Invincibility lies in the defense; the possibility of victory in the attack.
How true are these words from Sun Tzu—one of the greatest military minds in
history! When we have a defense that is skilled in strategies, tactics,
techniques, movement, stealth and strength, it is invincible.
When these same martial precepts are applied to an aggressive, intelligent and
unrelenting attack, the warrior will be victorious.
These two excellent principles of war should be paramount in the mind of great
fighters and great generals. They should also not be overlooked in the
everyday function of our lives, its problems and challenges.
The attached screen cap of a parking lot surveillance tape tells a haunting
story of a parking lot attack, an attack that may have been avoided if the
female victim had known of the Color Code of Awareness (see below). The news
video (courtesy of CBS Boston) is 2:21. The full attack is not shown, just the
first of 39 punches to the young woman. From the photo, it appears she is not
paying much attention to the man about to assault her. If the truth is as it
appears to be, she is living in “Code White” a “no-no.” Read on and watch the
video.
A simple stick is a dangerous, even lethal, weapon in the hands of a skilled
weapons expert. This short 1 minute YouTube video shows four ways to defend
against a stick attack as taught at the Karate Institute of America. Two of
the techniques show how to use the stick offensively, if necessary, after the
opponent is disarmed.
The Black Belt playing the role of the “scary bad guy” in the video, is 5th
Dan Master Kim “Cultivator” Thomas, the only Black Belt at the KIA holding a
“Master” dan title in its 40 year history. Master Thomas is quite the actor,
as the video proves. “Are you hearing this, Hollywood?” Prepare that Oscar!
It was a fun day with a fun group! Chip Robinson, owner of The Management
Works and a Karate Institute of America fighting and forms champion, hosted a
self-defense workshop for his employees on 12 February 2019. The following
photo was taken at the end of a four hour, jam-packed session of self-defense
knowledge, kicks, strikes, techniques, tactics and strategies. Chip, aka Hawk
(his KIA call sign), has surrounded himself with a host of excellent and
professional individuals who have all contributed to the success of The
Management Works - a real estate property management company located in
Newport Beach, CA.
One of the major criteria in evaluating the excellence of martial artists is
their form, i.e., the structure of their basic fundamentals, techniques,
kicks, punches, hand strikes, movement, etc. If their form is faulty, so will
be their art. If their form is perfect, so will their art be also.
Throughout the history of the Karate Institute of America, the form of our
competitors has been responsible for literally hundreds of championships in
all areas of martial arts competition on a local, state, regional and national
level.
It is not the size of the man in the fight that wins. Rather, it is the size
of the fight in the man that proves victorious, and the size of that fight
depends on the size of the spirit in the man.
On 23 March 1775, Patrick Henry, an American lawyer and patriot, delivered a
speech to the Virginia Convention urging his fellow countrymen to wage a war
for independence against Great Britain and King George. That historic speech,
known by its final sentence, “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death,” reflects the
enormous power of words and the fighting spirit behind them.
