Our Instructors
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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
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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)
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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)
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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)
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