FIREARMS. Their primary use is for protection, plain and simple, as Finland has so clearly demonstrated by
announcing its opening of 300 shooting ranges to expand their capability of national defense with a goal of 1,000 ranges
by the end of the decade.
Why is this happening? Thank Vladimir Putin and his demented phobia of needless murdering in a desire to destroy Ukraine
and its people. It’s madness. Yet, it’s also reality. Putin is an evil man who, like so many other demonic dictators
throughout world history, is consumed with blood lust, power and domination.
During their time, the Japanese samurai were some of the most fierce and fearful warriors on the planet. One of their
constant warcraft strategies consisted of four prime attributes—skill, courage, movement and eyesight.
Regarding these four precepts of fighting, there was an order of efficiency. How would you rate the following four
fighting principles of skill, courage, movement and eyesight in order of importance—from top to bottom? Think you know
the answer? Let’s see.
The WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK on Tuesday, 11 September 2001—commonly known as 9/11—has been described by Dr. Judy Wood
as The New Hiroshima.
The blame for the attacks fell onto Islamist suicide terrorists and was carried out by al-Qaeda. This may have been so …
maybe.
However, what is “not so” is that the Towers’ destruction was caused by two airplanes crashing into those massive
structures and it was the planes that brought the Towers down. The planes may have been part of the drama but they did
not bring the Towers down. This understanding is blatantly false according to Dr. Wood. She describes the Towers'
destruction as a coverup and supports her decision in her 500 page masterpiece, WHERE DID THE TOWERS GO? The answer
lies with “Evidence of Directed Free-energy Technology,” aka “DEW” — Directed Energy Weapons.
As we have seen in the previous KIA feature, “Shakespeare and Martial Arts,”
an excellent piece of advice was given to Laertes by his father, Polonius.
That historic advice from Hamlet is from—Act 1, scene 3:
This above all–to thine own self be true, and it must follow,
as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.
However, while being one’s own man offers certain advantages to living a good
life, there is more.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE is, arguably, the greatest writer in history. He is
certainly the greatest playwright the world has ever known. Who is there who
has never heard of the Great Bard, read one of his plays, his poems, his
sonnets or recited one of his quotations?
But what in the world has Shakespeare got to do with Martial Arts, you might
ask? After all, he was a writer, not a fighter.
This is HUGE! On Thursday, 14 December 2023, Tristan “Raptor” Ligtvoet became
only the 3ʳᵈ individual in Kiado-Ryu history to earn a MASTER BLACK BELT
ranking! He is preceded by Kim “Cultivator” Thomas (1ˢᵗ) and Christopher
“Growler” Grau (2ⁿᵈ). So … a well deserved CONGRATULATIONS, RAPTOR!
The KIA officially began its life on 31 August 1979 and now, 44 years and over
3,300 students later, Raptor has risen to a “Master” ranking. This esteemed
position is noted by a long red stripe on one’s black belt. Stop and think for
a moment how difficult it is to achieve a 5ᵗʰ Degree Black Belt Master rank.
It is not only challenging, it is extremely difficult … and demanding.
