a couple of his body gaurds trained as well,,.. was that ed parker walking with him to the stage in one of his last concerts
2007-08-21 06:18:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
although presley trained with ed parker and had a lot to do with him in his later years the man who taught presley was one mike stone. but what really cracks me up are the claims that presley held an advanced dan grade (6th dan i think)-if this is the case then i am a dutchman!!. to acheive such status takes a lifetime of dedication-presley took up karate in the mid 60's as we all know he was dead by 1977-he would have made 2nd dan at a push-and a poor one at that. having watched some of his "karate moves" on stage i think it's quite comical. such a wonderful singer that he was presley's "dan status" was bestowed upon him by sycophants who's only motive was to engratiate themselves with the star he was no more a master than i am a brain surgeon. i know senior karate dans who refuse to watch presley's stage antics as they consider it an insult. and who can blame them?
2007-08-21 07:04:59 · answer #1 · answered by tony c 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Elvis was supposed to be very good. Ed parker did not hand out blackbelts to just anyone.Ed parker said that elvis worked extremely hard and was a very good martial artist.
2007-08-21 14:11:51 · answer #2 · answered by chris k 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mr Parker did go to one of his concerts I believe. Its to my knowledge that Elvis did make Black Belt. Wethere he was any good or not I can't answer.
2007-08-21 14:49:19 · answer #3 · answered by Aurora 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The King was a better singer than a fighter.
2007-08-21 21:31:32 · answer #4 · answered by gannoway 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know anythign abotu elvis but id agree with tony c even though i know nothign about elvis, tony's answer seemed plausable
2007-08-21 16:23:37 · answer #5 · answered by Mollie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋