Management
Smirnov Yuri Valerievich

President of the IMAF-Eurasia Federation St. Petersburg, Russia
Education: higher pedagogical, legal, economic
Teaching experience: in martial arts since 1986.
Qualification: SOKE
- 9th dan jiu-jitsu
- 7th dan tai-jitsu
- 7th dan judo
- 6th dan Shotokan Karate-do
- 2nd dan Iaido Toyama-ryu
Main activity:
- President of the IMAF-Eurasia Federation
- Chairman of the Board of the Federation of Sports TAI-JITSU
- Senior judo coach at the Center for Physical Culture, Sports and Health at the Education Department of the Moscow Region.
As part of the “III International Eurasian Traditional Jiu-Jitsu Tournament” and educational and training seminar, which took place on December 5-7, 2014. in St. Petersburg, for his contribution to the global development of jiu-jitsu, Yuri Valerievich Smirnov was awarded the SOKE title and the 9th dan degree. The highest master’s degrees were awarded to Smirnov Yuri Valerievich by the President of AJJIFGlobal (“All-Japan International Jiu-Jitsu Federation”) Alexey Kunin, the diplomas were confirmed and signed by outstanding grand masters of martial arts and leaders of their areas, which has historical significance and value:
- Alexey Kunin – President of AJJIFGlobal (“All-Japan International Jiu-Jitsu Federation”);
- Jan Erik Karlsson – President of the Swedish School of Jiu-Jitsu;
- Frank W. Dukes – martial artist, world champion in full contact kumite heavyweight, screenwriter, producer, Hollywood film actor;
- Mikhail Ivanovich Tikhomirov – Chairman of the Union of National and Non-Olympic Sports of Russia, Honorary President of the International Sambo Federation.
In 2012, AJJIFGlobal “All-Japan International Jiu-Jitsu Federation” awarded Yuri Valerievich Smirnov the highest referee title in traditional jiu-jitsu.
Contacts:
- Phone: +7 (921) 878-61-03
- Phone/fax: 8 (812) 708-54-22
- E-mail: imaf-eurasia@mail.ru




Tatiana Smirnova
Secretary General of IMAF-Eurasia
- Phone: +7 (911) 210-67-29
- Phone/fax: 8 (812) 708-54-22
- E-mail: imaf-eurasia@mail.ru

Jan Erik Karlsson
Curator of the certification commission “IMAF-Eurasia”
Teaching experience: in martial arts since 1975.
Qualification: SOKE
- 10 dan jiu-jitsu
Main activity: President of the Swedish School of Jiu-Jitsu
- Phone: +46 46 211 04 22
- Phone/fax: 8 (812) 708-54-22
- E-mail: lunds.jujutsuskola@telia.com

Ekaterina Pavlovna Chernyshova
General Director of CJSC “FIRM FLORIDAN”.
- Phone/fax: 8 (812) 708-54-22
- E-mail: imaf-eurasia_ud@mail.ru