Larry Tatum News

Masters Meet in Florida
The Weekend of the 6th was a moment in time when Three 10th Degree Black Belts, Larry Tatum, Dave Hebler and Richard "Huk" Planas came together and taught for two days at Mr. Sean Kelley's Kenpo School in West Palm Beach Florida.
For the third time in history the TCB patch designed by Elvis Presley was given out in recognition for outstanding achievement to Master Larry Tatum. For more information, click here.

Kenpo thrives in Chile!

Master Tatum returns from a very successful visit
to Chile. He had the opportunity to witness the advanced level of
Kenpo in the country during his seminar tour. Visit the 1999 visit to Chile
page for a collection of pictures of Mr. Tatum's seminars in the
country. While in Chile, Mr. Tatum was interviewed by the prestigous chilean
paper La Nacion. Visit the interview
page for a translation of this interesting Q&A session.

Larry Tatum visits Spain

The LTKKA would like to welcome Adolfo Luelmo and Asis Camacho and all their students to the association. Mr. Tatum and wife and daughter just returned from a seven day visit to Madrid, Spain. The visit was hosted by Mr. Luelmo. Mr. Tatum gave two seminars that covered a wide variety of topics in Kenpo. Mr. Tatum was very impressed with the abilities of the local Black belts, as they demonstrated their skill. We all look forward to many more visits to Madrid and a long relationship as we build together the LTKKA in Spain.During the visit to Spain, Mr. Tatum was presented with a sword as a gift of appreciation at a medieval castle on the outskirts of Madrid. This sword can be seen on display at the LTKKA's Headquarters school in Pasadena, California.

Larry Tatum returns from Ireland Mr Tatum gave a two day seminar in Dublin last April. James Lenard, who has a school in Dublin, sponsored the seminar. Mr. Tatum presented new material to a host of enthusiastic kenpoists, ranging from upper ranking Black Belts to lower belts. After the intense Kenpo sessions, Mr. Tatum had the opportunity to tour Southern Ireland guided by Mr. Lenard and Mr.Ellis. We would all like to welcome the Wicklow Kenpo School, led by Mr. Allain Ellis, into the LTKKA. Thanks also to James Lenard for sponsoring such
a successful seminar.Follow this link to see some nice pictures from Mr. Tatum's irish tour.

Mr. Tatum at White Tiger Kenpo School in Prescott Valley, AZ

The LTKKA would like to welcome James Adkins' White Tiger Kenpo Karate School to the association. Mr. Tatum gave a seminar at Mr. Adkins school last April. The seminar was attended by many Black Belts in the Phoenix , Arizona area. It was a powerful group of kenpoists who were all eager to work out. Mr. Tatum covered some sub-level manipulations as well as some extensions. Principles of rebounding and elastic recoil when striking or blocking were also covered. Mr. Tatum is looking forward to meeting everybody again in October.

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