Ju-Jitsu European Union

Dear friends,

2019 is only 7 weeks old, but JJEU and their National Federations are allready planning many nice JuJitsu events for the whole year 2019.

One of the events I like to appoint to you all is the JJEU Summer Training camp 2019 which this year will be organized in co operation with the Hungarian Sport Ju-jitsu Federation.

At one of the nicest places in Hungary we found a amazing sport at the Balaton Lake. So be sure that you get your spot, there are only 160 availeble, at this amazing event. For now we allready have attendency of the next excellent teachers: Jimmy Wouters, Belgium, one of the Top Fighting teachers, Michael Korn, JJEU Vice President and head of JJIF development of DUO but also a JuJItsu teacher with great knowledge of DUO and selfdefence, Jeffrey Bok, a Dutch JiuJitsu Fighting trainer but also a great Judo teacher, Ákos Szekeres (black belt BJJ), Hungary – Ne waza JiuJitsu and Levente Varga (black belt BJJ), Hungary – Ne waza JiuJitsu.

During the coming months we will surprise you all with some more interesting and amazing names.

So don’t wait to long and extend your Summer holiday with a training camp in Hungary.

JJEU Event and Organization team

JJEU Summer Camp 2019 def.pdf

Dear budo friends,

Edition 2018 was allready a great succes, but edition 2019 seems to be even better and more spectaculair. The Local Organizers are busy in the preparation of this edition, and are happy to invite everybody to join the DUO games in Medemblik the Netherlands.

Info and the possibility to subscribe can be found here: https://www.sportdata.org/ju-jitsu/set-online/veranstaltung_info_main.php?active_menu=calendar&vernr=87#a_eventhead

Highlight of last year goto: https://europeancup.org/ and Youtube highlights 2018 https://youtu.be/LL5tM8d9Z5U

Uitnodiging European Cup-2ND EDITION – 2019_versie 3.0.pdf

On February 9th and 10th 2019 326 Ju-Jitsu athletes from eleven nations travelled to Norderstedt near Hamburg in Nothern Germany to compete in International Kodokan Open 2019.

They started in the Ju-Jitsu categories Fighting, Ne-Waza and Duo Classic in the age divisions Adults, U21, U18, U16, U14 and U12. The award for the best club won the hosts from Kodokan Norderstedt with nine gold medals followed by Den Edel Gouda NL from the Netherlands and 1. Ju-Jutsu-Verein Bernau from Germany with both six gold medals. The best nation (other than Germany) were the Netherlands, ahead of the athletes from Denmark, Belgium, Austria and Sweden.

There were also competitors from Switzerland, Slovenia, France, Bulgaria and Singapore.
For the first time the International Kodokan Open were held as a "JJEU supported event" and organized in cooperation with the Ju-Jitsu European Union. Many clubs and nations used the tournament in the Moorbehalle Norderstedt to see where they stand with their athletes at the beginning of the competition year.
Many thanks to all athletes and coaches for joining, to the referees, to the medical team and the volunteer helpers.

The results of the whole weekend can be found here: https://www.kodokan.info/kodokan-open/ergebnisse/

Dear budo friends,

Only a few days left to register for the first Europa CUP event of this year. This event will give points for the European Ranking list, so whit these points you give yourself a good position for the seeding for the European Championships in U18, U21 and Adults.

So be sure you attend this great event in Maribor Slovenia.

INVITATION 1 – EUROPA CUP FIGHT – RAJH 21-1-2019.pdf

Dear Budo friends,

Please accept our best wishes to you all. The year 2018 is almost done, and it was a amazing year for most of us. 2019 is coming soon, and a lot of clubs and federations are looking forward for another year of great events. JJEU has planned a lot of nice co operations with partners in Europe, like the Kodokan Open Organization in Norderstedt, which again are organizing one of the biggest starting events of the year. Most of the clubs are using this event every year to setup their selections for 2019, and every year this event become stronger and stronger. JJEU and the Kodokan Organization are working together close, and therefore we are happy to announce that the Kodokan Open starting 2019 is a JJEU supported event, which means that the LOC of Kodokan fulfill the requirements of organizing JuJitsu events on the JJEU level.

We are happy to present you all the first invitation of the Kodokan Open 2019 event. Please go to: https://www.sportdata.org/ju-jitsu/set-online/veranstaltung_info_main.php?active_menu=calendar&vernr=81%23a_eventhead

and subscribe your team as soon as possible and join the opening of 2019 with a great event.

IKO_2019_Invitation_english_v1_3.pdf