Jimmy Pedro

Born: 10/30/70
Height: 5’9″
Weight: 73kg
Rank: Rokudan (6th degree Black Belt)
Education: Brown University
Degree: BA in Business Economics & OBM
Favorite Technique: Sode Tsuri Komi Goshi
Most Effective Technique: Juji Gatame
Hobbies: Golf, Weightlifting & Eating
Favorite TV Show: MMA Events
Favorite Athlete: Larry Bird
E-Mail: jimmypedro@zebramats.com

World Champion Jimmy Pedro is one of the most decorated judo players in American history. Jimmy is world renowned for his judo expertise, coaching ability, and training methods. A newaza (ground techniques) specialist, Jimmy currently owns and operates Pedro’s Judo Center in Wakefield, MA and teaches clinics and seminars throughout the country.

If you are looking for a fun and unique way to increase membership and retention at your martial arts studio, motivate and inspire your students, incorporate grappling into your current curriculum, or add to your students judo skills, book Jimmy Pedro for an appearance or seminar today.

For inquiries, please send an email to jimmypedro@zebramats.com

NATIONAL HONORS

• 04, 03, 00 & 99 Real Judo Magazine “Player of the Year”
• 04 New York Athletic Club Hall of Fame
• 04 Brown University Hall of Fame
• 97 New York Athletic Club “Athlete of he Year”
• 97 Black Belt Hall of Fame
• 10x USJA Jr. National Champion
• 6x US National Champion (89, 91, 93, 94, 99, 03)
• 3x High School National Champion (86, 87, 88)

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL MEDALS

GOLD

• 04 & 00 German Team Championships (73kg Member of TSV Abensberg)
• 04 & 03 New York Open (73kg) – Manhattan, NY
• 04 Pan Am Championships (73kg) – Margarita Island, Venezuela
• 03 Korean Open (73kg) – Yongin University, Korea
• 03 Rendez Vous Canada (73kg) – Montreal, QC
• 03 Tre Torri (73kg) – Porto Sant’Elpidio, Italy
• 03 Puerto Rico Open (73kg) – Salinas, Puerto Rico
• 03 British Open (73kg) – London, England
• 00 Europa Cup Team Championships (73kg Member of TSV Abensberg)
• 99 World Championships (73kg) – Birmingham, England
• 99 Pan Am Games (73kg) – Winnipeg, Canada
• 98 US Open (73kg) – Colorado Springs, CO, USA
• 98 Pan Am Championships (73kg) – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• 98 French Open (73kg) – Paris, France
• 98 Austrian Open (73kg) – Leonding, Austria
• 98 Shoriki Cup (73kg) – Tokyo, Japan
• 97 & 95 German Open (71kg) – Munich, Germany
• 97 Pan Am Championships (71kg) – Guadalajara, Mexico
• 95 US Open (71kg) – Macon, GA, USA
• 95 Pan Am Games (71kg) – Mar de Plata, Argentina
• 93 Pacific Rim Championships (65kg) – Auckland, New Zealand
• 92 Guido Sieni (65kg) – Sassari, Italy
• 92 Pan Am Championships (65kg) – Santiago, Chile
• 92 US Open (71kg) – Colorado Springs, CO, USA
• 90 & 89 US Open (65kg) – Colorado Springs, CO, USA
• 90 Tre Torri (65kg) – Porto Sant’Elpidio, Italy

SILVER

• 04 Hungarian Open (73kg) – Budapest, Hungary
• 04 German Open (73kg) – Hamburg, Germany
• 03 US Open (73kg) – Las Vegas, NV
• 93 Korean Open (65kg) – Seoul, Korea
• 93 French Open (63kg) – Paris, France
• 92 Hungarian Open (65kg) – Budapest, Hungary
• 90 Goodwill Games (65kg) – Seattle, WA, USA

BRONZE

• 04 Olympic Games (73kg) – Athens, Greece
• 99 Kano Cup (73kg) – Tokyo, Japan
• 98 German Open (73kg) – Munich, Germany
• 97 Austrian Open (71kg) – Leonding, Austria
• 96 French Open (71kg) – Paris, France
• 96 Olympic Games (73kg) – Atlanta, GA, USA
• 95 World Championships (71kg) – Makuhari, Japan
• 95 Pacific Rim Championships (71kg) – Sydney, Australia
• 94 Goodwill Games (71kg) – St. Petersburg, Russia
• 92 French Open (65kg) – Paris, France
• 92 German Open (65kg) – Munich, Germany
• 91 US Open (65kg) – Colorado Springs, CO, USA
• 91 Pan Am Games (65kg) – Havana, Cuba
• 91 World Championships (65kg) – Barcelona, Spain
• 91 Pacific Rim Championships (65kg) – Honolulu, HI, USA
• 90 Jr. World Championships (65kg) – Dijon, France
• 90 Tblissi International (65kg) – Tblissi, Georgia
• 88 Shoriki Cup (65kg) – Tokyo, Japan

FIFTH

• 00 Olympic Games (73kg) – Sydney, Australia
• 94 Kano Cup (71kg) – Tokyo, Japan
• 93 World Championships (65kg) – Hamilton, Canada