The International Karate Connection Association was chartered in 1990.  The I.K.C.A. has, as its foundation, a set of bylaws detailing the rules under which an Independent School, Club or Youth Outreach Program may be operated, while being affiliated with an International Organization, for the purpose of promoting, being promoted and record keeping.  You'll find in reading the I.K.C.A bylaws that you may use the Karate Connection Kenpo in any manner you wish.  You may use it as a complete system, as we do, or you may integrate any portion of it with your own material, to whatever degree fits your teaching philosophy.  Becoming an I.K.C.A Certified Instructor is another matter, fully detailed in the bylaws.

As far as beginning students are concerned, we realized back in 1989 when we were drafting our plan, no video program could be successful unless we were able to correct all mistakes before they went too far and compounded themselves.  So we devised, what we believe to be, the first video testing method in existence, regardless of subject. The video training tapes themselves, are only half of the program. The other half is the, one-on-one relationship we have with our students, through interactive video.  Having this kind of connection is just another way of "being there".

There are many Kenpo concepts and principals which are too advanced or complex to expect the average beginning student to grasp. We couldn't possibly have known when, during the video portion of the program, to present them.  For that reason they were intentionally held in reserve, for when we feel the student is fully capable of comprehending them. Sometimes it happens as early as Purple belt.  If the student is a black belt from another style or system, we may begin giving them the material at purple belt because they have proven, with only a single test, that they can handle it.  At other times a student might have to wait until he or she is going on green belt to get into those intricacies.  However, be assured that no one makes Black Belt without learning them, fully understanding them and physically demonstrating them.