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.
Sport Jiu Jitsu International Federation Sport Jiu Jitsu International Federation Sport Jiu-Jitsu also known as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, BJJ , Jiu Jitsu Brasileiro The Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Guanabara, in Rio de Janeiro, was founded on April 25 1967. The federation was established under the authorization of the National Sports Confederation of that country. The federation was founded by five founding schools and it was articulated by Hélio Gracie, Alvaro Barreto, Joao Alberto Barreto, Hélcio Leal Binda and Oswaldo Fadda. The president of the Federation was Helio Gracie, and the Chairman of the Advisory Council was Carlos Gracie. His firstborn, Carlson Gracie, was the director of the