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Ed Parker Jr.

American martial artist

Edmund Kealoha Parker Jr. (born November 15, 1959) is an American martial arts practitioner and artist and the only son of American Kenpo Karate founder Ed Parker.^[1]^[2]

Biography

Parker was born in Glendale, California. He trained under his father as a youth for several years before moving away at age 19 to Arizona to do missionary work at various Indian reservations. For two years he worked with the Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, Southern Ute, Havasupai, White Mountain Apache and Jicarilla Apache Tribes.^[1]

Parker then moved to his father’s home state of Hawaii where he attended Brigham Young University-Hawaii majoring in Illustration with a minor in Theatrical Arts.^[2] During his schooling he studied and made student films—one of which won him an award for the Best Student Film for 1982 in the State of Hawaii Film Festival. He was awarded an internship on the television show "Magnum, P.I." He also received 12 University art and theatrical scholarship awards.

After finishing school, Parker retu

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The first thing one should do when considering the history of Senior Grandmaster Edmund Kealoha Parker, Sr. is to read the other pages in this Who's Who section. That will give you a much greater insight into the effect this man's passion for Kenpo has had. An endless number of people help others through Kenpo, through volunteering, through radio programs for self-defense. The people on the Who's Who section who worked with him will tell you how he effected their lives. The students of those people will tell you about the stories they have heard

Included in this biography is a link to a collection of articles on Kenpo and Ed Parker, Sr. by Black Belt Magazine.

Edmund Kealoha Parker, Sr. was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on March 19, 1931 the sixth child of Arthur and Eva Parker. His great great grandfather was King Kamehameha I, who ruled Hawaii. Ironic, isn't it that Ed Parker ruled the world of Karate? At the age of 16, Mr. Parker had his first experience of Karate, in church. It was here he met Frank Chow, a fellow churchgoer who was talking about how he beat a local bully. M

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Ed Parker

American martial artist (1931–1990)

Ed Parker
Born	Edmund Kealoha Parker (1931-03-19)March 19, 1931 Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
Died	December 15, 1990(1990-12-15) (aged 59) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Martial artist, actor, stunt performer
Years active	1949−1990
Children	Ed Parker Jr.
Martial arts career
Style	American Kenpo, Judo, Boxing,
Teacher(s)	William Kwai-sun Chow, James Mitose
Rank	Senior Grand Master of American Kenpo
Notable students	Benny Urquidez, Dan Inosanto, Elvis Presley, Jeff Speakman, Chuck Norris, Robert Culp

Edmund Kealoha Parker (March 19, 1931 – December 15, 1990) was an American martial artist, who founded and codified the art of American Kenpo.^[1]

Life

Born in Honolulu, Parker began training in Judo^[2] at an early age and later studied boxing. During the 1940s, Parker was introduced to Kenpō by Frank Chow, who then introduced Parker to William Chow, a student of James Mitose. Parker trained with William Chow while serving in the Coas