Under the supervsion of Dimitrios Georgantidis, the former Referee director of the Ju-Jitsu African Union and JJIF Sports director Joachim Thumfart the Ju-Jitsu Asian Union organized another referee course especially for the experienced Professional referee working for UAEJJF on the professional events for years.
Alex Paz, head of the referee in Asia, was the main instructor and examiner. Supported by Alexandre Nacimento the examiner team could acknowledge very good results for all participants.
The UAE residents, Orley de Oliveira Candido, Andre Luis de Oliveira, Fornari Cassuza, Cunha Cassiano, Alvaro Rodrigo Santos Bobadilla, Leonardo Gomes Maia and Bernardo Chaves received from JJIF president Panagiotis Theodoropulos the license diploma for international referee.
5 more Ne-Waza experts attended the seminar and fulfilled the requirements of the examination. The professional referees Julio Cesar Pereira, Paulo Sergio Silva Dos Santos, Mauricio Gomes Pereira, Pedro Henrique Arruda Cabral and Luciano Mendes da Silva showed their honest interest in the development of Ne-Waza in JJIF and are ready to work with the National federations of their country.