Ron Angus

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Contents 1 RON ANGUS 2 Competition History 3 Represented Canada 4 Other Awards 5 Trained Under 6 Coaching Highlights 7 Judo Jiu-jitsu

[edit] RON ANGUS

Occupation: Author/Judo Coach and Public Speaker of Physical Fitness

Birth date: 16th November 1956

Born: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Residence: Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Club: Full Circle Judo Club

Rank: Godan (5th Degree Black Belt)

[edit] Competition History

23 consecutive Senior National Judo Championships

10 times World Masters Champion

Canadian Junior and Senior Judo Champion

Canadian Judo Team Member

British Judo Team Member

1999 World Kubota Champion

1997 Canadian National Jiu-jitsu Heavyweight Grand Champion

Swedish Open Champion

Ulster Game Champion

Scottish Open Champion

Ronin Monza Open Champion

All England Champion (2 times)

[edit] Represented Canada

World Judo Championships 1989 Yugoslavia,

Kano Cup

Shiroki Cup

1986 Commonwealth Games

1988 Pan American Championships

1988 Francophone Games

Commonwealth Championships: 1993 Ireland(3rd), 1995 Malta (3rd)

[edit] Other Awards

Ron has won numerous National and International medals including:

British Open 2nd

US Open 2nd

Scandinavian Open 3rd

European Team Championships 5th

Canada Cup 3rd

1991 World Sambo Wrestling Championships 3rd

1992 World Games – Sambo Wrestling 3rd

1994 World Amateur Sumo Championships

Ron was on the British Judo Team from 1979-1984

[edit] Trained Under

During his Judo career Ron has trained under many great coaches and with many World Champions.

· Dave Starbrooke

· Wim Ruska

· Sensei Okano

· Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki

· Yasuhiro Yamashita

· Neil Adams

Ron has also competed in or trained in Great Britain, Australia, Japan, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Hungry, Malta, USA, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Finland, Yugoslavia, Italy, Argentina, Denmark, Madagascar, Morocco, Austria, New Zealand and France.

[edit] Coaching Highlights

1996 Olympic Games

1995 Fukuoka Cup

World Judo Championships 1984, 1987 & 1995

1992 US Open

1990 Commonwealth Games

N.C.C.P. Level 3 Coach

Ron is presently part of the Provincial N.C.C.P. Committee.

[edit] Judo Jiu-jitsu

Ron is the creator of Judo Ontario's Judo Jiu-jitsu programme, which has as its aim making Judo more popular through:

1. Teaching Judo's use for combat and self-defence, including holds and strikes not permitted in sport Judo tourneys

2. Reviving early Judo competition rules that minimize stops and penalties and maximize the athletes' freedom to enjoy the sport