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 in 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) traditional Shito Ryu under restricted tutelage learned the style of Shito Ryu Karate in Montecito, CA. With permission from Mr. David Krieger sensei Mr. Miguel Villalobos instructed from 76-80 Shito Ryu Karate in the Santa Barbara,YMCA.

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 of Master Soke Kenzo Mabuni the son of the founder (Grand Master Kenwa Mabuni) Shito Ryu Karate system were Mr. Villalobos learned the original style of Shito Ryu Karate with headquarters (Hombu Home Dojo) in Osaka, Japan

Mr. Villalobos currently holds the rank 8 Dan Hanshi. Mr. Miguel Villalobos currently 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

(Pome)

Great battle, a surviving warrior, 

cancer free,

great desire for learning is born.

Mr. Miguel Villalobos

                    YUDANSHA

                      PKI December 2017            

Rudy Caoily

Nidan 

 Janessa Puckett

Shodan

UCSB Alumny 

 Andrew Magnuson

Nidan

US Pilot

 Kimberly Webb

Nidan

UC Berkeley

Alumny

 Atsuko Wolcott

Nidan

School Teacher

                  Madison San Luis

                           Shodan

                 High School Student

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          Nidan                                   8/2/'15

Kimberly Webb                 Nidan                                   8/2/'15

Atsuko Wolcott               Shodan                                 8/2/'15

Madison San Luis           Shodan                                12/16/'15