Mr. Miguel Villalobos

Mr. Miguel Villalobos has been training intensevely traditional Karate in the USA and Japan for about 45 years he started traditional Karate around 1970 in his lovely home town of Goleta, CA. Mr. Villalobos attended locally College and, under restricted tutelage learned the style of Shoto Kan from Master Hidateka Nishiyama and Mr. William Berk. Few years later in 1974 the Goleta dojo closed the doors; right after the closure of the dojo Mr. Miguel Villalobos joined Mr. David Krieger Sensei founder of Pacific Karate Do Institute (PKI) a traditional Shito Ryu, and under restricted tutelage learned the style of Shito Ryu Karate from sensei Krieger in Montecito, CA. With permission from Mr. David Krieger sensei Mr. Miguel Villalobos instructed in Santa Barbara,YMCA from 1976-1980.

By the spring of 1980 Mr. Miguel Villalobos relocated to Santa Maria, CA and opened his dojo in the Minami center. By 1995 Mr. Miguel Villalobos was accepted a direct student from Master Soke Kenzo. Master Kenzo Mabuni the son of the founder of the shito ryu system grand Master Kenwa Mabuni. Mr Villalobos  learned the the original Shito Ryu Karate style, and with headquarters Hombu Home Dojo in Osaka, Japan.

Mr. Villalobos currently holds the rank 8 Dan Hanshi. Currently he lives with his family in Orcutt, CA and instructs traditional Shito Ryu Karate at Maramonte Center in Orcutt, CA.

                    Mr. Villalobos currently a cancer survivor  

Haiku

Great battle been fought, a surviving warrior, 

cancer free,

great desire for learning is born.

Mr. Miguel Villalobos

                    YUDANSHA

                      PKI December 2017            

Rudy Caoile

Yondan 

 Janessa Puckett

Shodan

UCSB Alumny 

 Andrew Magnuson

Sandan

US Pilot

 Kimberly Webb

Sandan

UC Berkeley

Alumny

 Atsuko Wolcott

Nidan

School Teacher

                  Madison San Luis

                           Shodan

                 High School Student

                  Test date: 12/16/15

                         Andreya Pineda

                                Shodan

                     High School Student

                      Test date: 3/21/19

Yudansha

Nippon Karate Do Kai Cerified Rank/Dan.

Name                               Dan/rank                               Test date

Rudy Caoile                    Yondan                                 12/01/'02                        

Adrian B Calangan         Nidan                                    06/20/'99                            

Miguel A Villalobos Jr.   Nidan                                    07/12/'99                               

Alex B Calangan             Nidan                                    07/12/'00

Sam Jarvis                       Nidan                                    07/12/'00

Jill Salazar                       Shodan                                 01/14/'00

Jason Ting                      Shodan                                 06/21/'02

Quinn Cashola                Shodan                                12/01/99

Jannesa Puckett             Shodan                                 9/27/'11

Andrew Magnuson          Sandan                                10/7/'18

Kimberly Webb                Sandan                                10/7/18

Atsuko Wolcott                Nidan                                   7/30/17

Madison San Luis           Shodan                                12/16/'15

Andreya Pineda              Shodan                                 3/21/19