Fritz Goss began his judo career in 1967 at Ohio State University with Sensei George Funakoshi

`He won his first (of many) Ohio AAU Judo State Championship in 1968, achieved black belt and won the Big Ten Judo Championship in 1970, while placing fourth in the AAU National Championships 172lb. division.


In 1971-72, Fritz served as an officer in the U.S. Navy and as judo instructor to Seal Team One in Coronado, California, winning the All-Navy Judo Championship both years and the Sasebo Young Man's 1971 Championship in Japan.

In 1987 Fritz won the National Judo Master's Championship and in 1997, at age 50, he came out of retirement to fight the young boys in jujitsu. winning the 180lb. division of the Battle of Columbus Jujitsu Tournament and the Ohio State Martial Arts Championships