Does CM Punk really has a Kempo background???

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So, anyone has information on that?

He mentioned that in his interview with Joe Rogan. I just wanted to know how strong of a background is it. Is this like, a did one year when I was 12 kind of thing, or is this like I'm a black belt (I don't even know grading system in Kempo) type of thing.

Not that it would make that much of a difference in terms of his placement in the UFC, but if he is a black belt at least we can expect him to have good notions of high kicks.

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I remember a guy years back trying to get me to train Kempo. I was a wrestler so I asked him if there was any ground fighting in it. He said it won't go to the ground if I train you. lol. I just blew him off.
 
basically, Punk saw Chuck's cool tat so he claims to train Kempo now.
 
When he says he has a background in it, it Probably means he took a handful full of lessons as a kid.
 
So he is a karate guy with BJJ. CM Punk v.s Lyoto Machida, make it happen Dana!!
 
The fact that its such a vague statement means its likely bullshit. Or at the very least, exaggerated. If he had specific training, he would likely talk about it specifically. Him saying "background" could mean literally anything. It could mean his father knew Kempo for all we know.




It would be like me saying I have a judo background because I took some Judo classes when I was 8.
 
Yes. In 1982 he won a 1 month Karate membership at a local gym. He went there twice so now Kenpo is his background.
 
You want to know Punk's rank in Kempo?

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legendtony said:
I remember a guy years back trying to get me to train Kempo. I was a wrestler so I asked him if there was any ground fighting in it. He said it won't go to the ground if I train you. lol. I just blew him off.
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I actually want to comment on your signature.

UFC>Pride+Strikeforce

While this is true. UFC = Pride+SF+WEC. Many of the best fighters in the world have come up in other organizations. Don't dismiss folks because they don't have a UFC record.

With that in mind, don't be surprised if CM Punk comes in and proves he knows how to fight and is tough. We really don't know yet. Let's just see what happens.
 
I'm not sure how much Kempo he has done since he's been wrestling since he was a teenager
 
Most likely took some classes as a teenager. As a life long wrestling fan, I've never heard him mention anything to do with Kempo before. If anything I would have figured he'd say MT (other than BJJ).
 
yeah

you know stephen thompson?

cm punk was his teacher
 
haha, dude, I made that sig years ago. I only made it to get under the skin of the pride fan boys. lol. It actually has worked for many years.

TewPoint0 said:
I actually want to comment on your signature.

UFC>Pride+Strikeforce

While this is true. UFC = Pride+SF+WEC. Many of the best fighters in the world have come up in other organizations. Don't dismiss folks because they don't have a UFC record.

With that in mind, don't be surprised if CM Punk comes in and proves he knows how to fight and is tough. We really don't know yet. Let's just see what happens.
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