Women’s Self Defense – 1947
This is a very cool video find of a Judo demo for women’s self defense in the 1940′s. Very interesting to see.
Ed Parker’s Gi
Lee Wedlake talks about the gi top he was given by Ed Parker Jr. A video by Bill Spearman, Spearman Resource Group in Ft. Myers, FL. Lee Wedlake began training in the martial arts in 1967 and was a student of Ed Parker back in 1979. A very interesting bit of history. To check out [...]
The Evolution and Development of Kenpo in Ireland
by Tommy Jordan The evolution of kenpo lies within the hands of those instructors who strive to improve their standards, as any good instructor should do, by “putting greater effort into the time” they spend developing and sharpening their skills. Not quite the same as “Putting time in”. We should never let up in our [...]
The Beginning of Kenpo in Ireland
by Tommy Jordan and Peter Whitney Ed Parker Snr. Stated in Infinite Insights Vol. 1. that John Mc Sweeney was the first of his black belts to bring kenpo outside of the United States and in doing so made the IKKA International when he went to Ireland to study in Trinity College in 1962, and [...]
The Kenpo-Karate and JKD Connection
by Ron Chapel Ed Parker’s creation, “Kenpo-Karate,” has a brother and a sister art. The “sister” is Jeet Kune Do (JKD). We’ll save the “brother” for another day. Kenpo-Karate and JKD are both training concepts, as opposed to styles, or even real systems of the martial arts. Although the Bruce Lee vehicle unlike the Ed [...]
Historical Perspective
by Ron Chapel It has been arguably stated, “Ed Parker is the father of American Karate.” Although there are some who may take issue with such a claim, there are particulars that are undeniable and those who subscribe to Ed Parker’s lofty status in martial arts history are probably much closer to the truth than [...]
