James R. Webb
Life Member - United States Ju-Jitsu Federation (USJJF) ®
Life Member - USA Traditional Kodokan Judo (USA-TKJ) ®
Life Member - Panamerican Jiu-Jitsu Federation (PJJF)
Member - USJJF & USA-TKJ Board of Directors
Member - USJJF & USA-TKJ National Technical & Promotion Committee
Member - USA JU-JITSU ® Senior Masters Caucus
South West Regional Representative for USJJF & USA-TKJ
State Director for United States Taiho Jutsu for Texas
Sensei Jim Webb has studied and practiced the martial arts for over 55 years.
Dr. Webb started his study and practice of Kodokan Judo in 1966. He has since achieved the rank of Kudan (9th Degree Black Belt) in Judo and Hachidan (8th Degree Black Belt) in Jiu-Jitsu. He was awarded the rank of Nidan (second degree black belt) in Shotokan Karate.
As a competitor, he won Judo national championships as a junior, high school student, and college student. He won the State Championship of four different States: Texas, Arizona, Indiana, and North Carolina. He also competed extensively internationally. He won the United States National Master’s Championship three times.
Dr. Webb served his country as a Special Forces Officer. When not deployed, he taught Jiu Jitsu style combatives to such organizations as West Point, the Army Ranger Battalion, and the 7th and 12th Special Forces Groups. Upon leaving the military, he continued his study of Heike-Ryu Jiu Jitsu and Kodokan Judo under the tutelage of Vince Tamura. He has since successfully graduated from the Kodokan Kata Course and Kodokan Technique Course in Japan. He is also been certified by the International Judo Federation as an international coach and international referee.
Dr. Webb was educated at West Point, the University of Dallas, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Southern Methodist University, and the University of Maryland.
Dr. Webb's career has included commanding a Special Forces Operational Detachment, conducting research on the Strategic Defense Initiative (“Star Wars”), being the VP – Engineering of a global industrial equipment manufacturer, twenty years of strategy consulting to a variety of companies and governments around the world with several prestigious firms (Price Waterhouse, Deloitte, and AT Kearney), being the strategy director of both an international manufacturing firm and a also a $9 billion global retailer, helping start a dot-com company that went public, having his own consulting firm, and managing a $6 billion pension fund. He is currently a Professor at Southern Methodist University.
As a leader, Dr. Webb served as the President of the United States Judo Association and is currently on the Board of Directors of the US Olympic Committee National Governing Body for Judo: USA Judo. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors of the United States Ju-Jitsu Federation (USJJF) and USA Traditional Kodokan Judo (USA-TKJ).
Dr. Webb can be found giving frequent clinics around the Southwestern United States. His most asked for topics include:
Contact info: [email protected]
Contact Info:
Email: [email protected]
Life Member - United States Ju-Jitsu Federation (USJJF) ®
Life Member - USA Traditional Kodokan Judo (USA-TKJ) ®
Life Member - Panamerican Jiu-Jitsu Federation (PJJF)
Member - USJJF & USA-TKJ Board of Directors
Member - USJJF & USA-TKJ National Technical & Promotion Committee
Member - USA JU-JITSU ® Senior Masters Caucus
South West Regional Representative for USJJF & USA-TKJ
State Director for United States Taiho Jutsu for Texas
Sensei Jim Webb has studied and practiced the martial arts for over 55 years.
Dr. Webb started his study and practice of Kodokan Judo in 1966. He has since achieved the rank of Kudan (9th Degree Black Belt) in Judo and Hachidan (8th Degree Black Belt) in Jiu-Jitsu. He was awarded the rank of Nidan (second degree black belt) in Shotokan Karate.
As a competitor, he won Judo national championships as a junior, high school student, and college student. He won the State Championship of four different States: Texas, Arizona, Indiana, and North Carolina. He also competed extensively internationally. He won the United States National Master’s Championship three times.
Dr. Webb served his country as a Special Forces Officer. When not deployed, he taught Jiu Jitsu style combatives to such organizations as West Point, the Army Ranger Battalion, and the 7th and 12th Special Forces Groups. Upon leaving the military, he continued his study of Heike-Ryu Jiu Jitsu and Kodokan Judo under the tutelage of Vince Tamura. He has since successfully graduated from the Kodokan Kata Course and Kodokan Technique Course in Japan. He is also been certified by the International Judo Federation as an international coach and international referee.
Dr. Webb was educated at West Point, the University of Dallas, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Southern Methodist University, and the University of Maryland.
Dr. Webb's career has included commanding a Special Forces Operational Detachment, conducting research on the Strategic Defense Initiative (“Star Wars”), being the VP – Engineering of a global industrial equipment manufacturer, twenty years of strategy consulting to a variety of companies and governments around the world with several prestigious firms (Price Waterhouse, Deloitte, and AT Kearney), being the strategy director of both an international manufacturing firm and a also a $9 billion global retailer, helping start a dot-com company that went public, having his own consulting firm, and managing a $6 billion pension fund. He is currently a Professor at Southern Methodist University.
As a leader, Dr. Webb served as the President of the United States Judo Association and is currently on the Board of Directors of the US Olympic Committee National Governing Body for Judo: USA Judo. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors of the United States Ju-Jitsu Federation (USJJF) and USA Traditional Kodokan Judo (USA-TKJ).
Dr. Webb can be found giving frequent clinics around the Southwestern United States. His most asked for topics include:
- The Kata of Kodokan Judo
- Rule changes of the International Judo Federation
- The techniques of Kodokan Judo as taught in Japan
- Preparation for belt testing
- Self-Defense for Women
Contact info: [email protected]
Contact Info:
Email: [email protected]