REGISTRATION FEES
ON-LINE REGISTRATIONS ONLY! CUTOFF DATE December 3, 2025
Early Registration: until 11:59 pm CST, November 30, 2025
First shiai division $50 per individual
Additional shiai division entries $20 each per individual
Late Registration: until 11:59 pm CST, December 3, 2025
First shiai division $60 per individual
Additional shiai division entries $20 each per individual
Competitors may register for a maximum of two shiai entries each within Junior, Senior and Masters divisions.
WEIGH-INS
ALL COMPETITORS MUST weigh-in at their dojo on Wednesday, December 3 or Thursday, December 4. Their weights (in pounds) must be reported by their instructors to Nat Ciesla (nat.ciesla@gmail.com) on December 4, by 10:00 p.m. CST
Weights will be verified (weight check with +/- 2 pound allowance) when competitors check-in at the tournament and show their valid judo membership card.
ELIGIBILITY
All participants must have an up-to-date USA Judo membership card (we are no longer able to accept USJF/USJA as of 3/15/2023) to present at tournament weight confirmation and check-in.
Non-USA Judo members will need to purchase an Event-Only membership here: https://usajudo.sport80.com/public/wizard/a/1218/home
WHITE/BLUE
Competitors MUST bring their own blue and white belts. If you bring a blue gi, you must also have a white gi. No blue gis are to be worn on the white side.
SHIAI OFFICIAL RULES, AGE/WEIGHT DIVISIONS
RULES:
All participants will abide by IJF contest rules with the following modifications. All participants will abide by current IJF medical rules, which stipulate if a contestant asks for a doctor, they forfeit that match.
Blue gis are optional. Appropriate undergarments must be worn by all athletes. Female athletes shall wear under the jacket either a plain white or off-white round-necked t-shirt with short sleeves, long enough to be worn inside the trousers, or a plain white or off-white leotard with short sleeves. No markings can be visible when the judo gi is done up. Athletes needing to change clothes/judo gis should do so in a restroom, locker room, or designated changing area. Any athlete has the option to wear a white t-shirt if it is not made mandatory for them.
Contest area will be 8 x 8 meters for players over 12 yr and 7 x 7 for players 12yr and under. Safety area will be 3 meters to adjoining mats and 3 meters everywhere else. The CARE system will be in effect.
JUNIORS
Novice is yellow and under, advanced is orange and up. Two year age categories, and fair weight categories within 10% will be created based on entries. 3 minute match length. Shime waza allowed for all players over 13, regardless of the age range of the division they are in. No Kansetsu waza.
SENIORS
Novice is all ranks under brown, advanced is brown and black. IJF weights will be used when possible. 4 minute match length for advanced, 3 minute for novice. Shime waza allowed in all, Kansetu waza allowed only in advanced divisions when both players are brown or black belt.
VETERANS
Novice is all ranks under brown, advanced is brown and black. Fair weight categories within 10% will be created based on entries. 3 minute match length. Shime waza and Kansetu waza allowed in all. No Shime waza for all players 60+.