MISSION AND OBJECTIVES
The mission of the SJJZAF is to acquire International Olympic Committee sport recognition and admittance into the Olympic program as a competing event of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, and Deaflympics and in all other games of the Olympic cycle by uniting, organizing, and providing effective international governance to the sport of Jiu- Jitsu.
• The SJJZAF embraces the general and fundamental principles of the Olympic Charter, Paralympic Charter, and Deaflympic Charter; furthermore, aims to promote these fundamental
principles in all activities.
• The SJJZAF aims to respect and preserve the history of Jiu-Jitsu and ensure the lineage of all participants.
• The SJJZAF aims to promote, expand, organize, improve, regulate, and popularize worldwide the practice of Jiu-Jitsu in light of its educational, cultural, and sports values (the “Jiu-Jitsu movement”); and to improve health worldwide through its practice.
• The SJJZAF aims to protect the physical and mental health of the athletes, promoting the importance of youth development, fair competition, respect, equality, cooperation, peace, and
friendship.
• The SJJZAF aims to strengthen the Sport Jiu-Jitsu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Jiu-Jitsu communities, contributing to the development of friendly relationships among the National
Federations, and of defending the interests of Jiu-Jitsu throughout the world.
• The SJJZAF will organize the annual National Jiu-Jitsu Gi and No Gi Championship in collaboration with member federations. The right to organize Nationals Championships and other
official SJJZAF events shall be granted only to Provinces that can receive all the eligible participants and delegates on their territory.
• The SJJZAF will provide organizational and promotional support to all member federations and SJJUKF-sanctioned events, as appropriate.
• The SJJZAF aims to continue improving the technical rules regulating Jiu-Jitsu competitions sanctioned or promoted by the SJJUKF, including the Jiu-Jitsu event of the Olympic Games,
Paralympic Games, and Deaflympics.
• The SJJZAF aims to continue improving standards about various items of clothing and equipment used within the sport of Jiu-Jitsu.
• The SJJZAF aims to adopt, implement, and promulgate the World Anti-Doping Agency Code.
• The SJJZAF aims to respect the principles of democracy, equality, and harmony within the sport of Jiu-Jitsu. To oppose all forms of racial, political, religious, cultural, ideological
and gender discrimination and to oppose discrimination based on internal factions within the sport of Jiu-Jitsu.
• The SJJZAF aims to promote the educational, scientific, literary, and charitable aspects of the sport, improving cultural and sporting contacts between the Jiu-Jitsu nations of the
world.
• The SJJZAF aims to engage in other activities in support of the above objectives.
