Kajukenbo is a unique self defense system that combines select skills from five different martial arts. Those martial arts are represented in the four syllables of the KA-JU-KEN-BO name. The first syllable, KA, stands for Korean Karate; the second, JU, stands for Judo and Jiu Jitsu; the third, KEN, stands for Kenpo; the fourth, BO, stands for Chinese Boxing or Gung-Fu.
There is also a secondary meaning to these symbols. Chinese characters for KA, JU, KEN, and BO are Long Life, Happiness, Fist, and Style. Thus a philosophical meaning of Kajukenbo is, "Through the fist style, one gains long life and happiness."
There is also a secondary meaning to these symbols. Chinese characters for KA, JU, KEN, and BO are Long Life, Happiness, Fist, and Style. Thus a philosophical meaning of Kajukenbo is, "Through the fist style, one gains long life and happiness."