Some early 1960's and 1970's vids -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVJuCfBIZ9M&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcKhQZbLQbQ&mode=related&search=

Wow, Matt, it's amazing how different the techniques He used back then are from what we are taught today. I recognized most of what he did though.

What those videos show is Master Ed Parker development and his system in the infant stage. As he matured his showmanship and professionalism was horned. In the video with the late actor he corrected him without embarassing him or hurting him, showing why and how he became so popular with the Hollywood set.

I like looking at the old vs. past-present, it shows how far they have come and where he began. You can definitely see Prof. Chows and Prof. Emperado's in his system. Personally I don't see a lot of Master's Mitose movement in Parkers system.

Parker was ahead of his time and true Martial art Pioneer.

What I never understood was why nearly every joint strike was considered a "bone-breaker". Fact is that it takes ALOT of force to break a bone/joint. I think this assumption betrays a lack of knowledge of anatomy & physics.

I grant you that EP was fast but I never saw any impact in the strikes. BTW, his fronk kick looks like a beginner's. Could EP hurt you? Probably, but it looks more flash than function. Especially when each series of techniques ends w/ EP backing away in stance, aparently ready for the opponent to get up to get another azz-whoopin'.

Not meaning to purposely PO any AKK followers but I considered making this comment for a couple of days.

Ed Kicks have the snap (thats hard to catch) in them that self defense kick need in them, most Kenpo guys don't kick high but the do kick hard and they don't waste motion in between hand delievery. The kicks work smoothly into their continued hand strike not wasting a lot time re-cocking. Now some that cross trained can kick pretty good, but their roots is the streets. As he fine tuned his system the high knee cocks fade to low knee for smoother hand transistions.

Ed and most martial arts instructor probably referred to the technique as bone breakers because thats how it was explained to them, back then you didn't questioned you just did. These techniques could break your arm but really in a encounter wheather it broke the arm, magiled it or just torn the ligaments it doesn't matter he can't use it or use it like he use to its a damaged limb. Might as well be broke these guys were fighters not doctors.

Not may people have seen Master Mitose performing his system. But look at Profs. Chows pupils, Ed Parkers students, and down the line you see them in their students.

The same can be said of Mitose system in the Tracy group and his Head pupil Bruce something, the tall heavyset guy. Forgive Master Bruce, I'm at work and I gotten a Brain freeze that happens when you get older, multi-tasking starts to fade.

Matt, don't forget that the purpose of the cross-out is to be prepared. You never know, he might have had a buddy who just saw the fight.

I'm familiar w/ impact & whenever I see an AKK demo, I see a lot of fast & fancy techniques w/ the assumption that each strike is a crippler.

I've trained w/ AKK guys who claimed the little punches & kicks were more devastating than they look only because they didn't want to hurt me.

I watched that vintage film actually hoping to see something different but sadly enough I didn't.

...and no, I was never hit by EP. But I was hit by Lionel Marinus & Chris Thompson (holding an impact pad) that shook my fillings. That was impact!

BTW, I don't expect anyone to know those 2 gents...