Administrative

ONLINE PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Thursday, September 18th, 2025 at 11:59PM

Satellite Weigh ins:

All competitors must weigh in ahead of time via satellite weigh ins. Forms will be sent to coaches to fill out their athletes' weights and return to tournament organizer. Individuals with no coaches available to verify their weight will still send their weights to tournament organizer. 

All athletes will be weighed to confirm their weight on site as a part of the check in process. 

Check ins:

Saturday, September 20th

8:00am-9:00am Junior (16 and under) Check ins

10:30am-11am Senior (17 and over) Check ins

ELIGIBILITY:

Athletes MUST have a current USA Judo membership. USA Judo membership status will be verified online with the membership number provided during registration prior to tournament. 

Athletes need to bring a white judogi, white belt, and a blue belt. Blue judogis can only be worn when competing on the blue side.

BJJ gis will not be allowed in competition.

Tournament Director:

Jonathan Douglass - jadouglass97@gmail.com - 763-447-8041

Spectating:

Spectating is free and open to the public

Competition Bracketing and Rules

2 Regulation judo mats.

Best of 3 matches for divisions of 2 people.

Round Robin for divisions of 3 people.

Double Elimination for divisions of 4 or more players.

Match length: 2 minutes for juniors 8 years old and under. 3 minutes for juniors 9 years old and up, 4 minutes for seniors & masters.

No armlocks are allowed in any novice category, regardless of age.

Armlocks allowed in all senior advanced and masters advanced divisions.

No chokes or armlocks are allowed for junior novice divisions.

Tournament Director reserves the right to adjust divisions, and match times to ensure fair and safe competition.

Properly fitting judogis must be worn by all competitors. BJJ gis will not be allowed in competition.

Appropriate undergarments must be worn by all athletes. Female athletes shall wear under the jacket either a plan white or off-white t-shirt, with short sleeves, long enough to be worn inside the trousers, or a plain white or off-white leotard with short sleeves. The white t-shirt should have a round neck. No marking can be visible when the judogi is done up. Rash guards or t-shirts are allowed to be worn under the judogi for all genders, during USA Judo sanctioned domestic events.

Any athlete needing to change clothes/judogi should do so in a restroom which is this event's designated changing area.

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