American Karate-Do
American Karate-Do
The birth of Karate in the U.S. occurred not on the West Coast but in Phoenix, Arizona, when a young serviceman returned home from WWII and decided to spread the martial art that he had learned while stationed in the Orient. That was in 1946. Master Robert Trias (March 18, 1922 - July 11, 1989) He formed the U.S.K.A. (United States Karate Association) for the purpose of coordinating Karate activities under one major group representing all styles in the United States. The major goal is intended to unify all Karate men in respect and friendship and improve the future of the art in this country. Master Trias wrote the first instruction book, the first Karate training film, the promoter of the first world karate tournament in Chicago, Illinois in 1963, known as the father of American Karate, director of Trias International Society, the highest award or honor awarded under the U.S.K.A., also the director of the Pine Tree Society, and U.S.K.A. tournament master, and has the highest ranking Black Belt Caucasians in the world. http://www.shuri-ryu.com/trias.htm
Karate is a Japanese word meaning “empty hand”. Kara meaning “empty” and Te meaning “hand”. The Japanese refer to Karate as te-gatana (“hand sword”), meaning that the hand is used as a sword. Basically, Karate involves fighting with the hands and feet. It is one of the fastest and most efficient types of defense, and I recommend it to military servicemen, law enforcement officers, and all the Martial Arts students throughout the world. Karate training will help them avoid serious injuries and perhaps even death when an emergency situation arises. Through lack of understanding and publicity, Karate has not been given the degree of recognition it deserves.
This author’s personal
interpretation of Karate is indicated by the work Karate itself.
K is for Knowledge, A is for Attitude, R is for Rightness, A is for
Ability, T is for Training, and E is for Effort.
In learning Karate with the IMAA one will learn 5 basic principles:
1: How to breathe
2: How to counter
3: How to strike
4: How to punch
5: How to kick
The student will learn when and where to block, strike, punch, and kick and when and how to inhale or exhale when striking. The effective combination of these elements make up Karate. Skill in Karate requires perfect coordination, conditioning, timing, speed, balance, and power plus an element of surprise.
To learn Karate, one must spend many hours perfecting all kata (“forms”). Many hours should be spent developing the fingers, knuckles, hands, wrists, arms, toes, feet, heels, legs, shoulders, ankles, back, and elbows. The student must become familiar with the human anatomy and must learn all the vulnerable parts of the body. The nerve centers (pressure points), joints locking, and the bone structures of the body are also learned in this system.
We at the above locations are an
American Karate school or affiliation thereof.
We are in direct lineage of Grand Master Robert Trias.
However at this moment Grand Master Phillip Koepell, who is GM Trias’
top student has taken direct seating as head of the lineage at this time.
To learn more on GM Koepell visit his website http://www.uskk.org/
Renshi Carl Jackson (6th Dan), of Jackson’s Karate Institute has been training in the
Martial Arts since July of 1980 under Hanshi Ron White (8th Dan).
Sensei Jay Dotson a 4th Dan under
Renshi Carl Jackson and instructor at the Muncie YMCA also the Instructor of the
Local Law Enforcement Agencies in and around the Muncie area has been involved
in the martial arts as far back as 1976.
Sensei Cory Ballinger a 3rd Dan
under Renshi Carl Jackson and head instructor of the I.M.A.A. has been involved
in the martial arts since 1986.
Gakusha Ko-Sensei Jeremy Bays a 1st Dan in Ryukyu Kempo Karate and Co-Instructor of I.M.A.A. and head instructor at the Winchester YMCA has been involved in the martial arts since the early 1980s.
Renshi Carl Jackson has several black belts under him at this time hoping I don’t miss anyone;
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