Ron Tripp

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Ron Tripp
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BornRonald Tripp
(1953-04-22) 22 April 1953 (age 71)
Battle Creek, Michigan
Other namesThe Terminator
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Division Heavyweight
Style Judo, Sambo
Fighting out of Norman, Oklahoma
TeamUSA Stars
Trainer Pat Burris, US
Chonosuke Takagi, Japan
Rank  10th degree black belt in sambo
  6th degree black belt in judo
Years active1970–1995 (martial arts)
Occupation
  • Chiropractor
  • Martial artist

Ron Tripp (born April 22, 1953) is an American chiropractor, sports executive, coach, and former competitor in judo and sambo.

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He is well known in the martial arts community, especially among Brazilian jiu-jitsu and submission grappling enthusiasts, for being the only person to hold an official victory in competition over Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Rickson Gracie. Tripp became America's first Merited and Distinguished Master of Sport in 1996. He was promoted to 6th dan by USA Judo in November 2006. [1]

Biography

Education

A native of Lake Orion, Michigan, and graduate of Hillsdale College and Palmer College of Chiropractic. [2]

Judo and Sambo Career

The 6-foot, 205 pound Tripp excelled in both the sports of judo and sambo. Trained by Pat Burris, two-time judo Olympian and Olympic judo coach, Tripp's competitive career in judo lasted from 1982 to 1995. He was an assistant wrestling coach at the University of Oklahoma under hall of fame coach Stan Abel from 1979 to 1992. Tripp trained in Japan for six years, and during that time trained under World Judo Champion Chonosuke Takagi at Nihon University, home of mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and Olympic champion Makoto Takimoto and two-time All Japan judo champion Jun Konno.

Match with Rickson Gracie

At the 1993 U.S. Sambo Championships in Norman, Oklahoma, Tripp faced undefeated Rickson Gracie of the Gracie jiu-jitsu family. Tripp threw Gracie to the canvas by "uchi mata" in 47 seconds, thus giving Tripp the win under FIAS international sambo rules. Rickson disputed this loss, claiming he was misinformed of the rules of the event despite claiming to be a two-time Pan American Sambo Champion. [3] [4]

Coaching

In 2006, he founded C3Fights, a professional MMA company, and personally trained C3Fighters at the USA Stars Training Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and coached and cornered UFC fighters Joe Stevenson and Melvin Guillard at UFC events.

Career highlights

Awards and titles

Sport

Career

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References

  1. ↑ US Judo November 2006 promotions
  2. 1 2 3 Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards - Ron Tripp Bio
  3. ↑ "Rickson Gracie interview: part one". FreeFight magazine. 12 December 2005. Archived from the original (Reprint) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
  4. ↑ "Rickson Gracie interview: part two". FreeFight magazine. 12 December 2005. Archived from the original (Reprint) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
  5. 1 2 3 "JudoInside - Ron Tripp Judoka". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "World Senior Championships 1989 / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  7. ↑ US Judo Media Guide 2005
  8. ↑ http://www.c3fights.com/managementteam/ C3Fights - Management Team
  9. ↑ International Oil & Gas Holdings Corporation - Management Team
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