Tsegaye Degineh

Tsegaye Degineh (* April, 1969) is an Ethiopian Doctor of Economics and the first Ethiopian mainly brought modern Ju-Jitsu to Ethiopia. He received his Ph.D. (2000) at the Department of Economics and Business Administration, Humboldt University Berlin and holds 5th Dan in Ju-Jitsu that initially dominated by the style of the German Ju-Jitsu Federation.

He is known as the founder and the first Board President of the Ethiopian Ju-Jitsu Association (2007) and later the first Board President of the Judo Association that merged with the Ju-Jitsu Association in 2011. He is also Vice President of the Ju-Jitsu African Union (2010), which is a member of Ju-Jitsu International Federation and SCSA (Supreme Council of Sports in Africa) as well as AASC (African Association of Sports Confederations). In 2016 he has been elected as Vice President of the Ethics Commission by Ju-Jitsu International Federation. Degineh enabled the participation of Ethiopian Athletes in World Judo Championships 2011 and World Ju-Jitsu Championships 2010 for the first time ever in the sports' history of Ethiopia.

In May 2014, he has received the highest golden needle of honor of the German Ju-Jutsu Federation for his outstanding engagement to spread Ju-Jitsu and sport across the world particularly in Africa, Ethiopia.

Degineh is also known for his textbooks especially in Amharic language “Project Management Guide for millennium Ethiopia” and “Ju-Jitsu-Martial Art Philosophy and Basic Techniques”.