Official and Certified Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu, Grandmasters, Masters and Black Belts
Students with ranks in the old Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu system under Professor Casarez, Soke Murdock or Grandmaster Allen Wilson must be grandfathered into or tested into the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu system under Soke Murdock. Grandmaster John H. Casarez, 10th Degree Black Belt and Founder of Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu, Retired. 73 years of experience. (OH.) Professor Casarez retired December 31, 2017 and passed the system to both Grandmaster Mark Murdock and Grandmaster Allen Wilson on January 1, 2018. In August 2019, Professor Casarez officially announced his retirement from the Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu System in front of the attending 2019 WHFSC Grandmasters and Masters at the 2019 WHFSC Awards banquet. He announced Grandmaster Murdock would be the head of the system (Soke) and he promoted Grandmaster Murdock to 10th Dan. Grandmaster Murdock has 44 years in Martial Arts. Professor Casarez is an advisor on the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu Black Belt Board and advisor to both Soke Murdock and Grandmaster Wilson. Here are the current Grandmasters, Masters and Black Belts of Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-JitsuGrandmaster Mark Murdock, Inheiritor 10th Degree Black Belt and Soke Head of System and head of the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu Board of Black Belts, 44 years of experience. (NC.) Grandmaster Allen Wilson Inheiritor 9th Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu, Grandmaster Member of the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu Board of Black Belts, 40 year's experience (KY.) Mickey Metz Hachidan 8th Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu, Senior Master Member of the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu Board of Black Belts, 50 year's experience with boxing combined. Tested into the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu system as 8th Dan in April 2023 (WV.)
Crystal Wagner Rokudan 6th 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 system as 6th Dan in April 2023 (WV.) 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, Sandan Candidate and Sandan Member of the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu Board of Black Belts over 9 year's 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 experience (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.)Ruben Hernandez Shodan 1st Degree Black Belt in Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu 4 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.)
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 (NC.). Must test into the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu system because of several years of inactively.
Clayton Harris, 2nd degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu (NC). Must test into the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu system because of several years of inactively.
Mike Barefoot, 1st degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. Grandfathered in as 1st Degree Black Belt Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu. 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, Soke's request. (NC.) Inactive.
Eddie Cox, 2nd degree black belt, Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu (NC.). Must test into the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu system because of several years of being inactive.
Tom Neish, 1st degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu (NC.). Must test into the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu system because of several years of being inactive.
Joe Price, 1st degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu (NC.). Must test into the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu system because of several years of being inactive.
Melissa Hale, 1st degree black belt Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu (NC.). Must test into the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu system because of several years of being 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. JKD.
Mr. Adam Snipes from Kentucky has no rank in our current Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu System under inheritor Soke Mark Murdock and inheritor Grandmaster Allen Wilson.
We do not recognize Mr. Snipes as any rank in our Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu system. Inheritors Soke Mark Murdock, Grandmaster Allen Wilson and the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu System/Federation does not or will not recognize Mr. Snipes's 10th Dan as a Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu black belt or a 10th Dan in any other art. Any 10th Dan rank given by Professor Casarez was solely awarded by Professor Casarez himself after he retired from the old system and was not given by or recognized by Soke Murdock or Grandmaster Wilson of the new system. Professor Casarez retired 5 years ago and passed the Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu System to his inheritors Soke Murdock and Grandmaster Wilson on January 1, 2018 and the system renamed "Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu" after if was passed to the both of them. Soke Murdock and Grandmaster Wilson were not consulted and did not know of any 10th Dan rank advancement that Mr. Snipes received from Professor Casarez. Students with ranks in the old Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu system under Professor Casarez, Soke Murdock or Grandmaster Allen Wilson must be grandfathered into or tested into the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu system under Soke Murdock. We reserve the right to grandfather, test for, or deny anyone rank in our system for any reason we deem fit. We apologize for any statements made earlier that were incorrect because of third party inadequate information. Students that have been banned from the dojo and or our not members of the Casarez Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu FederationSarah 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.