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[edit] Source of article
Okay, I looked at your link and I see the similarities. Unfotunantly, I wrote that article a few years ago and it's quite possible that it was taken from my site at http://www.kenpothoughts.com Then again it's so long ago, I don't recall who took what. Anyway, I'll rewrite it.
- I compared the article with the web site and gathered that the same person likely wrote both even before reading this talk page. Not a copyright violation regardless. - Tεxτurε 23:17, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
The word 'exhibitionist' has been in for a long time and likely referred to his many public exhibitions and other promotions of the arts. It's probably best to remove it given the connotations of the word but I do think it was not meant in a derogatory way. JJL 19:53, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Deletion
how do I go about nominating this for deletion,since it is just an advetisment? All links are to advertisments for his students schools.
- See WP:AFD for this. I doubt that this will meet the criteria for deletion--he's clearly notable. JJL 03:21, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
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- Ha, no one is removing an article on Ed Parker, that's just hilarious to think that he's NOT notable User5802 06:00, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Bibliography
I removed the list of books as it was starting to look like a sales catalogue. Are there any references that could link to a list of books rather than having all of them? --Nate1481( t/c) 14:33, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
- 1960, Kenpo Karate: Law of the Fist and the Empty Hand. Delsby Publications ISBN 0910293473
- 1963, Secrets of Chinese Karate. Prentice-Hall ISBN 0137978456
- 1975, Ed Parker's Guide to the Nunchaku.
- 1975, Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate Accumulative Journal. International Kenpo Karate Association.
- 1978, Inside Elvis. Rampart House ISBN 0897730003
- 1982, Ed Parker's Infinite Insights into Kenpo, Vol. 1: Mental Stimulation. Delsby Publications ISBN 0910293007
- 1983, Ed Parker's Infinite Insights into Kenpo, Vol. 2: Physical Analyzation I. Delsby Publications ISBN 0910293023
- 1985, Ed Parker's Infinite Insights into Kenpo, Vol. 3: Physical Analyzation II. Delsby Publications ISBN 091029304X
- 1986, Ed Parker's Infinite Insights Into Kenpo, Vol. 4: Mental and Physical Constituents. Delsby Publications ISBN 0910293066
- 1987, Ed Parker's Infinite Insights Into Kenpo: Vol. 5: Mental and Physical Applications. Delsby Publications ISBN 0910293082
- 1988, The Woman's Guide to Self Defense
- 1988, The Zen of Kenpo. Delsby Publications ISBN 0910293104
- 1992, Ed Parker's Encyclopedia of Kenpo. Delsby Publications ISBN 0910293120
[edit] Bibliography
And I added the Bibliography back. One of Ed Parker's most significant contributions to Martial Arts is that he did try to document his system in a series of books. In addition to his own system, the Secrets of Chinese Karate covers Chinese martial arts in general.
Seeing that the publications of these books constitutes a major part of Parker's lifetime work, it is inconsistent to omit the bibliography when all other authors (e.g. Mark Twain) have their books listed. Vantelimus (talk) 21:36, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
A couple other notes on the bibliography: If you want to understand Parker's art and what he was trying to accomplish, you really should read these books. If you compare the techniques in Mitose's Kenpo Jiu-Jitsu book to the ones in Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate book, and then to the techniques in the Accumulative Journal, you can get a really good idea of how Parker changed the art over time. The Infinite Insight series then shows you how he organized these concepts in his mind and how he tried to make them more accessible to students. Vantelimus 23:04, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
