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Jim Harrison James Ray Harrison (Dec. 30 1936) After an editor of Fighter Magazine called Harrison, "The closest thing to a modern Samurai the twentieth century can produce," Jim adopted the nickname 'Ronin'.

Founder of Bushidokan system of Karate and the Ronin Jutsu system of self defense.

Black Belts. In addition to being the 9th dan in his own Ronin Jutsu and Bushidokan systems, Harrison holds 9th dan rank in U.S. Jujitsu, and Traditional Kodokan Judo ; 7th dan in Kodakan Karate, 5th dan in Akijitsu and 4th dan in Shorin Ryu Karate, 1st dan in Tang So Do, 1st Dan in Shotokan. Competitor. During a Texas kick-boxing match with Victor Moore, Harrison, down on points, won by knockout, only after having stiches to close a bleeding cut between rounds. Coach. Promoter. Korean Yudo Team. First professional full-contact Karate tournament in 1968. Judge. Chuck Norris credits line judge, Jim Harrison for a quick and skilled response in setting Chuck's broken nose during his 1968 fight with Fred Wren during Allan Steen's tournament in Dallas, Texas. Instructor. Black Belt Magazine named Jim Harrison "Self-Defense Instructor of the Year" for 2009 in their December issue. Other Honors. Jim was selected by Robert Trias to be a member of The Trias International Elite Society, often abbrieviated as "The Trias Society," which is considered one of the earliest American martial arts Hall of Fames.