| BRIEF HISTORY OF KÃSHO MARTIAL ARTS During the mid 1970's and 80's, when America was in a transition period away from classical martial arts toward the development of new concepts, James Anderson, Brad Reynolds, Bryan Reynolds, three accomplished practitioners living in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, collaborated to create the beginnings of an art that would come to be called Kãsho (Kay Show). This new art was based upon the founders similar mind sets that the essence of this ever evolving system should be one of effectiveness, truth of technique, realism, and efficiency. The Kãsho of today looks far different than in it did in its beginnings because of the adaptive and assimilative foundation that was laid out by the founders. Drawing on a plethora of arts and by process of continuing investigation, the system evolved and expanded over time and with the cumulative efforts of its members. Much like in boxing gym, Kãsho practitioners originally worked hard core on skills training and heavy contact sparring. While the art was inclusive of the various types of kicking, blocking and work on realistic self-defense technique, there was very little else that resembled a traditional martial art. During the early days, Kãsho founders and students found life hard, as the traditionalist would have very little or nothing to do with such taboo people. Commonly, when introductions where made and the non-tradition of the art was revealed, not only was the norm not to receive a hand shake, but to have someone turn and walk away without a word; many would state their objection and some would wish to test this new systems effectiveness. The system not only withstood those tests but the test of time as well as it is still being practiced and taught to this day. |
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