Sr. Master Jason Wadley began his martial art training in 1980. Dedicating himself to martial arts, Sr. Master Wadley has achieved many prestigious awards and commendations.
1983 1st Degree Black Belt
1984 Certified Taekwon-Do Instructor 1985 2nd Degree Black Belt 1987 Promoted to Chief Instructor Lee's TKD Little Rock Arkansas Certified Instructor –Pressure Point Control Tactics 1988 3rd Degree Black Belt Appointed Regional Chief of Instruction ATA Appointed Regional Director Louisiana and Mississippi 1989 Promoted to Black Belt in Karate National Champion ATA Awarded “Most Prestigious Instructor” award ATA 1991 Promoted to Black Belt Aikido 4th Degree Black Belt Taekwon-Do Gold Medal at Pan-American Games in Buenos Aries, Argentina 1992 Became USA team member USTF Silver Medal GTF Oslo Norway 1994 Gold Medal GTF Goodwill Championships North Little Rock, AR Gold Medal USTF/GTF World Championship Moscow, Russia USTF National Champion Appointed Board of Directors USTF 1995 Became Vice President Martial Arts Management Systems Bronze Medal European Word Championships, Italy 1st Degree Black Belt Jujutsu Gold Medal GTF World Championships St Louis, MO 5th Degree Black Belt TKD 1996 Gold Medal GTF/USTF Goodwill Championships North Little Rock, AR Certified Instructor Certificate – Spontaneous Knife Defense Course MARS 1998 Appointed Regional Director South Texas USTF 2000 2nd Degree Black Belt Jujutsu 6 th Degree Black Belt TKD 2002 Coach USTF/WTA competition team 2002 USTF Ambassador award National Leadership Award USTF 2003 Appointed Secretary General USTF Instructor of the Year USTF 2004 Inducted into the Universal Martial Arts Hall of Fame 3rd degree Black Belt Jujutsu 2005 Became Vice President United Jujutsu Alliance Formed Black Belt Management consulting firm 2006 Appointed to Membership Director USTF Promoted to 7th degree Black Belt
Master Wadley was promoted to 7th degree Black Belt in July of 2006. Among his testing committee were some of the world's highest ranking and most prestigious Grand Masters. Among them was Grand Master Nam Te Hi. Grand Master Nam is recognized as the Grand Master of Grand Masters. He along with General Choi Hong Hi is credited with creating Taekwon-Do as martial art style. 2007 Became Director of Training and Technical Advisor for United Taekwon-Do Alliance Formed Homeland Defense Tactics Authored two books on defense tactics EBBP Senior Master Wadley has competed and performed martial art demonstrations in over 14 countries and thirty-two states. He has trained in no less than 25 different martial art styles. I n 2002 and in 2006, Sr. Master Wadley hosted a training expedition to South Korea. During the trip, Instructors and Black Belts were given the opportunity to train in Korea and also enjoy some of the country's culture as well as learn more about its history. He intends to host another training expedition through Korea, China and Japan in 2010. |
