EURO BJJ:

European Championship taking shape
List of athletes growing every day

Set for the 26th and 27th of January, in the Casal Vistoso Municipal Sports Complex, in Lisbon, Portugal, the 2008 European Jiu-Jitsu Championship is solidifying its position as the main gi tournament on the Old Continent. With the possibility of online sign-up, the International Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF), in partnership with the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Confederation (CBJJ), provides a list of competitors signed up that is updated daily (click here and check it out).

The list is expected to grow even more, as the registration deadline of January 21 is quickly approaching.

Those wishing to sign up can do so by accessing the CBJJ site (click here). There will be no qualifying process for the competition; athletes need only provide the documents required by the organization.

The IFJJF also set the date for the 2008 No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu World Championship. Unlike what happened in 2007, this time the event will not take place at the end of the year, but in August, on the 9th and 10th, in the California State University Dominguez Hills gymnasium.

Check out the updated calendar for the main competitions of the year and stay tuned to GRACIEMAG.com for further information on the main goings on in sport Jiu-Jitsu around the world:

January 26 and 27 – European Jiu-Jitsu Championship

28th – 30th of March – Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu Championship

3rd, 4th, 10th and 11th of May – Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship

5th through 8th of June – World Jiu-Jitsu Championship

26th-27th of July – Master and Senior International

9th and 10th of August – No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu World Championship

15th and 16th of November – Brazilian Beginners Championship / Brazilian Team Championship

29th and 30th of November – Asian Championship