The Karate Institute of America is proud to announce that we have a California
State Archery Champion within our martial arts family. She is Rose “Renegade”
Hoberg, the 12th Black Belt of the Kiado-Ryu (1990). Rose is the current
California State Indoor Champion in the Masters 50 Recurve division.
Husband Kurt “Raphael” Hoberg is the 21st Black Belt of the KIA and an archer
as well. It is extremely satisfying to see our KIA family members so
dynamically active and successful. Congrats, Renegade! Next step, “Robinette
of the Hood!”
Paul Daniels is the 34th Black Belt of the Karate Institute of America and one
of its most talented martial artists in our now 36 year history. Paul’s
original call sign was “Electron” because of his blinding speed and quickness.
That quickly morphed in his shorter call sign “Tron.”
Defending yourself successfully requires more than simply thinking you’re
tough. It requires knowledge of what to do, how to do it, when to do it and
even when not to act.
Neutralizing an adversary with a punch requires more than pumping your fists
or flailing your arms. To have a powerful punch mandates knowing the physics
of power, how to construct a fist that won’t collapse on impact and much more.
If you want to have dynamic and devastating power, King’s Karate POWER
PUNCHING SERIES, VOLUME 1 - SECRETS OF DYNAMIC POWER will give you the
knowledge you need.
When having to seriously injure an attacker is your only option to survival,
all things being equal, the first target is the eyes. Drum this into your
psyche: eyes, eyes, eyes! No one who gets hit in the eyes enjoys the
experience, quite the contrary. Eye strikes with the fingers, pens, pencils,
credit cards or other implements with either points or edges will all be
devastating to an attacker.
He’s young, determined and … cute. He’s our new “Sai Guy,” Aidan the
“Smasher.” So many of our current 63 Black Belts of the Kiado-Ryu began at a
young age and grew to be talented martial artists. Aidan is a fine young man.
His brother, Tristan, aka, “Raptor,” will be our 64th Black Belt sometime this
year. He, too, started at a young age and has grown into an exemplary
individual, thanks to his wonderful parents. We look forward to Aidan and his
future growth both as a person and martial artist.
As every Karate Institute of America and King’s Karate student knows, to be
successful in a self-defense situation, as well as keeping yourself safe, it
is important to have a working knowledge of body targets—those areas of the
body which, when impacted, yield devastating results. Knowing where to strike
is just as important as knowing how to strike.
Our “Body Targets” DVD illustrates the best targets on the human body and how
to strike them for maximum effect. It is available for
digital rental or purchase at Amazon.
