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Mr. White is a 1st
generation student of Mr. Lee Wedlake.
Mr. White began training in the
martial arts at the age of 11 and by his Senior year of high
school he had earned his black
belt. After high school, Mr. White served in the US Navy for
6 years. Upon his return to civilian life, he opened the
Manchester Karate Studio, and has since served as its
director and chief instructor. He is also the founder and
director of the
New England
Chinese Karate Federation (NECKF) which was established
in 1991. Today the federation stretches from Connecticut to
upstate Maine with over 1,000 training students.
In 1987, when testing
for his 3rd degree black belt, Mr. White was personally
selected by Mr. Parker to be the Technical Director for the
New England region of the IKKA . At this time Mr. White was
serving as the IKKA state Representative for New Hampshire,
Maine and Vermont. He is the 1st person in New England to
bring a student up to the Black Belt Rank in Mr. Parker's
Kenpo Karate System and is considered by many to be the
"Father of New England Kenpo". He also has the final
authority on Kenpo Training in New England.
Mr. White currently
holds the rank of Black Belt in the 7th Degree in the
American Kenpo Karate System developed by Mr. Ed Parker. |