Southern School of Martial Arts Black Belt Alumni

Southern School of Martial Arts Black Belt Alumni



Jon Allen 6th Rokudan Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu, Master Member of the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu Board of Black Belts, over 30 years of experience. Tested into the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu as 4th Dan in January 2014 and as a 6th Dan in April 2023. (WV.)

Wayne Williams Rokudan 6th Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu, Master Member of the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu Board of Black Belts, 25 years of experience. Grandfathered into the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu System. (NC.)

Sarah Kuhaneck Sandan 3rd Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu and Member of the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu Board of Black Belts. She has over 9 years experience. Grandfathered into the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu System. (NC.)

Jon Gregory Shodan 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu, Shodan Member of the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu Board of Black Belts, with combined experience in Hapkido and BLET over 30 years expereince (NC.)

Kagan Warren Shodan 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu, Shodan Member of the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu Board of Black Belts, 8 years of experience. (NC.)

Craig Miller 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu, Shodan Member of the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu Board of Black Belts, over 9 years of experience (NC.)

Nathan Gregory, 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu, Shodan Member of the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu Board of Black Belts, over 10 years of experience with combined Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu and Tae Kwon Do. (NC.)

Rick Kelly-Crapse 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu, Shodan Member of the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu Board of Black Belts, over 17 years of experience. (NC.)

Nathan Stephenson, 1st Degree Black Belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu, Shodan Member of the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu Board of Black Belts over 4 years of experience.(NC.)

Jason Huynh 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. 6 years of experience. (NC.)
Ruben Hernandez 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu 5 years of experience
Past black belts, no longer current with membership or attending classes.

Ben Welch Shodan 1st degree black belt Casarez Manabi Masho Ju-Jitsu. Inactive.(NC.)

William McLean, 1st degree black belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu, Inactive. (NC.)

Nathan Lindsay, 1st degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Grandfathered in as 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Inactive. (NC.)

Jackson Currin, 1st degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Grandfathered in as 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu Inactive. (NC.)

Danny Thompson, 1st degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Grandfathered in as 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. (NC.) Inactive.

Connor Moore, 1st degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Grandfathered in as 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. (NC.) Inactive.

Troy Parrish, 1st degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Grandfathered in as 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. (NC.) Inactive.

Jake Flynn, 2nd degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Grandfathered in as 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. (NC.) Inactive.

Kaitlyn Luke, 1st degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Grandfathered in as 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. (NC.) now (OH.) Inactive.

Michelle Tiffany, 1st degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Grandfathered in as 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. (NC.) Inactive.

Justin Bullock, 2nd degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Grandfathered in as 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. (NC.) Inactive.

Err Bowen, 3rd degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu, Must test into the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu system (NC.). Inactive.

Clayton Harris, 2nd degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Grandfathered in as 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. (NC.) Inactive.

Mike Barefoot, 1st degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Must test into the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu system. inactive. (NC.)

Justin Plummer, 1st degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Grandfathered in as 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. (NC.), now (OH.) Inactive.

Jeffery Keyes, 1st degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Grandfathered in as 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. (NC.) Inactive.

Billy Flowers, 1st degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Grandfathered in as 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. (NC.) Inactive.

Jenna Battaglia, 1st degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Grandfathered in as 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. (NC.) Inactive.

Sebastian Duffy, 1st degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Must test into the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu system. (NC.) Inactive.

Eddie Cox, 2nd degree black belt, Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Must test into the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu system. (NC.) Inactive.

Tom Neish, 1st degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Must test into the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu system. (NC.) Inactive.

Joe Price, 1st degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Must test into the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu system. (NC.) Inactive.

Melissa Hale, 1st degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Must test into the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu system. (NC.) Inactive.

Lee Brothers, 1st degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu.  Grandfathered in as 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. (NC.) posthumous.

Students that have been banned from the dojo and or the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu Federation

Sarah Bandes had all belt rank revoked and was removed from the federation on 07-14-2023 permanently for criminal, dishonest and disrespectful behavior toward the dojo, Sensei and Sensei's wife.