2024 New Jersey Judo Open

HOSTED BY:             JUDO OF NJ, INC.

Tournament Co Dir:  Tony Camal 973-432-9638 Email: [email protected] 

Smoothcomp Dir:     Ramon Hernandez 201-206-2705 Email: [email protected]

HEAD REFEREE:         IJF A Referee Saro Balagezyan – 917-696-3208                                                                          [email protected]

WHEN:                       Competition Date: Sunday, January 28, 2024, Doors Open 8am Matches Start 9am SHARP

WHERE:                     Wayne PAL, 1 PAL Drive, Wayne, NJ

WEIGH-INS:               Coaches Will Validate Teams Weights by Saturday, Jan 27, 2024, 10am

WHO IS ELIGIBLE:   ALL COMPETITORS MEMBER OF USA JUDO: Must be a current member of USJI USA Judo.  Proof of Membership must be verified by coaches prior to registering online.  Everyone can join up for membership online with USA Judo at www.usajudo.com.  Participation from this event goes towards Promotion Points with Judo of NJ, Inc. and Hudson Judo.

WHAT RULES:          Modified IJF rules will be used.  No armbars in all Novice and Junior Divisions accept Cadet & IJF Junior & Black Belt & Brown Belt Div.  Chokes in Cadet, IJF Jr. & All Adult Div Only.  We ask all competitors to have a properly fitted Judo gi and bring an extra Blue Belt or Blue Gi when competing on the Blue side.  Cadet, IJF Junior, Senior Elite and Brown Belt must have a Properly Fitted White and Blue Judo Gi.  

AWARDS:                    Medals for 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place. 

Scoring System:          Round Robin For Divisions 5 Person and Below 6 & Above True Double.

Tournament System:   Online Registration, Weigh-ins & Brackets Will Be Run On Smoothcomp System

MATCH TIMES:         Bantams, Intermediate & Juvenile                 3 Minutes/2-Minute Golden Score

                                    Cadet, IJF Jr., Senior Elite Black Belt            4 Minutes/No Golden Score Time Limit

                                    14 – 16 and 17 – 19 Novice                           3 Minutes/2 Minutes Golden Score

                                    Veterans                                                         3 Minutes/2 Minutes Golden Score

REGISTRATION AND WEIGH IN:   (NO WEIGH-INS FOR ANYONE ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 2024. 

ALL COMPETITORS MUST HAVE THEIR COACHES VERIFY THEIR WEIGHTS AND REPORT THAT TO RAMON

 HERNANDEZ BY FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2024, 7PM AND MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED ONLINE, SHOW PROOF

 OF USA JUDO MEMBERSHIP.  ONE LAST IMPORTANT NOTICE.  WE WILL CLOSE REGISTRATION TO THE

 TOURNAMENT AT 450 COMPETITORS.  IF THAT HAPPENS THERE IS NO WAY INTO REGISTRATION ONLINE.

  PLEASE REGISTER AS SOON AS YOU CAN!

MINOR ATHLETE ABUSE PREVENTION POLICY (MAAPP)

The Center for SafeSport has developed the Minor Athlete Prevention Policies (MAAPP) which USA Judo has adapted to our own sport. The MAAPP is a collection of proactive and training policies comprised of two parts; Education & Training Policy that requires training for certain Adult Participants and the Required Prevention Policies, focused on limiting one-on-one interactions between Adult Participants and Minor Athletes to prevent abuse. The full MAAPP policy and the reporting mechanism for SafeSport infractions can be found at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Judo/MAAPP .

SUNDAY, JAN 28, 2024 COMPETITON SCHEDULE:

Ø  All Staff Only Allowed In Venue                                      7am to 8am STAFF MEETING 7:15AM TO 7:45AM

Ø  Venue Doors Open For Warm-Up All Juniors                  8:00AM

Ø  Opening Ceremony                                                       8:45AM

Ø  Bantams, Intermediate & Juvenile Divisions                    9AM Sharp

Ø  Cadets & IJF Junior BOTH IJF DIVISIONS                      Will Follow Juvenile Div

Ø  BLACK BELT ELITE                                                      Will Follow IJF Jr. Div

Ø  Brown Belt                                                                    Will Follow Black Belt Elite

Ø  Novice & Veterans                                                         Will Follow Brown Belts

Ø  Exhibition Adult Div | Black, Brown, Novice & Vet Will Follow Novice & Veterans

HOW MUCH (NO REFUNDS)

ONLINE REGISTRATION:   

Ø  Online Registration $80.00 ALL DIVISIONS/CATEGORY From September 1, 2023 to December 31 2023 EARLY BIRD SPECIAL

Ø  Online Registration $85.00 ALL DIVISIONS/CATEGORY From Saturday, January 1, 2024 to January 19, 2024 NORMAL PRICE

Ø  Online Registration $90.00 ALL DIVISIONS/CATEGORY From Thursday, January 20, 2024 to January 25, 2024 LATE PICE

Ø  Walk-Up Registration No Walk-Ups Allowed!  READ BELOW

Ø  We will cap event at 450 Competitors And There Will Be No Walk-up **//Register Early//**

MAIL-IN REGISTRATION:

Ø  NO MAIL IN REGISTRATION.  REGISTER ONLINE judonj.org

SPECTATOR: $5 FOR ALL SPECTATORS OVER THE AGE OF 5 YEARS OLD.  PLEASE CHECK OUR WEB SITE PRIOR TO EVENT TO KNOW OF ANY COVID19 RESTRICTIONS FOR SPECTATORS

COACH: ALL COACHES MUST BE USA JUDO/SAFE SPORT CERTIFIED PER USOPC AND USA JUDO.  USA JUDO COACH BADGE REQUIRED AT MAT SIDE!

Tournament Director Reserves Right To Make Any Changes They Deem Necessary To Insure Safety & Fairness To All Competitors

Mat Area: The tournament will use 4 for juniors & 3 Mats for Adults with Smoothcomp scoreboards along with the CARE system.

Judo Gi: Blue & White Gi are required for all CADET, IJF JUNIOR DIVISION, SENIOR ELITE BLACK BELT & BROWN BELTS.  All other divisions must have a White Judo Gi with a White & Blue Belt that properly fits.  Official IJF Back patches are not required.