The 100% Brazilian jiu-jitsu journal: news, official rules, profiles
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is experiencing exceptional growth in France. In this section, we track the sport’s evolution across the country: CFJJB news, national competition results, athlete and club profiles, and analysis of the French landscape.
From federal structuring to the French national team’s performances on the international stage, and our On the Road podcast, we document the emergence of French BJJ as a global competitive force.
Read our feature: Why Is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Booming in France? for the full picture behind this growth.
How many people really practise Brazilian jiu-jitsu in France? Everyone calls it a fast-growing discipline. Yet the actual numbers rarely make it onto the table. The CFJJB has just released its 2025-2026 season report. And the data speaks for itself: 35,890 members, 532 clubs and more than 15,000 competition entries. Here is BJJ in France … Read more
By BJJ-Rules | January 22-23, 2026 | Pavilhão Multiusos de Odivelas, Lisbon, Portugal One Year of Redemption One year ago, Freddy Lele Talla walked out of this same arena with a loss and a head full of doubts. Real existential questions about his place in this sport, about whether he could actually reach his goals. … Read more
The IBJJF European Championships are starting in Lisbon, and as every year, they mark a key moment in the Brazilian jiu-jitsu season. A special gathering. Long, demanding, sometimes cruel, but always revealing. This edition is no exception, with a strong French delegation on the Portuguese mats, ready to compete at the highest European level. A … Read more
Fluid berimbolo, back transitions, modern guard game: Léon Larman has built a jiu-jitsu that works. At 27, this Montpellier native competes regularly on the IBJJF and AJP circuits. He represents Focus Jiu-jitsu and ranks among the most active French competitors of his generation. A black belt since 2018, the Frenchman is also a member of … Read more
Las Vegas, December 11, 2024 — In the iconic UFC APEX bowl, under the Las Vegas spotlights, Aurélie Le Vern has written one of the most beautiful pages in French Brazilian jiu-jitsu history. At 34 years old, the French Guiana fighter became the very first French UFC BJJ champion in the featherweight division (-65.7 kg), … Read more
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a ground-fighting martial art born in Brazil in the early 20th century. In France today, it counts over 31,000 practitioners. But since 2024, the discipline has been caught in a conflict between two organizations: the CFJJB, which developed it for 20 years, and France Judo, which recently claimed to have legal … Read more
In the second part of the On the Road podcast, Wilfried Sam shifts the conversation with Nicolas Renier and Vincent Nguyen to institutional ground: CFJJB vs France Judo, belt equivalences, and the identity of BJJ and Luta Livre. After part one, which explored the technical evolution of French grappling, this follow-up addresses the split and … Read more
🥋 French Grappling Comes of Age: Luta Livre, Mendes School, CFJJB… and the End of the “Easy High-Level” Myth In the latest episode of the On the Road podcast, Wilfried Sam brings together two major figures of Brazilian jiu-jitsu in France:👉 Nicolas Renier, Luta Livre pioneer, multiple ADCC qualifier, historic no-gi technician, NRFight club.👉 Vincent … Read more
At the dawn of the 2025–2026 season, CFJJB referee Wilfried Sam launches his podcast On the Road. For his first marathon episode lasting over two hours, he welcomes Kenji and Mathias Jardin for an unfiltered discussion: the French National Team selection, the development of BJJ in France, debates between associative vs. private models, and realistic … Read more
Voici la traduction complète en anglais de ton article, en conservant l’intégralité du contenu y compris les liens, noms de clubs et structures HTML/WordPress : The CFJJB has just released the official list of athletes who will represent the French colors during the 2025–2026 season. On the menu: some surprises, a few dominant teams, and … Read more
EN
FR
PT