Greater China Jiu-Jitsu Federation (GCJJF)

一、   联盟背景

柔术，柔的法则。源于日本，兴于巴西。自1993年Royce Gracie在UFC中以柔术技术战胜对手起，让全球格斗界开始注视柔术。随着近年来综合搏击的流行，作为综合搏击主要地面技术的柔术成为了格斗选手的必修课，也成为了众多搏击迷追捧的武道类运动。

据不完全统计，在大中华地区，仅中国大陆已有50多家具有教学资质的专业柔术学院，5000多名柔术习练者，另外在香港、澳门、台湾和华人聚集的新加坡、马来西亚等地区也有众多柔术馆和习练者。另外，现在有越来越多的缠斗赛事和MMA赛事能够让柔术选手参加，所以，无论是为了防身、健身还是近身格斗，柔术习练者将拥有更多的舞台来展示自己。

为了让大中华地区的柔术馆和柔术习练者能够充分交流技艺、互通友谊，让更多人了解、喜爱柔术，大中华柔术联盟的建立为他们提供了广阔的平台。

Background

Jiu-jitsu, the “Soft art”, originated in Japan and further developed in Brazil. Ever since jiu-jitsu expert Royce Gracie defeated his much larger opponents by at UFC 1 in 1993, the art of jiu-jitsu began to catch the attention of the martial arts world. With the growing popularity of MMA in recent years, the grappling skills of jiu-jitsu have become a mandatory training component for fighters, and it has also become a style that have captured the attention of the martial arts population around the world.

According to unofficial statistics for the Greater China Region, in Mainland China, there are more than 50 clubs and academies for jiu-jitsu, with more than 5000 jiu-jitsu practitioners. In Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and other countries in the region, there are more and more academies and practitioners with each passing year. Additionally, there is an increasing number of events for Jiu-jitsu athletes in the form of grappling tournaments and MMA competition, therefore, whether for self-defense, fitness or combat, jiu-jitsu practitioners will have more opportunities to express and showcase themselves.

The establishment of the Greater China Jiu-Jitsu Federation (GCJJF) aims to build a broad platform to provide jiu-jitsu academies and practitioners in the Greater China Region with more opportunities to exchange technical skills and foster friendships, and to allow more people be exposed to and develop a love for jiu-jitsu.

二、   联盟宗旨

大中华柔术联盟由大柔体育创立，上海市摔跤柔道协会监督指导，旨在建立大中华地区（中国、香港、澳门、台湾）和华人聚集的新加坡、马来西亚等国家地区的柔术爱好者和习练者的信息共享平台及规范统一的行业体系，提供赛事信息，道馆信息，运动员信息及积分排名等服务。

在“政府支持、社会参与、专业运作”的原则下，大中华柔术联盟将开创大中华地区特色柔术赛事模式、提高大中华地区柔术水平，推动柔术产业发展及柔术公益事业，全面服务大中华地区柔术行业，作为联盟长期的使命。

Introduction & Mission

The Greater China Jiu-Jitsu Federation is founded by DaRoll Sports, it is sponsored and supervised by the Sports Department’s Shanghai Wrestling and Judo Association. It aims to establish an information-sharing platform and a unified system for jiu-jitsu practitioners and fans in the Greater China Region (incl. Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan) and ethnic Chinese gathered Singapore, Malaysia, to provide services which include event updates, academy information, athlete information and ranking.

 GCJJF aims to create a Greater China Region competition platform:  to improve the competitive level of jiu-jitsu in the region, to drive development of the jiu-jitsu “industry” and welfare initiatives, to serve the jiu-jitsu sector in the Greater China Region.

三、   联盟赛事

大中华柔术联盟将定期在大中华地区举办柔术公开赛、锦标赛。为大中华地区的柔术习练者提供展示交流的平台，进而提高大中华地区柔术水平，推动柔术产业发展。

Events

GCJJF will organize jiu-jitsu open tournaments and championships regularly in the Greater China Region. It will build a platform for jiu-jitsu academies and practitioners to communicate and exchange, hence to improve the level of jiu-jitsu and promote industry development.