Photo, TCMAA  Left to Right:  First row — Matthew Tran, Caitlyn Balltistus, Donovan Battistus, Wing-Sheung Lee, Juan Z. Zuzunaga, Annette Youngblood; Second row — Joshua Go, Randy Battistus, Simon Wang, John Gibson, Ann B. Brown; and Third Row — Rev. Tom C. Harris, Master Tom Harris, Grandmaster Dr. Juan Otero Jr., Grandmaster Germon Miller, Master Quoc L. Tran, Grandmaster Bob Martin, Andrea Hewitt, Deborah Adams, Sensei Dale Inglima.

RUTHERFORD (May 28, 2009) — On May 16, Master Quoc L. Tran, founder and chief instructor of Tran’s Combat Martial Arts Academy hosted a seminar with Grandmaster Germon Miller at his school. The room was packed with participants including: Tran’s students, Grandmaster Dr. Juan Otero Jr. with his wife, Sensei Dale Inglima and his black belt students, Grandmaster Bob Martin, Rev. Tom C. Harris with his son, Master Tom Harris.

Miller conducted a wonderful seminar on her style of AKERU Afrikan Discipline Sciences. She covered the history of Afrikan martial arts, taught some techniques and also demonstrated on many weapons that she has brought with her, such as nunchaku, three-sectional staff, spear, whip chain, knife, gun, etc. She also demonstrated her own Afrikan martial arts form which contain many deadly techniques.

Miller, 10th Dan, founder of AKERU Afrikan Discipline Sciences has captured over 1,900 trophies, four world gold medals and two world titles. She is the only recognized woman referred to as “Askari” (Torch Bearer) by her male colleagues and is the first female in modern history to have been recognized as an Elder in the Afrikan Martial Sciences. She was featured in the movie “The Kill Factor – Thunderkick 2”, starring Grandmaster Gary Wasniewski “World’s Greatest Kicker” and co-starring Dan “The Beast” Severn, and three times Ultimate Fighting Champion — the movie in which Tran was also featured in.

For over 30 years, Miller has traveled the world in her bright colored outfits as a crisis educator specializing in youth and women anti-violence programs for 35,000 participants. Miller also serves as the Student Pledge Against Gun Violence, Maryland Representative since 2006 (a national program spearheaded by President Barack Obama during his tenure as Senator). Miller published a book on her autobiography, “A Journey of Self-Preservation – The Legacy of AKERU!” and has been inducted into many martial arts Hall of Fames.

Miller traveled all the way from Washington, D.C. to New Jersey to conduct the seminar, which was the first Afrikan martial arts that was taught at Tran’s Combat Martial Arts Academy. Everyone enjoyed the seminar and learned something different. It was a historic and very educational event. At the end of the seminar, all participants received a certificate of attendance from Miller, acknowledge by Tran.

Tran’s Combat Martial Arts Academy is located at 748 Paterson Ave., East Rutherford.

For more information about Tran’s Combat Martial Arts Academy, visit www.tcmaacademy.com or e-mail info@tcmaacademy.com.