Thesis Compilations
Norm Rolondo has put together and made available for purchase collections of Black Belt theses that were submitted to him over his 40 plus years of instructing Kenpo.
KENPO THESIS BOOKS 1 - 5
Are now available for $15 each or
all 5 for $60.
To order, call Norm Rolando at:
(763) 427-0208
Junior Black Belt Thesis Collection
Tables of Content
KENPO THESIS COLLECTION (BOOK 1)
Table of Contents
Dear Brown Belt – Norm Rolando
Why Strike There? – Norm Rolando
Zones of Kenpo – Louise B. Dickson
Benefits of Practicing Kenpo Karate – Mark Peterson
American Kenpo Karate Associations Alphabet Soup – Dennis Bechly
Tradition, Loyalty, Respect – Jim Atherton
Archery – Steve Huonder
A Comparison of Ed Parker’s American Kenpo and Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do – Dave Strobel
Karate and Young Athletes: The Cross Training Advantage – Mike Langer
Why We Use Pressure Points in Karate – Dan Hatcher
KENPO THESIS COLLECTION (BOOK 2)
Table of Contents
Concepts for Women’s Self-Defense – Heather Tibbles-Vassilev
Power Generation: A brief Inquiry – Josh Bickler
History of Chinese Martial Arts and Karate – Claudia Schmidt-Dannert
History and Analysis of Vital Points in the Martial Arts – Paul Zak
Teaching Kenpo Karate – Sue Cross
Dealing with Fatigue – Norm Rolando
KENPO THESIS COLLECTION (BOOK 3)
Table of Contents
Hurt, Harm & Injury: Common (and some not so common) Martial Arts Injuries – Dennis Bechly
Japanese Swords – Sue Cross
Background on Sun Salutation use in Karate as Part of Warm-Ups – Dan Hatcher
Archery Revisited – Steven M. Huonder
Pressure Points in Self Defense – Mark Peterson
Business Plan – Martial Arts Studio – Norm Rolando
Elbow Set 1 & 2 – Dave Strobel
Kenpo Principles and Styles – Paul Zak
Martial Arts & My Life – Mike Herman
Self Defense, Sexual Violence, and American Kenpo – Aeryle Kuehn
Conditioning of Athletes – Norm Rolando
Back Knuckle Movement Time Compression – Norm Rolando
KENPO THESIS COLLECTION (BOOK 4)
Table of Contents
Zone Theories – Mark Peterson
A Philosophy and Ethic for Martial Training – Dennis Bechly
Yellow Belt Summary – Norm Rolando
Why You Need to be a Smart Dummy – Dave Strobel
Crossbows Yesterday and Today – Steve Huonder
The Affects of Kung Fu Cinema on the Influence of Kenpo – Aeryle Kuehn
Torque, Gravity, and Momentum: Three Sources of Power in Karate – Thomas Hexum
Levers on Karate: A Simple Machine in Self Defense – Andrew Hexum
KENPO THESIS COLLECTION (BOOK 5)
Table of Contents
Controlling My Tiger – Taylor Anderson
Weapons of the Art – Cole Bechly
The Nine Principles of Kenpo – Anna Kasper
The History of American Kenpo Karate – Mark Jorgenson
Kenpo and Taekwondo How Close are They – Neal Mukherjee
How Karate Has Affected My Life – Melissa Wagner
Pushing Hands – Brandon Dale
Fight Physics – Saren Taking
DVD Video Game – Leif Coleman
Comparative Analysis of Kenpo Karate in Video Games – Sam Anderson
(Initial Proposal Only) Types of Target, Targets and Effects – Dylan Younger
Kidney v. Bladder: Contrasting the Differences in the Targets Presented On the Body – Benjamin Wagner