This tournament is open to all contestants at least five (5) years of age on the day of competition and who are registered members in good standing with the USA Judo, United States Judo Federation (USJF) or United States Judo Association (USJA). All contestants must present a current and valid USA Judo, USJF or USJA membership registration card as proof of insurance at the time of registration. Competitors will not be allowed to compete if they do not provide proof of membership and insurance from one of the indicated organizations.

All matches will be conducted using the current IJF Contest Rules with the following modifications:

1.    Contest area shall be 6x6 meters with 4-meter safety area between competition areas and 3-meter outside border.

2.    The CARE system may be in use, if not three referees will be on the mat.

3.    Any competitor who suffers a concussion (as determined by the medical staff) and /or who losses consciousness from head impact will not be allowed to continue competing in the tournament that day in any division.  If a competitor suffers such an injury, they are strongly advised to obtain a medical release from their personal physician before returning to train and compete in Judo.

4.       Players who are choked out are NOT allowed to continue to compete in the tournament.

5.       Modified Pre-2003 medical rules. (See tab above)

All competitors MUST wear Judogi that comply with current IJF Judogi specifications regarding size.

White judogi is mandatory.  A blue Judogi is optional for blue side only.

Contestants must bring their own blue and white belts.

Youth Divisions

5 to 12 years old): (White/Yellow, Orange/Green and Blue/Purple/Brown)

1.      2½  minutes

2.      No Shime-waza (choking techniques)

3.      No Kansetsu-waza (arm lock techniques)

4.      No double knee drop throws – Hansoku-make will be given.

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13 years to 16 years old): (White/Yellow, Orange/Green and Blue/Purple/Brown/Black)

1.      3 minutes

2.      No Kansetsu-waza (arm lock techniques)

Adult divisions

17 years and older that have not reached brown belt

1.      3 minutes

2.      No Kansetsu-waza (arm lock techniques)

17 Years and older. Brown and Black Belt divisions

1.      4 minutes

2.      Full IJF rules

Veterans (35 years and older), Novice, Brown and Black Belt divisions

1.      3 minutes

2.      Full IJF rules. With exception of no Kansetsu-waza for Novice division.

The Tournament Committee reserves the right to make any necessary changes in the best interest of the sport and the competitors. Divisions may be combined at the discretion of the tournament committee.

Uncontested Divisions

A division is considered uncontested, if only has a single competitor.

During registration the Athlete indicates their preference on how they wish to be moved if their division is uncontested.

If the Athlete does not state a preference and if the division is uncontested, Nanka reserves the right to move a competitor into a different division to enable them to fight.

A player selecting do not move will not be given a fight unless the uncontested status changes.

The three attributes used to determine a division are Age, Weight, and Rank. When moving a Athlete, only one (1) of these attributes can be changed. If the Athlete is still unable to be moved to a competitive division, they will be informed of the situation at the time the Brackets are created, and a full refund will be issued.

To help with the move to competitive division process, The registration form will include the option for the registrant to select which attribute they have as a preference to change if their division is uncontested.

The choices are;

1.   Age: Move to the next older division (Weight and Rank stay the same)

2.   Weight: Move to the next higher weight category (Age and Rank stay the same)

3.   Tournament Decides: Allow the Tournament Admin to determine best move.

4.   Withdraw: Do not move, prefer to withdraw with full refund.

The default choice will be Tournament Decides. If this option is selected, the Tournament Team will move the uncontested competitor into a competitive division using the following three step procedure.

Step1.   Move to the either the next higher weight category as long as the difference of the Athletes weight and the division limit of the category is less than 5% of their body weight.

1.    Example 1: Uncontested Player is 38kg, the next higher weight division is 40 kg to 45kg. Player will be moved to this division if their weight difference is less than 5% of their current weight. I.e. Difference is 1kg and 5% limit is 2kg, which is less, so player can be moved. If difference is greater then move to step 2.

Step 2.  Move to the next older or age category, adjusted for the weight divisions of that Age range. The rank group will remain unchanged. If Age of competitor is less than 3 years than the age of the oldest competitor. If age difference is more than 3 years, then go to step 3.

Step 3.  If after this process the competitor is not able to be moved to an appropriate division, they will be withdrawn and a full refund issued.

Competitor No-shows

An Athlete will be considered a No-Show if they fail to check in at least 30 minutes prior to their scheduled first match. A Check in No-Show will be considered as a division withdraw with no refund.

An Athlete will also be considered a No-Show, if they fail to appear for a match after three calls, each one-minute apart. For those competing in more than one division the three-minute time limit shall also apply.

A match No-Show will be considered as a loss for the No-Show.