Ida Hansson
Counted as Sweden's first woman at black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu: a CheckMat competitor in Copenhagen who became a doctor and an IBJJF Worlds referee.
Biography
Sources for this profile
BJJ Heroes, "Ida Hansson", undated profile page.(opens in a new tab)
She is Swedish.
Where in the source: Opening line - "The first Swedish female black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu"
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Her team is listed as Checkmat.
Where in the source: Infobox - "Team/Association: Checkmat"
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Her full name is given as Ida Josefin Hansson.
Where in the source: Infobox "Ida Hansson Jiu Jitsu" - "Full Name: Ida Josefin Hansson"
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She was born on 18 May 1984 in Jonkoping, Sweden.
Where in the source: Section "Ida Hansson Biography" - "Ida Hansson was born on the 18th of May, 1984 in a small Swedish town named Jönköping."
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Her weight division is listed as peso medio, 69 kg.
Where in the source: Infobox - "Weight Division: Peso Médio (69kg/152lbs)"
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She received her black belt from Leonardo Vieira.
Where in the source: Section "Ida Hansson Biography" - "Ida received her black belt from of Leonardo Vieira. On that same day, two another two strong figures in European BJJ earned their black belts; Ida’s team mates Alexander Trans and Shanti Abelha."
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Her stated lineage runs Mitsuyo Maeda, Carlos Gracie, Helio Gracie, Rolls Gracie, Romero Cavalcanti, Leonardo Vieira, Ida Hansson.
Where in the source: Infobox - "Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rolls Gracie > Romero Cavalcanti >Leonardo Vieira > Ida Hansson"
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Her first experience of martial arts came through Sport Ju Jitsu as a teenager, and she was called to represent Sweden internationally before leaving to study at a university in Denmark.
Where in the source: Section "Ida Hansson Biography" - "Ida’s first experience with martial arts came at the age of 17 through Sport Ju Jitsu"
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On arriving in Copenhagen she looked for a Sport Ju Jitsu gym, did not find one, joined a kickboxing class, and then joined a Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy because the ground work had been the part of Sport Ju Jitsu she liked most.
Where in the source: Section "Ida Hansson Biography" - "When she arrived at Copenhagen, Hansson tried to find a good SJJ gym, but failing to do so she enlisted in a Kickboxing class."
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Her first trip to Brazil was in 2007, travelling from Denmark with Shanti Abelha, and she trained at the Fight-Zone academy in Rio de Janeiro with Ricardo Vieira. She returned on later occasions, including to Sao Paulo to train with Leo Vieira and to Joao Pessoa to train with Helder Medeiros.
Where in the source: Section "Ida Hansson Biography" - "In 2007 Ida Hansson made her first trip to Brazil. She travelled from Denmark with another BJJ practitioner and avid competitor, Shanti Abelha."
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Her favourite technique is listed as the armbar.
Where in the source: Infobox - "Favourite Technique: Armbar"
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Its list of main achievements includes Rio Open champion 2010 brown/black, three European Open titles (2008 blue, 2011 brown/black, 2012 black), two Brazilian National titles in 2011 at weight and open weight as a brown belt, two Rio Open silvers, the 2011 ADCC European Trials, a CBJJO World Cup open weight title and silver in 2007 as a blue belt, two World Championship silvers (2009 purple, 2011 brown/black), European silvers in 2009 and 2010, ADCC bronze in 2011 and World Championship bronze in 2009 at open weight as a purple belt.
Where in the source: Section "Main Achievements" - "Rio Open Champion (2010 brown/black) 3x European Champion (2008 blue, 2011 brown/black, 2012 black)"
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Fighter Magazine, "VM-guld till Ida Hansson i Toronto", 15 June 2013.(opens in a new tab)
She is from Jonkoping, Sweden.
Where in the source: Article body - "Ida Hansson, 29, från Jönköping vann sin första match på poäng 10-1 mot en ryska"
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At the 2013 FILA World Championship she won her first bout on points 10-1 against a Russian opponent and then won the -71 kg final.
Where in the source: Article body - "vann sin första match på poäng 10-1 mot en ryska och gick till VM-final i grapppling. Därefter tog hon hem finalen i -71 kg."
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SVT Sport, "Hansson vann tat final", by Jennifer Howgate and Mattias Persson, published 5 July 2014, updated 12 February 2024.(opens in a new tab)
She was the first Swedish woman to receive a black belt in the sport.
Where in the source: Article body - "Hon är stor inom sporten och var första svenska dam att få svart bälte inom sporten."
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She won the Swedish championship in the 74 kg class in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at SM-veckan in summer 2014, beating Maria Runqvist on a referee decision after the final ended 2-2. She said she had been away a long time with a knee injury and was glad to be back.
Where in the source: Headline and body - "Det blev 2-2 mellan Ida Hansson och Maria Runqvist i finalen i 74-kilosklassen i Brasiliansk jiu jitsu. Men domarna utsåg Hansson till segrare och svensk mästare."
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Fighter Magazine, "De forsta svenska svartbaltena i BJJ i Sverige", by Anders Eriksson, 24 January 2014 (updated 14 November 2023).(opens in a new tab)
In a survey of the first Swedish BJJ black belts she is named as the first Swedish woman to reach black belt, receiving it in 2011. Sussi Dahl, graded by Royler Gracie in 2004, is described as having declined that distinction because she was born in Rio de Janeiro to Swedish parents and had never lived in Sweden.
Where in the source: Section "De första svartbältena" - "varför hon avsagt sig äran som den första svenskan att nå svart bälte i BJJ till Ida Hansson som fick svart bälte 2011"
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Grapplingbloggen, "Ida Hansson har fatt svart balte", by Daniel Rosendahl, 28 October 2011.(opens in a new tab)
She received her BJJ black belt on Friday 28 October 2011, at Arte Suave / CheckMat.
Where in the source: Article body - "Ida Hansson (Arte Suave/CheckMat) fick idag fredag 28 oktober svart bälte i BJJ."
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Her team mates Shanti Abelha and Alexander Trans received their black belts on the same day.
Where in the source: Article body - "Shanti Abelha och Alexander Trans, även dom från Arte Suave/CheckMat, fick också svart bälte."
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Arte Suave (Copenhagen), "Belt Rankings", club register, undated.(opens in a new tab)
The academy's own black belt register lists her graduation date as 28 October 2011, the same date it gives for Alexander Trans.
Where in the source: Black belt list - "Alexander Trans blev gradueret d. 28 Oct 2011 Ida Hansson blev gradueret d. 28 Oct 2011"
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Grapplingbloggen, "Sammanstallning over svartbalten", running register of Swedish black belts.(opens in a new tab)
The Swedish black belt register records her as graded by Leonardo Vieira on 2011-10-28, listed under the club Kingpin Grappling and the team Checkmat, and registered as a black belt with the IBJJF.
Where in the source: Entry in "Sammanställning över svartbälten" - "Ida Hansson Klubb: Kingpin Grappling Team: Checkmat Graderad av: Leonardo Vieira Datum: 2011-10-28 Registrerad hos IBJJF: Ja"
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The Swedish black belt register lists two black belts graded through her: Andreas Gustafsson and Peter Appelqvist, both of Kingpin Grappling and the Checkmat team, both recorded as graded by Leonardo Vieira through Ida Hansson on 2017-03-04.
Where in the source: Entries in "Sammanställning över svartbälten" - "Andreas Gustafsson Klubb: Kingpin Grappling Team: Checkmat Graderad av: Leonardo Vieira genom Ida Hansson Datum: 2017-03-04"
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Grapplingbloggen, "Intervju: Ida Hansson", by Daniel Rosendahl, November 2009.(opens in a new tab)
She met martial arts for the first time on an outdoor activity day in her first year of upper secondary school, in the form of Sport Ju-Jutsu at the club JJK Samurai in Jonkoping, and trained it for five more years.
Where in the source: Interview answer - "Jag kom i kontakt med kampsport på en friluftsdag i ettan på gymnasiet och då i form av Sport Ju-Jutsu i JJK Samurai i Jönköping."
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In Sport Ju-Jutsu she won the Swedish championship and was picked for the Swedish national team group.
Where in the source: Interview answer - "hann på den tiden både vinna SM och bli uttagen till den svenska landslagsgruppen"
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She moved from Sweden to Denmark to study, found no real Sport Ju-Jutsu options there, and took up Brazilian jiu-jitsu instead; it was her first contact with the sport.
Where in the source: Interview answer - "här fanns inga riktiga träningsmöjligheter inom SJJ på nära håll och jag började därför leta efter något annat. Lösningen blev Brasiliansk Jiu Jitsu"
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She studied medicine in Copenhagen, at the University of Copenhagen, which is why she was living in Denmark.
Where in the source: Interview answer - "Anledningen till att jag bor i Danmark är min utbildning, jag pluggar till läkare på Köpenhamns Universitet"
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She joined Arte Suave in Copenhagen in autumn 2007. The club had existed since 2003 under the name Brasa and was renamed Arte Suave when the team changed its name to CheckMat; the name is Portuguese for jiu-jitsu, literally "the gentle art".
Where in the source: Interview answer to "Berätta lite om Arte Suave." - "Arte Suave, som klubben heter, har funnits sen 2003 och jag har tränat på klubben sedan hösten 2007. Från början hette klubben Brasa"
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At the time of the interview the four head coaches at Arte Suave were Shimon Mochizuki, described as the first Dane to receive a BJJ black belt, plus Joachim Christensen, Jonas Ericsson and Nic Osei.
Where in the source: Interview answer - "Det är fyra huvudtränare på klubben, det är även dem som styr klubben. Shimon Mochizuki, som var första dansk att få svart bälte i BJJ. Joachim Christensen, Jonas Ericsson, Nic Osei"
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By November 2009, after about four years of BJJ, she had won one amateur MMA bout, won the Copa do Mundo and the European Open as a blue belt, taken silver at the World Championship as a purple belt, won the ADCC European Trials in submission wrestling, and had just received her brown belt.
Where in the source: Interview answer - "Vinna Copa do Mundo och Europeans som blåbälte, Silver till Mundials som lilabälte och har nu precis fått mitt bruna bälte. I SW har jag vunnit ADCC European trials."
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In November 2009 she was described as Sweden's first female brown belt in BJJ, aged 25, living in Copenhagen and training at Arte Suave.
Where in the source: Standfirst - "Ida Hansson är 25 år och Sveriges första kvinnliga brunbältare i BJJ. Hon bor i Köpenhamn och tränar på Arte Suave."
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At ADCC 2009 she faced Cristiane Santos. The bout was 0-0 after the ten regulation minutes and went to five minutes of overtime, where she was thrown, had her guard passed and was submitted by armbar with about ten seconds left. She called it the hardest match of her life and said the result was fair.
Where in the source: Interview answer to "Kan du berätta om din match i ADCC 2009 emot Cristiane Santos?" - "Efter 10 min står det fortfarande 0-0 och matchen fortsätter nu med 5 min övertid"
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Asked for her favourite submission she answered the armbar, saying it works from almost any position and both with and without the gi.
Where in the source: Interview answer to "Vad har du för favorit lås/strypning?" - "Där måste jag nog svara armbar."
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To begin with she did not train any martial art at all. Her sporting background started with horses: she and her sister were given a pony when she was three, and she rode daily until she was about 18, when she no longer had the time or the inclination it took.
Where in the source: Interview answer to "Hur ser din idrotts/kampsportsbakgrund ut?" - "Till att börja tränade jag inte kampsort över huvudtaget." and "jag fick en ponny tillsammans med min syster när jag var 3 år gammal" and "Jag red dagligen tills jag var omkring 18 år och inte längre hade den tid och lust kom krävdes."
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Fighter Magazine, "Ida Hansson: Medelmattigt och oambitiost har aldrig riktigt varit min stil", 22 January 2014.(opens in a new tab)
She names Shimon Mochizuki and Joachim Christensen as her coaches, and Shanti Abelha, Janni Larsson and Camilla Hansen as her training partners and close friends at the club.
Where in the source: Interview answer about leaving Denmark - "Mina tränare Shimon Mochizuki och också Joachim Christensen."
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She said the scholarship was a joint award from the Swedish Sports Confederation and Svenska Spel for national-team-level athletes studying at least half time, that receiving it meant an invitation to the Swedish Sports Gala and an accompanying camp at Boson, and that she and Sara Widgren were the first female combat sports athletes to take part.
Where in the source: Interview answer - "Både jag och Sara hade sökt och fått Elitidrottsstipendiet, ett samarbete mellan RF och Svenska spel"
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Looking back on 2013 she listed European Championship silver, World Championship bronze and Abu Dhabi World Pro bronze in BJJ, and in submission wrestling a Swedish title, double World Championship gold, European Championship silver and the ADCC invitation to China. She said 2011 was still the harder year to top.
Where in the source: Interview answer to "Hur var ditt 2013?" - "så hann jag med ett EM-silver, ett VM-brons och ett brons på Abu Dhabi World Pro i BJJ"
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In January 2014 she had just passed the final exam of the medical programme, with the graduation ceremony at the end of that month. She said the degree normally takes six years but had taken her 8.5 because of time off for her sport, and that the next step was her internship year before specialising; she had looked at surgery.
Where in the source: Interview answer to "Du är färdig läkare nu va?" - "Ja, jag har precis blivit färdig med sista tentan på läkarprogrammet, avslutningsceremonin är i slutet av januari."
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She said she would move back to Jonkoping and start work at the end of February 2014, after years in Copenhagen, and that leaving her club and training partners was the hard part.
Where in the source: Interview answer to "Hur ser ditt 2014 ut?" - "Ja, jag kommer att flytta hem till Jönköping och börja jobba i slutet av februari"
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Kampsport i Kobenhavn (mma-cph.dk), "Submission Wrestling: Ida Hansson vinder de Svenske mesterskaber i SW", 15 September 2010.(opens in a new tab)
She won the Swedish submission wrestling championship in September 2010.
Where in the source: Article body - "Denne weekend vandt Ida Hansson de Svenske mesterskaber i submission wrestling."
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She took three bouts at the 2010 Swedish submission wrestling championship: two by submission, one guillotine and one rear naked choke, and the final on points.
Where in the source: Article body - "Hun havde 3 kampe og vandt to af dem på submission, en på guillotine og en på RNC, finalen vandt hun på points."
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Grapplingbloggen, "Infor BJJ SM 2010: Ida Hansson", by Daniel Rosendahl, 2010.(opens in a new tab)
Before the 2010 Swedish BJJ championship she was a brown belt training at Arte Suave in Copenhagen, said she had already taken the Swedish submission wrestling title that year after three bouts, and entered the championship for the club Frontier MMA / Check Mat.
Where in the source: Interview answers - "SM-guldet i SW betydde mycket för mig. Jag fick tre matcher fram till finalen." and "Jag kommer att tävla för Frontier MMA/Check Mat."
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Fighter Magazine, "Ida Hansson slutar tavla", interview by Joakim Borgudd, 9 April 2012.(opens in a new tab)
In 2011 she won double gold at the Brazilian national championships, took silver at the IBJJF World Championship and bronze at ADCC.
Where in the source: Article body - "Under 2011 tog Ida Hansson bland annat dubbla guld på de brasilianska mästerskapen, VM-silver och brons i ADCC."
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The 2011 season also brought a nomination for Martial Artist of the Year at the Kampsportsgalan.
Where in the source: Article body - "Framgångarna resulterade förutom i ett svart bälte även i en nominering till Årets kampsportare på Kampsportsgalan."
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A contributing factor to the 2011 results was that she took a break from her medical studies in Copenhagen and spent four months in Brazil training full time.
Where in the source: Article body - "tog ett studieuppehåll för att tillbringade fyra månader i Brasilien för att satsa på heltid"
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Fighter Magazine states that with the World Championship silver in Los Angeles she became the first Swede to medal in the toughest belt class at a World Championship. She lost the final to Hannette Staack by flying armbar.
Where in the source: Article body - "Med VM-silvret från Los Angeles blev Ida Hansson även historisk då ingen svensk tagit medalj i den tuffaste klassen på ett världsmästerskap."
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She named the ADCC bronze as the medal she was proudest of. The article states that no Swede had previously medalled at ADCC, that she entered on a wild card, and that she competed in the over-60 kg class weighing 66 kg against opponents more than 30 kg heavier.
Where in the source: Article body - "Ingen svensk har tidigare tagit medalj i ADCC och Ida Hansson gjorde det i klassen över 60 kilo trots att hon endast väger 66 kilo"
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In April 2012 she announced that she was ending her elite commitment. She gave her medical studies, which were more than full time, extra work as a medical secretary, physical exhaustion and money as the reasons, and said she had just had knee surgery. She did not rule out competing again.
Where in the source: Interview answer to "Varför väljer du nu att sluta tävla?" - "Mina läkarstudier är nästan mer än heltid som det är och dessutom arbetar jag extra som läkarsekreterare."
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Grapplingbloggen, "Ida Hansson slutar tavla", by Daniel Rosendahl, April 2012.(opens in a new tab)
Her decision to stop competing was reported in April 2012, citing her statement that the decision had not been easy and that her medical studies plus extra work as a medical secretary left no room for an elite commitment. The report also refers to her newly operated knee.
Where in the source: Article body - "Det har inte varit ett lätt beslut men jag har tänkt på det under en lång tid." and "lycka till med rehabiliteringen av sitt nyopererade knä"
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Kampsport i Kobenhavn (mma-cph.dk), "Brazilian Jiu Jitsu og MMA: En god weekend for Arte Suave", 1 October 2012.(opens in a new tab)
At the Swedish BJJ championships at the end of September 2012 both she and her club mate Janni Larsson won their weight classes.
Where in the source: Article body - "Både Ida Hansson og Janni Larsson fra klubben deltog og vandt begge to deres vægtklasser og kan kalde sig svenske mester i BJJ."
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Grapplingbloggen, "Intervju: Ida Hansson efter BJJ VM & FILA VM 2013", by Daniel Rosendahl, 2013.(opens in a new tab)
Asked about having been on the point of stopping competition altogether during 2012 and now being back, she said the main change was her attitude to training: she trained roughly as much as before, but only when she wanted to.
Where in the source: Interview question - "Under 2012 var du på väg att helt sluta tävla, men nu är du ”tillbaka”. Kan du berätta lite om hur du har lagt om din elitsatsning."
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She took bronze at the 2013 IBJJF World Championship.
Where in the source: Interview opening - "Grattis till bronsmedaljen på BJJ VM"
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In her weight class at the 2013 World Championship she had two bouts. She beat Penny Thomas of Gracie Humaita 2-2 on advantages after coming up on top with seconds left, and lost the semifinal 2-0. She had also fought twice in the open class earlier the same day, and said she had twisted her knee in the first of those.
Where in the source: Interview answer - "Jag fick bara gå två matcher i min viktklass tyvärr. I första matchen mötte jag Penny Thomas från Gracie Humaita."
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On refereeing she said she started in order to learn the rules properly, that IBJJF referees are paid, that Alvaro Mansor selects the referees for the World Championship and that she applied and was cleared, and that nobody may referee the Worlds without having refereed IBJJF events first. She added that she thinks it matters for women to take referee and federation roles in a sport that is still male dominated, and noted that the Swedish BJJ federation then had a female chair.
Where in the source: Interview answer - "Det är Alvaro Mansor som väljer vem som dömer, jag skickade in en intresseanmälan och fick grönt ljus till att vara med."
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She said the women's training group at Arte Suave at the time consisted of herself, Janni Larsson, Shanti Abelha and Camilla, two brown belts and two black belts.
Where in the source: Interview answer - "vilken annan klubb kan skryta med att ha två brun och två svartbälten på damsidan?"
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Fighter Magazine, "Guldmedaljoren Ida Hansson", 19 June 2013.(opens in a new tab)
She won gold in both the gi and the no-gi division at the 2013 FILA World Championship. In the gi she won the final by armbar from closed guard against a Canadian opponent; in no-gi she beat the same Russian by rear naked choke, beat an Italian on points and won the final 3-1 against Canada with an omoplata sweep to side control.
Where in the source: Interview answer to "Hur vann du dina matcher?" - "Finalen gick mot Kanada, jag drar guard, och lyckas nästa svepa henne direkt, men hon försvarar och hamnar i min stängda guard och jag vinner ganska lätt på en armbar därifrån."
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She said the 2013 FILA World Championship was held in London, Ontario, Canada, ran over four days with pankration, amateur MMA and gi and no-gi grappling, had around 18 nations entered, and that Sweden finished best nation in no-gi and second in gi.
Where in the source: Interview answer to "Berätta om årets VM!" - "Årets FILA-VM gick i London i Kanada, en lite sömnig stad med ungefär 300 000 invånare."
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Grapplingbloggen, "Ida Hansson och Marcus Widengren domer pa BJJ VM 2013", by Daniel Rosendahl, 2013.(opens in a new tab)
She and Marcus Widengren were the first Swedes to work as referees at the IBJJF World Championship, in 2013. Both had refereed at the IBJJF European Open earlier the same year.
Where in the source: Article body - "Som första svenskar kommer Marcus Widengren Ida Hansson jobba som domare på BJJ VM 2013. Marcus och Ida dömde på IBJJF European Open tidigare i år."
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Grapplingbloggen, "Intervju: Ida Hansson, Swedishop Open BJJ:s huvuddomare 2013", by Daniel Rosendahl, 2013.(opens in a new tab)
She was head referee at Swedish Open BJJ 2013, held 16-17 November in Stenungsund. It was her first time in that role although she had refereed for several years, including three years at that event, and the job meant chairing the referees' meeting and being ultimately responsible for resolving rules questions.
Where in the source: Interview answer - "Även om jag har jobbat som domare i flera år, så är detta första gången som jag agerar huvuddomare."
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Grapplingbloggen, "Ida Hansson har blivit inbjuden till ADCC VM 2013", by Daniel Rosendahl, 2013.(opens in a new tab)
She was invited to the ADCC World Championship 2013 in Beijing on 19-20 October, replacing Hannette Staack in the +60 kg class, and was the second Swede invited to that edition after Mikael Knutsson.
Where in the source: Article body - "Ida Hansson kommer att ersätta Hannette Staack i +60 kg viktklassen på ADCC World Championship 2013 som går den 19-20 oktober i Peking, Kina."
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Fighter Magazine, "Ida Hansson utslagen ur ADCC", 19 October 2013.(opens in a new tab)
She was eliminated from the 2013 ADCC World Championship in her first bout, losing on points to Tammy Griego after conceding three points for back mount, and nearly taking back mount herself as time ran out.
Where in the source: Article body - "Ida Hansson förlorade sin första match på poäng mot Tammy Griego och är därmed utslagen från ADCC VM."
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Fighter Magazine, "Sara Widgren och Ida Hansson tilldelas RF:s och Svenska Spels Elitidrottsstipendium", 13 September 2013.(opens in a new tab)
In September 2013 she and ju-jutsu athlete Sara Widgren were among 55 athletes awarded the elite sports scholarship run by the Swedish Sports Confederation and Svenska Spel, out of 324 applicants. They were the only two combat sports athletes among the 55.
Where in the source: Article body - "Av 324 sökanden har 55 aktiva blivit tilldelade Elitidrottsstipendiet. Två av dessa 55 är således kampsportare – Sara Widgren, ju jutsu och Ida Hansson, BJJ/submission wrestling."
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Fighter Magazine, "Ida Hansson infor SW-SM", 29 November 2013.(opens in a new tab)
Summing up 2013 before the Swedish submission wrestling championship she listed European Championship silver, World Championship bronze and a bronze at the Abu Dhabi World Pro in BJJ, and in no-gi an ADCC invitation, double World Championship gold and European Championship silver. She said her body had stopped after ADCC in October, that she had paused training for a few weeks to sit exams, and that she would compete at -71 kg.
Where in the source: Interview answer to "Hur skulle du summera ditt år så här långt?" - "I BJJ vann jag silver på EM, brons på VM och World Pro i Abu Dhabi, som jag precis kvalade in till nästa år också."
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Kampsport i Kobenhavn (mma-cph.dk), "Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Alexander og Ida i Open Class sort baelte finalen til EM 2014", 25 January 2014, republished from GracieMag.com.(opens in a new tab)
At the 2014 IBJJF European Open she reached the black belt open class final against Luanna Alzuguir, having beaten Gretchen Zoeller and then Vanessa Oliveira in a semifinal decided by two points at the very end. Alzuguir had reached the final by beating her team mate Janni Larsson.
Where in the source: Article body - "In the female division, another battle between Brazil and Scandinavia. Swedish Ida Hansson will face Brazilian Luanna Alzuguir."
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Competition results
| Year | Event | Result | Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | ADCC 2011Source: adcombat.com+60 kgNo-giVerified | 3rd place | +60 kgNo-giVerified |