Sensei John Borter is the senior instructor of the Modern Jujitsu Academy and holds the rank of 5th degree blackbelt in Modern Jujitsu. He holds blackbelt ranks in a number of other martial arts including Small Circle Jujitsu, U.S. Jujitsu, Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, Combat Hapkido, and Kyusho-Jitsu, as well as Instructor Certifications in Military Combatives and Police Defensive Tactics. He is internationally recognized and certified as a self-defense instructor.

Sensei Borter’s background is quite eclectic. Starting out in Tae Kwon Do over 20 years ago, he was ranked to 2nd Degree blackbelt While studying Tae Kwon Do, he also began studying the joint locks and takedowns of Hapkido and eventually attained the rank of blackbelt. He also spent some time training in the traditional Japanese art of Akijujitsu. Shortly after that, he became involved in training in the modern system of Combat Hapkido and ranked blackbelt in that system, as well as ranked blackbelt in U.S. Jujitsu thru the United States Martial Arts Association.

In 1997, Sensei Borter was inducted into the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame for “Outstanding Contributions to the Martial Arts”. He also received Police Defensive Tactics Instructor Certification and Military Combatives Instructor Certification thru the International Academy of Police and Military Self-Defense Tactics and Holifield’s Combat Systems International.

Sensei Borter originally taught a mixture of many martial arts systems and attended seminars classes on a number of martial arts styles including kenpo, jujitsu, judo, aikido, aiki-jujitsu, ninjutsu, krav maga, police defensive tactics, and just about anything else that was available. The intent was to absorb everything and create the most complete martial arts system possible. It was during this time as well that he developed a reputation as an effective self-defense and police defensive tactics instructor. His interpretation of the martial arts became recognized and sanctioned as the system Modern Jujitsu.

Though Sensei Borter had a great many instructors, the predominant influences on his teachings come from Small Circle Jujitsu and Kyusho-Jitsu The turning point in his martial arts career came in 1998 while attending the Small Circle Jujitsu Summer Training Camp in New England. This camp allowed Sensei Borter the opportunity to train with a host of incredible instructors, including Professor Wally Jay, founder of Small Circle Jujitsu. Seeing the principles, applications, and techniques of Small Circle Jujitsu in action was an awakening of sorts. Utilizing Small Circle Jujitsu principles brought a new clarity and efficiency to all the previous martial arts training and skills Sensei Borter had acquired over the years and, to this day, Small Circle Jujitsu is still the primary source of jujitsu techniques taught by Sensei Borter. He has since gone on to achieve blackbelt rankings in Small Circle Jujitsu and Kyusho-Jitsu.

Sensei Borter ranks and titles include:
Founder and head instructor of the Modern Jujitsu system
Northeast Regional Director for the International Combatives Self-Defense Association
New York Director for Hogan Karate International
5th Degree Blackbelt Modern Jujitsu
2nd Degree Blackbelt Tae Kwon Do
1st Degree Blackbelt Small Circle Jujitsu
1st Degree Blackbelt US Jujitsu
1st Degree Blackbelt Han Mu Kwan Hapkido
1st Degree Blackbelt Combat Hapkido
1st Degree Blackbelt Kyusho-Jitsu
Certified Instructor Military Combatives
Certified Instructor Police Defensive Tactics
Certified Tactical Security and Executive Protection Specialist
Certified Key-Baton Instructor
Certified Self-Defense Instructor
Director of the PressurePoint Self-Defense and PressurePoint Defensive Tactics systems
Nominations into numerous Martial Arts Hall of Fames and organizations

Sensei Borter has been associated with a number of national and international martial arts organizations and still has some of these affiliations today. These organizations include:

Professor Jay’s Small Circle Jujitsu Association
Small Circle Jujitsu International
Hogan Karate International
International Combatives Self-Defense Association
Zen Do Kai Association
Kyusho International
United States Martial Arts Association
International Academy of Police and Military Self-Defense Tactics
International Academy of Executive Protection Agents
Holifield’s Combat Systems International
Police Tactics Instructors of America
United States Combat Martial Arts Association
Northeast Tae Kwon Do Association
Amateur Athletic Union
Korean Martial Arts Instructors Association
Korea Hapkido Federation
International Combat Hapkido Federation
World Budo Alliance
World Blackbelt Association
Defensive Systems International
International Dragon Kenpo Association
Independent Ecrima-Kenpo-Arnis Association
Defensive Arts Training Association
International Federation of Street Combat Systems

IIvitations and nominations in recognition for his contributions to the martial arts include:

1997 World Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductee
1998 World Head Family Sokeship Council Hall of Fame Nominee
2000 United States Martial Arts Millennium Hall of Fame Nominee
2000 World Wide Martial Arts Hall of Fame Nominee
2001 World Martial Arts League International Hall of Fame Nominee
2002 Action Martial Arts Hall of Fame Nominee
2003 United States Martial Arts Association Hall of Fame Nominee
2003 Action Martial Arts Hall of Fame Nominee
2003 USMA International Martial Arts Hall of Fame Nominee
2003 Worldwide Martial Arts Hall of Fame Nominee
2003 National Jujitsu Federation Hall of Fame Nominee
2004 USMA International Martial Arts Hall of Fame Nominee
2005 United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame Nominee
2005 Jujitsu Instructor of the Year
2006 World Martial Arts League Hall of Fame Nominee
2006 Master Instructor of the Year

Sensei Borter also teaches numerous self-defense and martial arts courses and is the director and head instructor for the PressurePoint Self-Defense and PressurePoint Defensive Tactics systems, utilizing pressure points and joint manipulation for self-defense. Both systems have been widely taught to civilians, professionals, law enforcement, and military personnel. He also offers courses to law enforcement and civilians in the use of the Key-Baton self-defense keychain

Mr. Borter has had the honor and privilege to train with some of the most highly respected and talented martial artists in the world. He is a highly sought and respected self-defense and martial arts instructor.

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