Paul Daniels is the 34th Black Belt of the Karate Institute of America and one of its most talented martial artists in our now 36 year history. Paul’s original call sign was “Electron” because of his blinding speed and quickness. That quickly morphed in his shorter call sign “Tron.”
Paul is the owner and trainer of The Body Warehouse. Check it out, as well as his KIA Black Belt profile.
Defending yourself successfully requires more than simply thinking you’re tough. It requires knowledge of what to do, how to do it, when to do it and even when not to act.
Neutralizing an adversary with a punch requires more than pumping your fists or flailing your arms. To have a powerful punch mandates knowing the physics of power, how to construct a fist that won’t collapse on impact and much more. If you want to have dynamic and devastating power, King’s Karate POWER PUNCHING SERIES, VOLUME 1 - SECRETS OF DYNAMIC POWER will give you the knowledge you need.
When having to seriously injure an attacker is your only option to survival, all things being equal, the first target is the eyes. Drum this into your psyche: eyes, eyes, eyes! No one who gets hit in the eyes enjoys the experience, quite the contrary. Eye strikes with the fingers, pens, pencils, credit cards or other implements with either points or edges will all be devastating to an attacker.
He’s young, determined and … cute. He’s our new “Sai Guy,” Aidan the “Smasher.” So many of our current 63 Black Belts of the Kiado-Ryu began at a young age and grew to be talented martial artists. Aidan is a fine young man. His brother, Tristan, aka, “Raptor,” will be our 64th Black Belt sometime this year. He, too, started at a young age and has grown into an exemplary individual, thanks to his wonderful parents. We look forward to Aidan and his future growth both as a person and martial artist.
As every Karate Institute of America and King’s Karate student knows, to be successful in a self-defense situation, as well as keeping yourself safe, it is important to have a working knowledge of body targets—those areas of the body which, when impacted, yield devastating results. Knowing where to strike is just as important as knowing how to strike.
Our “Body Targets” DVD illustrates the best targets on the human body and how to strike them for maximum effect. It is available for digital rental or purchase at Amazon.
Ah, yes! It is true—the pen is mightier than the sword … when used literarily. Indeed, words, via the pen, have changed the world. Case in point, the Declaration of Independence.
But the pen has other practical and beneficial uses, one being an implement of self-defense. Our photo of the week features “The Pen Cushion” to make a graphically visual statement, which is that the pen is an impaling weapon when used appropriately and correctly. It is one of the common utensils in our Unlikely Weapons instructional DVD series, available from King’s Karate.