Mr. Craig Brown

Craig has been a member of the SJJA for many years holds the rank of 1st dan black belt. Craig is also a Director on the SJJA Board and views his contribution on the Board as a way of giving back something to the organisation. He has been a member of the Board since 2012 and took office as the Chairman in 2013.

Craig who lives in Dundee is one of only 5 students who in the 1990's, travelled to Japan to train and represent the SJJA. He continues to train at the SJJA HQs and has a particuler interest is Ko Ryu.

Mrs. Caroline Ross

Caroline is the Association's first point of contact and has been a member of the SJJA staff since 1979. She has consistently updated her skills over the years including attending Abertay University where she was awarded a BA degree in Information Management. She administers the SJJA ensuring that all meetings are scheduled and recorded, deals with all correspondance in and out, maintains the SJJA databases and registers. Caroline attends all the meetings of the Board and with her vast knowledge of the SJJA administration keeps the Directors informed of all aspects and developments within the SJJA. She also perpares reports and newsletters to keep the members of the SJJA informed of current events.

Caroline, in addition to her duties as the Executive administrator also adds to her roles the Lead officer in respect of Child Protection, Child Protect officer and Examiner.

Mr. Robert G. Ross

Mr. Ross is a founder member of the SJJA and has represented the Association across the world. He holds 8th Dan in Ju Jitsu and 4th Dan in Iaido to name just a few of his grades. He is officially known in the SJJA as Hanshi (a term which means Professor or Head of the organisation). In 2003, Hanshi Ross was recognised as Grandmaster and inducted into the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame and Sports Medicine Hall of Fame. In 2004, he was further inducted as Grandmaster into the Florida Martial Arts Hall of Fame. He has published 2 books on Ju Jitsu and has a few more in the pipleine. Hanshi is a Director on the SJJA Board with a responsibility for all things technical, everything from syllabus development to coach education. He overviews the grading system, ensuring that standards are met and that all coaches are equally properly educated and qualified according to the standards of the SJJA. For more information check out his profile here .....

Mary is a parent, who's son is a participant in Ju Jitsu. She describes herself as a 56 year old stay at home mother who takes an active interest in the development of children and the environments which they are exposed to. Mary has a sporting background having participated herself in cycling, hockey. She enjoys the outdoor life including camping, hill walking and wild swimming. Mary lists her hobbies as gardening and home decorating as well as carrying out minor repairs to her car. She also enjoys cooking and listening to music. 

 Andrew has been a member of the SJJA for many years and enjoys training towards his overall goal of becoming a black belt. Andrew is a passionate advocate for inclusivity and recently as 2024 stepped into the role of Equality and Diversity Director, aiming to support the SJJA mission to make the benefits of martial arts practice accessible to all, regardless of background. 

Andrew currently works on a farm, specializes in producing eco-friendly artisan charcoal which is supplied to local blacksmiths, and visitor centres etc. His professional background includes working as an Education Ranger at a Scottish Zoo, teaching young people about environmental conservation issues.  

Kevin has been with the SJJA since 1993 and currently hold the status of Club Coach and 1st Kyu. Kevin was originally a laboratory based scientist and has recently applied his scientific background towards qualifying as a Drugs Liaison Officer for the SJJA through their portal with the UKAD (United Kingdom Agency on Drugs). 

Kevin regularly coaches sessions at the SJJA Hqs.