Ron Tripp

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Ron Tripp
Born	Ronald Tripp (1953-04-22) 22 April 1953 (age 71) Battle Creek, Michigan
Other names	The Terminator
Nationality
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Judo, Sambo
Fighting out of	Norman, Oklahoma
Team	USA Stars
Trainer	Pat Burris, US Chonosuke Takagi, Japan
Rank	10th degree black belt in sambo   6th degree black belt in judo
Years active	1970–1995 (martial arts)
Occupation	Chiropractor Martial artist

Ron Tripp (born April 22, 1953) is an American chiropractor, sports executive, coach, and former competitor in judo and sambo.

He is well known in the martial arts community, especially among Brazilian jiu-jitsu and submission grappling enthusiasts, for being the only person to hold an official victory in competition over Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Rickson Gracie. Tripp became America's first Merited and Distinguished Master of Sport in 1996. He was promoted to 6th dan by USA Judo in November 2006.^[1]