kenpo3631
Black Belt
It's no secret that Mr. Parker ruled the IKKA and the American Kenpo community with an iron hand. If you got out of line you were axed from the association. A few were axed as recently as the late 80's. You just didn't mess with EP Sr.
After his death, seeing that he never named a sucessor, (and I'm sure he never wanted too), Allot of people thought that the Committee (i.e. Executive VP of the IKKA) would step in. But it wasn't set up that way. EP Sr. never specified what he wanted to happen.
This is all from what I have heard from the Seniors I have spoken to. I was not there but my take on it is that some people weren't happy with what the Parker family was doing, some were ambitious, what have you. Whatever it was here we are and you know what...it's not the stripes on your belt that makes you a great Kenpoist...it's the knowledge you posess.
Take all the stripes off and go back to solid black I say...:rofl: :idunno:
After his death, seeing that he never named a sucessor, (and I'm sure he never wanted too), Allot of people thought that the Committee (i.e. Executive VP of the IKKA) would step in. But it wasn't set up that way. EP Sr. never specified what he wanted to happen.
This is all from what I have heard from the Seniors I have spoken to. I was not there but my take on it is that some people weren't happy with what the Parker family was doing, some were ambitious, what have you. Whatever it was here we are and you know what...it's not the stripes on your belt that makes you a great Kenpoist...it's the knowledge you posess.
Take all the stripes off and go back to solid black I say...:rofl: :idunno: