Kenpo biker

I was contacted by a Southern California Parker kenpo instructor recently. His name is Bill Hayes. It turns out that, like me, he rides a Harley and is a published author. Bill has had articles published in Black Belt magazine, so you may recognize the name.
   Bill and I think a lot alike. He knew Mr. Parker and trained under Mr. Bob Perry, who was a Parker guy and known as "The Voice of the Internationals". Perry got that name because he used to emcee the tournament. I can hear his voice when I think about him. He passed away way too early. Back to Bill.
   Bill also writes about bikers and has a book, American Biker, coming out in October ( http://www.americanbikerthebook.com/ site shopping cart may not be working yet) that will be available on Amazon.  There is a mystique about the biker lifestyle and many books have been written about it. Bill has a rare perspective in that he is a member of the Boozefighters club. That club is widely known in the riding community largely because a reputation gained in connection to the Hollister "riot" in 1947. An enterprising writer had an article published in Life magazine about how motorcyclists supposedly took over a town. A movie was soon based on it and its title was The Wild One starring Lee Marvin and Marlon Brando. It caught on and the biker persona was known world-wide. The Original Wild Ones is Bill's first book.
   Bill and his partner, Jennifer, have a studio in Torrance, CA near Los Angeles. Nice looking school from what I see on their site.http://www.oldschoolkenpo.com./ The name says it all.


Here's the Amazon link for the new book.
http://www.amazon.com/American-Biker-History-Clubs-Lifestyle/dp/0615375952/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276044976&sr=1-7

Here's a video interview.
http://vimeo.com/12868592