First Invitation for the BALKAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Which Will Take Place in ATHENS-GREECE

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WORLD CUP FOR CADETS (U15) 1ST REGIONAL SOUTH EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP (15TH BALKAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP) U12,U18,U21 JJIF SENIORS RANKING LIST EVENT 20. Sep.University Sports Day

2nd INVITATION

20-21-22-23 SEPTEMBER 2018 ATHENS , GREECE

JJIF Technical Congress 24-25 SEPTEMBER 2018

Contents

Foreword by the President of Ju Jitsu International Federation ...... 3 Foreword by the President of Ju Jitsu Balkan Federation ...... 3 JJIF and event Responsibilities ...... 4 Organizing Federation ...... 4 Venue ...... 5 VISA ...... 8 Emergency numbers ...... 8 Hotels: ...... 9 Transports: ...... 11 Payment: ...... 13 Financial conditions: ...... 13 PAYMENTS ...... 14 Right to participate and categories ...... 6 Competition fees – including the JJIF fee ...... 8 Ju-Jitsu Gi and protectors ...... 14 Liability ...... 9 Advertising ...... 9 Referees ...... 9 Rules and draw ...... 10 Appeal Committee of the Event ...... 10 Anti-doping Control ...... 10 Trophies ...... 11 Dress code ...... 11 Flags and Anthems ...... 11 IMPORTANT ...... 11 COMPETITION SCHEDULE ...... 15

Foreword by the President of Ju Jitsu International Federation

Dear friends, As a president of the International Ju Jitsu Federation, I am very pleased to welcome You in Greece. 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! With this major event we want to honor as well our friend Eugene Domagata who passed away one year ago (11. September 2017). Let us celebrate a festival of Budo and remember the people working hard for this. Panagiotis Theodoropoulos JJIF President

Foreword by the President of Ju Jitsu Balkan Federation

TO ALL JJBF MEMBERS Dear friends, Please find enclosed herewith the first invitation for the BALKAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP which will take place in ATHENS-GREECE.

The city of ATHENS is honored to host this prestigious competition in 2018 accompanied also by the hosting of the WORLD JU-JITSU CUP FOR CADETS U15. 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 the competitors. We look forward to seeing you again Anestis Poulikidis JJBF President

JJIF and event Responsibilities Mr. Joe Thumfart, JJIF Sports Director [email protected]

Anestis Poulikidis, JJBF President Mobile: 0030-6936-806924 Fax: 0030-210-4172714 E-mail: [email protected]

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: [email protected]

For all information concerning the tournaments - hotel accommodation, transport, arrival, application etc. you may contact:

Charitopoulou Maria - Organization Committee Mobile:0030-6937-4040479 E-mail: [email protected]

Poulikidis Michalis – Organization Committee Mobile: 0030 6956331071 E-mail: [email protected]

Venue OLYMPIC SPORT CENTER ANO LIOSIA ATHENS http://www.stadia.gr/anoliossia/anoliossia.html

Right to participate and categories

Athletes must be presented and registered by their National Federation. Following 2010 JJIF TC and GA decision: max 3 persons per category are allowed. All competitors must have a legal passport of the nation they represent in the championship 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 January 1st to December 31st) have the right of participation in the designated category (valid for fighting, duo and ne-waza systems).

World Cup U15:

Ju-Jitsu in class Cadets 12/13/14 (year of birth 2004/2005/2006) Weight categories for Fighting and Jiu-Jitsu (Ne-waza) Boys : -34,-37,-41,-45,-50,-55,-60,-66,+66 Girls : -32,-36,-40,-44,-48,-52,-57,-63,+63 Duo : men – women – mix Show System : men – women - mix

Ranking list JJIF event:

Ju-Jitsu in class Seniors +21 (year of birth 1997 or earlier) Weight categories for Fighting and Jiu-Jitsu (Ne-waza) Men: -56,-62,-69,-77,-85,-94,+94 Women: -49,-55,-62,-70,+70 Duo: men-women-mix Show System: men-women-mix

Ju-jitsu in class Juniors 18/19/20 (year of birth 1998/1999/2000) Weight categories for Fighting and Jiu-Jitsu (Ne-waza) Men: -56,-62,-69,-77,-85,-94,+94 Women: -49,-55,-62,-70,+70 Duo: men-women-mix Show System: men-women-mix

Regional south Europe –Balkan Open Championship :

Ju-Jitsu in class Children 8/9 (year of birth 2009/2010) Weight categories (only for Fighting system) Boys : -21,-24,-27,-30,-34,-38,-42,+42 Girls : -20,-22,-25,-28,-32,-36,-40,+40 Duo: Boys-Girls- Mix (2 series free choice) Show System: only mix category (free choice max 1,5 minutes presentation)

Ju-Jitsu in class Children 10/11 (year of birth 2007/2008) Weight categories (only for Fighting system) Boys : -24,-27,-30,-34,-38,-42,-46,-50,+50 Girls : -22,-25,-28,-32,-36,-40,-44,-48,+48 Duo: Boys-Girls- Mix (2 series free choice) Show System: only mix category (free choice max 1,5 minutes presentation)

Ju-jitsu in class Aspirants 15/16/17 (year of birth 2001/2002/2003) Weight categories for Fighting and Jiu-Jitsu (Ne-waza) Men: -46,-50,-55,-60,-66,-73,-81,+81 Women: -40,-44,-48,-52,-57,-63,-70,+70 Duo: men-women-mix Show System: men-women-mix

PLEASE NOTE according age categories:

Decisions and explanations from the JJIF Technical Congress in St. Petersburg 2010, adopted by JJIF GA and JJIF Board: • 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 (juniors can compete with seniors). However, a team (duo) made up of one Aspirant and one Junior can only compete in juniors, not also in seniors (the Aspirant, although member of a junior team, cannot jump over two age categories and compete with the seniors)!! • If a competitor participates in the Duo competition, he/she is allowed to be part of a mixed couple and of a couple of his/her gender on the same tournament. The organizer will observe that the Duo men and women are scheduled for one competition day, while the mixed duo is scheduled for the other day. • Cadets born in 2004, who is part of a duo team together with an Aspirant, they can compete in Aspirants. • Addition is that we have included SHOW system for children U-12, U-15 so that children U-12 are doing three techniques from series A and children U-15 are doing three techniques from series A, and B. Time of action is 1 minute and 30 seconds maximum.

Organizers’ further rules regarding age: • Cadets U15 CANNOT participate in Aspirants categories. • Children CANNOT participate in Cadets categories. Children compete ONLY in Duo, Show and Fighting.

Competition fees – including the JJIF fee

World Cup U15 Fighting system - 60 US$/competitor; [€ 50] Duo and show system 60 US$/couple; [€ 50] Jiu Jitsu (Ne-Waza) - 60 US$/competitor [€ 50]

Balkan Open Seniors/ U21 - JJIF Ranking list Fighting system - 60 US$/competitor; [€ 50] Duo and show system 60 US$/couple; [€ 50] Jiu Jitsu (Ne-Waza) - 60 US$/competitor [€ 50]

Regional South Europe-Balkan Open Championship Fighting system - 36 US$/competitor [€30] Duo system - 36 US$/competitor [€30] Show system - 36 US$/competitor [€30] Jiu-Jitsu (Ne-Waza) - 36 US$/competitor [€30]

The amounts must be paid by bank transfer. Please make reference with “Booking (your country) World Cup U15/Balkan Open 2018”. The booking forms should have been returned to OC up to August 30th, specifying the number of participants and other details.

IMPORTANT:

An extra fee of 10 EUR [$12] per person is required for payments made after August 30th. No refunds for participants not attending the event will be made.

Transfer/payment receipt has to be shown at weighing. Please note that all financial obligations must be fulfilled before the registration! VISA All travelers must have a valid passport and check for Schengen regulations about VISA.

VISA support will only be given to registered athletes and officials accommodate in the official hotel. Application for support MUST send to Organizer until 04th August 2018!

Emergency numbers

POLICE: 100/ FIRE DEPARTMENT: 199 / AMBULANCE: 166

Ju-Jitsu Gi and protectors

All competitors must have and use Ju-Jitsugi according with the JJIF rules for official competitions (white gi for all competition systems).

The organizer will post to every national federation the right number of the “back numbers” for Participants in order to have the competition logo sowed on.

Soft hand and foot protections in proper color; mouthpiece and jockstrap are strongly recommended; chest protectors for female competitors are strongly recommended.

Liability

Neither the organizers of the event, nor the National Federation (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.

Coaches and team leaders are responsible to make sure that all participants are physically fit, prepared and capable to cope with the championship.

Advertising

Please observe the regulations of the JJIF as far as advertising on the Ju-Jitsugi is concerned. Please note that during the championship no numbers on the back of the Ju-Jitsugi are allowed unless specified by the organizer.

Referees

Each country should provide minimum 1 referee for up to 6 participants, 2 for up to 15 participants, and 3 for 15 participants and more. A fee of US$ 800 per referee will be requested for not having the right number of referees for the World Cup U15. It will be collected by the organizer and/or JJIF RESPONSIBLE PERSON on the spot (conditioned for participation before the draw). With the penalty fee JJIF and BJJF has the possibility to invite extra referees from NF’s if necessary. Hotel bookings for referees must be included within the booking of the delegation from the national federation.

Referees should attend the briefing meeting on Thursday afternoon. There will be 3 (three) days of competition, on 6 tatamis. 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, JJIF may decide to complement the pool of referees with national referees of the organizing federation decided by JJIF Referee Committee and Balkan federation committee.

Rules and draw

JJIF Competition Rules, JJIF Competition Organization and Planning. We make an appeal to all participants to respect fair-play and JJIF Book of Ethics! (Actual competition rules are provided on the official web site www.jjif.org

• Competition organized by table with all participants getting a second chance; • Computer program, approved by JJIF; • Draw will be made by JJIF officials and responsible official from the National Federation, together with the IT specialist; • The draw will be done on Thursday for all competition days and it is final! Please Note: After registration of first draw (full automatic) will be published online. During the coach meeting the coaches can indicate mistakes. Final brackets will be published within one hour after coach meeting.

• If a competitor will not have the correct weight at weighing – 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 because of not fulfilling conditions for participation when already registered. There will be no second draw. • General mistakes discovered at the draw can be corrected by JJIF officials (such as wrong name, persons with similar names put in wrong categories etc.). • Champions from the previous championship may not be in the same pool (if that is indicated at the draw).

Appeal Committee of the Event

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). The decision of the Appeal Committee is final.  Protest intention must be announced before the competitors leave the mat  Appeal must be confirmed within 10 min and payment must follow immediately  Misbehavior like not leaving the contest area leads to losing the appeal right

Anti-doping Control All National members should make their competitors aware that there could be a doping control for several athletes.

If you have entered in the Championship and are taking any medication or plan to take any medication, please check with your doctor whether your medication contains any substances on WADA's 2018 Prohibited List

(https://www.wada-ama.org/en/media/news/2017-09/wada-publishes-2018-list-of-prohibited-substances-and-methods )

Trophies • At the end of the competition there will be a trophy for three best teams/country; • First three in each category receive a medal; • Special trophies will be awarded.

Dress code 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, without any additional materials on their persons (flags, religious symbols, bottles of water, slippers etc.), according to SportAccord guidelines.

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.

IMPORTANT

The registration will be only possible through the Sportdata event technology www.sportdata.org for the details.

Online registration is mandatory and must to be made before 30th of August 2018. All registration made after this date will be put in waiting list and will be subject to a late entry fee. Organization reserves the right to refuse registrations made after the deadline

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. 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.

Hotels: The official hotels are:

1. HOTEL PARNIS PALACE **** 388 Parnithos aven., Acharnes , Athens, 13674, Greece http://www.parnispalace.gr

PER PERSON/PER NIGHT SINGLE ROOM HB 88 euro 2 BED ROOM HB 80 euro 3 BED ROOM HB 75 euro Suites

2. ACHARNIS KAVALLARI HOTEL SUITES **** 384 Parnithos Avenue, Acharnes, Athens, 13674, Greece http://www.acharniskavallari.gr PER PERSON/PER NIGHT SINGLE ROOM HB 85 euro 2 BED ROOM HB 70 euro 3 BED ROOM HB 68 euro 4 BED ROOM HB 65 euro

3. HOTEL KAVALLARI PALACE *** 370 Parnithos Avenue, Acharnes, Athens, 13674, Greece http://www.cavallaripalace.gr PER PERSON/PER NIGHT 2 BED ROOM HB 68 euro 3 BED ROOM HB 65 euro 4 BED ROOM HB 63 euro

4. HOTEL BELLE VUE ***370 391 Parnithos Avenue, Acharnes, Athens, 13674, Greece http://www.hotelbellevue.gr/ PER PERSON/PER NIGHT 2 BED ROOM HB 67 euro 3 BED ROOM HB 64 euro

Minimum reservation for each person are 2 nights. These prices include:

 The transportation airport-hotel and hotel-airport.  The transportation hotel-sport hall and sport hall-hotel.  All breakfasts from the day after your check-in.  All dinners from the night booked  Lunch pack in the sport hall for the competition days  The lunch; only for the days of the competition in the sport hall.

 Check-in time 14.00  Check out time 12.00 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 100 euro per person for the organizing cost related to the competition. This is applied only for the World CUP u15. But federations not using the official hotel will not be provided with transport or any other service which is included in the full board.  Gala dinner will take place Sunday night at the OFFICIAL hotel, upon prior registration, for a fee of 30 eur/person (includes soft beverages).

Payment: THE DEADLINE FOR BOOKING ACCOMMODATION IS AUGUST 30 2018

The organizer is providing 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. 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 AUGUST 30 2018 to:

OWNER: GREEK SPORT FAN AMATEUR JU-JITSU FEDERATION NAME OF BANK: ALPHA BANK BRANCH: KOROPI ATTIKIS IBAN: GR66 0140 1470 1470 0200 2005 593 SWIFT (BIC): CRBAGRAA

Please make reference with “booking (your country) WC-BCH 2018” An extra fee of 10 € per person is required for payments made after AUGUST 30 2018 . 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. PAYMENTS

1. Delegations are requested to send a precise reservation, specifying the number of rooms with names. 2. The Greek Sport Fan Amateur Ju-Jitsu Federation will issue and send you an invoice .A deposit of 100% of the amount due is obligatory in order to obtain fully confirmed reservation and full settlement needs to be done no later than the 20/08/2018. 3. If you rent room in some other hotel, the organizer will be charged for all the persons who will be register for the event, a penalty of 100 € , and in that case there will be no food and transportation service included.

COMPETITION SCHEDULE Thursday 20 SEPTEMBER 2018: University Sports Day (Invitation separate) Ju-Jitsu for differently abled persons – Presentation and Workshop 12:00 – 14:00h Registration 17:00 – 18:30h Weight In (Categories of Friday) 19:00 Coach Meeting

Friday 21 SEPTEMBER 2018: Fighting Men U15 WORLD CUP Fighting Women U15 WORLD CUP Duo Men U12 Duo Women U12 Duo Men Seniors Duo Women Seniors Duo Mixed Aspirants Show Mixed U12 Show Mixed U15 WORLD CUP Show Men Aspirants Show Women Aspirants Show Mixed Seniors Jiu Jitsu Men Juniors Jiu Jitsu Women Juniors

Saturday 22 SEPTEMBER 2018: Fighting Men U12 Fighting Women U12 Fighting Men Juniors Fighting Women Juniors Jiu Jitsu Men Seniors Jiu Jitsu Men Aspirants Jiu Jitsu Women Seniors Jiu Jitsu Women Aspirants Duo Mixed Seniors Duo Men Aspirants Duo Women Aspirants Duo Mixed Juniors Duo Mixed U15 WORLD CUP Show Men U12 Show Women U15 WORLD CUP Show Mixed Aspirants Show Women Juniors Show Men Juniors Information: Contact Ju-Jitsu Challenge Saturday evening (see separate invitation)

Sunday 23 SEPTEMBER 2018: Fighting Men Seniors Fighting Women Seniors Fighting Men Aspirants Fighting Women Aspirants Duo Men Juniors Duo Women Juniors Duo Men U15 WORLD CUP Duo Women U15 WORLD CUP Duo Mixed U12 Show Women U12 Show Men U15 WORLD CUP Show Mixed Juniors Show Women Seniors Show Men Seniors Jiu Jitsu Men U15 WORLD CUP Jiu Jitsu Women U15 WORLD CUP

Monday 24 SEPTEMBER 2018: Technical Congress

Tuesday 25 SEPTEMBER 2018: Technical Congress (until 12:00)