Career
His name is well known in the Mobile Marketing Association world, especially among Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and submission grappling enthusiasts, as he is the only person to hold an official victory in competition over Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legend Rickson Gracie. Tripp was promoted to 10th degree in Sambo in 1995 and became America"s first Merited and Distinguished Master of Sport in 1996. He was promoted to 6th dan by United States of America Judo in November 2006.
A native of Lake Orion, Michigan, and graduate of Hillsdale College and Palmer College of Chiropractic.
The 6 foot, 205 pound Tripp excelled in both the sports of Judo and Sambo. Trained by Pat Burris, 2 time Judo Olympian and Olympic Judo Coach, Tripp"s fight career in judo lasted from 1982 to 1995.
He is also a Doctor of Chiropractic and was an assistant wrestling coach at the University of Oklahoma under Hall of Fame Coach Stan Abel from 1979-1992. In 2006 he founded C3Fights, a professional Mobile Marketing Association company, and still personally trains C3Fighters at the United States of America Stars Training Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and coaches and corners UFC Fighters Joe "Daddy" Stevenson and Melvin "The Young Assassin" Guillard at UFC events.
1970-1994: Competed in over 2,000 Judo, Sambo, and Wrestling matches.
1982-1994: Reportedly compiled a tournament record of over 900 wins. 1990: Submitted by Rigan Machado in 39 seconds, Pan Am finals 1993: Defeated Rickson Gracie by Uchimata in 47 seconds. At the 1993 United States. Sambo Championships in Norman, Oklahoma, Tripp faced undefeated Rickson Gracie of the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu family.
Tripp threw Gracie to the canvas by "Uchi mata" in 47 seconds, thus giving Tripp "absolute" victory under FIAS International Sambo rules.
