We the undersigned, national level Sport Ju-Jitsu organizations in the United States of America, perceive a need to unify Sport Ju-Jitsu in the USA for the purposes of athletic development, management, selection and participation in national and international events. As such, the undersigned hereby agree: • That there is no current body in the United States of America capable of adequately coordinating the various national Sport Ju-Jitsu organizations for the athlete development, management, selection and participation on a level of proficiency appropriate for the selection of athletes to represent the United States in international competition. • There is a need for an autonomous body to coordinate and provide governance for Sport Ju-Jitsu across the United States.
This USA Coalition of Ju-Jitsu Organizations seeks to - • Promote without discrimination Sport Ju-Jitsu (in its several venues) for all ages and sex in the United States; • Establish National Goals for Sport Ju-Jitsu activities and to encourage attainment of these goals. • Coordinate and develop Sport Ju-Jitsu athletic activity in the United States directly relating to international Sport Ju-Jitsu competition so as to foster productive working relationships among the various Sport Ju-Jitsu Organizations in the United States; • Promote and support Sport Ju-Jitsu which involve the United States and foreign nations; • Promote and encourage physical fitness and public participation in Sport Ju-Jitsu; • Assist organizations and persons concerned with Sport Ju-Jitsu in the development of programs for Sport Ju-Jitsu athletes; • Foster the development of athletic facilities for use by Sport Ju-Jitsu athletes and to assist in making the existing athletic facilities available for use by Sport Ju-Jitsu athletes; • Provide and coordinate technical information on physical training, equipment design, coaching, competition rules and performance analysis; • Encourage and support research, development, and dissemination of information in the area of sports medicine and sports safety for Sport Ju-Jitsu; • Encourage and provide assistance for Sport Ju-Jitsu programs and competition for handicapped individuals, including, where feasible, the expansion of opportunities for meaningful participation by handicapped individuals in programs of Sport Ju-Jitsu competition for able-bodied individuals; In consideration of the above facts and goals, the undersigned agree: • To mutually support and collaborate with each other and other parties that join the coalition where possible recognizing their may be some conflicts in scheduling and locations of events and activities • To, where possible, assist coalition members in getting athletes to international competitions As signatories, we support continued efforts to unite the sport of Sport Ju-Jitsu into one organization for the purposes of sport keeping the integrity of the undersigned national organizations intact.
