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Section 5: Referee Categories and Levels


  1. A referee's certification level determines the type and level of competition that a referee may officiate.
     
  2. Within each country, each nation determines their levels and respective criteria, and regulates certification through evaluations and examinations. The highest level is "National Referee".
     
  3. At the international level there are two levels of certification with each two steps (in decreasing order):
    1. Continental B License: The candidate must have a minimum of 21 years of age and 1st Dan in Ju-jitsu. He must have been a referee, in his own nation, in Fighting System and Duo System for at least 1 year and must have refereed at least 1 Fighting System and 1 Duo System Competition. The candidate must have a good knowledge of English.
    2. The Continental A License will be obtained after having been a referee in three international and official events of the continental union with more than three countries, states (USA, Mexico) or provinces (Canada) with positive observation reports and stamps in the license and within a maximum of two years time.
    3. World B License: The candidate must be at least 2nd Dan in Ju-jitsu. He must have been a Continental A referee for at least 2 years and have refereed as such in at least 2 Continental Competitions in Fighting System and Duo System, with positive observation reports and stamps in the license. The candidate needs also a recommendation of his continental Referee Committee.
    4. World A License: The candidate must have been a World B referee for at least 2 years and have refereed as such in at least 2 International Competitions of each System, with positive observation reports and stamps in the license. The International Referee Committee has the right to demand more competitions if needed.
       
  4. The control of the world referee license is under the jurisdiction of the International Referee Committee, also the continental referee license if there is no continental union. If there is a continental union, its Continental Referee Committee has the control on jurisdiction of these continental referees.