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	Ed Parker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Parker was born in Hawaii on March 19, 1931, and raised a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
		Edmund K. Parker died in Honolulu of a heart attack on December 15, 1990.
		Parker was portrayed by his son, Ed Parker Jr.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ed_Parker (428 words)

	American Kenpo and Ed Parker
		Ed Parker's martial arts training under Chow, his teaching of Kenpo and study of the Chinese systems, his education and his life experience all, like the wisdom of a swallowed Metis, grew in Ed until the past became too confining for his new gift to the world.
		Ed knew that the future of American kenpo would not be with the his existing students, because they would resist breaking their ties to the past, and most had already gone beyond kenpo to study kung fu, first under James Wing Woo, and then under Bruce Lee.
		Ed knew from experience that his students would mimic whatever they saw him do, and one thing Ed was not, he was not slow.
	www.americankenpo.com /dedication.html (1786 words)

	Ed Parker - Senior Grand Master of American Kenpo
		Parker was also considered the "Father of American Karate" as he opened the first commercial karate studio in the U.S. in Pasadena California in 1956.
		Parker was dedicated and was driven to create, as well as evolve, the art he called American Kenpo.
		Parker's actions, writings and updates/evolutions to his own art over his 40 years in the martial arts that American Kenpo was never meant to be traditionalized.
	www.akki.com /membership/ed_parker.htm (658 words)

	Ed Parker
		Born and raised in Honolulu, Parker was one of many Hawaiian natives who had been recruited as part of the huge missionary movement begun by the Mormons in the late 1800s.
		Thus began Parker's training in the essentials of Kenpo This training was the beginning of a career that would change the face of martial arts.
		Parker's most revolutionary ideas in the martial arts came from a realization that what people needed to learn from martial arts varied from individual to individual.
	www.utahgothic.com /history/edparker.html (974 words)

	Rathdown Kenpo Karate - Grandmaster Ed Parker
		While Parker was providing self-defense training to the police community, that same community was providing him with a "living laboratory." Correctional officers would report to Parker when a particular technique was effective or ineffective, Policemen who were involved in fistfights would discuss in detail their encounters.
		Parker and those lawmen labored to develop effective fighting techniques to deal with situations in which an officer found himself outnumbered and was forced to use his hand-to-hand skills.
		Parker was fortunate to have students who trained with him in Pasadena before returning to their home overseas to establish the Ed Parker system there.
	www.rathdownkenpo.com /grandmaster3.asp (2028 words)

	Profile - Ed Parker
		Ed Parker was the foremost authority and instructor of Kenpo Karate in the United States and was known worldwide as "Mr.
		Parker was well known for his exciting demonstrations at: high schools, colleges, civic clubs, clinics, tournaments, church groups, youth groups, etc. He was a highly sought-after speaker and his Karate demonstrations are famous in the United States and worldwide.
		In 1990 Grand Master Ed Parker was untimely taken from this world and his many thousands of students around the world mourn his passing.
	www.kenpokarate.ie /profiles/ed_parker/index.html (525 words)

	On Ed Parker & Kenpo
		Parker succeeded in the creation of a western vocabulary that was accurate not as a translation of ideas but as a set of working terms with meaning in a Western context.
		Parker developed this and dozens of other words that clearly designated important principles of martial theory.
		Though this is hardly a biting criticism we expect reactions to this (though it's a commonly shared thought in the general Kenpo community) because, unfortunatley, Parker fame has somewhat come to obscure the man. Whatever his real contribution his followers have placed him high and themselves almost in the area of "cult".
	www.plumpub.com /info/Articles/on_ed_parker__kenpo.htm (634 words)

	Ed Parker
		Ed Parker is a youthful, six foot, slightly over two hundred pound Hawaiian who owns and operates two Kenpo Karate schools in the Los Angeles area.
		Ed Parker recoils at this characterization and is quick to retort that a Karateist, more than any other individual, will turn his back and walk away from trouble, secure and confident in the knowledge that it is not necessary to prove his might or manhood.
		Parker states that the ability to shatter bricks, stones or boards is merely the manifestation of the truth of Karate.
	www.sanjosekenpo.com /ed_parker1.htm (1289 words)

	Where did Ed Parker get his training
		Ed's father had been quite a "boxer" and "scrapper" when he was younger and wanted Ed to be able to take care of himself.
		Ed's training with Chow would be divided between his tour of duty in the Coast Guard and attending BYU.
		Ed was so busy with a new family and new business that he could not even take a vacation for over three years to go home to visit his parents in Hawaii.
	www.tracyskarate.com /FAQ'S/EDtrain.htm (1100 words)

	Ed Parker's First Shodan
		Ed Parker often mentioned Charles Beeder as being his assistant instructor in a college course Ed Parker taught at BYU for law enforcement officers, and Ed mentioned Beeder as being his Utah brown belt.
		Ed Parker had students there, and it may well be that Charles Beeder might have been Ed Parker's first student, but Beeder was not promoted to fl belt or Shodan at any time prior to the founding of the International Kenpo Karate Association.
		One of Ed Parker's students in the BYU law enforcement class was Charles Beeder, who became Ed's assistant instructor and Ed Parker graduated from BYU six months later on June 2, 1956.
	www.kenpokarate.com /first_shodan.html (2130 words)

	Ed Parkers
		Ed was in constant contact with James Mitose until Mitose was arrested in 1973.
		Ed then bought the land just North of his 2nd studio where he build his own studio at 1705 E. Walnut, operating under the name: "Ed Parker's Kenpo-Karate Studio." The studio burned down shortly before his death on Dec 15, 1990.
		Ed was so taken by this movie and its concept that he would incorporate it into his "Kenpo Concepts".
	www.tracyskarate.com /Documentation/ed_parkers-mitose.htm (619 words)

	The Rise of American Kenpo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Ed took this back to Los Angeles with him and began teaching it as his own "Short Form One." Ed made another (one of several) trips to San Francisco, where Woo showed him the concept for developing Long Form 1 by adding offensive moves to the blocks, while keeping the ten line.
		Where Ed had intended to first teach techniques and then have the students develop their abilities to use techniques during the period they learned the forms, by late 1961, they were learning few techniques and spending most of their class time on forms.
		Ed had deviated from the Way of Kenpo and lost site of what made Kenpo appealing, and for the first time in nearly 3 years his Pasadena Studio was making less than $1,000 a month.
	www.sanjosekenpo.com /creationofforms.htm (2213 words)

	ACCS / Message from Grandmaster: John McSweeney (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Parker was not only a master practitioner of the arts but he also had a vast wealth of knowledge in Chinese history and traditions which made him one of the most sought after instructors in America.
		Parker felt there was some kind of link between them he could not put his finger on.
		Parker, with all his knowledge and skills, was a man's man. He was easy to talk to and it was easy to understand his views on the art.
	www.kungfu.org /messagegm7.shtml (3157 words)

	Alan Cheung's Kenpo Karate Page
		Because of his formal education, Mr Parker was able to extract principles from physics, geometry, mathematics, and alphanumeric systems and compare them to life experiences that caused a new Kenpo discipline to emerge.
		Ed Parker learned all he could from Master Chow and studied with other well known students of Chow such as Adriano and Joe Emperado who founded their own system called Kajukenbo which is a blend of Kenpo, weapons, and also has influences from other systems.
		William Chow wanted Mr Parker to begin Kenpo full-time on the mainland U.S.A and was prepared to move to California when Ed Parker opened his second school.
	www.angelfire.com /al2/asc1/parker.htm (636 words)

	Family Martial Arts Center - Kenpo Karate 32 Technique System
		Parker, during the late 1960's he decided to formally systematize the principles and movements of his Kenpo system and create the first American Kenpo teaching manuals.
		Parker gave them to the Instructors of his Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate franchises as a means of standardizing the order and method of teaching American Kenpo.
		Parker selected a student who had learned the sets from other Kenpo Instructors and had him demonstrate the sets for the seminar class.
	www.familymartialartscenter.com /original/Original.htm (736 words)

	WDOB.net MAI People :: Edmund Kealoha Parker, Jr
		As an artist Ed worked on a numerous design campaigns two of which were for National public radio and Leonard Nimoy for a 2 part series of dramatic audio tapes called “Jewish Stories from the Old World to the New” and “Jewish Short Stories from Eastern Europe and Beyond”.
		Ed is currently featured in 2 consecutive magazine articles in Black Belt Magazine the largest and most widely distributed martial arts magazine in the world.
		Ed is the proud father of four children, three daughters and one son, Ed Parker III.
	www.wdob.net /mai/people/edparkerjr/edmundkparkerjr.php (840 words)

	Ed Parker's Books
		Ed Parker reveals an intimate revelation of the man behind the myth, the soul of an idol, his most famous student, Elvis Presley.
		Parker exposes the torrid all-consuming love affair that ruined Elvis' health, contributed to the break up of his marriage and may have cost him his life.
		Although not exactly a book by Ed Parker as the department is titled, this book is stories about him from his wife, Leilani Parker.
	www.kenponet.com /mall/parker/parker1.html (908 words)

	Ed Parker Sr. Tribute
		Parker, was astonished that his peer was lying in church, but when Frank showed him how he beat him, Mr.
		Parker made a go of it alone and opened a school in Pasadena, which is still in business to this day.
		Ed Parker died of a massive heart attack in the Honolulu, Hawaii airport.
	www.martialtalk.com /magazine/archives/092003/edparker.htm (1491 words)

	Interview with Ed Parker. July 1979.
		Parker remarked that his journeys are invaluable as a way for him to propagate his kenpo system and for his understanding of the devel- opment of martial arts overseas.
		Parker explained that kenpo was not alone in undergoing modifications in the United States-at the expense of tradi- tion and in favor of simplification.
		Parker said a kenpoist's blow may be compared to the launching of an air- plane from the deck of an aircraft car- rier.The force of a punch in some ka- rate is diminished by the practitioner's pulling back with one fist while punch- ing forward with the other.
	www.ltatum.com /Jul79.html (5033 words)

	Amazon.com: Ed Parker's Encyclopedia of Kenpo Version 1.0: Books: Ed Parker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Ed Parker — Find Low Cost Health Insurance.
		Ed Parker — Find pics, news, movies, interviews, filmography and more at Moviefone.
		Parker was a genius of motion and like his Karate, this book is well organized and covers it all.
	www.amazon.com /Parkers-Encyclopedia-Kenpo-Version-1-0/dp/0910293120 (824 words)

	Insightful history and FAQ about Ed Parker and American Kenpo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Parker, and there is certainly the possiblity of Jimmy Woo influencing the patch through his knowledge of the Chinese Martial Arts, But the Crest has alway been refered to as the IKKA Crest.
		Ed Parker's response was that he would pick a successor for the system and have everyone in the system know that he or she was the chosen successor.
		Parker was indeed on "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" the classic situation comedy on ABC from 1969-1972 starring Bill Bixby, Brandon Cruz, Miyoshi Umeki, James Komack, and Kristina Holland.
	members.aol.com /kenpojoe/EPAKKFAQ.html (1307 words)

	Complete Martial Arts.com - Ed Parker
		Senior Grandmaster Ed Parker, 10th degree fl belt, a man that accomplished what ten men could barely dream of doing.
		Parker was one of many firsts, a 'doer', a man of missionary conviction.
		Parker has written over 15 authoritative books about Kenpo and his experiences related to establishing this unique karate system.
	www.completemartialarts.com /whoswho/halloffame/edparker.htm (275 words)

	Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate Sascha Williams IKKA American Kenpo Karate Kenpo Karate International Kenpo Karate Association ...
		Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate Sascha Williams IKKA American Kenpo Karate Kenpo Karate International Kenpo Karate Association Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate Kenpo Kenpo Karate Kenpo Karate Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate Kenpo Kenpo Kenpo Kenpo Kenpo Kenpo Kenpo Kenpo Kenpo Kenpo Kenpo Kenpo Kenpo Karate Kenpo Karate American Kenpo American Kenpo Karate"
		Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate, American Kenpo Karate, Kenpo Karate as originally developed by Senior Grandmaster and Founder Edmund K. Parker, Father of American Kenpo Karate.
		Parker's techniques which defend against grabs, holds, hugs, and locks, too often students practice these without being aware of how the dimensional zone theory applies to them.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/wkkpublications (1257 words)

	American Kenpo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ed Parker’s American Kenpo is a martial arts style characterized by the use of quick moves in rapid-fire succession intended to overwhelm an opponent.
		It was during this period that Parker was significantly influenced by the Japanese and Okinawan interpretations prevalent in Hawaii.
		Parker always suggested that once you learn the lesson of the "ideal phase" one should search for some aspect that can be tailored to your personal needs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Kenpo (1269 words)

	Nick Cerio - KyuDan from Ed Parker? - MartialTalk.Com
		Parker are the ranks that represent his many interpretations and the highest ranks in his many arts.
		Parker, (who has no martial ranking or standing) but any large diploma signed by Ed Parker never had any less of a status than any other larger diploma he signed.
		Parker would promote Nick Cerio to the rank of 9th degree fl belt through the IKKA...now for the rest of the story [to quote paul harvey]Many of the EPAK seniors knew that Mr.
	www.martialtalk.com /forum/showthread.php?t=25910 (3351 words)

	Ed Parker - Moviefone
		Ed Parker's martial arts training under Chow, his teaching of Kenpo and...
		When I first started studying with Ed Parker in 1957, I asked him what title we should use when we addressed him.
		Ed Parker - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Ed Parker Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/ed-parker/328440/main (104 words)

	ED PARKER'S AMERICAN KENPO KARATE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Parker was at a karate tournament in New England in 1983.
		Parker's face when he saw that they were a Ed Parker Basic Booklet and a first edition hard cover of Kenpo Karate: law of the fist and the empty hand!
		Parker asked how he(Rebelo) had come in possession of the texts and took a photo with Mr.
	members.aol.com /kenpojoe/parker.html (277 words)

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