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The club serves as a pioneering model for promoting and developing martial arts among various community segments, offering a safe and encouraging environment for practice across government clubs and private centers in Sharjah, in line with the vision of the Sharjah Sports Council.
Since its inception, the club has aimed to instill a sports culture and implement sustainability practices, backed by a series of achievements and clear plans for the future. In April 2025, it will celebrate a decade of success.
The club specializes exclusively in jiu-jitsu, judo, and taekwondo, currently hosting around 1,500 athletes, with citizens making up about 80%. It also includes top players from national youth and junior teams, with 71 athletes joining national squads in recent seasons.
The Sharjah Self-Defense Sports Club is the most widely spread among specialized clubs in the UAE, boasting five training branches and four additional training centers opened in collaboration with Sharjah Municipality.
To date, the club has won approximately 35 prestigious local and international awards, being the first in Sharjah to receive an "ISO" certification, reflecting its commitment to high-quality performance standards and reinforcing its status as a national model in martial arts.
The club continues to establish itself as a platform for honing talents and creating champions in martial arts, emphasizing its ongoing commitment to developing performance and enhancing sports outcomes to the highest standards.
Ahmed Saeed Al-Jarwan, Chairman of the Club's Board, stated that the club is focused on creating a more attractive sports environment for local talents, in line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member Ruler of Sharjah, to make clubs nurturing and effective in athlete development.
Al-Jarwan highlighted the club's emphasis on enhancing international participation, whether by supplying national teams with outstanding players or through direct representation in external championships, aligning with the Sharjah Sports Council's vision.
He also noted the importance of instilling sportsmanship and educating young players, alongside ongoing collaboration with parents, strategic partners, and sponsors, with a focus on promoting ethical values and establishing sports as a tool for character development.
Omar Boukhlef, Director of Strategy and Corporate Excellence at the club, confirmed that the club continues to work under its strategic plan for 2023-2026, prepared based on specialized foresight studies, aiming to establish itself as a smart and attractive environment capable of achieving global accomplishments, with a focus on sustainability, digital transformation, and training system development.
The Sharjah Self-Defense Sports Club is one of the leading clubs in jiu-jitsu both locally and globally, having won the title of "Best Academy for Youth Development" in 2023. It also secured first place in the inaugural Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Jiu-Jitsu Championship (no-gi category) and second place in the gi category.
Ibrahim Al-Hosani, the jiu-jitsu technical director and coach of the UAE youth team, stated that the club has adopted a comprehensive technical plan aimed at enhancing training levels, in line with the qualitative leap experienced by jiu-jitsu in the UAE and worldwide.
The plan includes developing competitive skills for players, expanding the base of future leaders, enhancing international cooperation, utilizing modern technologies in training programs, and preparing local coaching staff from former players to support ongoing excellence.
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