For more than 10 years, Team Martial Arts has been teaching martial arts classes to the Tri-Valley area from our Livermore, CA studio. Team Martial Arts, led by Wade Taylor, utilizes a kenp style of martial arts derived from Kajukenbo, a hybrid martial art, which incorporates a mixture of striking, blocking, kicking, stand-up and ground combat, choreographed forms, and self-defense. This style was developed by five martial artists, each with a different specialty, and was officially founded in Oahu, Hawai'i in 1947 by Adriano Emperado. The Kajukenbo name is an acronym for all the styles it incorporates in its practice: KArate; JUdo/jitsu; KENpo; BOxing. The name of the art also holds a philosophical meaning: "Through this fist style, one gains long life, and happiness."