Abbreviation | IBJJF |
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Formation | 2002 |
Type | Private |
Purpose | Tournament Competition |
Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Region served
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Worldwide |
Official language
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English, Portuguese |
President
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Carlos Gracie, Jr. |
Affiliations |
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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.