Professor Bill Beach
Professor Bill Beach (1928-2012) and the emblem of the Hawaiian
Jiu-Jitsu System, Inc.
Professor Bill Beach, Kudan, is Founder and Director of The
Hawaiian Jiu-Jitsu System, Inc. It was incorporated February 1,
1971. He was born December 15, 1928 in Baxley, Georgia, USA.
History and Training
He began his martial arts training in 1950 with Professor Ray L.
Law,
disciple of Professor Henry S. Okazaki and co-founder of the American
Judo and
Jujitsu Federation.
He continued his martial arts training in Hawaii through the
courtesy of
Professor Richard S. Takamoto, son-in law and student of Professor
Henry S.
Okazaki, as well as training on the mainland under various instructors,
styles
and systems. In 1960, he was appointed Southeastern Regional Director
by the
American Judo and Jujitsu Federation (AJJF). He was appointed to the
Board of Directors in 1962.
He organized the Kodenkan Karate Association in 1968 in eight states
on the
mainland. In 1971, he consolidated all of the activities of the
Kodenkan Karate
Association and the Southeastern region of the American Judo and
Jujitsu
Federation, including additional states in which the above activities
existed at the time, and incorporated the Hawaiian Jiu-Jitsu System,
Inc. with the
national headquarters located in Jacksonville, Florida.
On November, 18, 1994, he retired from the position of safety
officer with
the Department of Public Utilities, City of Jacksonville, Florida.
Professor Beach was active in development, and special programs
for the Hawaiian Jiu-Jitsu System, Inc., including Law
Enforcement
Defensive Tactics, Submission and Control, Loss Prevention and Risk
Management
for law enforcement officers and agencies.
Prof. Beach passed away on August 16, 2012.
Update from Prof. Stephen L.
Barber - 8/17/2012
To All Who Knew Prof. Bill
Beach:
It is with great sadness that
I bring to you the news of the passing of Prof. Bill Beach. Prof.
Beach passed away peacefully in his sleep last night in the home of his
niece, Cheryl. She found him this morning when she went in to
check on him and found him “asleep” in his bed.
For all who know his niece,
Cheryl’s labor of love for her Uncle Bill has come to its end and
she is to be commended for the long, faithful, and loving tender care
she gave her Uncle Bill during his last days with us. Knowing
Prof. Beach’s faith in God, we all know he is doing sutemi on the
streets paved in gold!!!
As soon as arrangements are
made, I will communicate them to all.
In Ohana, Aloha!!
Prof. Stephen L. Barber
The Hawaiian Jiu-Jitsu
System, LLC
Martial Art Ranks
- Professor, Judan - Tenth Degree Black Belt, The Hawaiian
Jiu-Jitsu
System, Inc.
- Professor, Godan - Fifth Degree Black Belt, The Kodenkan Karate
Association
- Professor, Godan - Fifth Degree Black Belt, Tang Soo Do Karate
Special Achievements
- 1966 - Conducted the first free-style jiujitsu tournament proving
that the
deadly art of jiujitsu when properly applied, could be used safely in a
sport
competition setting. This established a precedent for future
tournaments, and
the eventual acceptance of jiujitsu as a national sport by the Amateur
Athletic Union of the United States.
- 1967 - Certified by the Florida Police Standards Council as an
instructor
in Police Defensive Tactics with authorization to instruct in law
enforcement
and correction facilities.
- 1971 - Approved to receive federal grant funds for the purpose of
training
and certifying Police Defensive Tactics Instructors, under the
guidelines
established by the United States Justice Department Law Enforcement
Administration.
The selection of Bill Beach for the program was made over many
martial art
schools and law enforcement training facilites world wide.
- 1979 - The Hawaiian Jiu-Jitsu System was recognized by the
Amateur
Athletic Union of the United States together with the American Jujitsu
Institute and the American Judo and Jujitsu Federation, on the original
contract in which jujitsu was officially accepted and recognized by the
A.A.U.
as a national sport on the same level with Judo, Karate, and all other
sports sanctioned by this national governing body.
Prof. Bill Beach and his brother Prof. William R. Beach at the
Hawaiian Jiu-Jitsu System, Inc. convention in Houston, TX on Nov. 2.
1997.
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