Heres my issue here, I think the Kenpo Belly is a Hinderance. There is absolutely no valid arguments that can be made that says its fine, or good, or better in any way shape or form.
I am not a slim swimsuit model, at 6'3" and 250 I can very well be accused of having Kenpo Belly as well.
I still do not delude myself into thinking that I am better off now then at my fight weight of 225.
The problem is that the art of Kenpo is perfectly able to be performed and performed well no matter the body type. That being said too focus solely on Kenpo and neglect other aspects of self defense including but not limited too Cardio, Strength, Speed, Perceptual Speed, Intelligence, etc. is detrimental to the persons overall well being, and their ability to defend themselves and others.
I person with a little less Kenpo ability, but alot more Speed, Strength, Cardio, etc will almost always beat the one with a bit more skill alone.
So the question is why would you neglect the rest and develop a kenpo belly?
I would imagine that life gets in the way for most people, and supporting a way of life becomes more important then being as well rounded as possible to protect life. The dangers in ones life are minimized based on lifestyle so kenpo becomes more of an artform, then a realistic lifesaving mechanism that requires them to be tip top shape.
Families, Hobbies, Entertainment, Eating, Sleeping, working, all takes time and priorities must be set. I think that everyone needs to establish a point of greatest return in their training, and focus at the time on the one aspect that will give them the highest return on investment of time. I think as alot of the seniors get older they get stuck in a cycle or a routine of training/teaching/taking shortcuts and do not think about what is most important for my life/body/health at this moment in time. I think if the did you would most likely see a few more Seniors taking time to lighten that Kenpo Belly a bit.
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