Ron Tripp (born April 22, 1953) is an American

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, sports

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, coach, and former competitor in

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and

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. He is well known in the

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community, especially among Brazilian jiu-jitsu and

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enthusiasts, for being the only person to hold an official victory in competition over Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend

Rickson Gracie Rickson Gracie (; born November 21, 1959) is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. He is a member of the Gracie family: the third oldest son of Hélio Gracie, brother to Rorion and Relson Gracie, and half-brother to Rolker, Royce, Robin ...

. Tripp became America's first Merited and Distinguished Master of Sport in 1996. He was promoted to 6th dan by

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in November 2006.

Biography

Education

A native of

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, Michigan, and graduate of

Hillsdale College Hillsdale College is a Private university, private, Conservatism in the United States, conservative, Christian liberal arts college in Hillsdale, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1844 by members of the Free Will Baptists. Women were admi ...

and

Palmer College of Chiropractic Palmer College of Chiropractic is a Private college, private Chiropractic education, chiropractic college with its main campus in Davenport, Iowa. It was established in 1897 by Daniel David Palmer and was the first school of chiropractic in th ...

Judo and Sambo Career

The 6-foot, 205 pound Tripp excelled in both the sports of

and

. Trained by

Pat Burris Patrick Mitsugi Burris (born December 28, 1950) is a retired competitive judoka who represented the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich and the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Montreal. He won the bronze medal at the 1975 Pan ...

, two-time judo Olympian and Olympic judo coach, Tripp's competitive career in judo lasted from 1982 to 1995. He was an assistant

wrestling Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves di ...

coach at the

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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

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, home of

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(MMA) fighter and Olympic champion

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and two-time All Japan judo champion

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Match with Rickson Gracie

At the 1993 U.S. Sambo Championships in Norman, Oklahoma, Tripp faced undefeated

of the Gracie jiu-jitsu family. Tripp threw Gracie to the canvas by "

uchi mata is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Kanō Jigorō. It belongs to the second group, Dai Nikyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It ...

" 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.

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

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fighters

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and

Melvin Guillard Melvin Guillard (born March 30, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division. Guillard most notably competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Bellator MMA and World S ...

at UFC events.

Career highlights

* 1970-1994: Competed in judo, sambo, and wrestling tournaments * 1990: Submitted by

Rigan Machado Rigan Machado (born 2 July 1966) is a Brazilian-American martial arts instructor. He is an 8th degree red and White belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, earning his rank under Carlos Gracie Jr. He is a former Pan American Champion (1996, 1997 weight a ...

in 39 seconds, Pan Am finals * 1993: Defeated

in 47 seconds, U.S. Sambo Championships * 1994: Defeated Andrew Bourdeau to win the FIAS World Heavyweight Championship of Sambo in Montreal, Canada

Awards and titles

Sport

* 1994 World Sambo Champion * 7-time World Medalist Sambo * 1989 World Judo Team Belgrade (lost first fight against

Bjarni Friðriksson Bjarni Friðriksson (born 29 May 1956) is a retired Icelandic judoka. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's half heavyweight (95 kg) category, together with Günther Neureuther of West Germany. He remains the mo ...

) * Mifune Cup Team Bronze Medalist Open Division * Three time Sambo National Champion (1988, 1989, 1990) * Winner of the first Bart Conner Award Recognizing Oklahoma's Most Outstanding Athlete 1987 * 2010 Recipient of the Annual Pioneers of Sambo by the American Sombo Association * President of USA Judo 2000-2008 * Member of U.S. Olympic Committee 2000-2004 * Co-founder and President of C3Fights * Three time U.S. Olympic Festival Medal winner (1986, 1987, 1990)

Career

* Merited

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* President of the Oklahoma Board of Chiropractic Examiners (1997–)Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards - Ron Tripp Bio
/ref> * District Director, Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards (2003–2009) * Chairman of the FCLB Board of Directors 2008-2009 * Recipient of the FCLB George W. Ardvison Award 2010, Baltimore * Vice-chairman of the Board of International Oil and Gas HoldingsInternational Oil & Gas Holdings Corporation - Management Team
/ref> *Elected as a Director of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners in May 2011

References

External links

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Ron Tripp's International Judo Federation interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tripp, Ron 1953 births Living people American chiropractors American male judoka American sambo practitioners Hillsdale College alumni Judoka trainers 20th-century American sportsmen