1st INVITATION

1st INVITATION
CONTENT
Welcome from the J.J.I.F. president
Welcome from the G.J.J.F president
1. JJIF and event Responsibilities
2. Organizing Federation
3. Venue
4. Hotel
5. Transports
6. Liability
7. Registration
8. Rules and draw
9. Anti-doping Control
10.Right to participate-categories
11. Ju-jitsu gi and protectors
12.Referees
13.Dress code - ceremonies
14.Categories
15.Participation fee
16.Trophies
17.Advertising
18.Flags and anthems
19.Financial conditions
20.Visa
21.Appeal committee
22.The schedule of the competition
Appendix 1: Statement about liability
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Welcome to Athens!
As President of the International Ju-Jitsu Federation, I am very pleased to
welcome you in Athens.
I wish complete success to all delegations.
I sincerely hope that these three days of competition we can make known
even better our practices, open to all and show the world the true place of
Ju-Jitsu.
At each international competition, the number of countries and fighters is
constantly increasing, proving the vitality of Ju-Jitsu through our
continents.
I wish good luck to all participants!
Panagiotis Theodoropoulos
JJIF President
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TO ALL JJIF MEMBERS
Dear friends,
Please find enclosed herewith the first invitation for the
WORLD JU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP U18 - U21 2015
which will take place in ATHENS, GREECE.
The city of ATHENS is honored to host this prestigious competition in 2015.
We are confident that the athletes, coaches, referees and supporters will
enjoy a great championship, with high technical level, sportsmanship and
fun.
I wish you all a pleasant experience and a good and successful appearance
on the mat for all competitors.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Athens!
Anestis Poulikidis
GJJF President
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1. JJIF and event Responsibilities
Anestis Poulikidis, GJJF President
Mobile: 0030-6936-806924
Fax: 0030-210-4172714
E-mail: efeozz@yahoo.gr
Dana MORTELMANS, JJIF General Secretary
E-mail: dmurgescu@gmail.com
Mobile: 0040-722-253875
Fax: 0040-31-814-8846
Joachim THUMFART, JJIF Sports Director
E-mail: joe-jutsu@gmx.de
Henrik SANDBERG, JJIF Referee Director
E-mail: sandberg.ju-jutsu@mail.dk
2. Organizing Federation:
Responsibility for the event goes to
GREEK SPORTS FAN AMATEUR JU-JITSU FEDERATION
OLYMPIC CENTER of ANO LIOSIA, ATHENS - GREECE
MOBILE PHONE: 0030 6936 806 924, 0030 6937 404 079
FAX: 0030 210 417 2714
E-mail: efeozz@yahoo.gr
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For all information concerning the WCh – hotel accommodation,
transport, arrival, application etc. you may contact:
Charitopoulou Maria - Organizing Committee
Mobile: 0030-6937-4040479
E-mail: mariacharitopoulou@yahoo.gr
Poulikidis Michalis – Organizing Committee
Mobile: 0030 6956331071
E-mail: michalis_poulikidis@yahoo.gr
3. Venue:
OLYMPIC CENTER FALIROU (TAE KWON DO)
DELTA FALIROU, ATHENS, GREECE
Website: http://www.stadia.gr/faliro/faliro-gr.html
4. Hotel:
The organizer is providing one official hotel for all delegations, in order to
facilitate the meetings, the registration and weigh in for all athletes, as well as
reasonable package prices for all participants.
All official meetings and the GALA DINNER will take place in this official hotel.
The hotel is situated near the sports hall (10 minutes walking).
The official hotel is:
METROPOLITAN HOTEL*****
385 SYNGROU AVENUE, P.C. 175.64 ATHENS
WEB-SITE: www.chandris.gr
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Delegation package
WITH ONLY BREAKFAST PER PERSON/PER NIGHT
SINGLE ROOM BB 130 euro
DOUBLE ROOM BB 77 euro
TRIPLE ROOM BB 65 euro
FULL BOARD PER PERSON/PER NIGHT
SINGLE ROOM FB 145 euro
DOUBLE ROOM FB 92 euro
TRIPLE ROOM FB 80 euro
These prices include
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1 night for 1 person
The transportation airport-hotel and hotel-airport.
All breakfasts from the day after your check-in.
In FB packages prices include the dinner of the night booked, and the breakfast
and the lunch pack of the day after.
The lunch pack is only for the days of the competition in the sport hall.
Free transportation with the hotel-buses to the center of Athens and back
Free use of steam bath
Free use of fitness center
Free wi-fi internet in the lobby area
All the rooms with A/C
HOTEL RESERVATIONS CAN ONLY BE MADE THROUGH THE ORGANIZER ON
THE RULE OF “FIRSTCOME FIRST SERVED”
In case a team decides not to use the proposed official hotel, the organizing
committee will charge the team with 30 euro per person for the organizing cost
related to the competition.
 Gala dinner will take place Sunday night at the Metropolitan hotel, upon
prior registration, for a fee of 30 eur/person (includes soft beverages).
5. Transports:
The OC has arranged transport from “EL.VENIZELOS” international airport of
Athens to the official hotel, for all the participants, who are placed in the
official hotel and finally back to the airport.
The hotel is situated near the sports hall (5 minutes walking).
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Please contact the organizers concerning arrivals and provide them with exact
information about your arrival and departure (means of transport, time and
date of arrival, flight number etc.), so they can organize everything on time.
6. Liability:
 The organizers of the event (or any of its officials or members) will not be
liable or responsible for any personal injury.
 Coaches and team leaders are responsible to make sure that all participants
are physically fit, prepared and capable to cope with the tournament. We
strongly recommend proper medical and accident insurance.
 All competitors must carry a legal passport of their respective nation.
Medical certificate is needed, not older than 12 months, certifying their fitness
for competition.
 Competitors compete at their own risk.
7. Registration to the event:
Only in writing up to
FEBRUARY 13th, 2015
to:
Charitopoulou Maria
e-mail: efeozz@yahoo.gr .
Mobile: 0030-6937-404079
Please use the attached forms.
8. Rules and draw:
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JJIF competition rules, Organization and Sporting code of JJIF.
We make an appeal to all participants to respect the fair-play and JJIF
book of Ethics (actual competition rules are provided also on the
official web site of JJEU www.jjeu.eu or JJIF Referees Group web
site http://www.jjif-referees.com);
Competition organized by table with all participants getting a second
chance.
Computer program approved by JJIF.
Draw will be made by responsible official from the national federation,
together with IT specialist.
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The draw will be made on Thursday (12th March 2015) for all the dates
and will be final.
If a competitor has not the correct weight during the official weigh in
or the birth dates are not correct, he/she will stay in a pool/table but
will automatically loose the match. No change will be made to the draw
and no refund will be given because of not fulfilling the conditions for
participating while already registered. THERE WILL BE NO SECOND
DRAW.
General mistakes discovered at the draw can be corrected by JJIF
officials (such a wrong names, persons with similar names put in wrong
category etc.)
9. Anti-doping Control
All members should make their competitors aware that there could be a
doping control for several athletes in all the systems.
If you have entered in our World Championship and are taking any
medication, please check with your doctor whether your medication
contains any substances on WADA’ S 2015 PROHIBITED LIST.
10. Right to participate and categories :
Athletes must be presented and registered by their National Federation.
Following 2011 JJIF TC and GA decision: max 2 persons per category are
allowed.
All competitors must have a legal passport and sports passport of their nation.
Medical certificate is required, not older than 12 months, certifying their ability
to compete.
Competitors that will reach the proper age in the present year (from 1/1 to
12/31) have the right to participate in the designated category (valid for all
systems.
CATEGORIES
JUNIORS (YEAR OF BIRTH 1995-1996-1997)
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ASPIRANTS (YEAR OF BIRTH 1998-1999-2000)
The age is considered according to the year of birth, not the actual birth date
of the competitor.
The athlete can compete in one higher age category – goes for fighting, duo
and ne-waza system (ASPIRANTS can also compete with JUNIORS), but the
same athlete cannot compete in Aspirants and Juniors in the same
championship/event.
If a competitor participates in the Duo system, he is allowed to be part of a mix
couple and of a couple of his/her gender on the same tournament.
11. Ju-jitsu gi and protectors
All competitors must have and use ju-jitsu gi according with the JJIF rules for
official competitions. Participants must bring their ju-jitsu gi to registration in
order to have the competition logo showed on.
Soft hand and foot protections, belts in proper colour, mouthpiece and jockstrap
are strongly recommended; chest protectors for female competitors are strongly
recommended.
12. Referees :
Each country should provide minimum 1 referee for up to 6 participants, 2 for up
to 15 participants and 3 for more than 15 participants. A fee of 800 € will be
charged for not having the right number of referees and be collected by the JJIF
on the spot (conditioned for participation before the draw). This rule doesn’t
apply to new members during the first 3 years.
Referees should attend the briefing meeting on Thursday (12th March 2015)
afternoon.
Neither the organizing committee nor the JJIF will be responsible for not
respecting this obligation. However, if there won’t be enough referees for the
competition to take place in good conditions, the JJIF Referee Committee may
decide to complement the pool of referees with national referees of the
organizing federation.
13. Dress code - ceremonies:
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Coaches accompanying the athletes to the tatami will wear the national team
track suit with sports shoes (closed). For the finals, formal clothes (with jacket)
are recommended.
Athletes on the podium will wear the white competition gi. It is strictly
forbidden for competitors on the podium to bring national flags or the similar
identification other than the one represented in the regular manner on their
equipment. Any demonstration of religious, political, personal or commercial
signs is prohibited and so is wearing a cap or any other head cover, other than
the one represented in the regular manner on their equipment.
The competitors will stand behind the podium according to the following
order 2,1,3,3. Every competitor who has won a medal has to attend the
ceremony in order to receive their medal in person.
14. Categories:
FIGHTING SYSTEM
JUNIORS
MEN
18-19-20
YEARS OLD
JUNIORS
WOMEN
18-19-20
YEARS OLD
ASPIRANTS
MEN
15-16-17
YEARS OLD
ASPIRANTS
WOMEN
15-16-17
YEARS OLD
-56 KGR
-62 KGR
-69 KGR
-77 KGR
-85 KGR
-94 KGR
+94 KGR
-49 KGR
-55 KGR
-62 KGR
-70 KGR
+70 KGR
-46 KGR
-50 KGR
-55 KGR
-60 KGR
-66 KGR
-73 KGR
-81 KGR
+81 KGR
-40 KGR
-44 KGR
-48 KGR
-52 KGR
-57 KGR
-63 KGR
-70 KGR
+70 KGR
ASPIRANTS
MEN
ASPIRANTS
WOMEN
DUO SYSTEM
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JUNIORS : MEN, WOMEN, MIX
ASPIRANTS: MEN,WOMEN,MIX
NE-WAZA SYSTEM
JUNIORS
MEN
JUNIORS
WOMEN
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18-19-20
YEARS OLD
18-19-20
YEARS OLD
15-16-17
YEARS OLD
15-16-17
YEARS OLD
-56 KGR
-62 KGR
-69 KGR
-77 KGR
-85 KGR
-94 KGR
+94 KGR
-49 KGR
-55 KGR
-62 KGR
-70 KGR
+70 KGR
-46 KGR
-50 KGR
-55 KGR
-60 KGR
-66 KGR
-73 KGR
-81 KGR
+81 KGR
-40 KGR
-44 KGR
-48 KGR
-52 KGR
-57 KGR
-63 KGR
-70 KGR
+70 KGR
15. Participation Fee:
85 € per fighter (fighting and ne-waza) and 85€ per duo couple
16. Trophies:
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The first three competitors in each category will receive medals.
At the end of the competition there will be a trophy for the 3 best countries.
Certificate for the participation and the position for all the competitors.
Fair play trophy in men and women category (on proposals of referees and
national coaches of the event)
 Special trophies.
17. Advertising
Please observe the regulations of the JJIF as far as advertising on the ju-jitsu
gi is concerned. Please note that during the championship no numbers on the
back of the ju-jitsu gi are allowed unless specified by the organizer. Numbers
on the back of previous tournaments must be removed from the ju-jitsu gi.
18. Flags and Anthems
Don’t forget to check the flag and anthem of your country with the organizer
when you arrive. We suggest that you bring with you your national anthem
(short version) to avoid any possible problem.
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19. Financial conditions
The organization has made the effort so that if any of the competitors would
like to arrive a day before or stay a day longer, the payment per extra day per
room will be under the same conditions.
Travel expenses and organization are the responsibility of the participating
countries.
The cost of the accommodation and the participation must be paid by each
federation to the organizer.
PAYMENT MUST BE DONE BY BANK TRANSER UP TO FEBRUARY 10th 2015 to:
OWNER:
NAME OF BANK:
BRANCH:
IBAN:
SWIFT (BIC):
GREEK SPORT FAN AMATEUR JU-JITSU FEDERATION
ALPHA BANK
KOROPI ATTIKIS
GR66 0140 1470 1470 0200 2005 593
CRBAGRAA
Please make reference with “booking (your country) WC 2015”
An extra fee of 10 € per person is required for payments made after
FEBRUARY 10th 2015. No refunds for participants not attending the event will
be made.
Transfer/payment receipt has to be shown at registration. Please note that all
financial obligations must be fulfilled before the registration.
20.Visa
The Organizer is happy to help any country with obtaining visa for athletes
and officials. For nations which need VISA to enter Greece, please send the
Organizer as soon as possible (latest January 31st) a list of participants with full
names, passport numbers, date of birth and positions.
Complete visa applications should be sent to efeozz@yahoo.gr.
21.Appeal Committee of the Event
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The Appeal Committee of the event is composed of 3 persons (1 from the local
organizing committee), appointed by the JJIF Board.
Any member of the Appeal Committee is to be excluded from making any
decisions if the participant involved is from the same country. An appeal fee
of 200 EUR must be paid to the JJIF Treasurer before the appeal is filed (this
amount will be returned if appeal is successful). Appeal must be filed
immediately after the situation occurs (a verbal announcement and filed on
paper) so the organizer may halt the competition to prevent appealed
situation to continue. The decision of the Appeal Committee is final.
22. Schedule of the Competition:
THURSDAY MARCH 12 2015
Morning:
Arrival of delegations to the official hotel
14:00-18:00 - Registration of delegations at the Official Hotel, payment of
outstanding amounts.
- Deposit of ju-jitsu gi (one pack per nation)
17:00-19:00 – Weigh-in for the Friday categories.
18:00 – 19:30 – Referee meeting
18:00 - 20:00 - JJIF board meeting
19:30-22:00 - Dinner
21:00-22:00 - Official draw for all competition days
FRIDAY MARCH 13 2015
07.00-08.30 - Breakfast in the hotel
08.30-09:00 - Transport to sport hall
08:30-09:00 - Referee meeting in sport hall
09.00 - Start of competition
FIGHTING ASPIRANTS MEN
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DUO ASPIRANTS WOMEN
DUO JUNIORS MEN
DUO JUNIORS WOMEN
NEWAZA ASPIRANTS WOMEN
12.00-13.00 Distribution of lunch pack
13.00- 14.00 OPENING CEREMONY
13.30 -14.30 Official weigh in for Saturday Categories
16.00 -20.30 Semifinals and finals
20.30 -22.00 Dinner
SATURDAY MARCH 14 2015
07.00-08.30 - Breakfast in the hotel
08.30-09:00 - Transport to sport hall
09.00 - Start of competition
FIGHTING ASPIRANTS WOMEN
FIGHTING JUNIORS WOMEN
DUO ASPIRANTS MEN
NEWAZA JUNIORS MEN
NEWAZA ASPIRANTS MEN
12.00-13.00 Distribution of lunch pack
13.30 -14.30 Official weigh in for Sunday Categories
16.00 -20.30 Semifinals and finals
20.30 -22.00 Dinner
SUNDAY MARCH 15 2015
07.00-08.30 - Breakfast in the hotel
08.30-09:00 - Transport to sport hall
09.00 - Start of competition
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FIGHTING JUNIORS MEN
NEWAZA JUNIORS WOMEN
DUO JUNIORS MIX
DUO ASPIRANTS MIX
12.00-13.00 Distribution of lunch pack
16.00-20.30 Semifinals and finals
21.30-02.00 GALA DINNER
MONDAY MARCH 16 2015
09.00- later Departures of delegations
Poulikidis Anestis
President GJJF
Appendix 1: Statement about liability
NATION/TEAM: ____________________________________
RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL (capital letters please): __________________________
STATEMENT
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Of accepting general conditions for participating at the event as defined in
Invitation to the event, accepting JJIF Competition Organizing and Planning and
fair-play in general, and accepting responsibilities and liabilities as follows:
Legality and right to participate. We are fully aware that all competitors must have a
legal passport and sports passport of their respective nation! Medical certificate is
needed, not older than 12 months, certifying their fitness for competition.
Competitors that will reach the proper age in the present year (from 1.1 to 31.12)
have the right of participation in designate category (valid for fighting, duo and newaza systems).
Responsibility. We hereby attest the responsibility that coaches and team leader are
responsible to make sure that all participants are physically fit, prepared and capable
to cope with championship.
Liability. We understand and recognize the right to the O.C., JJIF and National
Federation not to accept any liability what so ever. Neither the organizers of the
event, nor the GREEK SPORT FAN AMATEUR JU-JITSU FEDERATION or JJIF (or any of
its officials or members) will be liable or responsible for any personal injury nor for
any loss or damage to any property arising out of participations and travelling in
connection with this championship.
Anti-doping. We are aware that there could be a doping control for several athletes
in fighting, duo or ne-waza systems.
Place and date: ________________________
Signature: ______________________
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