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.
Twenty-eight CFJJB dates published in one go, ADCC in Krakow next week and a confirmed No-Gi Worlds in Las Vegas: the 2026-2027 season is on. Here is the calendar of BJJ competitions in France, updated on 4 September 2026. Looking for a BJJ competition in France this autumn? The French federation (CFJJB) has just released … Read more
Two “best club in France” titles in a single season. An unprecedented double between the CFJJB and France Judo. And above all, nearly twenty years of shared history on the same mats in Boulogne, near Paris. In this new episode of On the Road, Wilfried Sam welcomes three pillars of the Z-Team. They reveal what … Read more
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 part two of the On the Road podcast, Wilfried Sam shifts the discussion with Nicolas Renier and Vincent Nguyen onto institutional ground: CFJJB vs France Judo, belt equivalences, the identity of BJJ and Luta Livre. After part one, which explored the technical evolution of French grappling, this sequel tackles the split and its consequences … Read more
French grappling comes of age: Luta Livre, the Mendes school, the 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, head … Read more
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