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JIMMY PEDRO | RONDA ROUSEY | TODD BREHE | JAMES PEDRO
JIMMY PEDRO
1999 World Champion
1996 & 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist
4-Time Olympian
 Jimmy Pedro is a consummate professional on and off the mat. He is known for his "nose to the grindstone" work ethic, his passion for success and his nonstop attacking judo style. He is also well-known and respected as one of the top grip fighting instructors in the world. Jimmy Pedro's products in the market place on gripping and grip fighting have enhanced many players and dojos across the world. Make sure that you attend and get everything that Jimmy puts out. It is said that he has the Midas touch, where everything that he touches, "turns to Gold"!
Personal:
Age: 35
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Weight Class: 73kg
Rank: Godan
Yrs. in Judo: 28
Wife: Marie
Children: Casey (9) AJ (7) Ricky (5)
Club: New York Athletic Club
Education: Brown University (Class of '94)
Degree(s): BA Business Economics
Current Job: National Sales Executive - Zebra Mats
Head Instructor, Pedro's Judo Center
Achievements:
2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist - Athens, Greece
2004 Pan Am Championships - Gold Medalist (Venezuela)
2004 NY Open - Gold Medalist
2004 Otto World Cup (Germany) - Silver Medalist
2004 Hungarian Open - Silver Medalist
2003 Korean Open - Gold Medalist
2003 Rendezvous International (Canada) - Gold Medalist
2003 Tre-Torre International - Gold Medalist
2003 Pan American Zone Cup - Gold Medalst
2003 Puerto Rico Open - Gold Medalist
2003 British Open - Gold Medalist
2003 NY Open - Gold Medalist
2000 Olympian - Judo 5th Place - Sydney, Australia
2000 Europa Cup Team Championships - 1st Place (TSV Abensberg, Germany)
2000 German Team Championships - 1st Place (TSV Abensberg, Germany)
1999 World Championships 1st Place - Birmingham, England
1999 Pan Am Games Gold Medalist - Winnipeg, Canada
1998 Shoriki Cup Gold Medalist (only American to ever win)
1998 Austrian Open Gold Medalist
1998 Tournoi de Paris - Gold Medalist (only American to ever win)
1997 World Masters Champion - Munich, Germany (only American to ever win)
1996 Olympic Bronze Medalist
1995 World Championships 3rd Place - Chiba, Japan
1995 World Masters Champion - Munich, Germany
1995 Pan Am Games Gold Medalist - Mar del Plata, Argentina
1992 Olympian - Judo DNP Barcelona, Spain
6-Time U.S. International Open Champion
6-Time U.S. National Champion
5 - Time USOC Male Athlete of the Year for Judo
Inducted into Black Belt Hall of Fame - Judoka of the Year - 1997
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RONDA ROUSEY
2004 Jr. World Champion
2004 Olympian
2008 Olympic Hopeful
 Some people would say that Ronda was destined to be great, after all, her mother Ann Maria was a Judo World Champion. Ronda would say that she's just a hard worker and that she pays attention to details. No matter what you say it can be argued that Ronda is the best female Judo player in American History. As a Junior World Champion and a Silver Medalist at th 2007 World Championships, Ronda has her eyes set on an Olympic Medal in Beijing and it seems like anything but Gold would be a disappointment.
Ronda is one heck of a grip fighter and she has learned and harnessed her skills by being under the tutelage of some great judo player such as her mother Ann Maria De Mars, James Pedro Sr. and Jimmy Pedro.
Athletic Achievements:
Judo
Olympic Hopeful, 2008 Olympic Team
Olympic Athlete in Athens, 9th place, 2004
Junior World Champion, 2004
Pan American Champion, 2004 and 2005
National Champion, 2004 and 2005
World Team Member, 2005
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TODD BREHE
World Team Member
5-Time U.S. National Champion
 Todd has been training in the sport of Judo for more than 28 years. He has represented the U.S. at the highest levels of international competition and has traveled the world training and learning from some of the world's finest athletes and coaches. He applies this knowledge at the Timberline Judo Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a program he helped found in January, 2000. Todd teaches a unique combination of effective ne waza, practical grip fighting, and skillful tachi waza. He is available to teach camps, clinics, and seminars.
Personal:
Born: 12/21/68
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 81KG
Education: Colorado College
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics
Employment: Sales Manager - Unique Software Solutions, Inc. in Colorado Springs, CO.
Coaching: Certified USA Judo National
Leadership: Athlete Representative, USA Judo Board of Directors
Rank: Sandan (3rd degree black belt)
Achievements:
Alternate 2000 U.S. Olympic Team
1999, 1997 U.S. World Team Member
1999 Pan American Games Team Member
1995 World University Games Team Member
1997 U.S. Open Champion
5-time U.S. Senior National Champion
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SENSEI JAMES PEDRO SR.
DOB: 11/6/1946
Rank: Shichidan (7th degree black belt)
Career Highlights:
US Olympic team alternate 1976
US World Team coach 1993
Black Belt Hall of Fame (Instructor of the Year '78)
Pan Am Bronze Medalist 1975
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