Ted Chittenden in detail
Full Name: Ted Chittenden
Ted Chittenden, a native of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is a retired army officer with over 30 years of martial arts experience. He is a husband and father of five.
His 20-year military service moved him all over the country and overseas, affording him opportunity to train with some of the best Judo and Jiu-jitsu instructors in the world and to compete and teach in many countries.
Coach Ted’s five combat zone service tours, including Iraq, Afghanistan, and other places in the Middle East exposed him to hostile environments, giving him a unique perspective for martial arts applications and training methods.
He teaches arts for real world self-defense and competition based on effectiveness and efficiency. He has competed in martial arts for over two decades, winning multiple local, state and regional Judo and Jiu-jitsu tournaments. Additionally, he is a two-time All Armed Forces Judo Champion and two-time Judo National Medalist and has a 2-0 amateur kickboxing record and 1-0 Pankration record.
Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rickson Gracie > Pedro Sauer
Record – Main Achievements (in BJJ/Grappling):
Association/Team: Pedro Sauer Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Association/ Mad Science Judo & Jiu-Jitsu
Ted Chittenden, a native of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is a retired army officer with over 30 years of martial arts experience. He is a husband and father of five.
His 20-year military service moved him all over the country and overseas, affording him opportunity to train with some of the best Judo and Jiu-jitsu instructors in the world and to compete and teach in many countries.
Coach Ted’s five combat zone service tours, including Iraq, Afghanistan, and other places in the Middle East exposed him to hostile environments, giving him a unique perspective for martial arts applications and training methods.
He teaches arts for real world self-defense and competition based on effectiveness and efficiency. He has competed in martial arts for over two decades, winning multiple local, state and regional Judo and Jiu-jitsu tournaments. Additionally, he is a two-time All Armed Forces Judo Champion and two-time Judo National Medalist and has a 2-0 amateur kickboxing record and 1-0 Pankration record.
Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rickson Gracie > Pedro Sauer
Record – Main Achievements (in BJJ/Grappling):
- 4th degree black belt Jiu-jitsu (USJA)
- 4th degree black belt Judo (USJA Judo)
- 2nd degree black belt Shin Shin Jujitsu
- 2nd degree black belt Shao-Lin Kenpo
- 1st degree black belt Shaolin Kung Fu
- Black Belt Gracie / Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (under Master Pedro Sauer)
- Modern Army Combatives Instructor, Levels 1 and 2
- Modern Arnis Instructor
Association/Team: Pedro Sauer Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Association/ Mad Science Judo & Jiu-Jitsu