Morris Promoted to 7th Degree

Glenville, NY - Judo legend and Jason Morris Judo Center (JMJC) founder, Jason Morris (39) has been promoted to seventh degree black belt by both the the United States Judo Association (USJA) and the United States Judo Federation (USJF). The USJA announced the promotion in august and the USJF passed the upgrade at their annual meeting in November. Morris' impressive competition resume includes winning an Olympic silver medal in Barcelona in 1992, Winning a bronze at the 1993 world championships in Hamilton, Canada and being a 4x Olympian ('88, '92, '96 & '00). Morris, who retired after the Sydney Olympics in 2000 has contributed to the sport of Judo far beyond his results as a competitor. He started his own Judo program, which is has developed into the top rated club in the USA. The JMJC placed four players on the 2005 US team that competed at world championships in Cairo, Egypt in September. Morris was also the National coach for the US team at the worlds, 2005 & 2006 Pan Am team. The Center currently has 12 players ranked on the US Sr. National roster, which is far more than any other program. In 1997, Morris started the publication of Real Judo Magazine, which quickly became North America's premier Judo Publication and continues to this day.

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