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Fun Friday – Master Ken tutors Kevin “Conan” Bankens!

You’d think that fighters of other styles might have learned by now that there is simply no beating the impenetrable martial art of Ameri-Do-Te, the modern street lethal fighting system developed by history’s greatest martial artist, Master Ken. But once again, another supposed tough guy from another system of combat is out to prove the old wive’s tale that it’s the practitioner who unlocks the true power of any martial art and not the other way around. In this case, is World Class Muay Thai “Champion” Kevin “Conan” Bankens whose stopped by Master Ken’s dojo for a lesson or two.

And, as anyone who has seen an episode of Master Ken’s popular web series “Enter the Dojo” will know, he’s seriously mistaken if he think Master Ken has anything to learn from him and not the other way around. Ameri-Do-Te is, after all, specifically crafted to absorb the strengths of all martial arts and counter the weaknesses of each – which is why, unlike Muay Thai, the motto of Ameri-Do-Te is “Best of All, Worst of None!”

Brad Curran

From the earliest days of childhood, Brad Curran was utterly fascinated by martial arts, his passion only growing stronger after spending time living in the melting pot of Asian cultures that is Hawaii. His early exposure developed into a lifelong passion and fascination with all forms of martial arts and tremendous passion for action and martial arts films. He would go on to take a number of different martial arts forms, including Shaolin Ch'uan fa, Taekwondo, Shotokan Karate and remains a devoted student, avid and eager to continue his martial arts studies. Brad is also an aspiring writer and deeply desires to share his love for martial arts and martial arts movies with the world!

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