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Black Belt James Wright
Pancrase Japan
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PANCRASE MMA USA -
World Super Fights
Since 1998
Official Sanctioning Body for PANCRASE in the Americas
Headquarters Denver Colorado
MMA Training - Fighter Management
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Contact: Pancrase@gmail.com
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PANCRASE NEWS - Prof. James
Wright Promoted to 5th Degree Black Belt Pancrase
MMA
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Pancrase
News Network
Denver,
Colorado, USA
Professor James Wright has recently achieved the
remarkable milestone of being promoted to the 5th
Degree Black Belt in Pancrase Mixed Martial Arts.
With a career spanning over three decades, Professor
Wright is a seasoned professional in the field of
martial arts, possessing extensive training,
coaching, and instructional experience. He has been
an influential figure in Pancrase MMA for close to
20 years, and his exceptional achievements were
recognized by his induction into the World Karate
Union Black Belt Hall of Fame.
Aside
from his latest accolade, Professor Wright holds
numerous other black belt degrees across a range of
martial arts. In mixed martial arts, he is a Black
Belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. In
traditional martial arts, he has achieved a 6th
Degree in Fudozen Shorinji Kempo, as well as a 2nd
Degree in Go Ju Ryu, and 1st Dan in Goshin Jutsu
Yudansha Kai, Shotokan, and Tae Kwon Do.
Additionally, he is a Black Belt Instructor in
Combative Arts, with credentials as a Marine Corps
Line Training expert, Close Combat Instructor,
Marine Corps Martial Arts Program expert, and Kru in
Black Tiger Muay Thai.
Professor Wright owns and operates
Martial Arts & More
located in
Jacksonville, NC.
Congratulations on
behalf of the Pancrase Promotions Committee - Will
Hendricks Commissioner.
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PANCRASE NEWS
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Micah
Stockton Awarded Pancrase MMA Black Belt
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Pancrase
News Network
Denver,
Colorado, USA
Professor James
Wright (Pancrase MMA -
Martial Arts & More,
Jacksonville, NC) has promoted long-time
student and fighter Micah Stockton
to Black Belt of Pancrase MMA.
Prof. Wright said, "Micah earned his blue
belt at my school about 15 years ago. Since then he
has won dozens of tournaments at each BJJ rank from
white belt to Black Belt. He has over 50 MMA fights
winning multiple title belts"
Congratulations on
behalf of the Pancrase Promotions Committee - Will
Hendricks Commissioner.
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PANCRASE USA MMA: New
Black Belt Degree & Belt Rank Promotions
Monday
February 01, 2021
Pancrase
News Network
Denver,
Colorado, USA
Pancrase MMA is
pleased to announce three new Black Belt degree
recipients and several belt rank promotions that
were awarded at the "Warrior Weekend Seminar Series"
held in Jacksonville, N.C., on January 23,23, 24,
2021.
Special
congratulations to those promoted in Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu and Pancrase MMA and to those with dual
promotions.
NEW Black Belts in Pancrase MMA and Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu:
Bryson “Alexander” Morgan - PANCRASE MMA Black
Belt 1st Degree/BJJ Blackbelt
• Started wrestling at age 12
• Wrestled for Naval Academy and alternate
for the Marine Wrestling Team
• Boxed for the Naval Academy
• Started the Navy Jiu Jitsu program
• Black Belt in Marine Corps Martial Arts
Program
• Army Martial Art Instructor certification
at Ft. Leonard Wood
• 2-0-0 Amateur MMA record
• 2-0-1 Muay Thai record
• Military police officer, Specialist and
instructor in close quarters tactics, close quarters
combat, special reaction teams, non-lethal weapons,
riot control, weapons handling, small arms
implementation, battlefield planning and Heavy
weapons integration
• BJJ Black Belt
Bradley Desir - Pancrase MMA Black Belt
1st Degree/BJJ Black Belt
(Prof. Wright,
"Started with me 16 years ago and has been training
and competing since".)
• Fight labs 185lbs champion
• 185lb North Carolina state champion
• Onslaught fight promotions 170lb champion
• 2011 fight nerd east coast rookie of the
year
• Starred in feature film New York MMA
• 3 time Ring of Combat lightweight champion
• Featured in ESPN magazine Bellator veteran
• Muay Thai kru
• Bjj blackbelt Pancrase blackbelt.
Pancrase MMA Black Belt 1st Degree
Derrick Lambert
• 22 years of boxing
• Professional boxer
• Professional mixed martial artists
• Owns and runs Advantage martial arts gym
for over 10 years
Pancrase MMA and Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu Belt Rank Promotions:
Brett Summers – Brown Belt Pancrase MMA &
BJJ
Aaron Klein-Purple Belt Pancrase MMA
Gustavo Duarte-Purple Belt Pancrase
MMA
Thomas Grady - Dual Promotion
Pancrase MMA/BJJ
Carlos Malagon BJJ Blue Belt - Promoted to
Blue Belt Pancrase MMA
Congratulations to
our new Black Belt degree and belt rank recipeants.
Your hard work and dedication to training are an
example and inspiration to all. A
special thanks to the Professors that made it happen
during these difficult times.
Will Hendricks
Commissioner
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PANCRASE
MMA News - Hill Brothers Join Pancrase
Thursday
October 03, 2019
Pancrase
Newswire
Denver,
Broomfield, CO
Pancrase USA welcomes
Professors Ron and James Hill of SUDA International
Training Center in Plainfield, Illinois. The
Hill brothers have more the seventy years combined
experience in several martial arts and hold many
blackbelt degrees including 4th dan ranking in
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under our own Pancrase
Grandmaster Ricardo Murgel.
Here is a sampling of their many accomplishments:
Sport USA National team
coaches
(PANKRATION, GRAPPLING in 2009, HAND TO HAND
FIGHTING HSIF, COMBAT SAMBO, SAMBO, JJIF
JIU-JITSU/JU-JITSU, LETHWEI
22 Time USA National Team coaches
HEADS OF PANKRATION USA/USASA UNDER UNITED WORLD
WRESTLING
HEAD OF PAN-AMERICAN PANKRATION UNDER UNITED WORLD
WRESTLING
World Champion 1ST PLACE OVERALL coaches
(PANKRATION) UWW/FILA2009
TEAM 3RD PLACE OVERALL 2010 World UWW/FILA
PANKRATION
2010 1ST WORLD COMBAT GAMES COACHES PANKRATION
2011 HSIF HAND TO HAND
3RD PLACE TEAM OVERALL COACHES
2012 USA SAMBO
3RD PLACE TEAM OVERALL
PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Prof. RON HILL
7TH DAN PANKRATION (WPDR)
7TH DAN KENSHINKAN FSA
4TH DEGREE BJJ (UNION)
and others
Prof. JAMES HILL
6TH DAN PANKRATION (WPDR)
6TH DAN KENSHINKAN FSA
4TH DEGREE BJJ (UNION)
SUDA International Training
Center
13731 S. ROUTE 30 STE 109,
PLAINFIELD. IL
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PANCRASE MMA NEWS
- Ricardo Murgel Receives 9th Degree BJJ Red Belt
Sunday
September 01, 2019
Pancrase
Newswire
Denver,
Broomfield, CO
Grand Master
Alvaro Barreto
(left) promoting Ricardo Murgel (right)
Congratulations to Ricardo
Murgel (highest ranking practitioner of Pancrase
Mixed Martial Arts) for his recent promotion to
GRAND MASTER - 9th degree Red Belt of
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
This highest of honors is only
bestowed upon a few extraordinary individuals and
reflects a life-time of devotion to the knowledge,
practice, teaching and betterment of the martial
arts.
In recognition of a true
living legend who deserved this award many years
ago.
Will Hendricks - Pancrase USA
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PANCRASE NEWS -
Professor James Wright Hosts Fundraiser
Tuesday
February 19, 2019
Pancrase
Newswire
Denver,
Broomfield, CO
By Prof. Jerry Roeder
Pancrase Prof. Jim Wright (Martial
Arts And More) recently
hosted a fundraiser for UFC vet Justin Wren's Fight
for the Forgotten. Professor Wright has raised
thousands of dollars to help Wren bring land and
clean drinking water to the Pygmies.
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PANCRASE
NEWS - CXMMA International LLC/Pancrase Black Belt
Promotion
Tuesday
December 25, 2018
Pancrase
Newswire
Denver,
Broomfield, CO
By: Prof. E. Watson
CXMMA would like to
Congratulate Pro MMA Fighter Ryan Sutton on
His promotion to Pancrase Black Belt to be effective
as of 12 Dec 2018. Here are some of his
Accomplishments that made it easy for us to award
him his black belt.
Wrestling: High school Greco All American and
nationally ranked from Sophomore to Senior year.
Over 100 Varsity wins and won every tournament under
the sun
College: NJCAA All American
(ranked only below Jon Jones- even tho he became
academically ineligible for nationals)
NCAA Division 1 starter
NAIA All American
3x USA University Greco All American
MMA: every professional win by submission.
2 x Revgear submission of the night winner
Undefeated in submission grappling matches
with wins over Strikeforce, Belllator, and UFC
veterans/active competitors
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PANCRASE
NEWS - Pancrase Black Belt Enrique Watson and his
team are tearing up the tournament competition!
Tuesday
December 25, 2018
Pancrase
Newswire
Denver,
Broomfield, CO
Professor
Enrique Watson reports:
"Today
our team went to do battle as a team and came home
with everything but the kitchen sink!, I am so proud
of all our teammates, our kids took second as kidsteam
over all, an we took 1st place for the second year
in a row as Academy Gi and No Gi, all of our
teammates made podium and I was able to secure all 4
Gold medals in the adult Gi weight division, and
Open, and the Adult No Gi weight and Open division,.
This was a special win as this is my last
competition as the head coach as CXBJJ Iwakuni
Japan. I Pass the Helm to Proffesor Shinji
Morito as
the new CXBJJ Iwakuni Head Instructor. I want to
thank all of our CXMMA family from MO to NC to
Japan, our team will continue to lead the way for
years to come! Osss and Semper Fidelis."
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