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Teen allegedly assaulted by O’Fallon martial arts instructor had plans to marry him
BY BETH HUNDSDORFER  News-Democrat  June 4, 2014

A 15-year-old girl allegedly assaulted by her O’Fallon martial arts instructor kept a journal in which she detailed wedding plans with the teacher, according to court records.

The teen’s journal came to the attention of O’Fallon police when her parents discovered she was in a relationship with 32-year-old Tony E. Harris Jr., her martial arts teacher.

Harris faces three counts of criminal sexual assault.

O’Fallon Police Detective Kathy Effan detailed the contents of the girl’s journal in a complaint for a search warrant filed on April 25 and signed by Associate Judge Patricia Kievlan.

Blake Meinders, Harris’ attorney, could not be reached for comment.

Harris owned and operated Invicta Martial Arts Academy at 922 Talon Drive in O’Fallon. In August, Harris employed the victim as an office assistant and began picking the victim and her sibling up from school and taking them to the martial arts studio two days a week, the complaint stated. He began paying the teen $280 a month in November and gave her a key to the studio.

During the Christmas break, the mother told police that the victim and Harris texted each other all day. The victim told her mother that she was in love with Tony and he felt the same way about her.

Harris bought the victim and her sibling a sterling silver ring in the shape of an infinity symbol with the word “4ever” engraved in the inside. Harris also had a ring with the inside engraved with the word “Always.”

The complaint written by Effan detailed the final weeks before Harris’ arrest. The complaint stated that on:

* April 8, the victim told her mother her phone was stolen at O’Fallon Township High School. The mother told police that she suspected the teen gave her phone to Harris.

* April 11, the victim told her mother that she was having a relationship with Harris. She told her mother that Harris would be angry at her for disclosing their relationship. Harris told the victim she needed to “protect us.”

* April 20, the victim’s parents went through her journal and found pages entitled “How To Please Your Man.” The journal also contained wedding plans for the victim and Harris. When confronted, the victim confessed the sexual nature of the relationship.

* April 24, the victim’s parents went to O’Fallon police. Police searched Tony’s business and home. Police seized a computer, camcorder, camera, keys, notes, bedding, photographs from Harris’ studio and apartment in Mascoutah.

* April 25, the victim told police that she communicated with Harris on the computer, allowing Harris to view her naked. She told police they had sexual contact with Harris at his apartment and the martial arts studio.

Harris was arrested and charged on April 24.

A grand jury indicted Harris on Friday. No future court dates have been set.

Harris is currently free on bond.

Contact reporter Beth Hundsdorfer at bhundsdorfer@bnd.com or 618-239-2570.

Read more here: http://www.bnd.com/2014/06/04/3239532/teen-had-plans-to-marry-ofallon.html#storylink=cpy

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Police: Owner of O’Fallon, Ill. martial arts studio sexually assauled former student

http://www.kmov.com/news/editors-pick/OFallon-martial-arts-instructor-charged-with-sexual-assault-256843711.html

Posted on April 26, 2014 at 5:04 PM
Updated Monday, Apr 28 at 6:40 AM

(KMOV) — A martial arts instructor in O’Fallon, Ill. is accused of sexually assaulting a former student.
According to police, Tony E. Harris Jr., 32, of Mascoutah, was charged with three counts of criminal sexual assault.
Harris is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl Police say the victim is a former student of Harris, who owns the “Invicta Martial Arts Academy” in O’Fallon, Ill.
Authorities are not sure when the assault took place but they believe it happened at the Martial Arts Academy.
Harris is currently being held at the O’Fallon Police Department jail on $300,000 bond.
Parents of current or former martial arts students of Harris are encouraged to call the O’Fallon Police Department at (618) 624-4545 if they suspect any suspicious behavior between Harris and their child.

The 2014 United States Martial Arts Association (USMAA) National Training Camp — July 24-26 2014

UPDATE: I have been asked to teach a seminar slot on Thursday July 24th.  All of the CQB Kajukenbo Krew & Ohana are welcome to come assist!

Original post and further information may be available at http://www.stltkd.com/usmaa.htm

“…the best training camp in the country is coming back to the Midwest and is being Sponsored by Katamedo Jujitsu and St Louis Tae Kwon Do Academy. We will have lots of training available including Law Enforcement Training, Aikido, Judo, TKD, Karate, Jujitsu, MMA, weapon defense, and appearances and classes from a laundry list of champions and Senseis from around the country. Please book your rooms now. The venue is fabulous, new and clean. We will have mats, training equipment and great sponsors. We hope to see you all there! Please share this webpage and the event flyer with your instructors and students!

Camp Details
This is a great opportunity to train with martial artists from various backgrounds and styles. There will be three full days (Thursday, July 24th through Saturday, July 26th) of unmatched martial arts training. All martial artists are welcome at any level, and Black Belt testing by a board of examiners will be available as well. Do not miss this exceptional experience!

For those of you who have not had the opportunity to attend the USMAA training camp events in the past you will be pleasantly surprised! There are no egos allowed, everyone comes to train and to make new friends in the martial arts community. The classes are very informal, you can come and go as you please, and you can switch between the martial arts and law enforcement classes throughout the training camp. Please email us at stlouistkd@prodigy.net if you have any questions.

Full 3 Day Camp: $150 per person
1 Day Camp: $75 per day per person

Please complete the Registration Form and Waiver for each participant (with a check payable to Gary Jameson) and send your total payment to:
Gary Jameson
2901 S. Brentwood Blvd
Brentwood, MO 63144
314-961-4235

Hotel Information
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Conference Center St. Louis
16625 Swingley Ridge Road
Chesterfield, MO 63017
1-636-532-5000

The hotel is 20 minutes from Lambert St. Louis International Airport. Catch a taxi to the host hotel, or you can rent a car (the hotel offers free parking). Room Service and Dining is available at the hotel. A few restaurants are within walking distance, and many others are accessible with just a 5 minute taxi ride.

Richard Bustillo
Richard Bustillo Richard Bustillo will be in attendance and will be teaching at the camp! He is one of the few surviving 1st generation instructors of Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do. He is also one of three 11th rank Black Belt under the only 12th rank Supreme Grandmaster Cacoy Canete of the World Cacoy Doce Pares World Federation.

Law Enforcement Training
The cost for Law Enforcement Training is the same as the martial arts trianing camp. This hands-on seminar will be taught by Steven Jimerfield (Alaska State Trooper, Ret). One-On-One Control Tactics is a Defensive Tactics System developed by Mr. Jimerfield. The theory behind this is that movement defeats strength. Mr. Jimerfield has been in the Law Enforcement field for the past 30+ years. Twenty-two of those years spent as an Alaska State Trooper with the last seven years as an instructor at the Public Safety Training Academy. Central topics include; Six points of movement to defeat an opponents strength, Reverse Palm techniques and take downs that smoothly move a control subject to the ground, Thigh Lock, Cuffing techniques and standing subjects up, Turning over uncooperative subjects.”

As is our custom, there is no class on Memorial Day.

Thank you to all of our active military personael and veterans for your service.

Have a safe & happy Memorial Day.

“Only a few top martial artists including Walter Godin (also trained by Chow) were taught this new art form in the beginning. Then in 1950, Adriano Emperado and his younger brother Joe began teaching the new art in an open class in 1950 and called their school the Kajukenbo Self Defense Institute (KSDI). Godin said, “There are no words to describe the training sessions at Palama Settlement during the early days, unless you’ve experienced it, only then will you understand.” Joe Emperado and Godin became best friends. Joe would often take him to secluded parks and practice self-defense that nobody else saw. Then he would “tell me to remember the techniques.”

Joe was responsible for most of the training in the KSDI school until the Memorial Day weekend of 1958. One night after class several Kajukenbo students were hanging out at the Pink Elephant, a bar where Joe worked part-time as a bouncer. Joe stayed late waiting for his girlfriend who was working there. When the rest of the Kajukenbo students left, Joe asked his favorite student Godin to stay. Joe must have sensed something was wrong because at closing time, three men who stayed behind wanted to start some trouble and started messing around with Godin. Godin suggested that they take it outside. Right before it started coming down to blows, Joe went outside and shoved Godin inside hoping to close the door on the three troublemakers.

While Joe’s back was turned, George Shimabukuro stabbed him from behind. At that time, Joe did not even know he was stabbed and thought he was hit by a very hard punch. The next attack thrown was a strong hammerblow from Joe that knocked his attacker into parked cars. The fight continued with Joe Emperado squaring off with an armed George Shimabukuro while Godin took on the other two guys.

Imagine as a martial artist what it would be like to be in a fight back-to-back with your instructor on your side. Unfortunately, Godin and Joe Emperado lost that fight. When the police came, everyone ran. Joe lost so much blood from multiple stab wounds that he died the next day. He was able to tell his brother Adriano what happened and from that day forward the tradition of escorts was in effect. It is a matter of looking out for one another. The escorts would accompany a higher rank whenever s/he went out in public. Their job was to go everywhere with the higher ranking, including the restroom, to take care of anything behind him because he can take care what is in front of him. This tradition is still practiced today. After all, Joe would not have died that weekend if he had more escorts.

Unfortunately, Shimabukuro avoided jail time in Joe Emperado’s death. The claim of self-defense was allowed since Joe was well known as a dangerous martial artist (plus it was probably hard to determine from the multiple stab wounds examined during the autopsy when the first stab occurred). Some people even considered Godin to be a coward. Could this be true? Godin went on to become one of Kajukenbo’s top students and chief instructors. He was also Emperado’s bodyguard. If Emperado thought Godin was a coward, neither of these things would have happened!”

— Sigung Andrew Evans, reposting from “Fighting Arts Hawaii magazine” on the Kajukenbo Cafe

An old prospector shuffled into the town of El Indio , Texas , leading an old tired mule. The old man headed straight for the only saloon in town, to clear his parched throat. He walked up to the saloon and tied his old mule to the hitch rail.

As he stood there, brushing some of the dust from his face and clothes, a young gunslinger stepped out of the saloon with a gun in one hand and a bottle of whiskey in the other.

The young gunslinger looked at the old man and laughed, saying, “Hey old man, have you ever danced?”

The old man looked up at the gunslinger and said, “No, I never did dance … Never really wanted to.”

A crowd had gathered as the gunslinger grinned and said, “Well, you old fool, you’re gonna dance now,” and started shooting at the old man’s feet.

The old prospector, not wanting to get a toe blown off, started hopping around like a flea on a hot skillet.

Everybody was laughing, fit to be tied. When his last bullet had been fired, the young gunslinger, still laughing, holstered his gun and turned around to go back into the saloon.

The old man turned to his pack mule, pulled out a double-barreled shotgun, and cocked both hammers. The loud clicks carried clearly through the desert air.

The crowd stopped laughing immediately. The young gunslinger heard the sounds too, and he turned around very slowly.

The silence was almost deafening.

The crowd watched as the young gunman stared at the old timer and the large gaping holes of those twin 10 gauge barrels. The barrels of the shotgun never wavered in the old man’s hands, as he quietly said, “Son, have you ever kissed a mule’s Ass?”

The gunslinger swallowed hard and said, “No sir … But… I’ve always wanted to.”

What can we learn from this story?