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ED PARKER'S AMERICAN
KENPO KARATE

MY KENPO LINEAGE 1979 - 1989

Senior Grand Master Edmund Kealoha Parker Sr.
Artwork by Ed Parker Jr.
Used with permission.

Sigung Steven LaBounty

Sifu Gary Swan
.

Professor Brian Duffy
.

My Lineage 1990 - 1993

Ed Parker
.

Brian Duffy Tommy Burks

My Lineage 1993 - Current

Ed Parker
Artwork by Ed Parker Jr.
Used with permission.
Artwork by Ed Parker Jr.

Tommy Burks

My Kenpo "Uncles" in the Art
In Chronological Order

Sibok Tom Kelly Sr.
The first time I saw American Kenpo Sibok was the Senior Advisor from the IKKA to the NCKKA.
This was Brian Duffy's (right) 1st Annual Texas Spirit Camp in 1991

Dennis Conatser
Instrumental in bringing us under Mr. Parker's wing in the mid 1980's

Howard Silva & Michael Billings
Following my test for 4th Black
Mr. Silva spent about a year in Austin, Texas and taught an advanced class at Brian Duffy's Kenpo Karate.
He was responsible for teaching me "how" and "why", not just "what," greatly accelerating my transition to American Kenpo from the Chinese Kenpo I practiced then. Not to mention a few bumps and bruises along the way.

The gratitude I feel towards my teachers and mentors in Kenpo is surpassed only by my love of family.
To this, my Kenpo Family, Oss, and Thank You!

(Return to Home Page) Updated: 9/27/2003