There is no Set 8, what happens next is we go back to the earlier sets and add variations, extensions and insertions
eg Thundering Hammers in it's basic form on 3P can end with the hammerfist to the neck
IF that doesn't end it we do the backfist to the temple, then the face palm mushky
IF that doesn't end it we do the takedown
IF that doesn't end it we do the ground stomp sequence
This applies to all techniques from sets 2O, 3P, 4B, and 5G - they all have extensions to create an advanced series, the central 100 techniques now becoming 200
There are no extensions to the ten fundamentals
Sets 6B and 7B are already advanced so do not get revisited for extensions
Sets 8, 9, 10 and 11 are the extensions for O, P, B, and G respectively
These introduce new, advanced concepts and principles of motion
8Br 9Bl1 10Bl2 11Bl3
Oex Pex Bex Gex
Sometimes we can view the Free Form Freestyle Formula as Set 12, itself made of 3 sub sets, with progression using the Forumula, beyond using the preset SD techniques in their sequences
The KEMPO SD Series has been updated in 2022 to include the list from the STMA KEMPO Sets, as they were first set out from 2012 onwards, ten years ago
After a decade over development, with these sets being trained in Class and on the Grass, we have refined our view of them
Originally the Sets were WAZA that did not appear in the Kenpo KATA - we source the techniques that are in the KATA in order, applying the actual applications in partner drills without learning the Kata as an "air" exercise, as they do in Karate Clubs
The Set numbers differ as we have the STMA set 2 as the Master Key Series
We then have the 2 man series as our Set 8
In Kenpo Sets 8, 9, 10 and 11 are the extensions for O, P, B, and G respectively - these introduce new, advanced concepts and principles of motion, eg the TD extension and Ground finish to Thundering Hammers, the basic set appearing in 3P and Form Long Four, the extension appearing in Set 9
This is similar to how STMA JJ follows the JUDO GOKYO into the full 67 KODOKAN, the KOSEN into the GRACIE Combatives - the STMA JJ is divided into the 4 sections for the Combatives, then the GAMEPLAN Series and the RDD and FSD for those, which do not follow the "list" pattern, they follow the Gameplan
In 2022, JJ has progressed to include the "RANDORI" List for JUDO, moving away from the GOKYO method of teaching the first 17 waza - in 2020 and 2021 we looked into Newaza ATEMI striking, and JUDO Katame waza, the pins in more depth
