Kenpo or Kempo (pronounced kempo) means fist law/method. Kenpo is comprised of many systems and it's history can be complicated to follow. It has strong ties to China, Japan, and Okinawa. Kenpo has many branches. Ed Parker's American Kenpo, Tracy Kenpo, Okinawan/Japanese Kenpo, Kenpo-Jujutsu, KaraHo Kempo, Kajukenbo, Shaolin Kenpo, and many more than can be listed here. The one thing that most Kenpo/Kempo systems have in common is it's focus on self-defense. Kenpo is very fast and very fluid in motion.