Specialties
Great Grandmaster (GGM) Aleju Reyes was tasked with preserving the original Kajukenbo knowledge and to this day that is exactly what we teach. Grandmaster (GM) Z (Sifu Z) and I, with the Reyes family's blessing, continue the legacy that GGM Aleju Reyes began in 1960. Senior Grandmaster (SGM) Alan Reyes became the successor to Reyes Kenpo Karate Club in 1977, when his father passed. GM Z was SGM Reyes' right hand man and the highest ranking black belt (9th Degree) when SGM Reyes passed in 2019. GM Z was asked to continue the teachings of the original Kajukenbo knowledge. That is exactly what we do. We have schools in Vacaville and Memphis TN, Chief instructor, Sigung Chris Reyes, 6th degree, and successor to Reyes Kenpo (son of SGM Alan Reyes).
History
Established in 1960.
Our story begins in Honolulu, Hawaii in the early 1950’s where our Great Grandmaster Aleju Reyes trained at the famed Palama Settlement Gym under Sijo Adriano D. Emperado, founder of the Kajukenbo system. GGM Aleju Reyes brought his family to California in the late 50s and began teaching classes at Travis AFB. Master Reyes opened our first official school in 1960, RKK’s Suisun City Self Defense Institute. He trained his son Alan M. Reyes along with thousands of students from Travis AFB., Fairfield, Napa, Vacaville and the surrounding area until his passing in 1977. Senior Grandmaster Alan Reyes continued his fathers legacy teaching law enforcement, military, and tens of thousands of students at various RKK locations in the northern California area until his passing in Dec 2019. Grandmaster Ed Zickowski, alongside Sigung Christopher Reyes, continue the Reyes family legacy with locations in California and Tennessee.
Meet the Business Owner: GM and P Z.
We work together to provide the best experience for you and/or your student. GM Z will tell you "I instruct, she does everything else". The school is very well organized and efficient. With the help of our many instructors, we continue to be diverse and community oriented. I, myself, was born and raised in Vacaville. GM Z's father retired from Travis AFB, his family has been here since the late '60's. Both of us graduated from Vaca High in the '70's and married in '74. I remember hearing about this black belt at Armijo High School in Fairfield, his name was Alan Reyes. He made a name for himself early on throughout the Solano County area. The City of Vacaville approached GGM Aleju Reyes in 1967, asked him to teach classes through the Recreation Dept. Reyes Kenpo has had over 24,000 students pass through its doors since. I still can't believe that we have the honor to continue what they started. Give us a call or text, or just stop by during business hours