Jim Webb (judo)

James R. "Jim" Webb is an American businessman who is a former President of the United States Judo Association elected in 2006.[1][2] He is a former national judo champion,[3][4] national coach and international referee,[5] and holds an eighth degree black belt in judo, a seventh degree black belt in jujutsu,[6] and a second degree black belt in karate. He currently serves on the board of the US Olympic Committee's National Governing Body for judo, USA Judo.[7] In addition, he has furthered his judo education by attending both the Kodokan Judo Summer Course and Kodokan Judo Kata Course workshops in Japan. He was a long-time student of 9th Dan Vince Tamura.[2][8]

Dr. Webb was educated at West Point, the University of Dallas, MIT, Southern Methodist University, and the University of Maryland. He subsequently provided leadership to such prominent consulting firms as Price Waterhouse, Deloitte & Touche and A.T. Kearney. Prior to his strategy consulting career, he served as a Special Forces commanding officer.[9] He is currently a professor and program director [10] at Southern Methodist University.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Spring 2006 United States Judo Association Newsletter. (PDF) . Retrieved on September 2, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Biography - Jim Webb at the Wayback Machine (archived March 7, 2012). Dallaskenpo.com. Retrieved on September 2, 2011.
  3. ↑ Biography International Traditional Kodokan Judo Website. Itkj.org (November 8, 2003). Retrieved on September 2, 2011.
  4. ↑ Biography from International Ju-Jitsu Federation Website. Usjjf.org. Retrieved on September 2, 2011.
  5. ↑ USA Judo. USJudo.org. Retrieved on September 2, 2011.
  6. ↑ http://www.usjjf.org/james-r-webb.html
  7. ↑ Board of Directors | USA Judo. Judo.teamusa.org. Retrieved on September 2, 2011.
  8. ↑ Vince Tamura was the United States first representative to the World Judo Championship in 1956.
  9. ↑ Biography from Breakthrough Strategy PLLC. Breakthroughstrategy.org. Retrieved on September 2, 2011.
  10. ↑ http://www.smu.edu/Lyle/AboutUs/Newsroom/2012/10-8-12WebbMSM
  11. ↑ 2008–09 SMU Catalogs – - SMU. Smu.edu. Retrieved on September 2, 2011.


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