In a recent Christmas and New Years greetings email, ISJA Chairman Ricardo Morganti

looks forward to the coming World Championships in his country, especially anticipating

 meeting people from the latest members to join ISJA, including Chile, Uruguay, Romania,

Mexico, Iran, Italy......sounds like it may be the biggest and best yet.

   Morganti mentions that one of the wonderful aspects of sport jujitsu world competition is

the bi-annual chance to experience another culture, visiting each others homes and and homelands, meeting and making new friends, etc.   This for many is as good a reason for the sport as is finding out who's currently #1 in fighting & technique, etc.