Ed Parker BYU Judo Dojo

"Y Judo Dojo was organized for the first time during fall quarter of 1955. At first, membership was limited to advanced "judokas," but beginner's classes for men and women were started winter quarter. This year, judo contests were an intramural sport at BYU, but the club is planning to become a member of the intercollegiate tournament. Sponsored by the Extension Division, Y Judo Dojo offered instructions to law enforcement agencies in Utah County and representatives from the Provo Police Department and the Utah State Highway Patrol. Membership is open to all BYU students and faculty who accept and maintain the Judo Honor Code, which pertains to correct conduct and the use of judo knowledge in necessary situations." (Emphasis added)

1. The Judo club (Dojo) was organized for first time in Fall Quarter 1955.
2. Ed Parker was in the Judo club.
3. Judo club was limited to advanced "judokas" during the Fall Quarter (September-December).
4. Open classes were first offered beginning Winter Quarter (January 1966)
5. Winter Quarter (January 1956) BYU Extension classes were offered for the first time to law enforcement agencies.
6. Ed Parker graduated in June 1956.
7. 6 months is the longest Mills Crenshaw, Charles Beeder or anyone claiming to have trained with Ed Parker at BYU after Ed began teaching "outsiders".

To understand the place and time:

Ed Parker wrote in Inside Elvis (1979) Rampart House, Ltd. Page 23:

"In September of 1954, I resumed studies at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. It was difficult to readjust. Self-discipline now had to replace regimentation. There were some rough moments but I managed to weather the first few months before finally getting back into the swing of things.

"Physical exercise was as important to me as intellectual pursuits. I wanted to fine tune my reflexes, so I utilized my expertise as a Karate Black Belt by teaching a private group of students from Hawaii. I took pride in developing a tough, tight knit group. In retrospect, there may have been a touch of 'Polynesian Chauvinism," though I did not view it as such at the time."

NOTE: "There were some rough moments but I managed to weather the first few months before finally getting back into the swing of things."

This is MONTHS, not days or weeks. Those who were in Ed's "tight knit group" say they did not begin practicing together until early 1955. These were "Island boys" not "outsiders" and certainly not Mills Crenshaw.

"...to demonstrate at the B.Y.U. vs. U.C.L.A basketball game. The success of this demonstration launched an entirely new dimension in my life. Law officers witnessing the performance requested that a class be taught at B.Y.U. The university agreed and suddenly I was both a faculty member and student...."

NOTE: The B.Y.U. vs. U.C.L.A game was played December 2, 1955. It was only after this game that Ed Parker began teaching law officers

"As interest in the martial arts blossomed, I re-examined the policy of confining the class to the select group from Hawaii and law enforcement officers.... I began to accept the fact that there were other deserving individuals who needed self-defenses kills. As providence would have it, I met Roy Woodward.... He owned a gymnasium in the heart of downtown Prove.... It was soon ageed that a Karate class would be offered along with body conditioning...."

NOTE: It was only after Ed began teaching law enforcement officers that he began teaching "outsiders." In other words Ed did not teach Mills Crenshaw until after the Winter Quarter began in January, 1956. That makes 5 months the maximum Mills Crenshaw could possibly have trained with Ed Parker. However, Ed graduated in early June 1956, making the time even shorter.

"Interest on campus increased as well. To satisfy the demand a Judo club was organized on the B.Y.U. campus...."

NOTE: The Judo club was not formed until Winter Quarter (January) 1956 and Ed graduated 5 months later in early June 1956.

Ed Parker relates a similar chain of events, although putting the date of the B.Y.U. and U.C.L.A. a year earlier than was possible in his 1982 book, Infinite Insights into Kenpo: Mental Stimulation (P. 26-27)

"While completing my education at B.Y.U. I formed a closed club teaching only students from Hawaii...I was asked to put on a Kenpo Karate demonstration during the basketball half-time intermission (early in December 1954) between B.Y.U. and U.C.L.A. The success of this demonstration launched an entirely new dimension in my life...In a matter of weeks I began teaching commercially in downtown Provo...."

"...He started to teach a select, closed group of interested fellow students from Hawaii....Ed was invited to demonstrate his skills during intermission of a basketball game between BYU and UCLA early in December 1954...."

1. The demonstration took place during the B.Y.U. vs. U.C.L.A basketball game.
2. The game was played on December 2, 1955, and it was impossible for the game to have been played in 1954.
3. It was only after that demonstration that Ed Parker began teaching law enforcement officers in Winter Quarter (1956).
4. The 1956 Banyon gives the date for the Judo club as being formed Fall Quarter 1955, and open to all student in 1956.
5. The 1956 Banyon gives the date for the teaching law enforcement officers as 1956.
6. It was only after Ed began teaching law enforcement officers (1956) that he began teaching "outsiders."


7. Ed Parker graduated in June 1956, a mere five months after starting to teach "outsiders".
8. The demonstration did not take place during another game as Mills Crenshaw claims. The Judo Club did not exist until 1955, and Ed Parker began teaching the law enforcement class until 1956 which was shortly after the demonstration.

Mormon Churches (Wards) have a cultural hall, which usually has a full size basketball court and a stage. The Polynesian Ward had a large stage for its elaborate production, and they trained behind closed curtains.

A WORD OF ADVICE: Do Not Think Dishonestly; neither seek wisdom nor Kenpo knowledge from those who present imagination as reality.