International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation

International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation

Abbreviation	IBJJF
Formation	2002
Type	Private
Purpose	Tournament Competition
Headquarters	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Region served	Worldwide
Official language	English, Portuguese
President	Carlos Gracie, Jr.
Affiliations	Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation of the Philippines (BJJFP) Confédération Française de Jiu-jitsu Brésilien (CFJJB) United States Jiu-Jitsu Federation (USJJF) Unione Italiana Jiu Jitsu (UIJJ)
Website	ibjjf.org

The International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) is a for-profit company that hosts several of the biggest Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) tournaments in the world, including the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Nogi World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship and European Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship. The federation was created by Carlos Gracie, Jr., who is the head of one of the largest Brazilian jiu-jitsu associations, Gracie Barra. The IBJJF uses the rule set of the Confederação Brasileira de Jiu-Jitsu.^[1]

IBJJF Tournaments

World Championship
World No-Gi Championship
Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Pan No-Gi Championship
Pan Kids Championship
European Open Championship
Asian Open Championship
Brazilian Nationals Championship
Brazilian Nationals No-Gi Championship
Brazilian Beginners Championship
Rio International Open IBJJF Championship
New York International Open IBJJF Championship
San Francisco International Open IBJJF Championship
Miami International Open IBJJF Championship
Houston International Open IBJJF Championship
Las Vegas International Open IBJJF Championship
Long Beach International Open IBJJF Championship
Chicago Summer International Open IBJJF Championship
Chicago Winter International Open IBJJF Championship
Boston International Open IBJJF Championship
Montreal International Open IBJJF Championship
Toronto International Open IBJJF Championship
London International Open IBJJF Championship
Honolulu International Open IBJJF Championship
Melbourne International Open IBJJF Championship
International Masters and Seniors Championship
South American Championship
Moscow International Open IBJJF Championship
Brazilian Teams Championship (Portuguese: Brasileiro de Equipes)^[2]

References

↑ "International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation". Retrieved 2010-10-13.
↑ "International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, Tournament List". Retrieved 2014-02-12.

External links

Official website

International sports federations

ASOIF (28) Summer Olympics Federations	FINA (aquatic sports) WA (archery) IAAF (athletics) BWF (badminton) FIBA (basketball) AIBA (boxing) ICF (canoeing) UCI (cycling) FEI (equestrianism) FIE (fencing) FIH (field hockey) FIFA (football/soccer) IGF (golf) FIG (gymnastics) IHF (handball) IJF (judo) UIPM (modern pentathlon) FISA (rowing) WR (rugby) WS (sailing) ISSF (shooting) ITTF (table tennis) WTF (taekwondo) ITF (tennis) ITU (triathlon) FIVB (volleyball) IWF (weightlifting) UWW (wrestling)

AIOWF (7) Winter Olympics Federations	IBU (biathlon) IBSF (bobsleigh and skeleton) WCF (curling) IIHF (ice hockey) FIL (luge) ISU (skating sports) FIS (skiing sports)

ARISF (35) Others recognised by IOC	FAI (air sports) IFAF (american football) FIA (auto racing) FIB (bandy) WBSC (baseball and softball) FIPV (basque pelota) WCBS (billiard sports) CMSB (boules) WB (bowling) WBF (bridge) ICU (cheer) FIDE (chess) ICC (cricket) WDSF (dance sport) IFF (floorball) WFDF (flying disc) WKF (karate) IKF (korfball) ILSF (life saving) FIM (motorcycle sport) UIAA (mountaineering) IFMA (muay Thai) INF (netball) IOF (orienteering) FIP (polo) UIM (powerboating) IRF (racquetball) FIRS (roller sports) ISMF (ski mountaineering) IFSC (sports climbing) WSF (squash) IFS (sumo) ISA (surfing) TWIF (tug-of-war) CMAS (underwater sports) IWWF (waterski and wakeboard) IWUF (wushu)

Others in SportAccord (23)	IAF (aikido) IFBB (body building) ICSF (casting) WDF (darts) IDBF (dragon boat) FMJD (draughts) IFA (fistball) IGF (go) IFI (ice stock sport) JJIF (ju-jitsu) FIK (kendo) WAKO (kickboxing) FIL (lacrosse) WMF (minigolf) IPF (powerlifting) FIAS (sambo) FISav (savate) ISTAF (sepaktakraw) ISFF (sleddog) ISTF (soft tennis) CIPS (sport fishing)

Others (18)	WAF (arm wrestling) ARI (australian rules football) IBA (bodyboarding) PBA (bowls) IFBA (broomball) WCF (croquet) IKF (kabaddi) IMMAF (mixed martial arts) IPF (padel) IFP (poker) IPSC (practical shooting) IQA (quidditch) IFMAR (radio-controlled racing) IRF (ringette) IRF (rogaining) RLIF (rugby league) WSSA (sport stacking) ITPF (tent pegging) FIT (touch football)

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