FILA Grappling resulting in enhancement and evolution of groundwork techniques by grapplers. The World Grappling Championship was the most important of FILA's annual Grappling tournaments. The first of these competitions took place on in 2007, with the last taking place in 2013. FILA Grappling FILA Grappling was a non-striking hybrid combat sport sanctioned by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA). A form of submission wrestling influenced by freestyle wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling, Brazilian jiu jitsu, judo, and sambo, it applied submission holds and choking techniques in order to make the opponent abandon the fight. FILA ceased sanctioning the sport in 2013.
International Padel Federation International Padel Federation The Federación Internacional de Pádel (English: International Padel Federation) is the world governing body for the sport padel, founded in 1991 in Madrid by the Argentinian, the Spanish and the Uruguayan Federation legal representatives. It is a non-profit making organisation whose goal is to promote all forms of padel around the world. FIP PRESIDENTS Deutscher Padel Verband e.V. Asociación Pádel Argentino Australian Padel Federation Österreichischer Padel Verband Fédération Belge de Padel Confederaçao Brasileira de Pádel Padel Association of Canada Federación de Pádel de Chile Federación Española de Pádel Federation Francaise de Tennis Asociación Deportiva Nacional de Padel