FILA Grappling News
Croatian Cadet Open in Dakovo
/ Posted on 07 May 2009
by Anne Pellaud
The first Croatian Cadet Open took place in Dakovo on 26 April 2009 under the supervision of Mr. Zeljko Vukovich, Head of the Croatian Grappling Committee, and Mr. Peter Mettler, FILA Referee Instructor from Switzerland. 110 athletes from 8 different teams (7 from Croatia and 1 from Bosnia &...
Creation of the Austrian Grappling Committee
/ Posted on 06 May 2009
by Anne Pellaud
The General Assembly of the Austrian Wrestling Federation took place in Wals on 17 April 2009. In addition to the election of the Board members, the General Assembly officially appointed Mr. Henry Steiner as Head of the newly formed Austrian Grappling Committee. Mr. Steiner has been...
Modification in the Female Weight Categories
/ Posted on 22 April 2009
by Anne Pellaud
Further to several complaints addressed to FILA by light female athletes, the World Grappling Committee accepted to reconsider its decision and re-instate a light female category of 50kg. Although that category was the least frequented in the past events, the...
Creation of the Croatian Grappling Committee
/ Posted on 16 April 2009
by Anne Pellaud
Mr. Rafael Perlungher, Head of Grappling Europe, has just returned from a visit to Croatia where he was invited to give a one-week grappling seminar to the students of Mr. Zeljko Vukovich's martial arts club in Dakovo.
The aim of the visit was also...
Hungarian Championship and FILA Referees' Course
/ Posted on 12 March 2009
by Anne Pellaud
The Zen Bu Kan Kempo Federation, chaired by Mr. Valér Papp, organized the first Hungarian Championship under the FILA rules on 08 March 2009. About 70 athletes from 12 different teams travelled to Budapest to take part in the competition that was placed under the supervision...
Annual Meeting of the World Grappling Committee
/ Posted on 02 March 2009
by Tiago Okamura
The second World Grappling Committee (WGC) annual meeting took place at the FILA headquarters in Corsier-sur-Vevey (SUI) on 28 February 2009. The members of the newly formed WGC were brought together by the FILA President to discuss and establish the standards that will guide...
Results of the 1° World Grappling Championship
/ Posted on 23 December 2008
by Tiago Okamura
The 1st World Grappling Championship successfully took place in Lucerne, Switzerland, on 20-21 December 2008. Troughout the two days of competition, over 300 matches took place in the No-Gi and Gi divisions. 14 grapplers from USA, Canada, France, Spain, and Brazil were...
French Gi-Grappling Cup in Paris
/ Posted on 17 November 2008
by Christophe Levy
The first Gi-Grappling competition organized under the FILA rules took place in the Louis Lumière Sport Complex of Paris on 15 November 2008. The participants came from various clubs of the Parisian suburbs and from different combat styles. Indeed, Brazilian Jiujitsu Black Belts, Grapplers,...
New FILA Grappling Rules: Reflections on the 1° Swiss Open
/ Posted on 15 November 2008
by Rafael Perlungher
Last November, the new FILA grappling rules were put to a test at the 1st Swiss Grappling Open. The tournament featured a nice international participation with grapplers from Austria, Germany, Bulgaria, France, and Switzerland. The 62kg division was won by Sacha Greif from France, the...
Swiss Grappling Open in Aarau & FILA Referees' seminar
/ Posted on 16 October 2008
by Anne Pellaud
The Swiss Grappling Open, first international tournament organized under the FILA grappling rules in Switzerland will take place on 9 November 2008 in Aarau. All grapplers aged above 16 can take part in the tournament that will serve as a rehearsal for the organizers who will test the...
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