| SENSEI RUSS ST. HILAIRE Menkyo / 6th Dan |
| Sensei St. Hilaire began Ju-Jitsu study in 1980 under Professor Dan Ustie,7th Degree Blackbelt. He received his Shodan in 1985. He has studied with several other Shihan such as Hanshi Duke Moore (10th dan Aikijutsu), Shihan Jerry Kunzman (9th dan Aikijutsu), Shihan Tim Delgman (9th dan Aikijutsu), Shihan Sig Kufferath (10th dan Jujutsu), Shihan Doug Kiehl (7th dan Jujutsu), Sensei Wes Leavens (5th Dan Aikido/Aikijutsu), as well as having received instruction in Karate, Judo and Jiu-Jitsu. He has also trained in Japan. |
| Sensei St. Hilaire began formally teaching in 1985 at his instructor's school, and opened his first school in 1987. From 1988 - 1991 Sensei St. Hilaire served in the U.S Army. He was a member of the U.S. Army Honor Guard in Washington, D.C. He ran a Jujitsu School at Ft. Myer, VA and was a hand to hand combat instructor for the U.S. Army Riot Control/Civil Disturbance teams, the U.S. Army S.R.T. teams, the Washington D.C. Police Academy, Police Force, and S.W.A.T. instructors. He has also trained other military units in self defense arts since that time. Sensei St. Hilaire founded the Kobukai Dojo in 1993 in Connecticut. He is the Chief Instructor of the Glastonbury, CT Kobukai dojo. Sensei St. Hilaire is certified as a Personal Protection Specialist by the Executive Protection Institute. Sensei St. Hilaire is also certified in Oriental Medicine (Anma) from the KDRJA. He is the President of Katana Sports Balm, LLC and is the author of Pioneers of American Ju-Jitsu and The Contractor. Sensei St. Hilaire is available for private lessons. |
| SENSEI TODD ABBRUZZESE Menkyo / 3rd Dan |
| Sensei Abbruzzese began training in the martial arts at age 18. He began his Ju-Jitsu studies with Sensei St. Hilaire in 1995 at the Kobukai Dojo. He received his Menkyo / Sandan in 2005 from Sensei St. Hilaire. Sensei Abbruzzese has also studied Tae Kwon Do with Master Duk Sung Son, 9th Dan; and is a 1st Degree Blackbelt in TaeKwonDo. He has also studied Chinese Boxing. Sensei Abbruzzese has also had the opportunity to train in Ju-Jitsu and Aiki JuJitsu with Sensei Joe Carvalko, Prof. Harry Glackin, Prof. Tim Delgman, Shihan Miguel Ibarra, and Hanshi Duke Moore. |
| SENSEI JOE CARVALKO Menkyo / 4th Dan |
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| Sensei Carvalko began training in Ju-Jitsu in 1984, and received his Shodan in 1991. He received his Menkyo / Yondan in 2005 from Sensei St. Hilaire. Sensei Carvalko has studied Ju-Jitsu with Prof. Daniel Ustie, Prof. Jerry Kunzman, Prof. Tim Delgman, and Hanshi Duke Moore. He has also studied Kurai Katori Ninjutsu, Choy Li Fut Kung-Fu, Tae Kwon Do, and Aikido. Sensei Carvalko has also had a varied military career, serving in U.S. Army Infantry, Intelligence, Medical, and Psy-Ops divisions. He is also an avid mountain climber. Sensei Carvalko is a Certified Protection Specialist. |
| SENSEI TONY TORTORELLA Menkyo / 3rd Dan |
| Sensei Tortorella began his Jujitsu studies in 1995. He studied at the Kobukai Dojo with Sensei St. Hilaire and Sensei Carvalko, and received his Mokuroku / Nidan in 2002. Sensei Tortorella served 12 years in the U.S. Army, six of which were with the 1st Ranger Battalion, 75th Infantry. He was a graduate of U.S. Army Intelligence, Infantry, Ranger, and Airborne schools. He has extensive training in military special operations, and served in both the Greneda and Panama campaigns as a Ranger. Sensei Tortorella has served in Law Enforcement and has taught Disturbance Control as well as Self Defense to the Federal Prison system. Sensei Tortorella teaches at the Waterbury, CT dojo. |
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| SEMPAI KEN COTRONA Mokuroku / 2nd Dan |
| Sempai Cotrona began his Jujitsu studies with Sensei St. Hilaire in 2001, receiving his Okuiri Shodan in September 2004, and his Mokuroku / Nidan in 2006. Sempai Cotrona has a Shodan in Hapkido and a Sandan in TaeKwonDo fron Master Sang H. Kim. Sempai Cotrona has also been a wrestling Coach for Wethersfield and Berlin schools. While in competition, Sempai Cotrona consistently placed in the top 4 in States, Nationals, and World Championships of the North American Grappling Association in the Masters class - Intermediate through Advanced. Sempai Cotrona runs a jujitsu study group in Berlin, CT. |
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| SEMPAI MATT BRYERS Okuiri / 1st Dan |
| Sempai Bryers began his training at Kobukai Hombu in 2002. He received his Okuiri / Shodan in 2006. Matt assists both the hombu dojo and the Berlin dojo. He also runs a jujitsu class at the Kyokushin-kan in Cromwell, CT. Matt has also studied Kyokushin Karate and Komushin ryu Jujutsu. He is the owner of Fightauthority.com and Martialfighter.com. |
| Note: Only blackbelts with the official title of Sensei are allowed to award students rank in Kobukai Jujitsu. |
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