Past and Present Instructors

Grandmaster (GM) Larry Beard began his martial arts training in 1968 in the art of judo. He has taught judo and jiu jitsu at the Auburn University Judo/Jiu Jitsu Club in Auburn Alabama in the nineties and went on to teach at the Georgia Southern Judo/Jiu Jitsu Club in Statesboro, GA. It was at this time that GM Beard had the opportunity to meet and develop a long and rewarding friendship with Professor John Chambers. He inherited the leadership of the Budoki Junari system from Professor Chambers in January 2006. GM Beard is a retired Professor of Special Education at Jacksonville State University.

Master Patricia Hill has been involved in the martial arts since the early 70’s. Master Hill had a most impressive competition record, winning a national championship in the Junior Olympics in the early 70’s. The United States Judo Association honored Master Hill and Grandmaster Beard as the 2005 Outstanding Kata Team Practitioners from the State of Alabama. The United States Judo Association also honored her as the 2006 Outstanding Master’s Woman Competitor from the State of Alabama