(from the IKKA Facebook page) This painting was gifted to Ed Parker Sr. by one of his students. The artwork was originally displayed in Mr. Parker’s West Los Angeles/Santa Monica school and then brought to the Pasadena location after Mr. Parker’s passing. It is currently displayed in one of our International Kenpo Karate studios in Diamond Bar, California ..read more

(recently posted on Facebook by Mr. Ron Chapél) Early on when Mr. Parker decided to do something extraordinary by writing "manuals" for his instructors to keep everyone generally on the same page, he noticed that the bulk of the attack scenarios tended to be for some kind of right punch. Naturally, because most people are right-handed, that's the way we think.  Others who were copying Ed Parker did the same.  Realizing there were so many attack scenarios that needed to be addressed he, in conjunction with others came up with the idea of "Category Completion."  He would take ..read more

(from the USSD Facebook page) Train with the warrior Shaolin Monks of China in an exclusive Orange County Summit workshop open only to USSD students. For more than two decades, the Shaolin Temple and USSD have shared a time honored bond.  Our unique relationship affords us a rare and privileged opportunity for USSD students to train in an exclusive summit with the Shaolin Monks of Songshan, China. without having to leave the OC.      ..read more

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(By Roy Travert) In creating one of the most up to date and structured self-defense systems in the world, Senior Grand Master Ed Parker arranged each belt level to specifically teach an area of the art that was felt to be of the greatest benefit to the student, thus the student is able to spend time developing the area of the art that is applicable to them, this in turn means they do not try to accelerate their learning beyond their point of comprehension for the belt level they are at.  Instead, the student should spend the time at each belt level concentrating on what that level is teac ..read more

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https://www.insidekungfu.live/articles/a-hurrican-on-the-loose (article by Robert Fuhr insidekungfu.live 8-8-21) Reprinted with permission from Ed Parker: On the Shoulders of a Giant, by Robert Fuhr. The book is available on Amazon.  What always struck me about Ed Parker was the unbelievable contradiction of his existence. And this could take place in a fraction of a second. He goes from relaxed to the mat in a state that could have been described as complete collapse, then his upper body becomes erect, his posture becomes straight, and his shoulders are pulled back to the shoulder blades ..read more