The Asian Championship is the largest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament held in Asia by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
History The Asian Jiu-Jitsu Championship has been held since 2006 with the first tournament taking place in Tokyo, Japan. In 2008, the championship moved to Bangkok, Thailand, its 2010 third edition was held in Amman, Jordan. The fourth edition was held on the 15th & 16 July 2012 in Doha, Qatar. As of 2013 forwards the championship is hosted annually in Tokyo Japan. For the 2017/2018 season it carried a weighting of 3 in the IBJJF tournament list.
Asian Champions in Men's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by Year and Weight
+Asian Champions in Men's Brazilian jiu-jitsu by Year and Weight Year Host 57 kg 64 kg 70 kg 76 kg 82 kg 88 kg 94 kg 100 kg +100 kg Absolute 2006 Yasuke Honna (1/1) Isamu Shishido (1/2) Takeshi Wantanabe (1/1) Sugie Daisuke (1/2) Romulo Barral (1/2) Leopoldo Canal (1/1) Arthur Cesar (1/1) Ulpiano Malachias (1/1) Romulo Barral (2/2) 2008 Isamu Shisido (2/2) Takumi Nakayama (1/1) Yoshinobu Kakizawa (1/1) Sugie Daisuke (2/2) Robert Drysdale (1/1) Calvacante Junior (1/1) Karim Byron (1/1) Mike Fowler (1/1) 2010 Kitade Takuya (1/1) Pablo Silva (1/1) Ominami Ryo (1/1) Jonathan Torres (1/3) Abmar Barbosa (1/1) Marcos de Souza (1/2) Fadi Serhal (1/1) Igor Silva (1/1) Enzo Gracie (2/2) 2012 Koji Shibamoto (1/6) Ichiro Kaneko (1/1) Isaque Paiva (1/3) Jonathan Torres (2/3) Leandro Souza Kussano (1/1) Akihisa Iriki (1/1) Jonathan Torres (3/3) 2013 Koji Shibamoto (2/6) Takuto Kako (1/2) Ichitaro Tsukada (1/1) Daisuke Shiraki (1/2) William Ferreira Dias (1/2) Vicente Gomes Cavalcanti (1/1) Charles Gaspar Costa (1/1) Igor Silva (1/1) William Ferreira Dias (2/2) 2014 Koji Shibamoto (3/6) Takuto Kako (2/2) Isaque Paiva (2/3) Roberto Satoshi (1/3) Rodrigo Caporal (1/2) Claudio Calasans (1/4) Eliot Kelly (1/2) Marcos de Souza (2/3) Abraham Marte (1/1) Claudio Calasans (2/4) 2015 Koji Shibamoto (4/6) Kazuhiro Miyachi (1/1) Isaque Paiva (3/3) Roberto Satoshi (2/3) Andris Brunovskis (1/2) Marcelo de Toledo (1/1) Vitor Toledo (1/4) Marcos de Souza (3/3) Dany Gerard (1/2) Dany Gerard (2/2) 2016 Tomoyuki Hashimoto (1/1) Yuta Shimada (1/3) Alvin Aguilar (2/2) Rodrigo Caporal (2/2) Roberto Satoshi (3/3) Claudio Calasans (3/4) Vitor Toledo (2/4) Eliot Kelly (2/2) Hideki Sekine (1/1) Claudio Calasans (4/4) 2017 Koji Shibamoto (5/6) Yuta Shimada (2/3) Yu Yamaki (1/1) Andris Brunovskis (2/2) Kayron Gracie (1/1) Lucas Barbosa (1/3) Keenan Cornelius (1/3) Vitor Toledo (3/4) Igor Silva (1/1) Keenan Cornelius (2/3)2018 Koji Shibamoto(6/6) Yuta Shimada(3/3) Cole Franson (1/1) Alexandre Molinaro (1/1) Luan de Carvalho Alves (1/1) Viking Wong (1/1) Lucas Barbosa (2/3) Vitor Toledo (4/4) Keenan Cornelius (3/3) Lucas Barbosa (3/3)2019 Koji ShibamotoDiego Henrique Sato AnicetoJosé Tiago da Silva BarrosYoungseung ChoJacob Williams MackenzieThomas MietzWerique da Silva Oliveira Uroš ČulićHugo Matheus de Oliveira Alves Uroš Čulić
Asian Champions in Women's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by Year and Weight +Asian Champions in Women's Brazilian jiu-jitsu by Year and Weight Year Host -48 kg Rooster -53 kg Light Feather -58 kg Feather -64 kg Light -69 kg Middle -74 kg Medium Heavy -80 kg Heavy +80 kg Super Heavy Absolute2006 Kyra Gracie (1/1)2008 Shioda Sakaya (1/1) Abe Takako (1/1)2014 Mackenzie Dern (1/6) Mackenzie Dern (2/6)2015 Mackenzie Dern (3/6) Isabelle de Souza (1/4) Leanna M Dittrich (1/1) Mackenzie Dern (4/6)2016 Kristina Barlaan (1/3) Mackenzie Dern (5/6) Isabelle de Souza (2/4) Mackenzie Dern (6/6)2017 Saori Shibamoto (1/1) Kristina Barlaan (2/3) Monique Carvalho (1/3) Monique Carvalho (2/3)2018 Mayssa Bastos (1/1) Kristina Barlaan (3/3) Kristin Mikkelson (1/1) Erin Herle (1/1) Claudia do Val (1/2) Claudia do Val (2/2)2019 Rikako Yuasa Isabelle de Souza (3/4)Yuki Kaneko Isabelle de Souza (4/4)
See also IBJJF Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu weight classes World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship Brazilian Nationals Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
References
External links International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation