Sensei Chris Ritchie Biography

Sensei Chris Ritchie was born in Bangkok, Thailand and moved to the United States at a young age. Sensei Ritchie grew up playing competitive organized sports and enjoys competition. Sensei Ritchie started his martial arts journey when he moved to Florida in 2005. Sensei Ritchie is a full-time student at the University of South Florida studying Hospitality and Restaurant Management. Sensei Ritchie is also an amateur power lifter, in 2007 he was ranked 13th in the world for his age and weight class in the R.A.W. Powerlifting Federation. Some of Sensei Ritchie’s passions include, cooking, hunting, fishing, and anything martial art related.

Sensei Ritchie began to study Martial Arts at the North Port Family YMCA with Sensei Paul Lockwood, a certified Black Belt under Shihan DelValle. Sensei Ritchie instructed classes at the YMCA as an orange belt when Sensei Lockwood moved to Sarasota to pursue a law enforcement career. Sensei Ritchie taught at the YMCA until Shihan DelValle agreed to help Sensei Ritchie continue teaching classes in North Port. Sensei Ritchie is an excellent instructor and is continuing his education in Martial Arts while teaching classes with Shihan DelValle. Sensei Ritchie has only studied Nokido Ju-Jitsu & Judo and continues to pass on his knowledge of Nokido techniques in their purest form.

Sensei Ritchie is nationally certified by the USJJF and the USJA. Sensei Ritchie accomplishments include, 2007 Disney Martial Arts Festival Gold medalist in Gi Grappling, 2008 Disney Martial Arts Festival Silver medalist in Sport Ju-Jitsu, 2009 Gold medalist and National Champion for the U.S. Ju-Jitsu National Championships in Niagara, New York .

Sensei Ritchie is a member of:

United States Ju-Jitsu Federation  (Instructor, National Champion, Nokido Ju-Jitsu & Judo Instructor, and Kata Certified in Ju-Jitsu & Judo, 1st Dan Nokido Ju-Jitsu & Judo, 1st Dan U.S. Ju-Jitsu)

United States Judo Association  (Instructor, Technical Official)

Sensei Chris Ritchie and Senpai Michelle Zdorow
USJJF 2009 National Championships

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