Tuesday July 15th, 2008
An Evening With Friends
This evening Maj. Phil Porter, Dr R.
Braff, Joy Porter, Linda Cummings and Robert Sacerich (aka “Junior”)
had a wonderful dinner together. Maj. Porter and I began to talk
about moving United States Martial Arts Association (USMAA) forward
again and to begin to get membership registration rolling. The
principals of honor, courage, loyalty and citizenship are paramount in
this task. Maj. Porter with his wonderful wit and perseverance set
the tone.
The system of Combative Army Self
Defense (CASD) was one of the primary topics. A need to aid National
Guard units and assist these units in unarmed martial arts is very
important with the deployments of these units and companies. A
proficiency in both tactical and strategic thinking will hopefully aid
these folks in their tasks on foreign soil and to help insure that
they come home safe and sound.
The United States Martial Arts
Association has always been in the forefront in leading martial arts
from both spiritual, intellectual and physical training, methodology
and martial thinking. All the participants at the dinner had a
wonderful evening. Maj. Porter and myself had the privilege of
awarding one of my students, Junior his fourth Dan in Judo as well as
his life membership to USMAA. It has always been my pleasure to
associate with Maj. Porter and USMAA. I think the future is bright
and with a little hard work and the unbridled enthusiasm and
leadership of this martial arts legend, many wonderful things are in
the works.
In August, we will start training Ohio
National Guards personnel that will be deploying to the Sinai
Peninsula. I cannot stress the importance of making this program a
success. Its ramifications and possibilities seem almost endless and
with USMAA support guidance and leadership, I am sure this will become
a successful program.
Check back for exciting updates and
personal stories from the National Guard and CASD. We are always
looking for a few good instructors to aid in these programs. If you
are interested in getting these programs up and running for your Guard
Units or for general information about CASD please contact Phil Porter
USMAA President or Dr. R Braff at
CASD@ymail.com
Dr. R. Braff
O Sensei Porter, Robert Sacerich
(Congratulations!!!) and Dr. Braff
O Sensei Porter, Joy Porter and Dr.
Braff
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