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Elvis and Karate by Master Kang Rhee

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Elvis with Shotokan Sensei Tetsuji Murakimi in Paris January 1960

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Elvis was first exposed to Karate in 1958 after he was drafted into the and stationed in Germany. His first instructor was a German shotokan stylist named Juergen Seydel who taught Elvis at his off-base housing in Nauheim until 1958. One nice thing about the military was that you got thirty days of paid vacation (leave) each year. During his vacation in Paris he would take private lessons with Tetsugio Murakami, one of Japans top shotokan stylists, who would help pioneer shotokan in Europe. On one occasion he spent nine straight days studying for several hours each day with Murakami.

With a lot of spare time on his hands Elvis would spend hours training with Rex Mansfield, another soldier stationed with Elvis in Germany.

It was during this time that Elvis would also start conditioning his hands for board breaking by banging his knuckles against hard surfaces.

His next Instructor was Japanese Shotokan Master Tetugio Murakami who became the Shotokan master of Europe.

In 1960 Elvis, with Japanese style training under his belt, Elvis met the Father of American Kenpo, Ed Parker at the Wilshire Beverly Hills Hotel after a Karate demonstration. Mr. Parker introducded Elvis to Hank Slomanski , an Instructor at Fort Campbell to test for his black belt. It was Hank who promoted Elvis to Black Belt on July 21, 19690 and personally gave Elvis his own personal Black belt when he promoted him. He is said to have sent word back to Ed Parker Your boy aint pretty anymore, but hes a black belt.

Elvis and Karate by Master Kang Rhee

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