Medford Judo Academy Featuring Danzan Ryu Jujitsu Since 1960

Family Tree

Professor Larry Nolte
Shichidan – April 17, 2010

Professor Nolte has dedicated many years of his life to the teaching and promotion of Danzan Ryu Jujitsu. The below list reflects those who trained under Professor Nolte and were promoted to dan ranks within the American Judo & Jujitsu Federation. This list does not reflect the hundreds of kyu ranked students who have studied under Professor Nolte at the Medford Judo Academy over the past forty-seven years.

Godan

• Troy Shehorn – March 29, 2003
• Frank Diarmit – March 20, 2004
• Bob McKean – March 4, 2006
• Gary DeGarmo – May 15, 2010

Yodan

• Ron Jennings – June 28, 1981
• Terry Pierce – March 4, 2000
• Steve Balzac – November 20, 2004

Sandan

• Stan Miller – July 8, 2000
• Meg Keene – September 8, 2001

Nidan

• Randall Kabrich – September 22, 1979
• Robbin Miller – May 2, 1998
• Earl King – December 3, 1999
• Brian Gilbert – September 8, 2001
• Josh Rubak – September 8, 2001
• Bruce Mason – June 29, 2002
• Jesse Ellis – November 15, 2008
• Kevin Lollis – November 15, 2008

Shodan

• Ed Stuart
• Leonard Wood
• Tom Kennaday
• Darwin Moore
• John La Tourette
• Claudia Shearin
• Josehpine Nolte
• Bob Bork
• Steve Barlow
• Tom McGrath
• Tom Santaya
• Bob McDonald - 1970
• Rondald Retherford - 1970
• Vera Barlow – October 1970
• Michael Rennick – October 1970
• Peter Fisher – March 1971
• Phillip Bulebar – April 8, 1973
• Jerry Fitzgerald – March 26, 1977
• Charles Lewman – September 22, 1979
• Charles Street – March 21, 1980
• Larry Stockman – October 6, 1991
• Jesse Biesanz – June 26, 1998
• Randel DeBunce – July 8, 2000
• Tucker Plunk – November 30, 2010
• Brandon Hamlet – November 30, 2010

(updated 12/1/2010).