Kiado-Ryu Karate

Black Belts of the Karate Institute of America

THE WALL

Richard Andrew King
Founder & Grandmaster of Kiado-Ryu Karate and the Karate Institute of America

It stands, unyielding, to an every-present flow of suppliants:
THE WALL

It beckons, calling and challenging those
whose spirit would be tested in the fire:
THE WALL

It rewards and holds within its bosom and on its face
those individuals who came to challenge and to conquer
and prove their spirit equal to the task:
THE WALL

It honors and presents forever to the world
those collective souls whose spirits would never die,
would never yield to the fire of its own relentless spirit;
THE WALL

It stands as a grand and noble legacy for grand and
noble conquerors — Black Belts of the Kiado-Ryu.
It is their exclusive right, their exclusive heritage,
their exclusive destiny.
It is undeniably and unquestionably
their WALL.

Black Belt Date of First Dan
#65 Chip "Hawk" Robinson September 13, 2023
#64 Tristan "Raptor" Ligtvoet — 5th Dan, Master December 15, 2015
#63 Kim "Cultivator" Thomas — 5th Dan, Master July 23, 2007
#62 Mike "Shooter" Benedict — 2nd Dan August 28, 2006
#61 Jeff "Boa" Norman — 2nd Dan October 25, 2003
#60 James "Psycho" Griffin September 7, 2000
#59 Greg "Earthquake" Benedict September 18, 1999
#58 Gwen "Hobbes" Ryan — 2nd Dan January 23, 1998
#57 Tejas "Wolverine" Maniar January 23, 1998
#56 Pratik "Cheetah" Patel January 23, 1998
#55 Anna "Wildcat" Griffin April 25, 1998
#54 Lee "Strings" Murray April 25, 1998
#53 Adam "Cobra" Tichy April 25, 1998
#52 Thomas "Draco" Lindsey December 13, 1997
#51 Todd "Bufo" Norman — 2nd Dan December 13, 1997
#50 Terry "Slider" Bass December 13, 1997
#49 Mike "Pooh" Watson February 1, 1997
#48 Doug "Pinky" Krause February 1, 1997
#47 Sergio "Socco" Flores February 1, 1997
#46 Liz "Quasar" Eckes Avram August 10, 1996
#45 Steve "Shadow" Harrison August 10, 1996
#44 Justin "Great White" Brown August 9, 1996
#43 Taka "Wadachild" Wada August 9, 1996
#42 Dave "Rugman" Sampson February 24, 1996
#41 Vince "Sly" Weber — RIP 2006 February 24, 1996
#40 Jeffrey "Fireball" Weber February 24, 1996
#39 Steve "Coyote" Vertun December 9, 1995
#38 Lyle "Boomer" Peterson December 9, 1995
#37 Heather "Burner" Corn December 9, 1995
#36 Chris "Growler" Grau — 5th Dan, Master August 26, 1995
#35 Geoffrey "Cazh" Keith May 12, 1995
#34 Paul "Tron" Daniels — 2nd Dan August 20, 1994
#33 Phillip "Ringer" Sampson August 20, 1994
#32 David "Technician" Keith August 20, 1994
#31 Jason "Buzzard" Karuza August 20, 1994
#30 Jonathan "Poison" Kuai February 12, 1994
#29 Dr. Tim "Chief" Huston February 12, 1994
#28 Jerry "Shuto" Alston February 12, 1994
#27 Liz "Panther" Harkins August 20, 1993
#26 Geoffrey "Eagle" Huston June 25, 1993
#25 Dr. Tim "Odin" McCord, Ph.D. — 2nd Dan June 25, 1993
#24 Derek "D.B." Berg October 2, 1992
#23 Brent "B.B." Berg October 2, 1992
#22 Eric "E.T." Tan — 2nd Dan April 25, 1992
#21 Kurt "Raphael" Hoberg April 25, 1992
#20 Doug "Doc" McGregor April 25, 1992
#19 David "Nails" Mooney — 2nd Dan August 10, 1991
#18 Jeffrey "Chainsaw" Kelly November 23, 1991
#17 Dr. David "Rhino" Shoemaker — RIP August 10, 1991
#16 Clark "Flash" Hyman August 10, 1991
#15 Jason "J.B." Brown December 15, 1990
#14 Greg "Maddog" Bendel — 2nd Dan December 15, 1990
#13 Genny "Cougar" Edge December 15, 1990
#12 Rose "Renegade" Hoberg June 9, 1990
#11 Ken "Ramjet" Rogers June 9, 1990
#10 Eric "E.V." Vind — RIP 2005 June 9, 1990
#9 Rod "Rock" Hickman — RIP 2006 June 9, 1990
#8 Dan "Basai" Asay — 4th Dan 1989
#7 Don "Quindar" Quinn 1988
#6 Bob "Grinder" Schreck — 2nd Dan 1988
#5 Colin "Semi" Lee 1988
#4 Juliette "J.W." Williamson December 20, 1985
#3 Dr. Milt "Super Zedha" Jacobson September 1985
#2 Jerry "Bones" Gentry — 2nd Dan, RIP 2012 1985
#1 Steven "Widi" Ho — 3rd Dan 1984