KIA first dan Brown Belt and Champion fighter Guy McDonald has reignited his
desire to achieve a Kiado-Ryu Black Belt. He was extremely active at the
Karate Institute of America from 1986 to 1990 but he had to stop his martial
arts studies because of back surgery. Three years ago Guy was featured in the
KIA article,
The KIA’s Own Hollywood.
With changing times and circumstances, Guy has reignited his original desires
to become a Kiado-Ryu Black Belt and is back studying again. In doing so, he
brings a new call sign with him, “Skull,” discarding his original nom de
guerre as “Hollywood.”
Kiado-Ryu Gun-Fu™ is the ancient martial art of using firearms in sport,
competitive shooting and one’s God-given right of self-defense.
For anyone who has ever fired a handgun at a target, they soon realize it’s
challenging to hit the target—in contrast from what the movies often portray.
Shooting accurately is not easy. It takes applied knowledge, concerted and
concentrated practice to be successful. Fortunately, learning to shoot
effectively does not take years of study. It just takes a functional
understanding of a few primary fundamentals. This is where the V.E.T.S. system
of shooting accuracy comes into play.
Delusions are false beliefs held to be true. They are problematic because they
project a reality that doesn’t exist. They become dangerous when people act as
if delusions were true or they simply don’t realize that delusions are indeed
false. Young people are especially vulnerable to such circumstances and can
fall prey to them.
For example, take fight scenes in the movies. They’re obviously not real but
they can have a negative impact on people who can’t discern the difference
between fantasy and reality.
Don’t bother looking it up in the dictionary. You won’t find it there.
This phrase—Ee-yo-ca-be-he, yo-ka-be-be—is a fundamental concept taught at
the Karate Institute of America. It represents one of the most critical
aspects of fighting, not just in the Kiado-Ryu Martial Arts system, but in
actual combat. It is not a new concept. It’s been around forever. Yet, it is
still often ignored in self-defense encounters, actual battle and competitive
sports.
As all of humanity knows, the Gold medal is synonymous with being the best,
the apex of one’s athletic performance in competition. To those who win gold,
they are often lionized, idolized, and frequently offered lavish commercial
contracts worth millions of dollars. Such souls become media darlings as
heroes, heroines and role models to others.
This, of course, is a good thing. We all need heroes and heroines, individuals
who strive to become the top of their craft because their accomplishments can
inspire us to do the same. Where would society be without individuals who rise
to well-deserved and legitimate pedestals of accomplishment?
The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics are now history. As we all know, the Gold medal
is awarded for 1st place, the Silver medal for 2nd place and the Bronze medal
for 3rd place in each of the contested events across all disciplines.
Together, these three medals create a trifecta of manifested excellence and a
seemingly ubiquitous celebratory declaration from those athletes who earned a
medal. Over and over again, from one competitor to another, from one
discipline to another, from one gender to another, the most common phrase
heard time and time again in post event interviews was, I worked so hard for
this!
