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Craig Jones
Craig Jones may refer to: * Craig Jones (grappler) (born 1991), Australian grappler and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt competitor * Craig Jones (musician) (born 1972), American musician * Craig Jones (motorcyclist) (1985–2008), English motorcycle racer * Craig Jones (cricketer) (born 1978), Australian cricketer * Craig Jones (Royal Navy officer) (born 1968), British Royal Navy officer and LGBT rights defender in the UK Royal Navy * Craig Jones (footballer, born 1977), Welsh footballer, current head coach of George Washington University's men's soccer team * Craig Jones (footballer, born 1987), Welsh footballer * Craig Jones (footballer, born 1989), English footballer * Craig Jones (rower) Craig Jones (born 9 April 1972, in Queanbeyan) is an Australian rower who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. He placed eleventh in the men's single sculls event. Jones placed third in the men's double scull ... (born 1972), Australian rower * Craig Jones, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Jones (Royal Navy Officer)
Craig Jones (born 17 July 1968) is a former Royal Navy Officer and LGBT rights defender in the UK armed forces. Jones was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2006 New Years Honours List for services to Equality and Human Rights in the Armed Forces. Early life and education Jones was born on 17 July 1968 in Bingley, West Yorkshire. His father was a storeman and his mother a dinner lady. He was educated at Bingley Grammar School prior to joining the University of Portsmouth. He was a member of Southampton University Royal Naval Unit in the rank of Midshipman Royal Navy Reserves between 1986 and 1989 and trained in HMS FENCER. Mid-way through his degree studies he was offered a Commission in the Royal Navy. Naval career Jones joined Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth in 1989 and passed out in April 1990. He completed his Fleet Time in HMS UPTON, HMS ARIADNE and HMS ALACRITY, before joining the Fleet as a Lieutenant in HMS CORNWALL in 1992. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Jones (musician)
Craig Jones (born February 11, 1972), also known as 133, is an American musician. He is the sampler and keyboardist for the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he is designated #5. Jones joined the band in early 1996, shortly after the band had finished the recording of its demo album ''Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.''. Initially, he was brought in to replace Donnie Steele, one of the two original guitarist, though he quickly moved on to the role of sampling and keyboards. Following the departure of fellow bandmate and drummer Joey Jordison in 2013, Jones is the second-longest-serving member in the band. Career Jones joined Slipknot in early 1996, replacing original guitarist Donnie Steele after the recording of the band's debut demo ''Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.'' He was enlisted to the band by drummer Joey Jordison, with whom Jones had previously worked (alongside guitarist Josh Brainard) in the band Modifidious. However, shortly after joining the band, the "electronics and compu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Jones (grappler)
Craig Benjamin Jones (born July 17, 1991) is an Australian grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt competitor and coach. An IBJJF world No-Gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion as a purple belt, Jones is a two-time ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship silver medallist and a three-time Polaris Pro Grappling champion. Jones trains out of Austin, Texas & is the head of B-Team Jiu-Jitsu. Biography Craig Jones was born on 17 July 1991, in Adelaide, South Australia. In 2006 Jones started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) at his cousin's academy. After getting his purple belt, Jones moved to Melbourne where he started training under Lachlan Giles. In 2014 Jones won gold at the NAGA World Championship and gold at the AFBJJ Pan Pacific Championship, a tournament held annually in Melbourne. The following year, in 2015 Jones qualified for the 2015 ADCC World Championships, a submission grappling tournament held every 2 years and often referred to as the "Olympics of grappling", a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Submission Wrestling
Submission wrestling, also known as Submission grappling, Submission fighting a form of competition and a general term for martial arts and combat sports that focus on clinch and ground fighting with the aim of obtaining a submission through the use of submission holds. The term "submission wrestling" usually refers only to the form of competition and training that does not use a '' gi'', or "combat kimono", of the sort often worn with belts that establish rank by color, though some may use the loose trousers of such a uniform, without the jacket. Not using a gi has a major impact on the sport : there are many choke techniques which make use of the lapels of the gi, thus rendering them un-usable and grappling in general becomes more difficult when the opponent doesn't have a gi to grab hold of. The sport of submission wrestling brings together techniques from Catch wrestling, Folk wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling, Freestyle wrestling, Jujutsu, Judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Luta L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, controlling one's opponent, gaining a dominant position, and using a number of techniques to force them into submission via joint locks or chokeholds. Brazilian jiu-jitsu was initially developed in 1926 by Brazilian brothers Carlos, Oswaldo, Gastão Jr., George, and Hélio Gracie, after Carlos was taught jiu-jitsu by a travelling Japanese judoka, Mitsuyo Maeda who himself mastered his ground fighting while interacting with Taro Miyake (Tanabe student), Sadakazu Uyenishi (Handa, Tanabe) and Yukio Tani (Tenjin Shinyo-ryu) and catch wrestlers in Europe. Later on, the Gracie family developed their own self-defense system, and published ''Gracie Jiu-Jitsu''. BJJ eventually came to be its own defined combat sport through the innovations, practic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Jones (motorcyclist)
Craig Jones (16 January 1985 – 4 August 2008) was an England, English motorcycle racer. He grew up in the town of Northwich in Cheshire and attended Charles Darwin Primary School, and later Hartford High School. He died in 2008, shortly after a racing accident when he fell and was struck by another motorcycle. Biography Born at Leighton Hospital Crewe, Cheshire, Jones grew up in nearby Northwich and remained there until later in his career he moved to Peterborough. Jones was a successful racer in the lower ranks of the British motorcycling ladder, winning the 1996 British Junior Mini-Moto Championship, the 1997 British Senior Mini-Moto Championship and the 2002 British Junior Superstock Championship before moving up to the British Supersport Championship. In 2003 and 2004, he rode a Triumph Daytona 600, Daytona 600 in the British Supersport Championship, initially with teammate Jim Moodie in the ''Valmoto'' team run by experienced tuner/team manager Jack Valentine in conjuncti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Jones (cricketer)
Craig Jones (born 13 April 1978 in Tamworth, New South Wales) was an Australian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Middlesex Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, historic county in South East England, southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the Ceremonial counties of ... in 2005. Jones, who played one game as a 24-year-old for Middlesex CB, appeared in one game for the county side in 2005, a defeat against Cambridge UCCE. Jones picked up three wickets in the game, but did not bat, and was quickly out of the team. He injured his back in a subsequent club game and did not return to competitive cricket for two years hence halting his cricket career. External linksCraig Jonesat Cricket Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Craig 1978 births Australian cricketers Living people Middlesex cricketers People from Tamworth, New S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Jones (footballer, Born 1977)
Craig Jones (born 1976) is a Welsh former footballer who currently serves as the manager for the George Washington Revolutionaries men's soccer program. Jones played college soccer for George Washington, and served as an assistant manager for George Washington. Career Player Jones was also a four-year letterwinner for George Washington from 1995 until 1998. Coaching Jones served as George Washington's head assistant manager for three seasons: 2009 through 2011. He served as George Washington's volunteer assistant from 2002 until 2008. He has coached the team as the main manager since 2011. References External links Craig Jonesat George Washington University , mottoeng = "God is Our Trust" , established = , type = Private federally chartered research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.8 billion (2022) , preside ... Date of birth missing (living people) 1977 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Jones (footballer, Born 1987)
Craig Jones (born 20 March 1987) is retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Previously, he was club captain at Bury. He is a three times Welsh Premier League champion. He previously played for Welsh clubs Airbus UK Broughton, Aberystwyth Town, Rhyl, TNS and Connah's Quay. Club career Jones' career started with Airbus UK Broughton and Aberystwyth Town. He joined Rhyl in the May 2007, winning a Welsh Premier League championship medal with the club and representing them in Europe. He then joined The New Saints in May 2009. He played for the club in qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League, against clubs such as Helsingborg, Anderlecht, and Bohemians scoring in both home legs against the Belgian and Irish champions. In July 2012, he played his final matches for The New Saints playing a significant role in both legs of the second-round qualifying matches of the UEFA Champions League against Swedish Treble-winning side (comprising Super Cup, League and Swedish Cup titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Jones (footballer, Born 1989)
Craig Nicholas Jones (born 19 December 1989) is an English football midfield player, who plays for Westfields. He started his career at Hereford Lads Club. He was then scouted by Cardiff City, where he remained for several years before joining the Hereford United youth set up. Due to injuries to several other players Jones featured on the bench in two League matches at the beginning of December. He made his debut for Hereford in the 2–0 home defeat against Colchester United when he came on as a substitute for Stephen O'Leary in a game that relegated the club back into Football League Two. On 27 March 2008 he was loaned to Bromsgrove Rovers for a month. In December 2008 he was loaned to Conference North side Redditch United for a month where he played in two league matches. He joined Westfields in the summer of 2010 after being released by Hereford United. He re-joined Hereford on non-contract terms on 21 March 2013. After not being offered a contract at Edgar Street he retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Jones (rower)
Craig Jones (born 9 April 1972, in Queanbeyan) is an Australian rower who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. He placed eleventh in the men's single sculls event. Jones placed third in the men's double scull A double scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars each, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly ...s (M2x) in the 2006 World Rowing Championships. References External links * * 1972 births Living people Australian male rowers Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Australia ACT Academy of Sport alumni People from Queanbeyan Sportsmen from New South Wales 21st-century Australian people {{Australia-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
