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Master Mel Abraham email: m.abraham@ninmaa.org |
| Master Mel Abraham is the owner and
Chief Instructor of the PUMA Karate and Pressure Point Defense
Systems, Inc. He was recently inducted into the United States Martial
Arts Hall of Fame for the 2 nd time. He has close to 30 years experience
in the martial arts and currently holds the rank of 5 th Degree
Black Belt (Master Rank) in the art of RyuKyu Kempo, 2 nd Degree
Black Belt in Ninpo Tai-Jitsu,4 th Degree Black Belt in Jujitsu,
1 st Degree Black Belt in Shotokan Karate and 3 rd Degree Black
Belt in Pacific Unified Martial Arts.
Master
Abraham is the founder of The SAVE Foundation, a non profit
charitable organization that provides and supports
programs that battle against abuse and violence against women
and children. “ This is my way to combine two passions and to
give back to the society that gave so much to me, and hopefully
make society a better place for all in the process!" says
Abraham. Abraham was inducted into the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2003 and again in 2004 as Master Instructor of the Year. Abraham was featured in the March 2002 issues of Black Belt Magazine as well as the April 2002 issue of Martial Arts Combat. He was also featured in an article in the August 2003 issue of Muscle & Fitness – Hers presenting various self defense techniques for women using pressure points. Additionally, Abraham lived in Japan training under Grandmaster Shoto Tanemura as well as appearing with the Grandmaster in a series of videos on Hanbo-Jitsu (short stick) distributed by Panther Productions. He is also featured in his newly released video “Pressure Point Basics” and the newly released “Masters in Action” video series by Dillman Karate International as well as his newest video “Don’t Be a Victim!” In continuing the philosophy of sharing, Abraham has been teaching seminars throughout the United States and has been traveling the world not just to spread his knowledge, but also to add to it and bring it back too, so that his students may benefit from it. In addition to his martial arts success, he is also a successful entrepreneur and a highly sought after expert (CPA). He has addressed professional conferences on local, state, and national levels and has provided guidance regarding valuation, business, empowerment, awareness, health, well being, self protection and success issues around the country. He is a member of the esteemed National Speakers Association. He is the creator of the much in demand presentation and program Bulletproof Boundaries TM– Strategies for an Unsafe World - an educational program meant to provide an intellectual understanding of living with confidence and security in an unsafe world through effective recognition of unsafe situations.Awards & Accomplishments 5 th Degree Black Belt RYU KYU KEMPO 4 th Degree Black Belt JUJITSU 3 rd Degree Black Belt PUMA SYSTEM 2 nd Degree Black Belt NINPO TAI-JITSU 1 st Degree Black Belt SHOTOKAN Featured in his own demonstrations and seminars at the 2002 & 2003 Mr. Olympia contests Featured in Black Belt Magazine – March 2002 & Martial Arts Combat – April 2002 Inducted into the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame – 2003 & 2004 Appeared on the Conway-Steckler Show & Sam Rubin Show – 97.1 KLSX - 2003 Featured in the newly released “Masters in Action” video series by Dillman Karate International as well as his own newly released video “Pressure Point Basics” Consultant to various police departments around the country Conducts self defense and pressure point seminars around the USA Appeared in Hanbo-Jitsu Video Series distributed by Panther Productions |
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