Biography

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Senior Professor Tom Ball

 

Tom Ball, Judan, began jujitsu in 1957 with Bud Odom and received his shodan in 1958 from Prof Bud Estes. In 1964 he taught at U.C. Davis where He and his wife, Jan, founded the Davis Ju-Do Kai. Hundreds of students from around the world studied with them.

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Prof Ball is currently sensei of the Shingi Kan and has retired from teaching high school. He operated Camp Kodenkan North at their Sis-Q Ranch Camp in Northern California for over 40 years. He helped establish the AJJF’s Restorative Massage Program, now known as the Danzan Ryu Seifukujitsu Institute (DZRSI). 

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He is a past president and CEO of the AJJF, and on September 17, 2009, He was named AJJF Senior Professor by the AJJF Board of Professors.