Start of 2025 competition season - GENOA OPEN is setting the bar

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They were three days of great "martial" show or rather of Sports JuJitsu, those just spent in Genoa on January 31, February 1 and 2, 2025, on the occasion of the record-breaking Genoa Open. Great enthusiasm and satisfaction on the part of the master and organizer of the event: Matteo Repetto, we are really proud of this second edition, which recorded great enthusiasm among the Italian and foreign delegations. The novelty that made the difference was the Palasport of Genoa, which in these 3 days of competition thrilled athletes, professionals, public, managers of the Fijlkam and the Ju Jitsu International Federation, demonstrating that it can host events of national and international caliber for JuJitsu. In the “parade” on Saturday 19th, the flags of the participating Nations were carried by the very young Ligurian athletes of: Tegliese, Pieve Ligure, Shitama and Lino Team.

Alongside the top world leaders of Ju Jitsu (Joachim Thumfart and Christian Horvath), the president of the FIJLKAM National Commission Antonio Amorosi, the master Piero Rovigatti, the representatives of the Fijlkam JuJitsu National Commission spoke: Raffaele Buovolo, Dario Quenza, Stefania Bavoso, the councilor for Sport Simona Ferro (Liguria Region) and Alessandra Bianchi (Municipality of Genoa), the deputy vice president of Coni Liguria, Andrea Fossati and the Mayor Pietro Piciocchi, who did not want to miss the awards ceremony for some athletes. To conclude, the A.S.D. Lino Team, with all its endurance, was up to the high level of the competition, Repetto closes satisfied, we are proud to have made this event grow for our Liguria contributing to being: European Region of Sport, making an appointment for 2026 for the third edition of the Genoa Open.

African Ju-Jitsu Championship Concludes in Hammamet with Successful Competition

The African Ju-Jitsu Championship successfully concluded a five-day event in Hammamet, Tunisia, running from December 16 to 20, 2025. Hosted by the Fédération Tunisienne de Ju-Jitsu (FTJJ) , the championship featured top athletes across multiple age groups, including Masters, Adults, U18, and U16, with detailed results provided for Adult and U14 categories.

Adult Competition Highlights

The adult categories, which included disciplines like Jiu-Jitsu and Contact HIF Ju-Jitsu, showcased the growing strength and diversity of the sport across the continent. Medals were keenly contested among athletes representing numerous nations, including Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Angola, Mauritius, Gabon, Senegal, and Libya.

Notable gold medal winners in the Adult divisions included:

  • MOUHOUB Mohamed (Algeria) in ADULTS JIU-JITSU MALE +94 KG.
  • JELILI Hajer (Tunisia) in ADULTS JIU-JITSU FEMALE +70 KG.
  • HIMMI Mourad (Morocco) in ADULTS CONTACT HIF JU-JITSU MALE -77 KG.
  • RAFAEL Lussano (Angola) in ADULTS JIU-JITSU MALE -77 KG.

Host Nation Dominates Youth Categories

The host nation, Tunisia, demonstrated exceptional strength in the youth ranks, particularly in the U14 categories (Jiu-Jitsu, No-Gi, and Fighting).

Two athletes secured multiple gold medals for Tunisia:

  • SAHLI ASSIL EYA earned dual gold in U14 JIU-JITSU FEMALE +57 kg and U14 JIU-JITSU NO-GI FEMALE +57 kg.
  • CHEBBI AHMED ZAKARIYA claimed gold in U14 JIU-JITSU MALE -36 kg and U14 JIU-JITSU NO-GI MALE -36 kg.

Mauritius also made a strong showing, with HAZAREESING NASHITA VIBHUTI winning silver in both U14 JIU-JITSU FEMALE +57 kg and U14 JIU-JITSU NO-GI FEMALE +57 kg.

The championship successfully highlighted the top talent and competitive nature of Ju-Jitsu across the African Union (JJAFU), promising an exciting future for the sport on the continent.

 

 

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