Philip S. Porter

Philip S. Porter

Philip S. Porter (born circa 1925) is a martial artist in the United States. He began his martial arts career at age 18 (in 1943), and has expertise in a variety of martial arts, with major emphasis in judo and jujitsu. He has had a long and active history.

Porter served three years as National Chairman of the AAU Judo Committee (1961-1964), Chairman of the U.S. Olympic Judo Committee (1964-1968), Secretary General of the Pan American Judo Union (1964-1967), Technical Director of the Pan American Judo Union (1967-1969), President, U. S. Judo Association (1980-1995); Editor, "American Judo" (1960-1995), President and Head Coach, National Judo Institute and National Judo Team, (1980-1995).

In 1995, Porter founded the United States Martial Arts Association (USMA) and has remained President since then.

Judo competition record

Porter's autobiography lists the following accomplishments:
* 1951: started competing in judo
* 1957: US Air Force USAFE champion
* 1963: placed in the US Senior Nationals
* 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981: won the US National Masters (over 30) Championship
* 1998: two gold and a silver medal in the 1998 World MasterAthlete Games in Ottawa, Canada. [The first official World MasterAthlete Games organised by the "World Masters Judo Association" were held in 1999 in Welland Canada. [http://www.worldmastersjudo.com/RE1999.htm] There was a prior event held in January 1998 but, due to mismanagement, nearly all the sports were cancelled, and the judo event was attended mostly by Canadians and Americans, plus a few men and one woman from Austria.]

Honors

Porter's autobiography lists Hall Of Fame honors from the following organisations:
* World Martial Arts Hall of Fame
* International Karate & Kickboxing Hall of Fame
* World Headfounders Council
* Martial Arts Masters, Pioneers and Legends Hall of Fame

Martial arts ranks

Porter's autobiography lists ranks in the following martial arts:
* Budo Taijutsu - 10th dan, Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi. 1998.
* Judo - 10th dan, from USMA. 2004. (Porter founded the USMA)
* Jujutsu - 10th dan, from USMA and Beikoku Mizu Ryu JuJutsu. 1997.
* Jun Kin Shin - 10th dan (soke). (Porter founded "Jun Kin Shin")
* Taiho Jitsu - 10th dan, from Mid-Atlantic Self Defense Association. 1997
* Karate - 8th dan (honorary), from American Shotokan Karate Alliance. 1996.

Footnotes

References

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20070807121316/http://www.mararts.org/biography/porter.shtml Phil Porter's autobiography] at mararts.org (archive.org copy as from August 07 2007)

External links

* [http://www.bestjudo.com/brjudobeginning.shtml Review of Porter's book "Judo from the beginning"] at bestjudo.com (1974)
* [http://judoforum.com/index.php?showtopic=12411 Judo history: Phil Porter] at judoforum.com


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