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VISITING INSTRUCTORS

We are privileged at the SRJC to have had many visiting Instructors who drop in from time to time to share with us their JUDO knowledge, expertise and experiences. Among those who have helped train us are:

Ed Szrejter, 8th Dan and Pres. of the USJA
Mike Szrejter, 6th Dan
Ray Silverstrand, Armed Forces Martial Arts League Commissioner
Richard Honey, 5th Dan Former Member of the London Metro Police Judo Team, and last but by no means least:
Amy Kate Wilson, 3rd Dan
Sensei Phillip Porter, the only American 9th Dan

top left: Josh Baum, Bob Pennywise
Bottom: Mike Szrejter, Ed Szrejter, Amy Kate Wilson

Sensei Porter, so called because he is in charge of teaching and watching over the rank promotions of thousands of his Black Belt students throughout the country in the many clubs of the United States Martial Arts Association, graduated from West Point in 1948 and served in the US Air Force for 20 years retiring as a major in 1967.

He is often called the "Father of American Judo" because he helped found the USJA in 1954 and personally built it into the largest Judo group in America and the largest non-profit Martial Arts organization in the country over a period of 41 years. Among Sensei Porter's Martial Arts Ranks are:

Judo: Kudan, (9th degree) 1994, USJA, USMA

JuJitsu: Judan, (10th degree), 1997 USMA and Beikoku Mizu Ryu

JuJitsu: Kudan, (9th degree) 1994, USJA

Karate: Hachidan, (8th degree, Honorary) 1996 by the American Shotokan Karate Alliance

Moo Hap Sul: Kudan, (9th degree Honorary) 1997 House of Discipline Martial Arts Group

Taiho Jitsu: Judan (10th degree) 1997 Mid-Atlantic Self Defense Association

Wushu: Kudan (9th degree Honorary) 1994

Budo Taijutsu: Judan (10th degree) 1998 Masaaki Hatsumi, 34th Soke and Current Grand Master of Kogakure Ryu Ninjitsu

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SRJC Judo Instructor

COACH TERRY KELLY is the primary Judo instructor at the SRJC. Coach Kelly is a 6th Dan (6th degree black belt) and a Senior Instructor in the USJA. Coach Kelly had his first Judo class in 1968 while involved with amateur boxing in Santa Rosa. Judo players came in after the boxing group to train and it looked interesting, so he tried Judo, became good friends with the Coach, Lou Costa, with whom he trained after a stint in the Army. He later trained with Clyde Zimmerman at the Santa Rosa Criminal Justice Training Center studying Judo and JuJitsu. In 1980, Coach Kelly started the Redwood PAL Judo Club training students of all ages including his daughters who began to win State and National medals. In 1992 Coach Kelly initiated the SRJC Judo Program. He began with one class and 30 students. Today he has 6 classes and hundreds of students. His daughter Sara, trained at the Olympic Training Center and his daughter Amy Kate, is on the National Circuit, ranking in the top 70 kilo women. Coach Kelly is the Co-Director of the USJA Coach Certification Program, the Co-Director of the fledging Competitor Development Program with George Weers, for the USJA. and a Master Examiner. He still travels extensively world-wide and trains regularly in Judo and JuJitsu.

VISITING INSTRUCTORS We are privileged at the SRJC to have had many visiting Instructors who drop in from time to time to share with us their JUDO knowledge, expertise and experiences. Among those who have helped train us are: Ed Szrejter, 8th Dan and Pres. of the USJA Mike Szrejter, 6th Dan Ray Silverstrand, Armed Forces Martial Arts League Commissioner Richard Honey, 5th Dan Former Member of the London Metro Police Judo Team, and last but by no means least: Amy Kate Wilson, 3rd Dan Sensei Phillip Porter, the only American 9th Dan top left: Josh Baum, Bob Pennywise Bottom: Mike Szrejter, Ed Szrejter, Amy Kate Wilson Sensei Porter, so called because he is in charge of teaching and watching over the rank promotions of thousands of his Black Belt students throughout the country in the many clubs of the United States Martial Arts Association, graduated from West Point in 1948 and served in the US Air Force for 20 years retiring as a major in 1967. He is often called the "Father of American Judo" because he helped found the USJA in 1954 and personally built it into the largest Judo group in America and the largest non-profit Martial Arts organization in the country over a period of 41 years. Among Sensei Porter's Martial Arts Ranks are: Judo: Kudan, (9th degree) 1994, USJA, USMA JuJitsu: Judan, (10th degree), 1997 USMA and Beikoku Mizu Ryu JuJitsu: Kudan, (9th degree) 1994, USJA Karate: Hachidan, (8th degree, Honorary) 1996 by the American Shotokan Karate Alliance Moo Hap Sul: Kudan, (9th degree Honorary) 1997 House of Discipline Martial Arts Group Taiho Jitsu: Judan (10th degree) 1997 Mid-Atlantic Self Defense Association Wushu: Kudan (9th degree Honorary) 1994 Budo Taijutsu: Judan (10th degree) 1998 Masaaki Hatsumi, 34th Soke and Current Grand Master of Kogakure Ryu Ninjitsu


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