hi there, my name is sifu bernard(scorpio)strickland and i,m from birmingham,alabama. and i,m the founder of the martial arts system call "chinese tai kenpo karate system". my master was the late "master bill parks" formely of l.a.cailf. who study & train under two "sr.g.master" one was the late "sr.g.m.ed parker" the founder of "american kenpo" karate system" & "sr.g.m.david german" the founder of " tai kenpo (or) tai karate" system as well. i,m master "bill parks" highest black belt here in the state of alabama. i hold the rank of two black belts. i,m a 7th degree black belt(sr.prof.) in the art of "american kenpo" and i hold the rank of a 5th degree black belt(assoc.prof.) in the art of "tai kenpo karate" also. i also hold the rank of a 7th degree red belt(sr.prof.) in the art of "chinese tai kenpo karate system " also. and a 3th level black sash, in the art of "5th animals style of gung fu" and a 3th dan.black belt in the art of "sang-moo-kwans" korean karate. i have over forthy 44 yrs.in the martail arts. i,m the alabama state reps. for "sr.g.m.david german" tai kenpo karate system. you can find me on ikkakenpo.com or davidgerman kenpoman.com. thank you scorpio