I have read on another web site that just before Professor Chow died he promoted Ed Parker to 10th degree black belt! Is this true?

(Question) Did Professor Chow promote Ed Parker to 10th Degree Black Belt!

No!

Any doubts, ask Mrs. Parker!

From the early 70's on, Ed Parker and his former instructor Professor Chow were not on good terms.

This was not Ed Parker's fault. Professor Chow resented the fact that Ed Parker was getting all the press - all the fame - and all the money!

The fact is, until Professor Chow's death very few people knew anything about him! It was only after the Professor's death that he started to get the type of credit he deserved.

By the time of Chow's death (1987) Ed Parker had established his own credentials and did not want - nor would he accept any advance rank from Professor Chow! To do so would put Ed Parker back in a student/teacher relationship. Nor would Ed have accepted it because he was no longer teaching or using Professor Chow's system!

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