Only one person could count Elvis Presley, Bruce Lee, "Judo" Gene LeBell and Benny "The Jet" Urquidez among his closest friends and students. Only one person was known simply as Grandmaster to both Hollywood and martial arts elite. Only one person could be called the "Father of American Karate." That person was the incomparable Ed Parker, who blazed a path of honor, tradition and karate excellence while guiding his American Kenpo through martial arts' greatest era. Stuntman, master, actor, author, scientist, entertainer, and soldier. Ed Parker was this and so much more. He ushered in a new era of fighting and psychological dominance with his invention of a living, breathing, ever-changing martial art. Ed Parker-On the Shoulders of a Giant is author Robert Fuhr's compelling tribute to a friend and master who had a dramatic and lasting impact on every aspect of his life. Fuhr gives you a sometimes humorous, sometimes touching but always deeply personal look into what why Ed Parker will go down as one of the greatest martial arts technicians of all time. One of the last black belts Ed Parker personally tested, Fuhr recounts that they Master taught him to broaden his horizons, remain curious and see life from a variety of perspectives.
