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The British Ju-Jitsu Association was originally founded in 1956 by Soke James
Blundell (22/12/21 to 13/11/89) and was later re-constituted in 1988. It
included other affiliated Ju-Jitsu associations from around Great Britain.
Together, these clubs and associations approached the British Sports Council
(now the UK Sports Council) to establish a single Governing Body for the Martial
Art of Ju-Jitsu in this country and as a result, since 1993, the BJJA became the
British Ju-Jitsu Association Governing Body, or BJJAGB. This Governing Body
oversees all aspects of Ju-Jitsu in Great Britain such as, establishing codes of
conduct, standard practises, competition formats and rules, arranging group
insurance policies for clubs within the Association, and certification of
teachers and competition referees as well as registration of new clubs. Sports
Coaching certification for Martial Arts instructors is backed by the National
Coaching Foundation, known as “Sports Coach UK”. It is through them that the
BJJAGB is able to arrange for full Professional Indemnity insurance for all
registered coaching instructors teaching Ju-Jitsu within the BJJAGB. As the
independent voice of UK sport, the Sport Recreation Alliance is the umbrella
organisation for the National Governing and Representative Bodies of sport and
recreation in the UK. It speaks and acts to promote, protect and develop the
interests of sport and physical recreation at all levels. The Sport Recreation
Alliance is at the forefront of sports politics, providing support and services
to those who participate in and administer sport and recreation and is
completely independent of any form of Government control. They have no
responsibility for allocating funds and are strictly non-party and will support
or oppose proposed measures only on the basis of their perceived value to sport
and recreation.
