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1	1	H.R. No. 2403
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, In honor of a lifetime of devoted service to law
6	6	enforcement and the martial arts, the Texas House of
7	7	Representatives is pleased to recognize August 8, 2009, as Robert
8	8	K. Koga Day in Texas; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Interned with his family at Topaz Internment Camp in
10	10	Utah during World War II, Mr. Koga first learned martial arts at the
11	11	age of 12, in order to defend himself from the gangs that formed
12	12	within the facility; he later went on to study Greco-Roman
13	13	wrestling in high school; and
14	14	WHEREAS, In 1949, Mr. Koga answered his nation's call to duty
15	15	and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, and while serving in Japan and
16	16	Korea he continued his pursuit of excellence in the martial arts;
17	17	and
18	18	WHEREAS, In 1955, Mr. Koga joined the Los Angeles Police
19	19	Department, where he worked in the patrol, narcotics, detective,
20	20	and traffic and training divisions until his retirement in 1979;
21	21	and
22	22	WHEREAS, Mr. Koga studied under Aikido master Koichi Tohei in
23	23	the 1960s, and he went on to develop his own system, Koga Jutsu, a
24	24	system of self-defense and arrest control techniques designed for
25	25	use by police officers; and
26	26	WHEREAS, The author of four books on this powerful martial
27	27	art, Mr. Koga has trained officers in the technique around the
28	28	world, offering instruction to Navy Seals, the Delta Force, the
29	29	Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the Royal Brigade Guards of the
30	30	King of Saudi Arabia; the Koga method has also been taught at police
31	31	academies across the United States and in Mexico and China; and
32	32	WHEREAS, For 25 years, Mr. Koga has been certifying
33	33	instructors of the Carrollton Police Department in his techniques,
34	34	and for the past 16 years, this dedicated law enforcement
35	35	professional has journeyed to Carrollton on a regular basis to
36	36	personally train the department's instructors; and
37	37	WHEREAS, A world-renowned expert in the effective use of
38	38	martial arts techniques for peace officers, Robert Koga has made a
39	39	vital difference in the lives of the men and women of the Carrollton
40	40	Police Department, helping to ensure their safety and effectiveness
41	41	in the execution of their duties; now, therefore, be it
42	42	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
43	43	Legislature hereby recognize August 8, 2009, as Robert K. Koga Day
44	44	in the State of Texas and extend to him sincere best wishes for
45	45	continued success and happiness; and, be it further
46	46	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
47	47	prepared for Mr. Koga as an expression of high regard by the Texas
48	48	House of Representatives.
49	49	Jackson
50	50	______________________________
51	51	Speaker of the House
52	52	I certify that H.R. No. 2403 was adopted by the House on May
53	53	30, 2009, by a non-record vote.
54	54	______________________________
55	55	Chief Clerk of the House