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     About Sensei & Emerald Coast Martial Arts Academy

    Emerald Coast Martial Arts  Academy of Ft. Walton Beach  is located in the N.W. Florida panhandle.  We offer Traditional Shotokan Karate, Kids Stranger Danger programs, Women's Self Defense Courses (3 levels) Law Enforcement Street Tactics and private instruction in Combat Karate.  Only a small class of 15 is taught at one time so an application for membership must be completed to join.   Dr. Joe Cayer is an 8th Dan Grand Master and a 38 year veteran of the martial arts.  Sensei served as a law enforcement officer with the Ft. Walton Beach Police Department and is also a Police Tactics Instructor.  
     Sensei holds nine yudansha grades (black belts).

  •  Shotokan Karate
  • Moo Duk Kwan
  • Shorei Goju
  • Kickboxing
  • Vietmanese Combat Karate
  • Taiho Jitsu
  • Dant'e Ryu Kempo 
  • Black Lotus Martial Arts System
  • Mixed Martial Arts (American Combat System)

 

    He also practices Iaido and Kubudo (weapons).  In 2003 Sensei traveled to Ireland to represent the U.S. Karate and Jujitsu Union and fought against 18 represented countries.  He won the gold in the middle weight Randori division and then took the overall Grand Championship.  Sensei has been inducted into the U.S. Martial Arts Hall of Fame and The International Black Belt Hall of Fame.  Master Cayer received the Presidential Bronze Volunteer  Service Award  from the White House in 2007 for years of  teaching the public.   He also received the Florida Crime Prevention Leadership award for service to the community as well.  In 2008 Master was awarded the Public Service Award from the U.S. House of Representatives in Pensacola, Florida with an accomplishment of having taught over 20,000 women in street self defense tactics clinics in his career.   Dr. Cayer was recently inducted into the Hall of Heroes as "Martial Arts Christian Leader of the Year".   Mr. Cayer is personally taught and mentored by 10th Dan Dr. Lawrence Day, PhD.  Other teachers and mentors include Master Jim Rodriguez, Sensei Bob Edmunds, Master Fu Duk Thyn, Grand Master Doug Dwyer, Hanshi Frank Dux, Prof. Stoffel van Vuuren, Dr. Ernie Reynolds, Soke Don Miskel, Soke John Enger and Grand Master Ron Pierce.  
    Sensei serves on the counsel of the International Fighting Arts Association Official Black Dragon Fighting Society. 

 

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