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