Our Black Belts!

We have been fortunate to have had an amazing group of people come through our doors over the years! Here is a list of our awesome students who worked hard and persevered ... achieving the ultimate goal in martial arts: Black Belt!

Conrad Jones, Owner, 8th Dan
2024-03-23 Hachidan

2012-07-09 Shichidan
2005-05-07 Rokudan

1999-12-03 Godan
1994-06-11 Yodan
1990-07-28 Sandan
1987-12-12 Nidan
1985-10-05 Shodan

Dave Taylor, 6th Dan

2024-03-23 Rokudan

2020 Godan

2006 Yondan

2003 Sandan

2000 Nidan

1998 Shodan

Old CJK Archived Technical Website: katas, kihons, kisos, goshin-waza, renraku combos, terms, etc..(click here)

Jeff Sanders, 6th Dan, Isshinryu

2003 Rokudan

1975 Shodan
Mr. Sanders started his karate career in 1968, training at the Melrose Wadoryu Dojo, under the lineage of Cecil T. Patterson, who brought Wadoryu to TN in 1957, and Sensei Roy Hinkle. Mr. Sanders soon felt the call into military service, and served honarably with the US Army. He explored several martial arts during his military tenure. Upon completing his service, he next began training in the Isshinryu style of karate, at the Nashville Dojo, under the lineage of Harold Long who brought Isshinryu to TN in 1959, and Sensei Denny Shaffer. Mr. Sanders received dan blackbelt grade promotions in the Isshinryu system between 1975 to 2003, culminating in promotion to Roku (6th)-dan. In 2024, Mr. Sander’s grandson Matthew began training with us at Conrad Jones Karate. We soon realized there was more to him than a kid-chauffeur, and soon after, we began to come to know him and his history, and welcomed him to begin dressing out and enjoying to continue training again with us, bringing his Wadoryu training full-circle from his beginning days 6 decades ago. We are very happy to have him training with us, and our students greatly enjoy hearing his experience and wisdom as he shares with them.

Robert Dolan, 5th Dan

2006-05-07 Godan

2000 Yondan
1996 Sandan
1994 Nidan
1990 Shodan
Mr. Dolan has the honor and distinction of being Mr. Jones Senior student.
He began training under Mr. Jones in the 1980s.