NYC JUDO VETERANS OPEN 2024

Tournament Dir:

Ramon Hernandez, Head Instructor @ NJJ 201-206-2705 [email protected]

Saro Balagezyan, Head Instructor @ IJC 917-696-3208 [email protected]

HEAD REFEREE: IJF A Referee Saro Balagezyan / [email protected]

WHEN: Competition Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024, START TIME: 9:00am

WHERE: Competition Venue: IJC Martial Arts, 28-20 120th Street, 2nd Floor, College Point, Flushing, NY 11354

WEIGH-INS: Saturday, August 17, 2024, 8am Same Venue

WHO IS ELIGIBLE: US COMPETITORS: Must be a current member of USJI (USA Judo) 

Proof of Membership must be shown at weigh-in time. Everyone can join up for membership online with USA Judo.  We will not have applications at the tournament so please make sure your membership with USA Judo is up to date.  Foreign Competitors: Must provide a written approval from their National Federation and/or present a current Federation Card of their own country and contact USA Judo Directly as far in advance of the event as possible.

WHAT RULES: Modified IJF rules will be used. No armbars in all Novice except for Brown and Black Belts.  Chokes allowed in all divisions 50 and below.  Everyone must have a properly fit white Judo gi. 

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

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

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

MATCH TIMES: 4 Minutes/Unlimited Time Gold Score 49 Years & Below

                           3 Minutes/2-Minute Golden Score 50 and above

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

REGISTRATION AND WEIGH IN:

IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL COMPETITORS MUST WEIGH-IN ON SATURDAY, 8am Day of event at the venue.  MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED ONLINE, SHOW PROOF OF USA JUDO MEMBERSHIP.  ONE LAST IMPORTANT NOTICE. WE WILL CLOSE REGISTRATION TO THE TOURNAMENT AT 150 COMPETITORS.  IF THAT HAPPENS THERE IS NO WAY INTO REGISTRATION ONLINE.  

COMPETITON SCHEDULE DAY OF EVENT:

 Venue Doors Open Warm-Up All Juniors 7AM Sharp

 Opening Ceremony 8:45am

 Black & Brown Belt Men & Women Will Start Event

 Novice Will Follow Black & Brown Belt Divisons

 NeWaza Div Will Follow Noivce

HOW MUCH (NO REFUNDS)

ONLINE REGISTRATION:

 Online Registration is now open

 Online Registration $90.00 ALL DIVISIONS/CATEGORY EARLY BIRD SPECIAL

 Online Registration $95.00 ALL DIVISIONS/CATEGORY NORMAL PRICE

 Online Registration $100 ALL DIVISIONS/CATEGORY LATE PRICE

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

 We will cap event at 150 Competitors And There Will Be No Walk-up **//Register Early//**

MAIL-IN REGISTRATION:

 NO MAIL IN REGISTRATION. REGISTER ONLINE Here

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 2 mat areas with Smoothcomp scoreboards along with the CARE system.

Judo Gi: Blue & White Gi are required for all Competitors.  

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 .