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Carl D. Wilcox
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Carl D. Wilcox

Founding Gold Life Member - United States Ju-Jitsu Federation (USJJF) ®
Silver Life Member - USA Traditional Kodokan Judo (USA-TKJ) ®
Member - United States Ju-Jitsu Senior Masters Caucus
Past USJJF Vice President
USJJF Board Member
Member - USJJF National Technical / Promotion Committee

South East - USJJF Regional Representative 
Pioneer of Taiho Jutsu - 2022 USAUMA  Hall of Fame


Hanshi Wilcox has over 60 years experience in the Martial Arts. 

Carl D. Wilcox, PhD., 10th Dan, Director of Education for the Center for Martial Arts has devoted over 60 years to perfecting and teaching the Martial Arts, bringing together art-sport-science for the enhancement of human development. In keeping with true Karate tradition, his quest for physical mastery goes hand-in-hand with his pursuit of intellectual and spiritual excellence. 

Over the past four decades, he has emerged as one of the nation's leading professionals in the field of personal safety and self defense. An inductee into the World Self-Defense Hall of Fame, he is a national leader and authority on rape prevention as well as an expert on karate-do, jujitsu, judo, grappling, and kobudo.

​Hanshi Wilcox holds a PhD. in the Asian Arts/Martial Sciences and regularly conducts exciting, educational, and informative seminars on the martial arts, personal safety skills, rape prevention, law enforcement, and the growing problem of violence in the American workplace. 

He has a Congressional Certificate of Achievement and Award Recipient  (Martial Arts Development) and former State Chairman of the United States Olympic Committee (U.S.O.C.). In addition, Mr. Wilcox has served on the Board of Directors of the United States Ju-Jitsu Federation, the National Governing Body for international and Olympic style sports competition in the United States, as well as serving on the Police Training Advisory Board, and National Advisory Board for Rape Awareness & Prevention International. 

Hanshi Wilcox's achievements are many -
 Olympic Coaching and Development (U.S.O.T.C.) 
 Elite Karate Training Coach's Colleges 
 International Karate Instructor's Institute 
 American Coaching Effectiveness Program 
 State Chairman (Karate & Jujitsu N.G.B.) United States Olympic Committee 
 Featured in the Asheville Citizen Times, on WLOS-TV Channel 13 on 5 o'clock news, Karate Profiles, Karate, Kung Fu, Black Belt Magazines, Blue Ridge Women's Quarterly "93", Watauga Democrat, The Martial Arts Guide to Submission Wrestling and the Martial Arts Gazette. 
 One of few legitimate ranking Black Belts holding the dual title of Shihan, Renshi 
 One of a select qualified group of instructors to be awarded legitimate Master Instructor certificate in a Chinese, Japanese, and Korean art. 
 Internationally known educator. 
 Developed and taught programs in self-defense, Karate, Aikijitsu etc. at universities and colleges.

Hanshi Wilcox's Achieved Dan Grades -
10th Dan - US Ju-Jitsu ®, USJJF
10th Dan - Karate, Kwanmukan


Contact Info -
Carl D. Wilcox
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: The Center For Martial Arts 
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