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UNITED STATES JU-JITSU LEADER BIOGRAPHIES..!!

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UNITED STATES JU-JITSU LEADERS:

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Alexander Velaquez
Amir Barnea
Andrew Newman
Andrew Yiannakis, Chairman - Traditional Jujutsu Committee
Antonio M. la Salandra
Barry J. O'Brien
Barush Torres
Ben Bergwerf
Betty Keim
Blade Chance

Bruce R. Bethers, USJJF President & CEO
​Brian D. Walsh, 
Chairman - USA Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ - Grappling Committee)

Bruce G. Butler
Billy L. Sharp
BillIie Johns
Billy R. Hames
Carl D. Wilcox
Charles A. Voerster
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Christopher Cole
Chris Harris
Christopher A Jarrett
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Clayton Kesinger

Clif Norgaard *
Cliff T. King
Cliff R. Stout, Jr.
Cody Lewis
Craig Freeland
Daniel Pagan
Daniel Ruocco
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Dan K. Sammons
Daniel Schmidt
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Dan Suthers
Danny E. Lane
​Darryn A. Melerine
David J. Castro
David H. Chance
​David Hammond
​David Hook
David E. Parritt
David S. Ames
David O. Shipley
David Wilson
Delva R. Mandrell 
*
Dionisio de la Torre, Jr.
Dirk Klok
Douglas Newcomer
Dustin Whittemore
Earl DelValle
Edison Leandro Da Silva
Edward E. Wilkes
Eiji Teragouchi
​
Eileen Miller

Elio Medina Montesino
Ernie C. Hewitt *
Eldridge Hawkins, Jr.
Evilazio Feitoza
Felipe Polanco
Fernando Yamasaki
Flavio Armando

Frank Fuller
Gabriel Garcia Munoz
Gary Brettmann
Gary S. Friederich
​Gary Hensley

Geanny Hernandez Quiala
Gene LeBell *
Gene Twombly
George A. Hamm 
*
George E. Anderson, USJJF Founder *
George L. Newton
Gokor Chivichyan

Guillermo (William) Cortes
Heather Bess
Heberto Martinez Collazo
Her Yue Wong
Hermes Romero
Hernan Osvaldo Gonzalez Calcines
​Humberto Becerra
Ivan Schweitzer
Ivica Zdravkovic
​Jack E. Garrett
Jaime Casanova Martinez
​James O. Lockett
​James Shortt 
*
James R. Webb
James B. Wadley

Jayme Kiraly
Jeffrey Ellis
Jeff Rhodes
Jeffrey A. Cook
Jeffrey A. Hudson
Jim Harrison
John F. Chatwood, USJJF General Secretary
​John Barbezat
John J. Connolly
​John Farrar
​John Henderson Jr.
John Newton
Johnny Linebarger
Jorge Rafael Delgado *
​Jose Figueroa
Jose Higino Alves Nunes

Jose Merino
Joseph Parker

Juan Francisco Avila
Judith A. Velazquez - Alampi
Julio "Mutch" Usera
​Katherine Lyall

Kraig Stephens
Kurt A. Speerbrecher

L. Michael Dillard
Larry Overholt
Lawrence A. Emmons
Leandro Lorenco
Luis V. Gorospe
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Mario A. Pitalua Rodriguez

Mark Barlow ​*
Matt Simmons
​Melissa Drake
Michael Alan Brown ​
*
Michael J. Antonides
Michael Bess
Michael A. Talkington 
*
Michael Dunphy
Micheal Rosenquist
Michael Knight
Michael Matlijovski
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Michael E. Sian
Mike Frazier
Mikel LaChapelle
​Mohammed A Malek
Myron Gaudet
Nadeem Ansari
Nancy Barnett
Neil Ohlenkamp
Nick Chamberlain
Nicolas Valcik
Oren Gorgov
Oscar Sanchez
Pamela J. Hickey
Patrick M. Hickey, Chairman - Technical & Coaching Committees

Pasquale Albino
Pavel Antonsson

Pedro Chirino Renteria
Peter Freer
​Peter King
​
Rafael Jovet-Ramos
Randall D. Schubert
Reggie Cochran
Ricardo Murgel

Richard A. Fike, Sr.
Richard G. Dunn
Richard M. McPeek
​Ricky Herndon
Ricky J. Kamp

Rigan Machado
Robert Boggs
Robert K. Koski

Robert J. Saal *
Robert M. Carver
​
Robert Moliterno
Roger A. Jarrett, USJJF Vice President
Ronald K. Bennett
Ron Layton
Samuel A. Lanza
Scott Altgilbers
Scott Chiriboga
Shaun Ward
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Shaunton Davis
Stephen Gourley
Stephen Moliterno
T. R. McClanahan ​
*
Terry L. Bryan *
Thomas C. LaPuppet *
Thomas Lynch
Tom Reiff
Tony Lopez
Toshiaki Takikawa
Troy J. Price
Travis M. Boggs
Ty Cunningham
Weston Simonis
W. Dieter Reitzig                                                                    
Willy "Clipper" Cahill
William S. Cook
William Cooley
William S. Sharp
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Yoshito Vincent Tamura 
*
Yassine Hamouda
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George E. Anderson - USJJF Founder, 1931-2009

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