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    • Jimmy Pedro

    United States
    b. 1970-10-30, DanversBorn 1970-10-30, Danvers
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    4.0

    Also known as

    James A. Pedro · Jimmy Pedro Jr.

    Description

    American judoka and Olympic bronze medalist (1996, 2004), World Champion (1999), and 7th degree black belt. He trained under his father James Pedro Sr. He later coached Kayla Harrison (2x Olympic gold medalist), Travis Stevens (Olympic silver medalist), and Ronda Rousey (Olympic bronze medalist) at Pedro's Judo Center in Wakefield, Massachusetts. He was the head coach of the US Olympic Judo team in 2012.

    Teachers (1)

    • James Pedro Sr.
      sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable
      Probable
      Jimmy Pedro was trained by his father James Pedro Sr. from a young age; documented in Wikipedia
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Jimmy Pedro was trained by his father James Pedro Sr. from a young age; documented in Wikipedia
      “He was trained by his father James Pedro Sr., a 1976 Olympic Alternate”
      — Jimmy Pedro (Wikipedia EN)link history info

    Lineage

    • Kōdōkan JūdōJames Pedro Sr. ← Edmund Mede · 2 generations

    Ranks (1)

    • sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
      military_tech7 dan Probable
      Probable
      Documented in Wikipedia
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      Dan-Kyu System
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Documented in Wikipedia
      “7th dan black belt”
      — Jimmy Pedro (Wikipedia EN)link history info

    Students (1)

    • Travis Stevens
      sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Confirmed
      Confirmed
      Wikipedia lists Jimmy Pedro as one of Travis Stevens's coaches; Bellevue Reporter (2011) reports Stevens trains with Team FORCE under Jimmy Pedro's direction; BJJEE reproduces Danaher noting Stevens's "evening Judo workout under the great Jimmy Pedro"; BJJ Fanatics states Pedro was Stevens's coach
      The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
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      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      4 sources expand_more
      fact_check
      Wikipedia lists Jimmy Pedro as one of Travis Stevens's coaches; Bellevue Reporter (2011) reports Stevens trains with Team FORCE under Jimmy Pedro's direction; BJJEE reproduces Danaher noting Stevens's "evening Judo workout under the great Jimmy Pedro"; BJJ Fanatics states Pedro was Stevens's coach
      “Coached by Jimmy Pedro, James Harai Sr., Jason Morris”
      — Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Travis Stevens. Wikipedia (English)link history info
      “Stevens represents USA Judo and trains with Team FORCE, under the direction of former world champion and two-time Olympic medalist Jimmy Pedro.”
      — Bellevue Reporter. (2011). Travis Stevens takes gold at judo Grand Prix - Bellevue-native upends Olympic champ on path to gold medallink history info
      “Then he would immediately drive back to Boston to do the evening Judo workout under the great Jimmy Pedro.”
      — BJJEE. (2016). John Danaher On The Heart & Work Ethic of Travis Stevens. BJJ Eastern Europe (BJJEE)link history info
      “Pedro was also the coach of Travis Stevens and Kayla Harrison!”
      — Fanatics Authors. (2019). The Judo Academy By Jimmy Pedro and Travis Stevenslink history info

    Sources

    Jimmy Pedro (Wikipedia EN)link history info

    Identifiers

    https://martial.is/entity/01KYMDKKCPXRY92G0TVA86F03N
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    Cite and reuse

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    Plain text
    Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Jimmy Pedro. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KYMDKKCPXRY92G0TVA86F03N - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
    BibTeX
    @incollection{martialis_01KYMDKKCPXRY92G0TVA86F03N, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Jimmy Pedro}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01KYMDKKCPXRY92G0TVA86F03N}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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