Sensei Bill Troy has studied martial arts for over 30 years. He began Jujitsu training in 1978, studying Vee Jitsu, while in the U.S. Navy stationed in Bermuda. In addition to several styles of Jujitsu, Bill has trained in Judo, Shotokan Karate and Hapkido. “Father” Troy studied for many years with Professor Dave Castoldi and Ed Melaugh, in Boston, and is a Senior Black Belt Instructor under Professor Castoldi.

In 1994 Sensei Troy founded the Philadelphia Jujitsu Club and in 2005 founded the Pinelands Jujitsu Club (South Jersey), teaching and promoting Professor Castoldi’s unique style of rough-and-tumble, streetwise self-defense and weapons defense.

Sensei Troy holds a 6th Dan in Jujitsu from Professor Castoldi and Jujitsu America. He is currently a JA Director-at-Large and is a past recipient of the Professor John Chow-Hoon Spirit of Kodenkan Award and the JA Distinguished Service Presidential Award.

Bill currently resides and works in Medford, NJ, and is the Director and Chief Instructor of the Philadelphia Jujitsu Club and the Pinelands Jujitsu Club. In “real-life,” Bill works as a reinsurance executive and holds a MBA in finance and international business.