COMBAT JUDO: October 2012

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Thursday, October 4, 2012

TOM KELLY AMERICAN KENPO KARATE

ELVIS AND TOM KELLY 1974

THOMAS E. KELLY 9th DEGREE BLACK BELT "MASTER Of THE ART" in AMERICAN KENPO KARATE

Instructor for: Pricilla Presley, John Ritter and Peter Cetera (Chicago). Taught the children of : Buddy Hackett, Anthony Quinn, Kirk Douglas, Doris Day, Bill Cosby, Robert Gulp and Robert Mitchum. Provided Security for: Elvis Presley, Freddy Hart, Sonny James, Robert Culp and Bill Cosby.

1971-72-73 HEAVYWEIGHT "ALL-AMERICAN KARATE" CHAMPION. The first 7th Degree Black Belt promoted in the "Ed Parker System" by Mr. Parker. (1970)

The second Kenpo Black Belt to win the Heavyweight Division at the "Internationals".
Greg Baines (1969), (1972 fought 7 matches and
then Joe Lewis)

The second Kenpo Black Belt to win their weight division (same year) at the "Internationals" and the California State Championships. (1972)
(Steve Saunders was the first)

ED PARKER, ELVIS AND TOM KELLY

A member of the original "Undefeated" I.K.K.A. Black Belt Team. (1975)
(Steve Saunders - Lou Oliva - Chris Armstrong - John Henderson - Tom Kelly)

The first Kenpoist to fight on an "Open Black Belt Team" (Undefeated) in Europe.
(England and Belgium : 1975)
(John Nativada - Ron Marchini - Darrnel Garcia - Benny "The Jet" Uriqudez - Tom Kelly)

The Team Fights were made into a Movie "The New Gladiators" a documentary movie by Elvis Presley and Ed Parker centered on the fights of the United States Karate team in London, England and Brussels, Belgium. It was filmed between 1973 and 1974 but finally remastered and later released in 2002. The movie was financed by Elvis Presley. On August 16, 2009 Elvis Presley Enterprises released a new version of the film with extra footage of Presley in Karate training sessions.

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