AXIS TITLES

YEAR	EVENT	RESULT
1998	1st ALL JAPAN BJJ CHAMPIONSHIP	CHAMPION
1998	COPA DA AMIZADE BJJ TOURNAMENT	CHAMPION
2000	COPA EAST JAPAN BJJ CHAMPIONSHIP	CHAMPION
2001	ALL JAPAN OPEN BJJ TOURNAMENT	CHAMPION
2002	3rd ALL JAPAN BJJ CHAMPIONSHIP	CHAMPION
2003	4th ALL JAPAN BJJ CHAMPIONSHIP	CHAMPION
2006	7th ALL JAPAN BJJ CHAMPIONSHIP	CHAMPION
2008	ALL JAPAN JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP	CHAMPION
2008	EAST JAPAN JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP	CHAMPION
2009	ALL JAPAN JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP	CHAMPION
2009	EAST JAPAN JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP	CHAMPION
2010	ALL JAPAN JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP	CHAMPION
2010	EAST JAPAN JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP	CHAMPION
	(BJJ stands for Brazilian Jiu-JItsu)

 

HISTORY

Founded in 1997, fist called Gracie Japan, by Takamasa Watanabe, it was the first official Gracie Jiu-Jitsu School in Japan.  

Together with the academy, Watanabe also founded in 1997 the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Japan (BJJFJ), and worked as president untill 1999.

In 2000, Gracie Japan moved to a bigger facility and changed its name to Axis Jiu-Jitsu Academy, and became the Official Representative of Japan to the Rickson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Association.  Watanabe is still the only Black Belt form Rickson in Asia.

Since the first All Japan Jiu-Jitsu Championship held in 1998, Axis won champion as a  Team in all championships it entered officially as a team in Japan.  

In 2008, Watanabe founded the Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Japan (JJFJ), a government registered foundation, and a member of Japan Sport Association.

Now with 12 branches in Japan, and 5 abroad, Axis team has more then 1500 members.