AJJIF WORLD CHAMPIONS

HANSHI TAKAHIRO ISHIKAWA / Deceased - Japan
10 Dan Judo,  Great Japanese Judo Legend, All Japan Champion 1949, 1950, Former Head Instructor of Kodokan Institute ( Tokyo Japan ) Judo Instructor for Tokyo Police, Author of Judo Book: "Judo Training Methods - A Source Book" (Tokyo, Japan 1961), Deceased

O-SENSEI HAROLD ( Hal ) E. SHARP - USA
10 Dan Judo, AJJIF Judo Legend, AJJIF Senior Technical Adviser, Pioneer of American Judo, 1954 Japan's 1st Foreigner Judo Champion, Received a Silver Sake Cup Award from Prince of Japan, Author, Photographer, Cinematographer and Historian)

HANSHI TONEY RAVEN / Deceased - USA
AJJIF Judo Legend, Head of the AJJIF All Japan Daito Ryu Aiki Jiu-Jitsu Renmei Division - USA, Head of the AJJIF Worldwide Sports Ju-Jitsu Division, 10 Dan Ju-Jitsu, 10 Dan Daito Ryu Aiki Jiu-Jitsu, 10 Dan Judo. 1993 Senior Nationals Masters Bronze Medal in Judo, 1998 Gold Medal World Masters Judo Tournament in Canada, 1999 Silver Medal World Masters Judo Tournament in Canada

GRANDMASTER JOHN WOOTEN - USA
10 Dan Jujutsu, 10 Dan Vee Jutsu, 8 Dan Judo, 5 Dan Kempo Jitsu, Holder of 143 World Strength Records, Holder of the World Strongest Man Title, Martial Arts Masters Hall of Fame, Founder of Woojutsu Jujutsu

GRANDMASTER DR. DAN NETHERLAND - USA
10 Dan Aikijutsu, 10 Dan Ju-Jitsu, 10 Dan Aikido, 10 Dan Kempo, Undisputed World Power Braking Champion, Guinness World Records - World Record Federation - Ripley's Believe
it or not, US Martial Arts Hall of Fame

HANSHI GENE LeBELL - USA
10 Dan Ju-Jitsu, 9 Dan Judo, World Heavyweight Pro Wrestling Champion with over 200 trophies, Legendary Grand Master of Martial Arts , The God Father of Grappling "The Toughest Man Alive", Gold Medals: 1954 / 1955 National AAU Judo Championship, USA National Judo Championship

GRANDMASTER RON VAN CLIEF - USA
10 Dan Chinese Goju, 5 Times World Karate / Kung Fu Champion, 15 Times All American Champion, 2002 Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame, Actor, Author, Action Film Director, Founder of Chinese Goju

HANSHI GEORGE ALEXANDER - USA
Ph.D., 10 Dan Ju-Jitsu, 10 Dan Shorin Ryu Karate, 10 Dan Okinawan Kobudo, 7 Dan Kendo, World Karate Champion, 1997 National AAU Karate Champion, USA Karate Championship, "World pioneer of Shorin Ryu Karate".
President and Founder of International Shorin Ryu Karate Kobudo Federation, 1991 inducted into the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame. Author of numerous books: Okinawan Island of Karate, Bubishi ( Martial Art Spirit ), The Shorin Ryu Karate Training Manual, Warrior Jujitsu, Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Japanese Martial Arts, Japans Warrior Nation - The Samurai in the Twentieth Century. He has been featured in a video called The Secrets of the Bubishi
GRANDMASTER BENNY "The Jet" URQUIDEZ - USA
10 Dan Kajukenbo, 10 Dan Kenpo, American Kickboxing Legend, Full Contact Karate World Champion, 6 World Titles in 5 different weight divisions, Black Belt Magazine 1978 Competitor of the Year Award

KANCHO RAFFI LIVEN - Denmark
10 Dan Sho Shin Karate Do, European Champion of Full Contact Karate, Holder of the World Breaking Record, Founder of World Academy of Martial Arts

FEDOR EMELIANENKO - Russia
Master of Sports in Sambo and Judo of Russia, WAMMA World Heavyweight Champion, Pride World Heavyweight Champion, Pride Grand Prix Tournament Champion, Rings Kings of Kings Tournament Champion, Rings World Class Tournament Champion, Numerous Judo, Sambo and Combat Sambo Russian National Champion

HANSHI FLEMMING TAO JINZEN SCHROTER - Denmark
8 Dan Kyokushin Karate, World Guinness Book of Records Hall of Fame "The Bottle Cut 1984", Danish Kyokushin Karate Champion 1976 - 1982, Japanese Kyokushin Karate Champion 2011
( Sosai Memorial Cup Tokyo )

HANSHI TOM MADSEN - Denmark
8 Dan IBK Kyokushin Budokai Karate - All Round Fighting, 2 Times World Champion Grappling, 1 Times World Champion MMA

SHIHAN COL. KARIPIDIS KOSTAS - Greece
6 Dan Aikijujutsu, Chief-Director Hellenic (Greek) Koryu Bugei Association, 4 times holder and 1 time co-holder of GUINNESS WORLD RECORD 

SENSEI NARVE LAERET - Norway
14 World Breaking Records ( Tamashiwari ), 4 World Guinness Book of Records ( Golden Belt from Guinness ), Norwegian Champion Kyokushin full contact, 1 Dan Kyokushin Karate

MASTER HIROFUMI KUSABA - Japan
All Japan Wrestling Champion, Member of the Japanese Wrestling National Team, Head Coach of the Japanese
Wrestling National Team

GRANDMASTER DAVID RUDMAN - Russia
AJJIF Technical Adviser, Legend of SAMBO, 
Founder of SAMBO-70, World SAMBO Champion,
​European Judo Champion.
Former Soviet Union numerous times Champion of Wrestling, SAMBO and Judo.
Honorary Master of Sports of the former USSR, 
Honorary Coach of the former USSR.
Honorary President of the International SAMBO Federation ( FIAS ), Former President of American Amateur SAMBO Federation.
Author of Books: "SAMBO Alphabet of Sports", "SAMBO Ground Techniques", "SAMBO First Step", "SAMBO Self Defense Without Weapons", "SAMBO 1000 Pain Techniques"
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