Ju Jitsu
JJFP issues bright forecast for 2018 Asian Games
Jiu-Jitsu Federation of the Philippines (JJFP) head coach Hansel Co said that the PH team is capable of winning at least two gold medals in the upcoming Asian Games on August 18 to September 2 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Jiu-jitsu will be making its debut in the quadrennial meet this year.
“I’m very confident these are the same people who will win medal for us. I hope this time they will get the gold medal, and they have a strong chance. My forecast is at least two gold medals and six overall medals,” said Co in a news conference.
The team will be composed of last year’s Asian Indoor Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) gold medalists Annie Ramirez (under 62kg), Meggie Ochoa (under 49kg), silver medalists Gian Dee (Under 62 kg), Marc Lim (under 69kg), Kyle Napoles (under 49 kg) and Asian Beach Games bronze medalist Apryl Eppinger.
“I think 90 percent we can win the gold. If everything goes well, 90 percent we’ll win gold especially in the women’s division,” added Ramirez who won gold in the 55 kg class in last year’s AIMAG. Ramirez will compete in the higher 62 kg weight class in the Asian Games.
The Philippines will be up against powerhouse countries in the sport among them United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Iraq and Thailand.
Besides Co, the other coach of the team is nine-time Southeast Asian Games judo gold medalist and two-time Olympian John Baylon.
Meggie Ochoa wins gold in London leg of Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu Jitsu World Tour
Article by Reuben Terrado
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MEGGIE Ochoa won the gold medal in the London leg of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu Jitsu World Tour at the Copper Box Arena.
Ochoa beat Fransisca Nelson of CFS BJJ in the gold medal match of the female purple adult 49kg division that had four entries.
Ochoa won over Luna Barea of Roger Gracie Spain, while Nelson overcame Shouq Aldhanhani of the Al Wahda Club Jiu Jitsu.
Annie Ramirez and Kaila Napolis won silver medals.
Ramirez drew a first round bye before beating Denise Huber of Ferrer BJJ. She beat Sayuri Toledo of Alliance in the semifinals before bowing to Carline Prill of Mathias Ribeiro Team.
Napolis beat Karin Wahlberg of Prana Jiu-Jitsu and Barbara Cariani of Cia Paulista in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively. Napolis lost to Elina Moestam of Prana Jiu-Jitsu in the gold medal match.
Asian Martial Arts and Indoor Games
Sept 2017
2016 World Champion Meggie Ochoa
Why Ju jitsu Should become a Priority Sport??
Due to its success at the Asian Martial Art and Indoor Games.
Sports Leaders from the POC and PSC will be salivating over the prospect of including Jujitsu in the Program for the 2019 SEA Games to contribute to the overall medal haul.
If it will be included in 2019 SEA Games. Consequenrlt the sport which is almost completely privately funded should be considered by the PSC on the Government Agencies. Priority Sports Program, its High-Performance Program.
In the PSC High-Performance Program old system the 10 Sports which were included in the High-Performance Program. Also were entitled to a higher allowance for SEA Games medallists than those who were not. Also, provisioning must be made for respective Asian, World, and even Olympic medallists.
While Jujitsu also like Wrestling which should be included in the High-Performance Program as well. Both disciplines is not included in the DEPED program of Palarong Pambansa. Hence the closest is Taekwondo, Wrestling, and Wushu. Furthermore which can also be used as a source for Jujitsu. While according to the Batang Pinoy website which is the PSC program Karatedo and Taekwondo has been included from the Martial arts. Yet in a previous edition, Olympic lifting was presented as a demo sport in Cebu Batang Pinoy in 2015.
Ju Jitsu Asian Indoor Games
At the recent Asian Indoor and Martial Art Games. Wgile Ju jitsu delivered 2 golds and 4 silvers. While the Philippines only gold medals so far came from Jujitsu Margarita Ochoa in Women’s Ne Waza 45kg; The 26-year-old is the 2016 World Champion and Asian Beach Games Champion in the same event.
Annie Ramirez won another gold in the Women’s Ne-waza -55 kg category. The 2014 and 2016 Asian Beach Games Champion.
Annie Ramirez
3 More Silvers came from
- Marc Alexander Lim Men’s Ne-waza -69 kg
- Gian Taylor Dee Men’s Ne-waza -56 kg
- Jenna Napolis Women’s Ne-waza -55 kg
Furthermore, Jujitsu is a form of close fighting developed in Japan in the 1500s. Aikido, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Bartitsu, and Sambo evolved from Jujitsu. While Judo is an Olympic Sports Jujitsu is not.
Ju-jitsu Delivers Two Golds at Asian Beach Games
Sept 29, 2016
In the footsteps of Hidilyn Diaz Olympic Silver. Two women took Golds for the Philippines in the sport of Ju-jitsu. Margarita Ochoa took the Gold in the Women’s 45kg ne-waza and Annie Ramirez in the 55kg event. Most noteworthy was that Ochoa was already a world champion at the 2014 Brazilian World Ju-jitsu and 2015 World Ju-jitsu Championships.
It was a good tally for the Philippines who ended up 5th overall on the medal standings with 2 Golds, 1 Silver, and a Bronze.
Also, Gian Dee took silver in the men’s 62kg. Kaila Napolis and Apryl Eppinger was bronze in the women’s 55kg and 62kg respectively.
While Ju-jitsu is a Japanese martial arts sport, it is not played in the SEA Games. Its a method of close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent in which one uses no weapon or only a short weapon.
Meggie Ochoa
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jordan | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 |  United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 |  Thailand | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 |  Mongolia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 |  Philippines | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 |  Vietnam | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 |  Iraq | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Pakistan | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 |  Turkmenistan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Independent Olympic Athletes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 18 | 18 | 36 | 72 | |
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