Ju-Jitsu 4 Climate
Ju-Jitsu 4 Climate Yesterday, the Zoom meeting on sustainability tracking took place. The reports of 14 JJNOS were discussed, highlighting the variety of innovative measures taken by the French, German, Niger and Romanian JJNOS. With these measures, JJIF can be seen on par with other IOC member federations. With the help of the whiteboard, JJIF […]
Anti Doping Rules 2021
JJIF enforce new Anti-Doping Rules in compliance to the 2021 WADA Code. [Download here] JJIF board ratified the new Code unanimously. The World Anti Doping Agency [WADA] changed the Anti-Doping Code. JJIF as signatory fulfilled its duty and adapted the rules and regulations accordingly. The JJIF Code comes in force as well on 01. […]
Planting Trees in Addis Ababa.
For years, I have been a volunteer in the International Ju-Jitsu Federation and in judo sports. The focus of my engagement is teaching values in sport and transferring knowledge in the field of development economics between Germany and Ethiopia. This has resulted to a great number of contacts. In October 2018, for example, I was […]
Road Map 2020
Yesterday the JJIF board decided that in 2020 there will be NO World Ranking events. JJIF will NOT host a World Championship 2020 and other events which might take place regionally can not be considered in the Ranking. The points of 2019 will be extended by 12 month. So the principal of deduction stays the […]
South Asia Region webinars in Fighting System
On the 15th and 23rd of May 2020, Fighting System Committee conducted the 1st and the 2nd South JJAU Region web seminars (webinars). The 1st webinar was mainly for India Referees and Coaches and the 2nd for South Asia. But both webinars were open for all interested people around the world. Indicatively the following countries […]
Postponement of The World Games in Birmingham!
THE WORLD GAMES IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, MOVES TO JULY 2022 The International World Games Association (IWGA) and Birmingham Organising Committee (BOC) have agreed to postpone the 11th edition of The World Games until 7th to 17th July 2022. The Games had originally been planned to take place from 15–25 July next year. The International Olympic […]
JJIF board: Health and Safety decision
JJIF and JJIF Continental Unions being responsible to protect the health of athletes, their families and their communities, decide to postpone all events and activities initially until the end of May 2020. Middle of May 2020 we will check again the situation with the Covid-19 virus and we will see what decisions we can make […]
JJIF Reality Based Self Protection
JJIF Workshop 2020 Sofia: Self-Defense and Self Protection Ju Jitsu International Federation (JJIF) introducing Self- Defense and Self Protection Program. The goal of having this workshop is to launch and share our knowledge what is the real definition of Self-Defense and Self Protection and its differences with traditional martial arts and sport. JJIF Self-Defense and […]
Ju Jitsu is recognized by FISU and official University Sport now!
Another great news for the whole Ju Jitsu community being recognized by FISU (International University Sport Federation). It was officially announced that Ju-Jitsu, Armwrestling, Bodybuilding & Fitness has been unanimously approved and accepted as a member of FISU during the Executive Committee Meeting of FISU on 21st of February 2020 held in Lausanne. Read more
Awarding Honorable 1st Dan Certificate to the Minister of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria
31st January 2020 -The President (Mr. Panagiotis Theodoropoulos) of Ju Jitsu International Federation (JJIF), visited in Sofia, Bulgaria and meet Dr. Tomo Borissov – President of BJJF and Chairman of the Committee of JJIF for Education, Self-defense for the Army, Police, Security Companies and Public to personally handover the JJIF Honorable First Dan Certificate awarded to the Minister […]