Ed Parker · Lineage tree

Also known as

Edmund Kealoha Parker

Description

Hawaiian-born karate teacher who brought Kenpo karate to the mainland United States in 1954 and developed American Kenpo; taught many Hollywood actors and introduced Bruce Lee to the film industry.

Teachers (1)

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  William Kwai Sun Chow

  sports_martial_artsAmerican Kenpo Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Single source.

  “Parker’s American Kenpo system is based on the martial arts that Parker learned in Honolulu from William Kwai Sun Chow (1914–1987).”

  — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

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