Official Website of Carter Hargrave.
Carter Hargrave combat training for individuals, police, law enforcement and governmental agencies for over twenty years.
Hargrave is not only a teacher but is also a best selling international author through his media companies (Combat Martial Arts Press and now Hargrave Media) selling over one hundred thousand copies worldwide.
Carter Hargrave is the founder of a new martial arts self defense style known as American Combat Kempo Karate, and is also the 10th Degree Grandmaster in that style.
Hargrave also instructs in the art of Jeet Kune do the art that was founded by Bruce Lee, as well as directing the World Jeet Kune Do Federation the governing body of the international organization.
There are approximately five full time Jeet Kune Do teachers in existence, and Carter Hargrave is one of them.
Carter Hargrave teaches seminars worldwide, as well as at his private martial arts academy, Hargrave Martial Arts
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One of the most important things that Carter Hargrave accomplished in his career was to found a new martial arts style, today known as American Combat Kempo. This style is now recognized by many international organizations and its techniques are used by the United States Marines.
American Combat Kempo was born because Hargrave felt that a combat self defense art is needed in order to meet people’s requirements in what concerns real world situations. It is a style that can be practiced at any age and even by people physically limited. Hargrave combined different styles to come up with this one that doesn’t resemble anything else in Kempo or Kenpo.
Hargrave describes in a simple way the process that he followed in order to create his new system or fighting style. He takes a traditional technique or move and then removes all the unnecessary steps, changes the angles and curvature in order to convert it into something that can’t be anticipated by an attacker. In this way our counter attack cannot be blocked or prevented from finding its target. The new straight lines and non chambering have a second effect in that delivers a high amount of energy that before his modifications was not present, or was at a much lesser degree.
He started with modifying some moves from Standard Kempo and Okinawan Karate and combined them with Kung Fu strikes. Then he also included the best of Ju Jitsu and, in order for his art to be complete, he incorporated traditional okinawan weapons and modern weapons. The final purpose was to make the procedures effective for real world fighting scenarios. Hargrave thinks of the American Combat Kempo to be an art that meets real needs that real people have and not just a sporting art. Hargrave being a second generation Bruce Lee School student and now teacher, added his knowledge of Lee’s art into this Kenpo system making it even more street effective.
Carter Hargrave is the president of World Kempo Association, the largest Kempo Karate association. It teaches both inexperienced individuals and military and agencies. Hargrave came up with the best training and ranking program that offers effective results one can use when his or her safety is at risk. The video programs are especially conceived in order for the student to feel like Hargrave is right there in person. World Kempo Association also offers certification and rank recognition for school owners or for those who already hold black belts.
