Tournament Location

Charleston Self Defense Academy

428A Red Bank Rd

Goose Creek, SC 29445

Head Referee: TBA

Director

Dr. Lisa Capriotti (yodan)

(302) 897-9106

[email protected]

Entry Fees 

Standard Entry Fees *

Registration AND Payment by 12/07/2022

Kata Teams - FREE

Spectators - FREE

$50 - 1st division

$20 - additional division

*$5 off for military, police, fire, EMS, and military academy given at check-in

Registration

ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY - Deadline is Wednesday, December 7th, 2022

Registration can be done quickly online through SmoothComp at https://smoothcomp.com/en/event/9448 

Create a free account to register.  Coaches can create a free account to register school/club.  

No Onsite Registration.  Early Registration deadline is Saturday, May 20th.  Regular registration deadline is June 1st.  

Rules

Modified IJF rules will govern the tournament.  IJF interpretation of transition between ne-waza and tachi-waza will be implemented.  Shidos shall be used to discourage negative judo and promote positive judo. A white uniform, white belt, and blue belt are required by all judoka.  Uniforms should cover the wrist and ankles.  No t-shirts should be worn under the uniform except for females who should have a white t-shirt.  Mouthguards are optional.  If you are assigned to white and have only a blue uniform, you could forfeit the match.  White and blue belts will be available for all participants.

• Senior skill divisions are Novice, Intermediate, Advanced and Elite.  Junior skill divisions are novice and advanced  No armbars in Cadet Novice divisions.  Points will only be awarded for Senior Elite and Junior Advanced divisions.  Novice and Intermediate divisions are developmental and no brown or black belts may register for those divisions.
• Veterans divisions are 30 yrs. and older and will be divided based on weight first and age above and below 45, if possible.  Novice veterans should consider registering for Adult Novice instead or in addition to Veterans.  Veteran golden score may be limited to 2 min, if both contestants agree to the change.

Elimination System

A Modified Double elimination system will be used on divisions with more than 4 people.  A Round Robin system will be used on divisions of 4 or less players.  Criteria for the round robin winners will be:  1. Wins/Losses.  2. Points (10 points for ippon, 3 points for wazari at time, 1 point for win by hansoku make) 3. Head to Head matches 4. Lightest contestant wins.  

Weigh-In and Check-In

Weigh-Ins available Friday 6-8pm, Saturday 8-10am, and Saturday 12-1pm (seniors 16+ only)Same Day Weigh-In:  Those below age 16 (Juvenile age division) must be weighed in by 10AM Saturday or they will forfeit their divisions.  Cadets, Seniors, and Veterans have until 1PM to check in or they will forfeit their divisions.

All competitors must declare their divisions and weight class on the registration form.  Players may change their weight class by Friday 12/09/2022 at 

https://smoothcomp.com/en/event/9448

A maximum of 3 divisions are recommended.  Additional divisions should be discussed with the tournament director.  Additional divisions can be up in weight or up in age depending on turnout.  Requests will be met whenever possible.

Kata Competition

Kata competition is open to juniors and adults, novice and advanced.  Novice competitors should perform the following number of sets: Kodokan Goshin Jutsu (2 sets), Nage-no-Kata (3 sets), Katame-no-Kata (1 set), Ju-no-Kata (1 set), and Kime-no-Kata (kneeling or standing only).  Advanced competitors perform the entire kata and every effort will be made to group divisions by kata.  However, every division must have at least 2 teams.   Kata scoring will be done using the Revised 2019 IJF Kata Criteria where scores are based on Big, Medium, and Small mistakes for each technique.

Awards

Medals : 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in all Kata and Shiai.  

Trophies: Outstanding Junior Competitor, Outstanding Senior Competitor, Best Kata Team, 

1st, 2nd, and 3rd place Junior Team, and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place Senior Team.