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While I don't practice kajukenbo, I have a unique appreciation of hybridized martial style. I teach Krav Maga at the L5 Level, which is a military martial art that found its way into existence for many of the same reasons as kajukenbo (a local populace needing a style that was relatively easy to learn for defending against both criminals and national enemies).

I used to. I rocked the forms, though I had to quit. Do you have to take tests on the history as well as a physical test? I could type up all of my notes if you'd like. I have a good deal of the history, though some of it is school specific. = )

^-^ Have fun... This will be rather long though...

History and Basic Knowledge.

Sash ranks and meanings:
White - Purity
Purple - Bruise
Blue - Sky
Green - Grass
Brown - Earth
Black - Death
Red - Blood
White - Enlightenment.

Break down:
Ka - Korean Tang Soo Do. Karate - Thrust kicks.
Ju - Jujutsu, Judo - Nerve pokes, Joint locks, grappling; Sweeps, throws, Take downs.
Ken - Chinese Kenpo (Law of the Fist) - Rolling techniques, Southern Short Range (hands), Hand strikes.
Bo - Chinese Boxing - (Northern and Southern; Northern Praying Mantis.) Western Boxing - North and South, Soft and internal sets, Animal techniques.

Motto - Through this fist style, one obtains long life and happiness.
Kajukenbo is the system and Tumpai is the style. It is the only soft style of Kajukenbo.

4 Styles:
Tum Pai
Original Kajukenbo (Kajukenbo Kenpo or Kenpo Karate)
Chaun Fa
Wun Hop Kuen Do

Colors:
White, Red and Black. These are the three highest sashes.

Our uniforms are black because in the Chinese culture, black is associated with life and white with death. Black is worn to weddings and white to funerals.
Tum Pai means "Central Way".
Your belt is a symbol of your knowledge and is not to be washed.
Kajukenbo originated in the Palama Province of Hawaii between 1947 and 1949.
Our salute is a sign of respect. We salute to show respect to the Sifu, to signify the begining or ending of training, to show respect to a higher rank, and to show that we are leaving our aggressions on the training floor unless absolutely necessary.
Tony Ramos brought Kajukenbo to the main land states in 1959.
Al Dascos brought Chaun Fa in 1964. In 1969 he developed Wun Hop Kuen Do meaning "combined fist and style."

Angles of Attack
Direct - Hit
Indirect - Fake, Hit
Combination - Hit, Hit
Immobilization - Trap, Hit
Broken Rhythm - Fake, Fake, Hit.
You gain power through Rotation, Penetration and Back-up Mass

Professor Bob Heur and Doug Bailey developed Tum Pai in 1971 - 1979. In 1984, Professor Emperado certified it as Northern Tum Pai.

Sillum Kung-Fu is the oldest and most widely practiced style in China, Practiced for centuries by the Shadin Buddhists. It teaches Hard and Soft styles; Tiger and Crane.

We do forms to practice our self-defense in a series of moves, rather one move at a time.

Our salute says "I cover my aggressions and mean you no harm." or "Peace over power." The fist Is yang and the knife-hand is yin.

Lol. ^-^ Those are just the notes until the purple/blue testing.

Understandable ... but with hybrid arts ... it is more realistic and direct and rounded ... sure sometimes that is a bad thing ... but when will a tae kwon do guy use an axe kick in real life ... or when will a kung fu guy use a flying double push kick ... sometimes in the world you need a direct, realistic, and round approach ...

Well it all depends on the teacher ... some places I go ... yeah I get the disrespectful types ... but then again the other places I go ... they're reserved, polite, almost traditional like ... not all places are the same ...

Whatever your actually name is (I'm not gonna ask, because I think you value your privacy) ... I suppose that "Judo" has become your fight name ... that isn't that bad ...

As for the language ... I think off bad language as a motivator ... it makes you pay attention more ... you think to yourself "What the ******** am I doing wrong." (As a note, I would find it entertaining if my teacher cursed or I would listen if it was a serious tone) ...

I cannot talk about krav ... I don't necessary know much ... but I got the basics down ... and from what I can tell it is effective ... whether the opponent is throwing hands or just one at a time ... there is some sort of counter ... in addition some of the things in krav involve a pre-emptive strike ...