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This article reflects what we see every day in our schools, and it is a problem that we have to overcome if we intend to prepare these kids for a competitive world.

As a passionate educator, I often get myself thinking about ways to minimise this problem, I talk with other coaches, teachers, advisors, and I believe in many levels I get results, but is very stimulating to see the issue being tackled in the higher level, it gives me hope of bigger and more effective measures.

Meanwhile to be fair, I have to say that compared to other schools my school dales very well with this problems and in general the schools in West Zone are very good for some reason. 

I think we all should go to West Zone once to see the difference; it would be a good start.

The Tournament at KAAB BIN MALIK SCHOOL in MADINA ZAYED was a complete success.

Se more at the KAAB BIN MALIK SCHOOL photo gallery.

Al Faroouq School Liwa West Region Principal: Suliman Fit Coaches: Mohamad & Omar Jiu-Jitsu coaches:Leandro mattei & Leonardo Hertzog Rosanelli

We had 15 mothers present in our event, our Principal Moza took part on the event and delivery the medals, the Fit Coaches Mona e Afeef helped us all the time with the girls. We also had help from Jiu-Jitsu Coaches Vandi and Tatiana. The high light was Fatima Abdulah grade 7/1 that got the best results utilizing perfectly the techniques learned through the school-Jitsu classes. We rewarded the student Salama Al Mansoori as well, for her effort and development during the classes, even do she didn’t obtained results in the competition.

Karem P. Quintana

Local authorites are giving all the suport to the sucess of the School-Jitsu project in West Zone.

A representative team went to Madina Zayed to thank Mr. Khalfan Issa Al Mansoori, and Mr.Mohamad Darwish(centre picture one) for all the suport given to the School-Jitsu Project, and get their impression on the project.

The team also had the opportunity to visit some schools and get some ideas to improve the project(Picture two Ali Elwakeel, on left, Osama Al Awthali, middle).

Sheikh Tahnoon’s supported boy debuts in MMA with quick win
For more than ten years GRACIEMAG has been following Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed’s passion for Jiu-Jitsu.
His passion for the gentle art is so intense that it bore gigantic fruits like the ADCC and infected his brother, Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamad Bin Zayed – the one to provide the greatest incentive for Jiu-Jitsu projects in schools in the Emirates and professionalization of the sport through the Abu Dhabi Pro tournament.

Over the past ten years Tahnoon has provided his adoptive sons, then just kids who are now grown up in the army, with an intense training routine. These youths have conquered several medals in important tournaments from Japan to the USA. But, there was still one challenge left for the boys.

And it was on the evening of Saturday, the 28th, in Holland, at the Showtime MMA Gala event, that Hassan Alrumaithi, one of those adoptive sons of Tahnoon’s, needed exactly 28 seconds to sink a triangle on Dennis de Jong, Melvin Manhoef’s training partner, and prove that Tahnoon presented his country with the most effective fighting style invented by man.
Hassan and Emirates Team coaches Alex Negao and Maiki Reiter

Al Gharbia web sait

http://www.algharbia.ae/en/index.php

Al Garbia Model School In Madina Zayed

Al Farazdaq School In Delma Island

New GI Desert

Coaches work in Liwa

Al Saddeq School Liwa

ADEC

http://www.adec.ac.ae/en

Coaches ready for School-Jitsu Program 2009/2010

Abu Dhabi, November 1, 2009. 80 coaches are working in 42 government Cycle 2 schools and teaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to nearly 20,000 grade 6, 7 and 8 students.
There are now more students practicing Jiu-Jitsu in Abu Dhabi schools than any other school system in the world and students are going to have the opportunity to choose what they want from Jiu-Jitsu - from the healthy part of the sport with discipline, life skills, and team work to a much more focused and dedicated approach that might lead to students becoming professional fighters and representing their country in international competitions. School-Jitsu does not have any kind of punches or kicks. It is about throw techniques, control and locks.
The School- Jitsu program is one of Abu Dhabi Education Council’s special projects and is sponsored by HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahayan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
Last year’s trial School Jitsu program took place in 14 schools across the emirate. Because of its success, the 2009/2010 program was expanded. Reacting to feedback given by students, the Jiu Jitsu team has developed more services that will make the program more exciting.
The differences from last year will be that extra after-school classes in each zone will be provided for talented students and will give students a chance to train together. There will also be an increase in the number of school, inter-school, regions and inter-region competitions. Last year there were three competitions, but this year there will be more including those in the girls’ schools.

Meating in Madina Zayed

School Al Farouq in Liwa

Model School Al Ibtikar in Ghayathi

school-jitsu start:

Under the patronage of H.H SHEIKH MOHAMMAD BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN
and H.H. SHEIKH ZAYED BIN MOHAMMAD BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN,
CHAIRMAN OF SCHOOL-JITSU PROJECT
Today is a big day for the history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, not only in the UAE, but all over the world!
27 of September 2009 - Is the beginning of the school year in the government schools in the UAE (ADEC-ABU DHABI EDUCATION COUNCIL). This is the second year of the project School-Jitsu, where students in grades 6 and 7, from 9 to 12 years old, have their school curriculum grades changed. Instead of having Physical Education classes, they will be learning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Last year this project covered 14 schools. Now it has tripled for 42 schools, including 6 female schools, that totalize approximately twenty thousand students (around two thousand girls) training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
The project manager and Head Coach of the Emirates Jiu-Jitsu National Team, Mr. Carlos Santos say that today is the marc of the introduction of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as the National Sport of the UAE, as he is very close to the main objective - to found a good base, training kids in the schools and make inter-school’s tournaments in order to develop he interest of the locals for the sport. And in the future we will be able to have a solid and stronger national team in all categories of the sport.
Jiu-Jitsu students develop a deep understanding of the mechanics of the human skeletal and muscular systems, so they are able to subdue an attacker, causing him no injuries. Acquiring these skills is not easy, and requires mental and physical effort from the student. The rewards however are great, and include massive improvements in strength, flexibility. Social skills as respect, discipline and common sense are improved as a result of interacting with individuals and the group as a whole.


School-Jitsu
Building Values.

كارلوس سانتوس
CARLOS SANTOS
EMIRATES JJ TEAM
www.emiratesone.blogspot.com