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Not a Test

Submitted by Jack Autry on Mon, 16/07/2012 - 4:07

I sat on so many promotional boards with Mr. Parker. I remember when we would see a student that should not have been at the test or was not ready to be promoted. ...

Positive Encouragement

Submitted by Jack Autry on Sat, 21/04/2012 - 6:57

One of the many things I remember about Mr. Parker in all the classes I saw him teach, he never asked a student a question the student could not answer. I remember him...

The King’s Necklace

Submitted by Jack Autry on Tue, 17/04/2012 - 3:06

About 2 months after the funeral several black belts and the Parker family met at a small theatre in Santa Monica for the premiere of Mr. Parker and Jeff Speakman’s movie the “The...

Where Do I Sign?

Submitted by Jack Autry on Wed, 11/04/2012 - 3:23

It was approximately 1966 when I saw the Kenpo Karate sign on Santa Monica Boulevard. I went into the school, not knowing anything about Karate. Sitting behind the desk, was Mr. Parker. I...

The Last Good-Bye

Submitted by Jack Autry on Sun, 08/04/2012 - 10:46

I received a phone call from Ed Parker Jr. between 5 and 6am Sunday morning. Ed Jr. told me his dad had died at the Hawaii airport. “What do you mean?”… I said. ...