Each finger on the hand represents one of the five animals that are the essence of kenpo; tiger, crane, leopard, dragon, and the snake.

When the fingers are brought together to form a fist they will expose the hidden animal the monkey. 

Claire Coates - April 12, 2007
Austin Coates - April 12, 2007
Gerald Fussell - Mar 20, 2007
Branden Nickerson - Apr 21, 2007
Tammy Sponselee - Oct 26, 2007
Britany Sponselee - Oct 26, 2007

Tiger

This belt represents the tiger, the color corresponds to the harnessed strength and the element of the sun, lightning and fire. The tiger's image is a searing continuous and aggressive attack not wasting energy on defense.  

Fierce linear fighter that utilizes a pre-planned attack to get to its opponent first, a straight line between him and his foe. 

Annie Brown - Oct 20, 2007
Drake Collings - Feb 9, 2008
Colton Derycke - Mar 14, 2008
Loralee Leclere - Mar 27, 2007
Gabriel Roe - Feb 2, 2007
Gregory Tinga - Oct 9, 2007
Matt Stephen - Aug 15, 2008
Brenda Stephen - Aug 15, 2008
Eric Pickford - Jul 30, 2008

Crane

The purple belt represents the Crane, the purple talons of the crane corresponds with evening smoke, shadow, and the wind. The crane continually tests and then suddenly attacks by initiating thought to evade, evaluate and then execute.  

A defensive counter fighter that relies on coordination and agility to see the exposed target of the enemy and attacks from an unexpected angle. 

Leopard

This belt represents the Leopard, the color corresponds with Mercury, mirror and water. The Leopard stalks by the water with ferocity and rationality combined with blinding speed. 

A fighter that will not massively commit all body weight into its strike, it makes up loss of power by increasing speed. 

Dragon

Represents the dragon, the color corresponds with heaven, cloud and mountain. The dragon sits high on the mountain top overlooking it's green domain and will react with controlled rage. 

A fighter known for its fury and intelligence that does not fear its enemy; rather fears what its power may do to it. 

Snake

Represents the snake, the color corresponds with rock, roots, and the ground. The snake has no neck; therefore it is the symbol of unification of body and soul. 

A fighter that would rather bluff its enemy to avoid confrontation and possible injury. Snakes do not play with their enemies; if forced they will disable or kill. 

Monkey

The black belt represents the monkey whose image is that of space, emptiness and void applying to the first rule of self defense ...... distance. The monkey is the most intelligent of all animals because of it's ability to make use of tools. 

A fighter that is always thinking, the monkey is primarily defensive and sneaky, it usually adopts a mirror image to reflect an equal force with its enemy.