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UNITED STATES JU-JITSU ® 
SENIOR MASTERS CAUCUS

The USJJF Senior Masters Caucus is a Body of Senior Advisers - Senior Yudansha Members from across the USA who provide consultation to the Officers and Board of Directors on Technical & Quality Assurance Matters to help ensure the USJJF continues its Commitment To Excellence as it Serves All USJJF Members both Traditional and Sport Minded Ju-Jitsuka.
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Bruce R. Bethers
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Roger A. Jarrett
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John F. Chatwood
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Patrick M. Hickey
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Nadeem Ansari
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Robert M. Carver
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Charles Carter
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Corinne Housely
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HUMBERTO BECERRA
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LARRY OVERHOLT
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ANTHONY ZIMKOSKI
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JAMES R, WEBB
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MICHAEL ANTONIDES
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BILL COOLEY
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BILL MARCUM
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CURTIS HALE
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CARL WILCOX
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DAVID CHANCE
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DAVID PARRITT
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DIETER REITZIG
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DAN MARTIN
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DAVID ALLEN
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EARL DELVALLE
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EDWARD WILKES
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GEORGE VANCE
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GRANT CAMPBELL
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HIRO YUKI TAKAHASHI
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JEFF COOK
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JAMES WEBSTER
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DANNY LANE
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GENE LEBELL
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ELDRIDGE HAWKINS
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BILLIE JOHNS
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JOHN NEWTON
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KENNETH NAZEMETZ
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LARRY BEARD
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LINDA YIANNAKIS
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RAY LEONE
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EDUARDO PIERONI
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PAMELA HICKEY
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JOSE MERINO
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Phyllis Bateman
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Shiro Kinmoku
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Troy Price
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Tom Reiff
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Toshiaki Takikawa
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Michael Holloway
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David Stern
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Jose A. Carecena
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Hermes Romero
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Kevin Lintott
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Grant Cambell
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Dionisio de la Torre Jr.
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CHRIS HARRIS
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David Wilson
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CARLOS PADRON
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JAMES RAGAN
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ANDREW YIANNAKIS
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CHRISTOPHER RITCHIE
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DAVID GRAF
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GIUSEPPE CORBO
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JAMES LOCKETT
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George Newton
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DAVID MATA
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GILBER SANDOVAL
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JACK GARRETT
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ALOSIO SOARES
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Garry McKee
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DAVID CASTRO
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DUSTIN WHITEMORE
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JAMES WADLEY
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JOSE HIGINO NUNES
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EDISON LEANDRO DA SILVA
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JOSE NAVARRO
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KENNETH KEITH
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GARY HENSLEY
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JARUNGJIT TIAUTRAKUL
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NIGEL MAY
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SKIP KEOPKE
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WILLIAM S. SHARP
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MOHAMMED MALEK
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HERNAN OSVALDO GONZALEZ
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DARRYN MELERINE
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EVILAZIO FREITOZA
LEADER BIOGRAPHIES
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George E. Anderson - USJJF Founder, 1931-2009

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