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Also known as | JJIF |
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Date founded | 1977 (as EJJF) |
Arts taught | Modern Ju-Jitsu |
Ancestor arts | Ju-Jitsu |
Official website | www |
The Ju-Jitsu International Federation (JJIF) is an international sport federation founded in 1998 after the expansion of the European Ju-Jitsu Federation (EJJF) for the propagation of the modern competitive sports version of Jujitsu, also known as Sport Ju-Jitsu.
As a member of the General Association of International Sport Federations (GAISF) and the International World Games Association (IWGA), the JJIF represents Sports Ju-Jitsu worldwide. The JJIF is currently the only Jujutsu/Ju-Jitsu organization recognized by the GAISF and IWGA; Ju-Jitsu under JJIF rules is a part of the World Games [1] and World Combat Games. [2]
The Federation commenced as a coalition of three countries' associations. In 1977, delegates form Germany, Italy and Sweden founded the European Ju-Jitsu Federation (EJJF). As the number of member Nations increased, in and out of Europe, in 1987 the Federation changed its name to International Ju-Jitsu Federation (IJJF) and the original European nucleus of the Federation became the first Continental Union (EJJU) of the IJJF. Following a series of changes of its Statutes and a change to its membership structure, in 1998, the IJJF decided to change its name to the Ju-Jitsu International Federation (JJIF). [3]
In the early 1990s the IJJF became a provisional member of the General Association of International Sport Federations (GAISF), member of International World Games Association (IWGA – part of the Olympic Movement together with the IOC) and affiliated to the Sport for All Federation (FISpT). During the 1998 GAISF Congress the JJIF obtained full membership status.
Ju-Jitsu under JJIF rules has been an event at the World Games since the 1997 World Games in Lahti, Finland.
The JJIF is a member of GAISF and IWGA, and both organizations are in close cooperation with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The organisation is striving to establish Sports Ju-Jitsu as an Olympic event in the future. [4]
All 112 nations in the year 2022:
Region | Name | Abbreviation | Members | Links |
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Europe | Ju-Jitsu European Union [de] | JJEU | 35 | [5] [6] [7] |
Asia | Ju-Jitsu Asian Union | JJAU | 37 | [8] [9] |
Oceania | - | - | 4 | [10] |
Africa | Ju-Jitsu African Union | JJAFU | 16 | [11] [12] |
America | Jiu Jitsu Pan American Union | UPJJ | 20 | [13] [14] |
Edition | Start | End | Country | City | Sources |
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40 | May 26, 2022 | May 28, 2022 | Israel | [15] |
Edition | Year | Country | City | Sources |
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1 | 2016 | Turkmenistan | ||
2 | 2017 | [16] | ||
3 | 2018 | [17] | ||
4 | 2019 | [18] | ||
5 | 2021 | [18] | ||
6 | 2022 | [19] |
Different schools (ryū) have been teaching traditional jujutsu in Japan since the 15th century. The JJIF is not a governing body for any of these schools of traditional Japanese jujutsu – the JJIF does not exercise authority over traditional Japanese jujutsu Koryu styles, which are often instead headed by leaders who claim leadership from unbroken lineages of transmissions from different Japanese ryū, with some of them hundreds of years old.[ citation needed ]
Rather, the JJIF was founded as an international federation solely for governing Sport Ju-Jitsu, a competitive sport derived from traditional jujutsu.
Name | Role | Country |
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Panagiotis Theodoropoulos [20] | President | Greece |
Abdulmunem Alsayed M. Al Hashmi | President of Asian Union | United Arab Emirates |
Nuvin Proag | President of African Union | Mauritius |
Robert Perc | President of European Union | Slovenia |
Miguel Angel Percoco | President of Panamerican Union | Argentina |
Séverine Nebie | Athletes representative | France |
Faisal Alkitbe | Athletes representative | United Arab Emirates |
Margarita P. Ochoa | appointed Board member | Philippines |
Medha Goodary | appointed Board member | Mauritius |
Georgiy Kukoverov | Honorary Vice President | Russia |
Tomo Borissov | Honorary Vice President | Bulgaria |
Igor Lanzoni | Honorary Vice President | Italy |
Joachim Thumfart | Director General | Germany |
Luc Mortelmans | Director Finance | Belgium |
Toni Dahl | Head of Entourage Commission | Denmark |
Name | Role | Country |
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Dana Mihaela Mortelmans [21] | Sport Director Fighting System | Romania |
Ralf Pfeifer | Head Referee Fighting System | Germany |
Seyed Amir Khoshbin | Members | Iran |
Patrik Tremel | Members | Austria |
Andreas Kuhl | Members | Germany |
Jonathan Charlot | Members | Mauritius |
Jose Dominguez | Members | United States |
Michael Piaser | Members | United States |
Licaï Pourtois | Members | Belgium |
JJIF currently regulates three different types of competitions at the international level: the Duo system', Fighting system and Ne Waza. [22]
The former is a discipline in which a pair of Jutsukas (Ju-Jitsu athlete) from the same team show possible self-defence techniques against a series of 12 attacks, randomly called by the mat referee from the 20 codified attacks to cover the following typologies: grip attack (or strangulation), embrace attack (or necklock), hit attack (punch or kick) and armed attack (stick or knife).
The Duo system has three competition categories: male, female or mixed, and the athletes are judged for their speed, accuracy, control and realism. It is arguably the most spectacular form of Ju-jitsu competition and it requires great technical preparation, synchronicity and elevated athletic qualities.
With a different approach, the Fighting System is articulated in a one-on-one competition between athletes. The system is divided in several categories according to weight and sex
(Male categories: −55 kg, −62 kg, −69 kg, −77 kg, −85 kg, −94 kg, +94 kg; Female categories −48 kg, −55 kg, −62 kg, −70 kg, +70 kg).
The actual competition is divided in three phases (Parts): Part I sees the jutsukas involved in distance combat (controlled attacks with arms and legs and atemis of various nature – punches, strikes and kicks). Once a grab has been made the Fight enters Part II and hits are no longer allowed.
The jutsukas try to bring one another down with various throwing techniques (and points are given according to how "clean" and effective the action was). Also – despite being uncommon – submission techniques as controlled strangulations and locks are allowed in part II.
Once down on the tatamis (mats) the match enters its Part III. Here points are given for immobilisation techniques, controlled strangulations or levers on body joints that bring the opponent to yield.
The winner is the Jutsuka who has accumulated most points during the fight. Automatic victory is assigned to the Jutsuka who gets an "Ippon" (clean action, full points) in all three parts. This type of competition requires timing, agility, strength and endurance.
Ne-Waza (ground technique) is one of the main Jujitsu (and Judo) bases. The fight of two opponents starts standing. Punches and kicks are not allowed. After starting the fight the referee interrupts only in critical moments, so normally the main part of the fight takes place on the ground. It is the goal to win by submission with a lock on the joints or strangulation. During the time of 6 minutes it is possible to gain points for throws, take-downs, controlling positions and actions to gain an advantage in the fight. The Ne-Waza Ju-Jitsu is extremely tactical and sometimes described as the chess game of martial arts. This ruleset is similar to Brazilian jiu-jitsu rules.
age | sex | weight categories | ||||||
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Cadets (U17) | female | −44 kg | −48 kg | −52 kg | −57 kg | −63 kg | −70 kg | +70 kg |
male | −55 kg | −60 kg | −66 kg | −73 kg | −81 kg | −90 kg | +90 kg | |
Juniors (U20) Seniors | female | −48 kg | −52 kg | −57 kg | −63 kg | −70 kg | −78 kg | +78 kg |
male | −60 kg | −66 kg | −73 kg | −81 kg | −90 kg | −100 kg | +100 kg |
The contest duration is 4 minutes for cadets, 6 minutes for juniors and seniors (<=35 years) and 5 minutes for competitors from 36 years onwards.
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