JJIF held 1st Ju Jitsu Women’s Congress n Heraklion, Crete

With the motto 3W “We Want more Women in Jujitsu” and representatives from 67 countries JJIF has discussed the ways of ju-jitsu accesability for women together with miximising the worldwide expansion of the sport. During the meeting, the members had the opportunity to capture many ideas and, above all, to lay the foundations for the […]

Ju-jitsu Asian Championships A Great Success

The Rangsit Muaythai stadium was filled to capacity every day with spectators.  Ju-Jitsu athletes showcasing the various disciplines, skills, determination, fitness and the respect embodied in the sport. Admiration must go to the outstanding athletes, coaches, referees and certainly the organisers of this outstanding 2023 Asian Ju-Jitsu Championships. Congratulations to JJIF and the Asian Ju-Jitsu […]

Ju-jitsu Asian Championships 2023

The Ju-jitsu Asian Union, the continental arm of the Ju-Jitsu International Federation, JJIF invited the Asian national federations for the 7th edition of the Asian championship in the beautiful capital of Thailand, Bangkok. One of Thailand’s largest university’s Rangsit University, one of the leading universities for public health, was the host. 30 Asian national federations […]

Ju-Jitsu World Championship, Abu Dhabi

The JJIF, the world governing body for Ju-Jitsu, a member of GAISF and AIMS is conducting the world championships at the famous Ju-Jitsu arena in Abu Dhabi from October 29th- November 8th. HRH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan officially opened the event welcoming the best Jiu Jitsu athletes from around the world to […]

Congratulations to JJIF

Jiu Jitsu was one of the outstanding sports at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham. Athletes from 47 countries qualified for this event and 19 countries from 4 continents ended up on the podium. The Director General of JJIF, Joachim Thumfart congratulated all the athletes which participated in this event thanking JJIF Birmingham for the athlete’s experience and […]

The Launch of The “Ju-Jitsu for Good” Program

AIMS and UTS President, Stephan Fox congratulated JJIF for this outstanding initiative, congratulating JJIF President, Panagiotis Theodoropoulos which is also the AIMS vice president. JJIF, as an organisation and individually has done outstanding work. Meggie Ochoa, Jujitsu champion and founder of ‘Fight To Protect’ has been one of the key note speakers at the last […]

Congratulations to AIMS members

History was made at the FISU Executive Committee meeting in Lausanne as 3 new sports have been recognised by the International University Sports Federation (FISU), Ju-Jitsu, Fitness & Bodybuilding and Armwrestling were all put forward for approval and have been accepted unanimously at the important gathering in the Swiss Olympic capital. AIMS President, Mr. Stephan […]

President and Vice President meeting in Moscow. 

An important meeting took place between AIMS President, Mr. Stephan Fox, and AIMS Vice President, Panagiotis Theorodopoulos, to discuss important AIMS issues, upcoming General Assembly and Elections. Strategical plans had been discussed between President, Vice President and General Secretary including the Council in regards to the next step after AIMS full recognition by the IOC.

AIMS President Joins JJIF in Abu Dhabi

AIMS Vice President and President of International Jujitsu Federation Panagiotis Theodoropoulos welcomed the SportAccord and GAISF President Raffaele Chiulli and AIMS President Stephan Fox to the Jujitsu World Championships 2019 in Abu Dhabi. The President and Vice President had the opportunity to speak at the JJIF and AIMS Conference, discussing with the world leaders of […]