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Sport Ju-Jitsu New Zealand is a non-profit, non-political service organisation whose constitutional aims are:

The fostering, development and promotion of Sport Ju-Jitsu in New Zealand and the representation of New Zealand in international competition.

Aims
Sport Ju-Jitsu New Zealand was founded in 1999 to provide a vehicle for the unification of the various formats of sporting ju-jitsu for the following reasons:

to develop closer ties between ju-jitsu clubs and organisations

to improve the standard of ju-jitsu in New Zealand

to promote ju-jitsu within New Zealand

to provide rankings and titles recognised nationally and internationally

to select international representatives without bias, based on performance

to provide preparation for competitors for overseas competition

to standardise and improve the level of refereeing

Today, all of these aims are just as relevant as when they were first promoted.

In 2003 the New Zealand Ju-Jitsu Federation was founded to oversee all ju-jitsu in New Zealand. SJJ(NZ) became a sub-branch of NZJJF with the duty of administrating the sporting side of ju-jitsu, while JJ(NZ) was created to administer the non-sporting side of ju-jitsu.

Structure
NZJJF is structured such that one of the five committee members is the CEO for SJJ(NZ). The CEO is responsible for administrating NZJJF policy regarding sport ju-jitsu in New Zealand and internationally.

The SJJ(NZ) CEO is supported by officers taking the position of:

Tournament Director

Referees' Programme administrator

Elite Athletes' Programme administrator

other officers appointed by the CEO as needed