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USA-TKJ National Yudanshakai


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The below listed individuals are CERTIFIED BLACK BELTS with the United States of America Traditional Kodokan Judo (USA-TKJ) ®. Although the USA-TKJ has black belt members from other organizations, only the below listed black belts have their rank certified by USA-TKJ. 

If you are a Judoka and would like to have your rank certified by the USA-TKJ, you may do so by completing the below requirements. 
For Membership Information - Click Here..!!

Important Notice: It has been recently brought to the attention of the National Headquarters that there are individuals who are fraudulently or mistakenly claiming to hold USA-TKJ rank certification. Unless the person claiming this rank is in possession of an actual USA-TKJ rank certificate and their name is listed below (Dan level rank only), then their rank is not valid with the USA-TKJ. To report improper claims of USA-TKJ Yudansha or Mudansha grades or to further verify an individual’s rank, contact our National Headquarters at usatkjhqs@gmail.com.

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Click Below Links for Details -
USA-TKJ Rank Certification Procedures
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Traditional Kodokan Judo Dan Grade Requirements

USA-TKJ National Judo Dan Grade Application
USA Traditional Kodokan Judo ® -

JUDAN, 10th Dan
Clif Norgaard *

KUDAN, 9th Dan
Yoshito V. Tamura *
T.R. McClanahan *
Jim Harrison *
Gene LeBell
​Jose Higino Alves Nunes
​Humberto Becerra
James R. Webb
Djalma Jose Campos


HACHIDAN, 8th DAN
Toshiaki Takikawa
Ben Bergwerf
Eugene S. Fodor 
*
Bruce R. Bethers
Roger A. Jarrett
Patrick M. Hickey

Gokor Chivichyan
​Ricardo Valdez
​Pedro R. Dabauza


SHICHIDAN, 7th DAN
George E. Anderson *
David Wire *
Ernest G. McPeek *
David E. Parritt
Thomas Reiff
John F. Chatwood
Robert J. Saal *
Billy L. Sharp *
William Cooley
Dionisio De La Torre, Jr.

ROKUDAN, 6th DAN
Lawrence A. Beard
Angel Garcia 
Dan Martin
Andrew Yiannakis
W. Dieter Reitzig
Anthony M. Zimkowski
Robert M. Carver 
Peter Rosendahl
Thomas D. Darcy Sr.
Edward E. Wilkes
Mark W. Dantzler
Bill R. Marcum
Grant Campbell
Eduardo Bento Pieroni
​William Parker
Earl DelValle
​Roberto B. Alvarez
​George Newton
​Peter King

Garry L. McKee
Pedro Chirino Renteria

​Edison Leandro Da Silva
David H. Chance 


GODAN, 5th DAN
Edgar E. Carol
K. Joel Coles
Nadeem Ansari
Robert Davis                                                
Ernesto X. R. Hornacek                                       
Kris Harrison
Pamela Hickey
Lee Hines
Jeffrey A. Conn
Linda Yiannakis
Dwain Allen
Frank Fuller
​Jorge R. Delgado *
​Antonio Prado
​Craig Freeland
​Aloisio Soares Jr.
​Ricardo Urbano Hernandez
Juan Jose Lorenzo Garcia


YONDAN, 4th DAN
Jeffrey A. Cook
David J. Ellis
​Geanny Hernandez
Jeff Rhodes

Mikel LaChapelle
Ken Nazemetz
Chris Rasmussen
Adrian Leyva Sr.
Hermes Romero
Fernando Yamasaki
Brian Walsh

Hiroyuki Takahashi
Michael Jacobs
Bertha G. Wilkes
Thomas E. Currie
Charles Bouton
​Michael Frazier
​Jose A. Caracena
Dirk Klok

Alexander Velazquez
​Steven W. Hatfield
Jarungjit Tiautrakul
Barry J. O'Brien

David G. Mata Jr.


SANDAN, 3rd DAN
David Ames
Larry Feldman
Arthur Gluyas
Curtis L. Hale
Michael L. Holloway
Kasey J. Keckeisen
Otto Lennke
John Linebarger
Michael J. Magee
Louis Mang                                                        
Benny Benavides                                              
Robert Koski                                                  
Carl Wilcox 
Richard M. McPeek
Adam Mitchell,
Justin Polette
Troy J. Price
Jeff Rhodes  
Robert K. Koski
Larry E. Overholt
Jeff Ellis
Christopher Wood
John J. Connolly
​Domingos Nunes
Christopher Ritchie
Justin L. Weston
​Ibra Brewton
Kristofer Alvarez
​Gabriel Zubiria
Dustin G. Whittemore
​Rafael Jovet-Ramos
Cliff T. King
​Stephen Moliterno
Judith Velazquez-Alampi

                                         
NIDAN, 2nd DAN
Mathew Bayley
Kim Kwok Chu
Jeffrey Ellis
Jodi Erdahl
Stephen Gourley
Billy R. Hames *
Peter C. McMahan
Kenneth Meier
David Melton
​Mark Chambers

Amy Murtha
Larry Overholt
Brian Pendleton
Michael L. Pilla
Renee Robinson
Todd Stanford
Dwain K. Allen
​Billie Johns
Brett Hughes
​John Tetreault
Robert Wood
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Lionel Diaz
Jabonn Flurry
​Jose Jimenez Fernandez

Alexis Sicilia
Jeffrey F. Manning
​Bret Gordon
​Flavio Armando
​Katherine Lyall
​Leandro de Lorenco Lima
                                               

SHODAN, 1st DAN
Tyler R. Bodin
Pamela K. Brandes
Carl R. Brown
Michael Bunch
Steve Clark
Jared D. Cooper
Jacob P. Cooper
Travis J. Cunningham
Trey F. Dixon
Kenneth Double
Bo Dwyer
Christopher W. Eby
Roy R. Eby
Leon Ferguson
Scott Hammons
Mark W. Hansen
Garry D. Higgins
Bruce C. Hinman
Michael Holloway
David Incorvia
Lem M. Jackson
Glenn A. James
Jo Ann Kester
Tyler Koski
Ricardo Jose' Lugo
Dustin McAlister
Ron Montgomery
Sara Morrell
Nick E. Neal
Michael R. Newby
Ryan L. Newby
William L. Parrish
Adam Pyles
Christopher O. Smith
Steve Tarvin
Peter J. Thompson
Garrett O. Tillman
Jeff Tipton
Walter D. Tipton
Bruce R. Toupler
Michael K. Vanover
Paul K. Weyman
Gary H. Williams
David Vititoe
David Rice
Christopher Jarrett
Kevin Seagle
Jonathan Helton
Peter Bromley
Andrei Oudovikine
Joseph C. Blakemore
Fraibel Hernandez
​Anne Strauss
​Benjamin Larrabee
Matthew Radkovich
​Jeffrey Manning
Laurence Frese
Zach Camp

​Michael Bess
​Andre Gonzalez Battistini
​Micheal J. Rosenquist
Ricky Herndon

Javier Gutierrez
Juan R. Guzman
Gregory J. Duran
Zachary Gray
Christina Mata

Luis Hernandez
Mujaheed Umar Abdur Raqeeb


* deceased

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Jigoro Kano - Founder of Kodokan Judo
Bill Cooley, "The USA-TKJ does not depend on "sport judo" to train, evaluate or recognize progress of a Judoka".

Patrick Hickey, “Historic Judo concepts are crucial to maintain as more and more Judo organizations change to meet the current competition fades. USA-TKJ keeps faith with these traditional values!”

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