What Do You Look Like?

Originally posted by Michael Billings
Yes it was Edmund who did the portrait for me ... or actually for my family, who surprised me with it.

However, of note is the fact that my very ill mother cried when she gave it to me. She thought he "captured" my spirit and that meant so much to her. I will always be in his debt for giving my mom that present. Edmund has known me for about 15 years and this may have helped the rendition.

Oss, (emabarresed somewhat)
-Michael
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That's wonderful Mike- what a touching gift.

And I actually did not know that Ed Jr. was an artist! Or if I ever read that I had forgotten.
 
Believe it or not, he did every portrait in "The Journey", by Joe Hyams. I highly recommend it. He has done numerous pictures of his dad, Ed Parker, Sr., and other Seniors in the Art and New Seniors.

He has also designed patches for most of the Kenpo Associations that started post 1990. He has a large portfolio of other work he has done. He has helped other artists in their work. The one that I liked was that he has illustrated children's books. If you know him, it fits his personality. He is such a "dad" - and I mean that in a very good way.

He has lots of other "irons in the fire". Everything from IKKA work, to video production, new books, and DVD's. He is a computer whiz and I would not be surprised if he has something interactive out there some day.

Oss Edmund,
-Michael
 
Originally posted by Michael Billings
Bet I am older Unfortunatly. So the correct statement would be "Why does he look like me?"

-MB
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I try, I try. Ive always wanted to be handsome... You were as close as I could come! LOL

And I am much older than I look... No one ever belives me when I tell em how old I actually am.
 
Originally posted by Yiliquan1
I was raised certain ways, and grew up to appreciate that women who are near perfect are oftentimes the least desirable. I would rather have a woman with some minor imperfection(s) that looked and acted like a real woman, than some centerfold pinup that was as real as the airbrushed retakes of her photo shoot...

What can I say - I like realism in my training, I like "real" ethnic food (Taco Bell is not authentic Mexican food, and I like "real" Mexican food), I collect real weapons (no flimsy tinfoil swords for me), and I like real women. I think there is a trend here...

Gambarimasu.
:asian: :tank: :asian:
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oh yeah.... how come they ( Link Removed ) says you are their best customer???? :D



Mod Note: Link to adult site removed.
 
I don't like being photographed. But my avatar is pretty much exactly how I look.. I scketched to be that way. I prefer the anime look anyway... On my web site I have more of my crappy drawings, bad spelling and horrid grammar..:shrug:
 
Originally posted by KenpoGirl
I would love to commission him to do MY portrait one day, when I get my black belt...
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When I saw Mr. Parker, Jr. in 2000 he had some samples including some "Lineage Portraits" of people and their teachers.

He said he will do anyone's portrait and could make them a lineage portrait of them and their teacher(s).

I said something like "I might like one when I get my black belt" and he said that rank had nothing to do with it. It was not a rank thing. He was insistent about that. I finally told him that I didn't want one until I made black whether or not he was ready to do one for me right then.

So if you want one, contact him. Mr. C. can put you in touch with him I bet. Mr. Parker, Jr. was on a tear at the time and didn't want any emails even though his full contact info used to be on his website.

The point is that he is very good and he will do your portrait regardless of rank. The picture of Mr. Parker in the Journey is also available as a print and it looked like a photograph to me when I first saw it.

Amazing. Mr. Duffy got one in the frame with a piece of Mr. Parker's belt. I don't know if those are still available.

Good luck.
 
Originally posted by cdhall
I finally told him that I didn't want one until I made black whether or not he was ready to do one for me right then.
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This is my exact feeling as well, I want a protrait to celibrate my accomplishment of reaching black belt.

:D

Tess I would have loved to be able to purchase one of those portraits, but was out of my price range. :)
 
Originally posted by KenpoGirl


Tess I would have loved to be able to purchase one of those portraits, but was out of my price range. :)
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Yeah they are up there in price but well worth it :) Some of our student's chipped in and bought it for Seig :)
 
Originally posted by Hollywood1340
Tess,
Is that picture of you in your gi with your hands on hips a full size picture? I was rather fond of it..
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It was a group shot which I cropped myself out of .. thanks *S*

I'm usually the one behind the camera but here's one I just took :)
 

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Originally posted by KenpoTess
last one :)
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Now you know why they call her the "Queen of Pain!" By the looks of things, she's ready to beat the stuffings out of someone!:eek:
 
people tend to forget... even the most innocent looking kitty cats have many sharp pointy claws with which to draw copious amounts of blood.
 
"I forget that five of his six ends are pointy when he lies like that." Thought I'd throw up a pic of my in my PJ's and Lounge Robe, since I post a pic of me in fighting trim every time I post. AWESOME PICS TESS! Anyone care for a spot of Fanta? (Left over right, belt tied in a square knot...wonder if Massa would part with another association patch for my robe? Hmmm...)
 

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"I forget that five of his six ends are pointy when he lies like that."
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I was thinking of that exact same quote when I wrote that... Bill Watterson was a genius... and amazingly, the guy never had kids.
 
Originally posted by KenpoGirl
This is my exact feeling as well, I want a protrait to celibrate my accomplishment of reaching black belt.

:D

Tess I would have loved to be able to purchase one of those portraits, but was out of my price range. :)
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Yes, I thought we agreed.

BTW almost every Kenpo Studio has a picture of Mr. Parker in it that Mr. Parker, Jr. did when he was about 19 I think.

It is on the bottom listed as "51261 Poster-Ed Parker Portrait." I'll try to attach it:
http://www.superiormartialarts.com/catalog/uniform/kenpobooks.html

And Mr. Parker Jr also did some updated ones. I'm confused, someone straighten me out. Here is the one I thought was a photo when I saw it and which Mr. Duffy has with a piece of Mr. Parker's belt. Scroll down to the "Limited Edition portrait with
belt section":
http://www.lwkarate.com/on_line_store.htm

And this one is featured in the Journey. I thought they were the same until I went fishing around the web for it. It is this one on the right of this website credited to Mr. Parker, Jr.
http://www.akfkenpo.com/homecomingbundle.htm
 
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