The Grand Slam in
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is the achievement of winning all four major
IBJJF
The International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) is a for-profit company that hosts several of the biggest Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) tournaments in the world, including the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, World No-Gi Championship, Pan Ji ...
tournaments in a
calendar year. The four Grand Slam tournaments are the
World IBJJF Championship, the
European IBJJF Championship,
Pan IBJJF Championship and the
CBJJ Brazilian National Championship. Winning all four tournaments within a single year is widely considered the most prestigious accomplishment in Brazilian jiu-jitsu competition.
History
In the sport of
Brazilian jiu-jitsu, the first
Brazilian National Championship (''"Brasileiro"'') started in 1994,
the
IBJJF World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship (''"Worlds"'') was held in 1996,
the
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(''"Pans"'') first took place in 1996
while the
European Open Championship
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(''"Euros"'') was inaugurated in 2004.
Euros, Pans, Brasileiros and Worlds are the four major and most renowned championships in Brazilian jiu-jitsu,
they are part of a series of events known as the IBJJF Grand Slam.
The European Open is the first gi grand slam tournament of the year, the last edition took place in
Paris
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,
followed by Pans in
California
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,
the Brazilian Nationals in
São Paulo
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and the World Championship in California. Being the reigning champion of all four competitions in a single year is regarded as the most prestigious accomplishment in competition (in either gi or no gi).
Grand Slam tournaments champions
List of athletes who have completed the Grand Slam or the double Grand Slam.
Other related concepts
Double Grand Slam
Achieving a double Grand Slam means winning double gold (both weight and
open weight category) at all four championships.
Grand Slam Academy Rankings
2016-2017 Grand Slam Academy Rankings
2022-2023 Grand Slam Academy Rankings
Notes
References
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