This is Philip Porter’s Entry from the John Corcoran, Emile Farkas, Stuart Sobel, “The Original Martial Arts Encyclopedia”, (Pro-Action Publishing, Los Angeles, 1993) (this is the date of its revision) p. 369.
Porter, Philip (1924- ) American judo author, administrator, and referee. Porter did not begin studying the sport until he was 27, yet he competed regularly until age 41. In 1975 he won the 50-55 class competion at the National Masters Tournament. A graduate of West Point, Porter began his judo career while in the military and wrote the constitution of the United States Air Force Judo Association in 1959. He has founded clubs on Air Force bases all over the world. In 1973, he organized the All American Judo Club in Sacramento. He presently serves as chairman of the U.S. Judo Association National Coaching Staff.
Porter refereed the historic world heavyweight match between Anton Geesink and Mitsuo Matsunaga in 1956. As technical director of the Pan-American Judo Union, Porter rewrote the first international rules. In 1967 he trained referees for the Pan-American Games in Canada.
Founder and editor of the American Judoman Magazine (1960), he is author of the first two judo handbooks ever published in the U.S. He also published two instructional books: Judo from the Beginning, which he wrote, and Championships Judo Drill Training, which he edited for author Ben Campbell. A member of the Who’s Who in the Martial Arts, he chaired the National AAU Judo Committee and the U.S. Olympic Judo Committee. See also U.S. history of judo.
Below this is a picture of Porter with the caption reading “Maj. Phil Porter, president and founder of the USJA.”