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Doug Clark	Juan Rengifo	Betty Stamm	Wiktor Biernacki
Kyong won Jung	Marisol Tobey	Justo Torres	Kuni Hirano

Doug Clark is the Head Instructor and founder of Metro Orlando Judo Kai. He is a USA Judo certified Instructor and holds a Class B Continental Level Judo Coaching certification. Mr. Clark was Captain of the Stetson University Judo Team, as well as assistant instructor at both Stetson Univesity Judo Club (under the late Dr. Rob Brady) and the University of Central Florida Judo Club (under Sensei Betty Stamm). Mr. Clark has competed throughout the State of Florida and has taken home medals at both the State Championships, Sunshine State Games, as well as competiting in regional and National Judo tournaments. Mr. Clark has also published several articles on Judo and about great Judo Sensei in Asian Trend Magazine. In addition to Judo, Mr. Clark also holds black belt ranks in Aikido, Karate, and Ju Jutsu.

Juan Rengifo is an Assistant Instructor of Judo and Head Juniors Coach for Metro Orlando Judo Kai. Mr. Rengifo holds a Class C National Level Coaching Certification from USA Judo. Mr. Rengifo was a Junior national champion in his native Colombia, and competed internationally. He currently is active as both a coach and as a Masters competitor. He took a gold medal at the 2007 Sunshine State Games. Mr. Rengifo also holds Black Belts in other Martial Arts, and was recently inducted into the SouthEastern Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

Betty Stamm (6th Dan) We are truly fortunate to have Sensei Stamm as our Senior Technical Advisor. She has been practicing Judo since the early 1970s, and has studied Judo under some of the top US Judo Sensei and Coaches such as T. Ishikawa, Dr. Ashida, R. Nakamura, and Matsumura to name just a few. Sensei Stamm is the highest ranking woman Judoka in Florida. She was one of the top nationally ranked women players, and was on the first US Women's International Judo Team. She has competed all over the world, and has trained at the Kodokan and top Japanese Universities. After an impressive competition record, Ms Stamm retired from Competition Judo and started the University of Central Florida Judo Club (UCF), which to this date was the largest and most successful Judo Club in Orlando's history! Ms Stamm was also a National Judo Referee, and was an enormous asset to Florida Judo in that capacity. Ms Stamm was selected as a Team Manager for the 1992 US Women's Olympic Judo Team, and managed the team in Barcelona. She also provided organziational support for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. From 1983-1990, there were only 2 Judo Clubs in Orlando, and they were both under Sensei Stamm's direction. All current Judo Clubs in Orlando owe Ms Stamm a debt of gratitude. The good reputation she developed for herself and Judo open the doors for more Judo clubs in the city. Also, her former students formed the core around which all other Judo clubs later developed. Sensei Stamm has always given of herself to Judo and to the Community, as is evident by her many years of volunteer service to Habitat for Humanity, where she has built homes for the needy throught the U.S. and the World. Betty Stamm is a true Sensei, and represents the best of Judo. We are truly honored to have her associated with Metro Orlando JudoKai!

Wiktor Biernacki is orginally from Poland, and was an alternate to the 1980 Polish Olympic Team. As a youth Mr. Biernacki to a Bronze Medal at the European Junior Olympics, and as a senior, Mr. Biernacki dominated his weight category in Poland. Mr. Biernacki late became a professional Judo instructor in Poland, and the Netherlands before coming to the US. While in the US, Mr. Biernacki has competed in the Florida Sunshine State Games and as well as in the Florida State Judo championships.

Kyong won Jung "Joshua" (4th Dan) is a former National & International Judo competitor from

Korea

. He trained with the Korean National & Olympic Teams, and competed for a spot on the 2000 Korean Olympic Team. Joshua is an outstanding technician, and a real expert with Seoinage. He is currently studying to obtain a degree in Theology, and wants to become a Missionary, as well as to teach and spread Judo throughout the world.

Marisol Tobey (1st Dan) was an outstanding Junior competitor in Florida during the 1990s, and later became an assistant Instructor in Judo at FIU. Ms Tobey is an excellent technician, and is especially gifted with teaching children. We are extremely lucky to have her associated with our Dojo.

Justo Torres (1st Dan) Justo trained under former Cuban Pan-American Coach Roberto Sanchez and former US National Champion and IJF A referee Hector Estevez. Justo comes from a Judo family, and brings with him much experience and knowledge. As a youth, Justo had a strong competitive record; placing in state and regional tournaments including Sunshine State Games, several Florida State Open Tournaments, the United States Southern State Championship, and several Miami-Dade Community College Judo Tournaments. Justo received his Shodan (1^st Degree Black Belt) from Sensei Luis Guardia, IJF/USJF Hachidan (8^th Degree Black belt), founding member of the Panamerican Judo Union, and pioneer of Judo in Cuba.

Kuni Hirano (2nd Dan) Kuni was a member of his High School and College Judo Teams in Japan. He has trained with many top Japanese Judoka, and he continues to support Metro Orlando Judo in a variety of ways even while temporarily back in Japan.

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