| Be’er Sheva District Court |
| Civil Case 49421-05-23
Civil Case 12265-09-23 |
| Before the Honorable Judge Gad Gideon |
| The Plaintiffs | 1. Mordechai Glam
2. Dudi Ben Zaken 3. Gal Shkedi 4. Moshe Rubinov 5. Moshik Keidar 6. Alain Sormont – Deleted 7. Rami Abuhav 8. Uri Ohana 9. Kobi Eliyahu – Deleted 10. Carlos Bronstein 11. Artyom Chernogalz 12. Ronnie Weinfeld – Deleted 13. Banal Hassid 14. Liron Twito 15. Noa Lifshitz 16. Roy Adani – Deleted 17. David Stern 18. Shaked Shporker By Adv. Hanoch Erlich |
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| The Defendant | The International Jiu-Jitsu Federation is competitive and traditional in Israel
By Adv. Moshe Ben Shimol |
Judgment
- This is a judgment in two lawsuits that were heard jointly and concerning the conduct and actions of the defendant, which is the only federation in Israel in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu industry - The lawsuit of Jiu-Jitsu coaches inCivil Case 49421-05-23, [Nevo] to instruct, inter alia, that they, like all those related to the aforementioned sport, are entitled to register as members of the defendant, to oblige the defendant to register the plaintiffs as members thereof, and to give instructions regarding the response to any request to join the defendant; and the suit of the plaintiff Mordechai Glam, a jiu-jitsu coach, inCivil Case 12265-09-23, [Nevo] To provide various remedies, including orders to ensure his entry and participation as a coach in competitions held in the aforementioned sport, and to order the manner in which disciplinary proceedings are conducted by the defendant, inter alia. It was decided to accept the two claims as detailed below.
- The plaintiffs are all Brazilian jiu-jitsu trainers, and some of them also own martial arts clubs in various places in Israel.
The defendant, according to what is alleged in the statement of claim in a civil case 49421-05-23, [Nevo] It is a registered association, and it is the only association in the aforementioned sport in Israel. According to the plaintiffs: "The defendant actually controls the competitive Brazilian jiu-jitsu industry in Israel, including: deciding which of the athletes will be a member of the Israeli team, deciding who should recommend the status of an outstanding and active athlete to athletes before enlisting in the IDF, deciding which coaches will be entitled to pay for training competitive athletes, and more".
The plaintiffs further claimed that: "The defendant is controlled by a group of corrupt elements who have carried out a 'hostile takeover' of it. Although this is an entity funded almost entirely by state funds, the defendant's leaders are acting like a junta that is not accountable to anyone, with a lack of transparency and absolutely, while promoting improper interest in the interests of those who control the association, and severely harming those who are not among their associates and well-being. This is conduct bordering on criminality, if it does not cross that line."