Jeff Speakman's Kenpo 5.0 Pasadena

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Some of the team that competed at the

All of our students did amazing, medal or not. Getting out there is intimidating, especially going up against some great talent, but no one quit, every student went up and gave it their all! We are beyond proud of our students for the hard work in preparing for the JSK World Cup Championships!!
The preparation is where growth starts and improvement lives……

Some notable wins:

We brought home 5 Grand Champion 🏆 this year….our personal record!

🏆 Youth Open Forms

🏆 Teen Open Forms

🏆 Teen Open Weapon Forms

🏆 Adult 5.0 Forms

🏆 Adult Self-Defense

A few from the tournament at

The adult test was nothing short of incredible. A room full of brown and black belts all there to test their knowledge and skill regardless of a rank earned or not. We always say: everyday you have to earn the rank you wear and every test is proof to yourself and your instructor that you still deserve to wear what’s around your waist!

Pasadena crew were so proud of every one of you! Testers with new rank:

Mr. Paul Kim 6th Degree Black Belt!
- never gave up and made it possible. Congratulations Professor Kim!

Sensei Aram 3rd Degree Black Belt!
-a special achievement because now you can take student to 1st black!

Sensei Dominic 2nd Degree Black Belt!
- you may now keep your first black to pass on to your first personal black belt student!

Sensei Troi and Vahan 1st Degree Black Belt!!
- welcome to the black belt club! It’s not a belt it’s an attitude! You both ARE black belts! Congratulations!

Sensei Vahan was gifted a very special black belt…his mom ,Sensei Marine, kept her 1st degree black belt to pass it on to her first born, and on July 7th, after 21 years, she did! Vahan can now keep this belt to pass it on to his first black belt student. And the legacy will continue….

Congratulations to all testers and families 🤍

Team Pasadena had 3 kids test to their next rank at the 2026 Jeff Speakman World Martial Arts Event in Las Vegas!

Arsen achieved a Kids Black Belt and finished the kids program! Welcome to the adult group (at age 12!)

Luka tested for Advanced 1st Brown 👏🏼

Jaxon tested for his Beginning 1st Brown and is now a black gi!!!

Well done and congratulations to our students and their families for their dedication to the art and the Pasadena studio.

And a heartfelt thank you to the students who weren’t testing but jumped into the test to support their friends and classmates! That’s what it’s all about 💪🏼

Jeff Speakman: The Living Current of Kenpo’s Evolution

Jeff Speakman doesn’t just move—he carves through space with the kind of velocity that makes you blink twice. In the halls of Kenpo history, he’s that crucial chapter where motion meets intellect—exactly what Ed Parker envisioned. Speakman’s speed isn’t just physical; it’s intellectual, a thinking man’s Kenpo. And in that realm, he is the swift philosopher of motion.

He’s brought the art not just to countless practitioners, but elevated the art itself. Kenpo 5.0 is his crafted future, an upgrade where tradition and innovation are sparring partners. He’s respected not just as a master of technique, but as a beacon—one who kept Kenpo’s flame lit when others might have let it flicker.

In the community, his name isn’t just spoken; it’s revered. His movies weren’t just action—they were signposts that reminded people like me where home is. And when it comes to Kenpo, no one moves like Speakman—he doesn’t just move fast; he moves Kenpo forward. And that’s why he stands as a titan—one whose footsteps echo in every dojo that honors the art.

Written by KHT Combatives