IMAI Leadership

International Martial Arts Institute

Cooper Ryu Vee Jitsu

IMAI Leadership
While there are many members of the IMAI, leaders are defined as those individuals who have earned a first-degree black belt or higher and continue their involvement with Cooper Ryu Vee Jitsu. Each of the individuals featured here have contributed to our art within the past five years through participation in annual promotions, regular physical practice, or academic research.


Professor Robert J. Cooper Grandmaster Chief Executive Officer	Professor Thurman Miller Grandmaster	Professor Michael Medina Tenth-degree Black Belt	Professor G. Rogers Cooper Ninth-degree Black Belt Advisor


Professor David Rivera Eighth-degree Black Belt Advisor	Master Andrew Sandler Seventh-degree Black Belt Member of the Board	Master Jim Hoff Sixth-degree Black Belt Member of the Board	Master Brian Johns Sixth-degree Black Belt Member of the Board


Master Brian McCarthy Fifth-degree Black Belt Member of the Board	Jim Jaques Fourth -degree Black Belt	Laurie McNeilly Fourth-degree Black Belt Member of the Board	Paul Novak Fourth-degree Black Belt Member of the Board


Jason Michael Thomas Fourth-degree Black Belt	Brookes Ebetsch Third-degree Black Belt Chief Operating Officer	Kyle Michl Third-degree Black Belt	Jeff Noethe Third-degree Black Belt


Bill Curran Second -degree Black Belt	Aric Gibson Second-degree Black Belt	Bren Mochocki Second-degree Black Belt	Jesus Morales Second-degree Black Belt


Michael Sullivan Second-degree Black Belt	Brian Weidmann Second-degree Black Belt	Rob de Haan First-degree Black Belt	Chris German First-degree Black Belt


Sabina Gesell First -degree Black Belt	Rebecca Ladewski First-degree Black Belt	Rebecca "Sunny" Oehmen First-degree Black Belt	Tim Schoenharl First-degree Black Belt