Ron Angus

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Ron Angus (b. 16 November 1956) is an author/judo coach and public speaker of physical fitness


Born: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Residence: Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Club: Full Circle Judo Club

Rank: Godan (5th Degree Black Belt)

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[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
  • 9 World Kubota Champion
  • 7 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 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.

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. He also trained kyle harvey an up in coming mma fighter

[edit] Coaching highlights

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