feel YouTube and watch a video Taylor, who was born better about themselves.” on the Kajukenbo self-defense in Jerome, cut his teeth on Taylor teaches children as system to find out what it’s all “Karate Kid” and other martial young as 5. He includes games about,” he said. arts movies. He began studying for the children to keep their To learn more, visit martial arts in Northern interest. Among them a game https://srkdojo.com/ Or, call California in the 1990s. He that’s like flag football in which 208-318-4569..