Welcome, Guest
Please Login or Register.    Lost Password?
Serra BJJ Forum
Main Forum
Welcome Mat

BJJ as an Olympic sport
(1 viewing) (1) Guest
Welcome to the Serra BJJ forum! Tell us and our members who you are, what you like and why you became a member of this site. We welcome all new members and hope to see you around a lot!
Page: 1
TOPIC: BJJ as an Olympic sport
#2178
BJJ as an Olympic sport 5 Months ago Karma: 0
I think the next Olympics is being held in Sao Paolo, Brazil.

What are the chances that BJJ may become an olympic sport in the future? Currently, Judo, and Tae Kwon Do are medal sports.

Also, anyone know if BJJ is as popular as soccer in Brazil?
youcallmebruce
Junior Boarder
Posts: 34

The administrator has disabled public write access.
 
#2183
Re:BJJ as an Olympic sport 5 Months ago Karma: 0
The host of the Olympics is allowed to enter an "exhibition" sport to be tried out during the Olympics. And since soccer and beach volley ball are already in the Olympics I could not see Brazil entering anything else other then our beloved BJJ.
Batm0n
Fresh Boarder
Posts: 8

The administrator has disabled public write access.
"From this day to the ending of the world we in it shall be remembered. We lucky few, we proud few, we band of brothers. For he who today sheds his blood with me today shall be my brother."
 
#2184
Re:BJJ as an Olympic sport 5 Months ago Karma: 0
I've read that there needs to be at least 70 practicing nations to qualify a sport for the olympics.
dstolf
Junior Boarder
Posts: 22

The administrator has disabled public write access.
KNIBB HIGH FOOTBALL RULESS!!!
 
#2188
Re:BJJ as an Olympic sport 5 Months ago Karma: 0
I have always been puzzled as to why beach volley ball is an olympic sport, especially when there is regular volleyball.

If so, there should be olympic status for:
Sambo (assuming it meets 70 country requirement, as said by one commentator)
Karate
BJJ

along with tae kwon do and judo.
youcallmebruce
Junior Boarder
Posts: 34

The administrator has disabled public write access.
 
#2192
Re:BJJ as an Olympic sport 5 Months ago Karma: 0
That would be amazing if it passed and would surpass all other tournaments simply based on the popularity of the Olympic games...

And the answer is NO to BJJ being more popular than soccer in Brazil... In Brazil soccer is more of a religion. I been there and my father was born and raised there.
REDRUM
Senior Boarder
Posts: 66

Last Edit: 2010/04/13 12:45 By REDRUM.
The administrator has disabled public write access.
 
#2217
Re:BJJ as an Olympic sport 5 Months ago Karma: 2
to my knowledge Sambo is an Olympic sport. It is one of the 3 styles of international wrestling along with greco roman and freestyle
Polar Bear
Wrestling Instructor
Senior Boarder
Posts: 60

The administrator has disabled public write access.
"Every man dies but not every man gets to have sex with Aretha Franklin"- Young Wing
 
Page: 1
Serra BJJ Forum
Main Forum
Welcome Mat
Moderators: Danny Valle, billyho, The Terror, selizarde, dannyc, Patolino, joannek
Powered by Kunena