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Elvis Presley & Kenpo Karate

A photographic and video archive of Elvis Presley's long connection to karate and Kenpo, including his training relationship with Ed Parker and other important instructors.

Elvis and Ed Parker

Elvis Presley became one of the most famous celebrity practitioners associated with Ed Parker's Kenpo. Photographs from the early 1970s show Elvis training, demonstrating and appearing with Parker and other martial artists.

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Picture Gallery

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**Elvis Presley with Ed Parker, Memphis, July 4, 1974**
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**Elvis Presley with Kang Rhee, 1974**
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**Elvis Presley, Kang Rhee, Bill Wallace and Red West**
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**Elvis Presley at Ed Parker's Kenpo school, Pasadena**
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**Elvis Presley and John Conway, April 2, 1973**
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**Elvis Presley practicing Kenpo with Ed Parker**
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**Elvis Presley wearing a black Kenpo Karate gi**
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**Elvis Presley and Ed Parker — 1974 karate demonstration**
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Elvis Karate / Kenpo Video Links

#	Video	Link
1	Ed Parker and Elvis	Watch on YouTube
2	Elvis Presley giving a Karate demonstration — July 4, 1974	Watch on YouTube
3	Elvis Presley and Bill Wallace Teach Karate Class	Watch on YouTube
4	Bill 'Superfoot' Wallace taught Elvis Presley karate	Watch on YouTube
5	Elvis, Bruce Lee and Ed Parker — martial arts history retrospective	Watch on YouTube

Further Photo Research

Elvis Karate — 50-Photo Source Gallery