Kenpo vs Krav Maga
Kenpo and Krav Maga side by side, from the facts recorded for each art.
| Kenpo | Krav Maga | |
|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | Japan | Czechoslovakia and Israel |
| Type | martial arts | combat sport, self-defense and martial arts |
| Notable practitioners here | 1 | 1 |
| Top countries of practitioners | Romania | Israel |
Kenpo
Kenpō (Japanese: 拳法) is the name of several martial arts. This term is often informally transliterated as "kempo", as a result of applying Hepburn romanization, but omitting a macron to indicate the long vowel. The word Kenpō translates to "Fist Method", "ken" meaning "fist" and "po" meaning "method/technique". The generic nature of the term combined with its widespread, cross-cultural adoption in the martial arts community has led to many divergent definitions. For example, in Suiō-ryū Iai Kenpō it refers to "Battlefield sword against sword forms". In modern Japanese, the term is generally used to describe any primarily striking based system, especially of Chinese origin.
From the Wikipedia article Kenpō (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Facts from Wikidata (CC0): Q501672, Q184733. Practitioner counts are the people with a profile on this site. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.