Jason Morris
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Jason Newth Morris 7th dan, is an American
judo
ka, best known for having won the silver medal in the -78 kilo weight category in the 1992 Summer Olympics
. However, this was just one of many highlights in a 6 year competitive career that included 7 gold medals in international-level competition alone.
Morris competed in four Olympic Games, and won bronze in the 2002 World Championships. Today he owns and writes for Real Judo magazine, is the head instructor at the Jason Morris Judo Club, and coaches many highly competitive athletes, including Carrie Chandler, who was ranked #1 in the U.S. for Women's 52 kg. Morris was named coach of the 2008 US Olympic judo team.
Morris is located in Glenville, New York. He went to Burnt Hills high school then Syracuse University where he was an All-American Wrestler and now is coach of many major elite judo athletes from all over the country, including, AZ, CA, PA, TX. Jason Morris' training center, who he runs with his wife, Teri Takemori, is one of the top training centers in the country.
Once a year the Jason Morris Judo Center holds a tournament, the Morris Cup that brings competitors from all around the nation and other countries, including Great Britain and Canada.
United States
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judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
ka, best known for having won the silver medal in the -78 kilo weight category in the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
. However, this was just one of many highlights in a 6 year competitive career that included 7 gold medals in international-level competition alone.
Morris competed in four Olympic Games, and won bronze in the 2002 World Championships. Today he owns and writes for Real Judo magazine, is the head instructor at the Jason Morris Judo Club, and coaches many highly competitive athletes, including Carrie Chandler, who was ranked #1 in the U.S. for Women's 52 kg. Morris was named coach of the 2008 US Olympic judo team.
Morris is located in Glenville, New York. He went to Burnt Hills high school then Syracuse University where he was an All-American Wrestler and now is coach of many major elite judo athletes from all over the country, including, AZ, CA, PA, TX. Jason Morris' training center, who he runs with his wife, Teri Takemori, is one of the top training centers in the country.
Once a year the Jason Morris Judo Center holds a tournament, the Morris Cup that brings competitors from all around the nation and other countries, including Great Britain and Canada.