Heinrich Conrads
Heinrich Wilhelm Conrads (born January 29, 1940 in Billmerich , Unna district ) is a German Ju-Jutsu and Jiu-Jitsu -Ka. He was a co-founder and long-term chairman of the Lower Saxony Ju-Jutsu Association (NJJV) and one of the five carriers of the 9th Dan in the German Ju-Jutsu Association (DJJV).
Life
Conrads first learned to be a miner . When many mines had to close, he turned around. On March 16, 1960, Conrads joined the Federal Border Guard at Eichsfeld . On February 4, 1964, he got to know Jiu-Jitsu while taking a self-defense course . He then began the sport and achieved the first Dangrad in 1967. At the Federal Border Police he taught Jiu-Jiutsu as part of a "mission-related self-defense". He also founded several clubs, including Ju-Jutsu clubs in Nesselröden and Duderstadt , the Judo Club Duderstadt and the Karate Club Duderstadt.
In 1971, together with twelve other people, he founded the Lower Saxony state group Ju-Jutsu. In his long martial arts career he reached the 8th Dan Ju-Jutsu, the 3rd Dan Jiu-Jitsu and the 2nd Dan Kobodu as well as student degrees in Judo and Aikido . For years he worked as an auditor in the Lower Saxony state association. On July 7, 1991 he was one of the co-founders of the Lower Saxony Ju-Jutsu Association and became its president in 1995. He held this office for 20 years and left it on March 14, 2015.
After the reunification of Germany , he was also involved as a trainer and founder of the Thuringian Ju-Jutsu Association. Until 2000, he was there as an instructor of multipliers and coaches active.
In August 2008 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon for his sporting commitment . On October 17, 2015, he was awarded the 9th Dan in recognition of his services to Ju-Jutsu.
Web links
- Heinrich Conrads on the website of the DJJV .
- NJJV media team: A life for Ju-Jutsu - 9th Dan Ju-Jutsu for Heinrich Conrads . In: Ju-Jutsu Journal . December 2015, pp. 26–27.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vicki Schwarze: Nobody can fool him on the Ju-Jutsu mat: Heinrich Conrads. In: Göttinger Tageblatt . January 29, 2015, accessed December 29, 2015 .
- ^ Elisabeth Wontorra: Honor for Heinrich Conrads: Large Ju-Jutsu seminar in Delmenhorst. In: New Osnabrück Newspaper . October 22, 2015, accessed December 29, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Conrads, Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Conrads, Heinrich Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Ju-Jutsu and Jiu-Jitsu-Ka |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Billmerich , Unna district |