Joel Tudor

Joel Tudor is a surfer, primarily known for longboarding, and competitive grappler from San Diego, California.

Joel Tudor
Personal information
Born (1976-06-11) 11 June 1976
San Diego, California, U.S.
NicknameTinkerbell
ResidenceCalifornia
Weight65.9 kg (145 lb)
Surfing career
Best yearRanked 1st - 1998, 2004, 2021 WSL World Tour Ranking
SponsorsKookboxx, Sector 9, Vans, Matuse
Major achievements
Surfing specifications
StanceGoofy
Shaper(s)Donald Takayama
Quiver9'4" Classic, DTNR, HPNR & 9'6" Papa Joe
Favorite wavesBlack's Beach
Websitejoeltudor.com

Biography

Professional Surf career

Tudor became a professional surfer at 14 and won his first professional ASP competition at age 15, making him the youngest competitor to win an ASP event.[1]

He rode a longboard, and in 1998 he won his first ASP Longboard World Championship in the Canary Islands. He won the U.S. Open of longboarding 8 times, and won the ASP Longboard World Championship for the second time in 2004.[2][3][4]

Grappling

Joel Tudor is also a Brazilian jiu-jitsu Black Belt under Carlson Gracie Black Belt and World Champion, Rodrigo Medeiros / BJJ Revolution Team.[5] He is also an ADCC veteran.[6]

Other Projects

In 2010, he founded the international Longboard Competition called the Duct Tape Invitational.[7]

Publications

During 1999 - 2004 Tudor collaborated with photographer Michael Halsband to create Surf Book, a homage to the architects of contemporary surf culture. Tudor's text accompanied Halsband's photographs. The book was designed by Doug Lloyd and edited by Scott Hulet. Additional text was written by C.R. Stecyk.[8]

Documentaries

Joel Tudor is featured in the art film "Surf Movie: reels 1- 14" shot in 8mm by Michael Halsband, "Shelter" a 16mm film by Chris Malloy, "The Seedling", "Sprout", and "The Present" 16mm surfing films by Thomas Campbell and the super 16mm film, "One California Day" by Jason Baffa and Mark Jeremias.

References
  1. Joel Tudor Surfboards Archived 2008-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Longboard Event Champions
  3. The Encyclopedia of Surfing Matt Warshaw, published by Harcourt Books in 2005, p.656 ISBN 0-15-603-251-1
  4. Legends of Surfing by Duke Boyd, published by MVP Books in 2009, p.84 ISBN 978-0-7603-3599-4
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-10. Retrieved 2010-11-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Joel Tudor « ADCC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BARCELONA 2009". adccbarcelona.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-03.
  7. Vans Duct Tape festival
  8. Harperbooks
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