photo from recent IKKA seminar and luau

Mr. Nick Cerio and Professor Chow

(from Z-Ultimate's Facebook page, 11-7-17)

We celebrated the memory of the late Professor Nicholas Cerio’s life, on the 19th anniversary of his passing, October 7, 1998.

Professor Cerio is responsible fo...r evolving Kenpo/Kempo and is revered as an icon of the Martial Arts system. He is recognized for his lifetime dedication to learning, promoting and expanding the Kenpo system throughout the New England states.

Z-Ultimate Self Defense Studios and the Kenpo Lineage Association, honors the legacy of the late Professor and is dedicated to keeping the memory of his lineage alive.

History of Professor Cerio in the Martial Arts:

 After receiving his Black Belt in Rhode Island in the early 1960’s, Nick Cerio was introduced to Professor William Chow by his senior student William Chun.

 Cerio would visit and live with Professor Chow for weeks at a time during his training with “Thunderbolt”. He often mentioned that his training had a profound influence on the development of Nick Cerio’s Kenpo system.

 For several decades, Cerio trained with many notable instructors and received numerous Black Belt degrees in different systems, most notable was his 9th Degree in Kenpo Karate by Ed Parker, 8th Degree Black Belt by Gan Fon Chin in Sil Lum Kung Fu, 5th Degree Black Belt in Okinawan Weapons by Tadashi Yamashta and 5th Degree Black Belt by Professor William Chow.

 He founded Nick Cerio’s Kenpo and Nick Cerio’s International Martial Arts Association (NCIMAA) in 1988 and concentrated on the development of Kenpo throughout New England.

 Cerio was given the designation of “Professor” by Soke Thomas H. Burdine of the World Counsel of Sokes in 1989, at that time Professor Cerio was designated as a 10th Degree Black Belt in Kenpo.

Paxtial Arts: A Contrast in Motion

(by Robert Cutrell Tae Kwon Do Times magazine January 2014

"The Warriors of old [like Chuang Tzu] many times found solace away from the perils of battle in the arts of writing, music and painting. In order to establish balance in their lives and escape the emotional challenges faced in confrontation, they sought to find, "Clarity of the Spirit" in the point of an ink quill or the stroke of a brush.

One such modern warrior is Ed Parker Jr., son of Ed Parker Sr., the Grandmaster of American Kenpo Karate. Though he could find himself tethered by the restraints of expectations of his lineage, and the experiences of his youth where he found himself surrounded by the legends of the arts on a daily basis, Ed Parker has found his Clarity of Spirit through his painting and his [non-combative self defense art], The Paxtial Arts."

Mr. Parker as Mr. Chong in Revenge of the Pink Panther

A great photo

Mr. Parker with Frank Trejo, Jim Mitchell, and the Flores brothers.

Birthday tribute to Mr. Parker

(from the Ed Parker Sr. Facebook page)

 

Happy Birthday to our Dad, Grandpa and Great-Grandpa Edmund Kealoha Parker Sr.

March 19, 1931 - December 15, 1990

“It has been said that man’s purpose on earth is to live, to love, to learn and to leave a legacy. Edmund Kealoha Parker did live, love, learn and leave a legacy — a legacy that we may enjoy for generations to come. In life, he gave his best, earning his bread by the sweat of his brow. He lived a clean wholesome life, giving honor to his heritage and praise to his... parents. He lived a life of humility. He was a light that shone in dark places — lifting others to higher ground. He lived to lighten the burdens of others, seeking his neighbor’s welfare. He endured well as he went through life — not around it. Never side stepping his responsibilities nor abusing his authority. The Tiger was seen, yet the Dragon prevailed.

He loved his family, his fellowman and friends. His capacity to make others feel good about themselves, as well as important to him was his greatest talent. He took his talent to love and circumscribed his life‘s work into one great whole. For without his talent to love, he would have been nothing... - Leilani Parker

(Memories of Ed Parker by Leilani Parker —page 181) link to purchase here: http://amzn.to/2owOf7i

Z Ultimate Tiger Seminar

(from the official Z Ultimate Facebook page)

 

On Saturday, February 3rd, 7th Degree Black Belt Master Will Clark will be teaching a FREE TIGER SEMINAR at our Thousand Oaks Studio!! This FREE Seminar will be for both our active and former students of Z-Ultimate, so please reserve your spot online or call the studio direct and speak to Master Eszlinger, Sensei Jonny, or Sensei Cass.

Master Clark has agreed to teach three (3) seminars to ensur...e more students can attend and share in the excitement of the day!!

 

This FREE TIGER SEMINAR is just one way we of Z want to "GIVE BACK", not only to our valued family of students, but also to the children of MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION. 

As encouragement and practice for all of us to pay our good fortune forward, we will be accepting donations of any amount to help these children with life threatening medical conditions make their wishes and dreams come true.

www.wish.org/donate

 

IKKA newsletter Winter '87



Mr. Parker in his office

The patch

"Some people are not aware that Mr. Parker could sew and more than once he would sew patches on our fighters (gi) before they competed." - Mr. Bob White

Some old school day photos of Mr. Parker

Mr. Robert Perry

(from Mr. Bob White's Facebook page, February 28th, 2018)

Bob Perry R.I.P. “The Voice of the Internationals” Mr Perry owned the Ed Parker school in Garden Grove, Ca. He hired me to start teaching in 1968 and helped me learn the tools to do this as a career ever since. Very grateful to him.

Ohana Kenpo Karate Association

headed by Rich Hale

www.ohanakenpo.com

United Studios of Self Defense student manual

I like the idea of giving your students a manual to read and study. I can see where it would keep a student interested during the week and get them excited to come in for their next class.