USJJO Affiliated School: SUDA International Training Center

Location: 117 Republic Avenue, Joliet Illinois 60435
Phone: 815-666-5100

WHAT DOES SUDA STAND FOR?
1. Survival Under Direct Attack.
2. Survival Utilizing Direct Attack.
3. Chinese: From “Su” (Skill) and “Da” (Strike).
4. Greek: From “Souda” meaning a stronghold or fortress.
5. Spanish: From “Sudar” meaning to sweat.

Gym Highlights:
–          Owners share 60 combined years of experience, and 40 years of instructional experience
–          (2) Jiu-Jitsu/Pankration Master Instructors
–          (2) Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 2nd Degree Black Belt Instructors
–          (2) Team USA National Coache
–          World Class Instructors/Athletes
–          Official Team USA Training Center
–          2009 FILA Wrestling World Champion Coaches (Pankration)
–          17,000 SF Gym w/ 6,000+ SF Training Mats
–          Full-sized Boxing Ring
–          MMA Cage
–         MMA Cage Wall

 

USJJO Affiliated School: Great Lakes Training Group

We would like to introduce you to a new member school, Great Lakes Training Group

Address: 1795 NE 50th Avenue, Willmar, Minnesota
Phone: 320-226-3225

Adult Jujitsu
Youth Jujitsu
Firearms Training
Law Enforcement Training
Self Defense Training

Great Lakes Training Group was established to fulfill the increased public interest in every aspect of personal protection. They are building a proper foundation for effectively handling real world, high risk situations, where adversaries think, move, and fight back. Their training has a strong principle based philosophy from which technique can be evaluated and developed. As instructors they will maintain the highest code of ethics, preparing members of our community to understand the ethical, legal, and practical reasons for personal protection.

Ethical Reasons Your religious beliefs are an integral part of ethical reason for self defense and defense of others. They also understand many members of the community have preconceived notions and misinterpretations of their religious beliefs on self defense. Those religious views are changed by teaching:

  • The obligation to preserve life
  • View of bloodshed
  • View of lethal force/self defense
  • Possession of weapons and skills with weapons as a good and useful thing.

Legal Reasons The legal right to self defense is based on your state’s laws which is recognized or established by a court of law. You are encourage to read and fully understand your state laws as it pertains to self defense. Their training is not meant to be a means of legal advise but in certain training courses federal, state, and local laws maybe address as required by organizations that approved them as instructor trainers/instructors.
Practical Reasons Practical reasons for self defense concerns actual facts and real life experience which is appropriate, sensible, and likely to be effective.

 They use training models that are structured and consistent to training methodology. 

  • Training must be validated.
  • Persons conducting training are qualified.
  • Training is properly conducted and documented.
  • Training is “state of the art” and up to date (best practices standard).
  • Adequate measures of learning are documented.
  • There is remediation for those who did not learn or meet the standard (qualification).
  • There is supervision to monitor a trainee’s progress.

Great Lakes Training Group’s training is a development from many years of training and real world experience.

Competition Rule Changes – Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

MedalsThe third discipline of JJIF will be named Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu/ Ne-Waza.
The number of weight categories will be increased to 10 divisions: Men: -62kg/ -69kg/ – 77kg/ – 85kg/ -94kg/ + 94kg Women: -55kg/ -62kg/ -70kg/ +70 kg

Fighting U15: kicks and punches towards the head will only be allowed without contact throws and take downs will be limited to avoid dangerous situations (detailed explanations will follow)

See the JJIF Post Here

USJJF Life Member Offer To Join The USJJO

USJJO-SmallWe pleased to offer United States Ju-Jitsu Federation (USJJF) Life Members the opportunity to also become a United States Ju-Jitsu Organization (USJJO) life member. During the remainder of 2014, we will accept your Life Membership application for $25. This covers the processing fee, certificate and USJJO patch.
Download the Member Application here and only send in $25.

 

The USJJO is the National Governing Body for Ju-Jitsu in the USA

IJJFlogoThe Ju-Jitsu International Federation has recognized the United States Ju-Jitsu Organization (USJJO) as the National JuJitsu Member of the USA and as the recognized Governing Body for JuJitsu in the USA.

As JJIF is Full Member of SportAccord (former GAISF – General Assembly of International Sports Federations) and IWGA (International World Games Association) and is the governing body of JuJitsu worldwide, USJJO is now entitled to participate not only in JJIF activities and championships but also in multi-sport events along the lines drawn by JJIF

See the letter from the JJIF to the USJJO JJIF-NGBLetterToUSJJO022014

Link to the USJJO Press Release USJJO Press Release-JJIFNGB

 

THE 46th OHIO STATE KARATE & JU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP

When: Saturday, March 15, 2014
Where: Greeneview High School, 4719 Cottonville Road, Jamestown, Ohio  45335

Open to all styles of Martial Arts, age and gender
The First Qualifier for the 19th Irish Cup held in Dublin, Ireland June 2014
The First place winners will receive an “All Ohioan” sleeve patch and certificate
Pre-register and save $5.00 and get a free tee shirt
There are 7 Grand Champion Award plus one for the instructor with the most students
There are divisions for everybody, open  the attachment for the map, division and form to pre-register

Event Flyer: Madden March Ohio State Karate 2014

International Tournament Bucharest Open 2014

CorysanCORYSAN Sports Club has the pleasure of inviting you to the 10th edition of Bucharest Ju-Jitsu Open & Corysan Cup reserved for children, cadets, aspirants, juniors and seniors (Duo, Fighting & Ne-Waza).

 

When: March 15, 2014
Where: APOLLO Sports Center (address: 5 Energeticienilor Blvd., sector 3, Bucharest).

Tournament Information flyer: Invitation Corysan Cup 2014