Blast From the Past Part 6
Nicole “Goldilocks” Hackler and her Marine Corps husband, Watten Hackler.
Blast From the Past: Part 5
Blast From the Past: Part 4
R.I.P. Rod “Rock” Hickman and Eric “E.V.” Vind
Blast From the Past: Part 3
Jason “J.B.” Brown is the 15ᵗʰ Black Belt of the Kiado-Ryu’s current 65 Black Belts. Interestingly, he received his Black Belt on 15 December 1990, Lake Forest, Southern California.
J.B. came up through the KIA Juniors Program and was one of the finest young fighters at the Karate Institute of America.
Jason has had quite a life. He’s traveled to 68 countries! In response to our query, he shared some of his life’s journey. Following are his own words.
Blast From the Past: Part 2
Early days! circa 1982; Left to right: Guest Black Belt, Bob “Trucker” MacFarlane RIP; Kiado-ryu Grandmaster Richard “Whitefire” King; Steven “Widi” Ho (1st KIA Black Belt and National Forms Champion); Guest Black Belt, Larry Vetter RIP
Blast From the Past: Part 1
A look back at the 45 year history of the KIA. No special order. More pics to come. Enjoy!
Steve Vertun – National Forms Champion Terry Bass (Slider) Genny Edge (Cougar), Jerry Alston (Shuto), Rose Hoberg (Renegade) Clark Hyman (Flash), left; Greg Bendel (Maddog), right
