Master Steven A. Crawford, Sr.
(816) 728-7360
E-mail:
crawfordsmma@gmail.com
www.crawfordsmma.com
- American: Ju-Jitsu Systems 1995 - Present, Kansas City, Kansas
Founded American Ju-Jitsu in 1995- Student enrollment increased from 10 to over 100
- Seven affiliated schools
- 2001 opened 3 new schools - Missouri, Colorado, California
- Inducted into the 2000 Pankration Hall of Fame
- Inducted into the 2002 U.S.M.A.A. Hall of Fame
- Coached and Trained 2 Gold Medals and 1 Silver Medal winners in the 2000 Pankration Nationals in Athens, Greece
- Won 4 Gold Medals and 1 Bronze Medal, in the Ken Shamrock North American Pan Am Games in San Diego, CA
- Trainer of the Iowa State Heavyweight Cage Fighting Champion, Brad Jones
- Students earned 50+ Gold Medals in USA Pankration Federation
- Coach and Trainer of Champion in the 2nd Annual Black Out or Tap Out , 140 lbs. Division, Travis Phippen
- Coach and Trainer of 3rd place winner in Abu Dhabi trials Championships
- Coach, Trainer and Manager of Curtis Stout, competitor of UFC 30
- 2002: Curtis Stout will fight for the Lightweight Hook-n-Shoot Title
- 2001: Coached the first tag team Submission Grappling Champions: Brad Jones and Jobe Duran (Evansville, Ind.)
- 2002: Curtis Stout went to Russia and fought the number one middleweight but lost to a rear naked choke.
- 2003: Steve's Team has entered 10 fighters in the Cowtown Rumble and have only one lose at 9 and 1.
- 2004: Coached, Trained Curtis Stout to another UFC show, UFC48, He lost in the second round by scarf choke, Traver Prangley
- 2005: Mmatchmaker for AEC, Clash in the Cage, Rage Cage, Unleashed Combat, Caveman Battles
- 2006: New Job: The Kansas Boxing Commissioners Chief Inspector for all MMA Events in Kansas
- 2006: Steve's Instructor Grandmaster Kenneth Penland, Passes away
- 2006: Crawford's Management Group has around 250 fighters and still growing
- 2006: Student base reaches 125 members
- 2007-08: Help Run the ISCF Amateur MMA World Tournament
- 2007: Judged and Cornerwork at the IFL in Chicago.
- 2008: Appointed Vice President of Operations with the new IBL - International Battle League ( www.IBLFights.com )
- 2008: Help open the Pat Miletich school in KC
- 2008: Help open the Randy Couture school in KC
- 2008: Promoted to Vice President of The ISCF (International Sport Ccombat Federation)
- Trainer of Rob Kimmons three time competitor of UFC (2-1) www.ufc.com/RobKimmons
- 2009: Started the ISCF Grappling Championships 4 tournament as of 8-29-09
- 2009: Became ADCC Central Director
- USAFPA (Federation of Pankration Athlima)
Kansas Affiliated School and Instructor- Promoted to the Rank of 5th Dan Pankration - by John Townsley 8th Dan
- 2001: SKH Quest Center
Kansas Affiliated School and Instructor- Promoted to Shodan in To-Shin Do - by Grandmaster Stephen K. Hayes
- Help in the development of the SKH Quest Home Study Course
- 9/2003: Promoted to Nidan in To-Shin Do Jutaijutsu by Stephen K. Hayes.
- 1999 United States Martial Arts Association
Kansas Affiliated School and Instructor- Promoted to Rank of Shodan - JuJitsu by Grandmaster Philip Porter
- Inducted into the 2002 Hall of Fame
- 2001: Promoted to Rank of 2nd Dan - JuJitsu by Grandmaster Philip Porter
- 2003: Promoted to Rank of 3rd Dan - JuJitsu by Grandmaster Philip Porter
- 2006: Promoted to Rank of 4th Dan - JuJitsu by Grandmaster Philip Porter
- 2006: Awarded Certified Senior Instructor of JuJitsu by Grandmaster Philip Porter
- 2006: Awarded Certified Senior Rank Examiner of JuJitsu by Grandmaster Philip Porter
- 1999: Malibu Martial Arts Association
Malibu, CA Kansas Affiliated Instructor- Promoted to Rank of Shodan - 1st Degree Black Belt Combat JuJitsu By Master Santos Flaniken.
- 1998: International Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Federation, Chicago, IL
Kansas Affiliated Instructor- Promoted to Certified Self Defense Instructor Under Carlson Gracie, Jr.
- 1994 - Present I.K.C.A. Association, Seals Beach, CA
Kansas Affiliated School Owner- Received 1st Dan in Kenpo, by Grandmaster Chuck Sullivan § Opened Crawford's I.K.C.A. Kenpo Karate school
- Tested and oversaw the development of the 1996 version of the Kenpo
- Training dummy
- 1985 - Present Shorinji ryu JuJutsu, Kansas City, KS
Senior Instructor Representative- Expanded Shorinji ryu JuJutsu to the Midwest
- Promoted to 4th Dan on 4/2000 by Grandmaster Ken Penland
- Promoted to 5th Dan on 6/2004 by Grandmaster Ken Penland
- Promoted to 7th Dan on 10/2006
- Implemented training course for new school
- October 8th, 2006, Grandmaster Ken Penland passes away
- 1978 -1980: Midwest Aikido Federation, Kansas City, MO
Student in Training / by Master Fred Newman- Received the Instructor's outstanding Student award two years in a row.
- 1976-1978: Marlboro Community Judo Club, Kansas City, MO
Student in Training / by John Olsen- Marlboro 160 lbs. Midwest Judo Champion
- Jim Harrison's Judo Club & Steve Scott Club
- Marlboro 172 lbs. Midwest Judo Champion
- Marlboro 180 lbs. Midwest Judo 2nd Place
- Jim Harrison's Judo Club & Steve Scott Club
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