Our Instructors

SHINJI MORITO

Shinji Morito

Black Belt LEOS/Fujita Jiu-Jitsu Headquarters – Main Instructor

Main achievements: Asian champion (black belt), All Japan champion (black belt, brown belt), All Japan No-Gi champion (black belt), 2019 JBJJF Ranking #1 (black belt)

  • IBJJF Asian Championship 1st place (Lightweight Black Belt, 2023) 2nd place (Lightweight Black Belt, 2018) 3rd place (Lightweight Black Belt, 2024)
  • JBJJF All Japan Championship 1st (black belt lightweight, 2021) (brown belt lightweight, 2016), 3rd (black belt lightweight, 2019) (middleweight, 2018)
  • JBJJF All Japan No-Gi Championship 1st Place (Black Belt Middle & Open Weight, 2023)
  • JBJJF All Japan Open 1st place (black belt light & open weight, 2019)
  • JBJJF Ranking 1st (Adult Black Belt, 2019)
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KENNETH THOMAS

Kenneth Thomas

Black Belt LEOS Iwakuni Jiu Jitsu Instructor

Major achievements: 2019 JBJJF Ranking 2nd (brown belt), All Japan 3rd (brown belt), All Japan Master Champion (brown belt)

  • JBJJF Ranking 2nd (Adult brown belt, 2019)
  • JBJJF All Japan Championship 3rd Place (Brown Belt Ultra Heavyweight & Open Weight, 2019)
  • JBJJF All Japan Open Championship 1st Place (Brown Belt Ultra Heavyweight & Open Weight, 2019)
  • JBJJF All Japan Master 1st Place (Master 1 Brown Belt Ultra Heavyweight & Open Weight, 2019)
  • JBJJF Full Force Cup 02 1st Place (Brown Belt Ultra Heavyweight, 2019)
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NOBUSHIGE EGI

Nobunari Egi

Black Belt LEOS/Fujita Jiu-Jitsu Hatsukaichi Branch - Jiu-Jitsu Instructor

Major achievements: All Japan champion (purple belt), 3rd in Asia (brown belt)

  • JBJJF Full Force Cup 05 1st (Black Belt Light Feather, 2019), 3rd (Black Belt Openweight, 2019)
  • IBJJF Asian Championship 3rd Place (Brown Belt Rooster Weight, 2017)
  • JBJJF All Japan Championship 1st place (purple belt rooster weight, 2017), 3rd place (purple belt open weight, 2017)
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SHOTA FUJII

Shota Fujii

LEOS IWAKUNI- MMA Main Instructor

[Title acquired]

  • Mixed Martial Arts DXFC Welterweight Champion
  • Mixed Martial Arts GLADIATOR Middleweight Champion

・Participated in K-1, Krush, REAL, ROAD FC (Korea), DEEP, etc.

[MMA record] 18 fights, 11 wins (7 KOs), 6 losses, 1 draw

TAISUKE KIDO

Taisuke Kido

Brown Belt LEOS HIROSHIMA – Jiu Jitsu Instructor

[Major achievements] All Japan No-Gi Open Champion (brown belt)

JBJJF All Japan No-Gi Open Championship 1st place (Brown belt featherweight, 2024)

3rd place in the JBJJF All Japan Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Purple Feather, 2023)

JBJJF All Japan No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championship 3rd place (Purple Feather, 2023)

HIROAKI NAKAYAMA

Hiroaki Nakayama

Brown Belt LEOS HIROSHIMA – Jiu Jitsu Instructor

[Major achievements] Asian champion (Master brown belt)

IBJJF Asian Championship 1st place (Master 2 Brown Belt Featherweight, 2024) 2nd place (Master 2 Brown Belt Featherweight, 2023)

3rd Place in the JBJJF All Japan Championships (Purple Belt Featherweight, 2022)

JBJJF All Japan Masters 2nd place (purple belt featherweight, 2022)

MARINO KANDA

Marino Kanda

Purple Belt LEOS HIROSHIMA – Wrestling/Jiu Jitsu Instructor

Main achievements: All Japan 2nd place (blue belt), All Japan Master Champion (blue belt)

【wrestling】

All Japan Women's Open Championship Runner-up (51 kg, 2010)

East Japan Student Women's Championship runner-up (51kg class, 2011)

[Grappling]

UWW World Grappling Championship 5th place (58kg class, 2017)

[Jiu-jitsu]

JBJJF All Japan Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2nd Place (Blue Belt Featherweight, 2023)

JBJJF All Japan Master Jiu-Jitsu Open Tournament Champion (Blue Belt Lightweight, 2023)