Dave Hebler, a 10th degree Black Belt, served as one of Elvis' personal bodyguards and Kenpo instructor from 1972 to 1976.
Recently he was back in Memphis for the FIRST time since Elvis' passing and he reminisced about his times with Elvis at the Memphian movie theatre and on the road:
The Memphian was a very important part of Elvis' life. I remember the Peter Sellers movies, he liked that. As far as protecting Elvis, using my skills was no easy task. Being Elvis' bodyguard was the worse job on the face of the planet! I mean, think about it: everywhere we went there were hundreds of love-starved women just doing their best to try to get next to Elvis. Being Elvis' bodyguard and personal karate instructor was a once in a life time experience, though I have such great memories of that time.
