Only Distance Learning Course 101 CD ROM Images Graphics Martial Science University Edmund K. Parker Sr. This is a question that many people are now starting to ask. As people begin to entertain the possibility there is more to American Kenpo than they have previously been exposed to, many questions come to mind. There is a mistaken belief however, he was teaching the Ed Parker American Kenpo System. This is not a bad thing.
All systems have to have a beginning base of knowledge upon which to build.
Early on in His development of American Kenpo, Mr. Parker made a conscious decision to not teach more advanced material. The reasons why, were many. Second, what was available, he didn't want to teach to students without an ongoing personal relationship. He also realized above everything else, teaching specific techniques would be impossible. In this concept, there was no need to be specific in techniques.