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Master Sylvester Meola - 7th Degree Black Belt (1924-2005)

The late Master Sylvester Meola is the founder of Hillcrest.  
Hillcrest Academy started in a room above the boxing ring at the
Alta House in Little Italy in 1976, and is now recognized as one of
the largest schools for Jujitsu in the Cleveland area.  All told,
thousands of people (civilian, military, police) have been trained
by Hillcrest Academy instructors through the years.  Master
Meola was promoted to
master-level by Dr. Tetsuya Higuchi.
Master James Meola - 8th Degree Black Belt

Jim is the director of Hillcrest.  He is also the founder of a system
of fighting called Combat JuJitsu.  This system was created
especially for one of the US Army Special Forces (Green Beret)
training teams and taught personally by Jim and his select group
of instructors.  Jim was the recipient of the Adjutant Generals
award for designing as well as teaching this program to the
special forces unit.  The group of Hillcrest Academy instructors
who teach this system are called the M.A.L.E.T. team (Military
and Law Enforcement Team).  Jim is an internationally recognized
master by the All Japan Jujitsu International Federation.  Jim was
promoted to
master-level by Dr. Tetsuya Higuchi..
Master Bob Patete
5th Degree
Master James Longs
6th Degree
Master Dan Rozelman
5th Degree
Big Tony
4th Degree
Diane G.
4th Degree
Dennis Bova
4th Degree
Joe Stavec
2nd Degree, Emeritus
Chris T.
3rd Degree
Alan Steinberger
3rd Degree
David Zake   
3rd Degree
Mike C.
3rd Degree
Hillcrest Instructors - 250 years of experience!
In Memoriam:  Victor Yafanero
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