Other Martial Arts
In 2000, Hasdell was awarded his blackbelt in Ju Jutsu and personally invited by the Prince of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to compete in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship on 1 March 2000. Hasdell competed in the +99 kg category and was eliminated by Mark Robinson after the bout went the distance.
On 21 January 2001, Hasdell won the Kamon European Brazilian Jujitsu tournament in London.
Lee Hasdell studied the mixed martial arts of Kudo. Sensei Lee received his black-belt directly from Kudo's founder Master Azuma. In February 2008, Lee Hasdell became the first Kudo (also known as Daido Juku) black belt in the UK, under Master Azuma. On 18 November 2008, Lee Hasdell achieved his second Kudo black belt.
On 23 May 2009, Lee Hasdell took part in the U.M.A. International Open Groundfighting and Grappling Championships. Hasdell achieved Gold in the open weight masters division.
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