The background check is one of the important actions taken by USBJJF/IBJJF to increase the safety of BJJ practitioners, academies and tournaments.
The National Center for Safety Initiatives (NCSI) is responsible for running all Background Checks. Apply online through the National Center for Safety Initiatives (NCSI).
NCSI returns the results of every background check requested from the IBJJF website directly back to IBJJF, generally within 5 business days. In some cases, however, the process may take somewhat longer.
A person may be disqualified and prohibited from serving as a volunteer, athlete, spectator, professor, or certified Black Belt if he or she has been convicted of any of the following felony or sex offense by courtroom trial, a plea of “guilty”, or a please of “no contest” with a court finding of “guilty” regardless of means of adjudication or receiving court-directed programs in lieu of conviction.