Description
WEIGH IN NOTE: Coaches may weigh their players in the Thursday prior to competition, October 2nd, 2025. Weights must be submitted to lhidekof@gmail.com no later than noon on Friday, October 3rd, 2025. All players are subject to weight verification at the tournament site on Saturday.
The published weight divisions will be modified and/or combined based on the age and weight ranges of the contestants entered.
Held under the sanction of Colorado Judo League and USA Judo; Sanction
Tournament director: Lauren Fukuhara
Head Referee: Marcos Batan
1. COMPETITION LOCATION
Denver Buddhist Temple
1947 Lawrence Street
Denver, CO 80202
2. REGISTRATION DATES & ENTRY FEES
a. Shiai Prices
Online registration by October 1st, 2025:
First division - $45.00
Additional divisions - $20.00
Registration after October 1st, 2025 and walk-up registration:
First division - $60.00.
Additional divisions - $30.00
b. KATA- There will be NO KATA at this tournament
c. Online Registration: www.smoothcomp.com
d. Registration by Mail : NO REGISTRATION BY MAIL
3. WEIGH-IN/CHECK-IN
a. Juniors: Saturday, October 4th, 2025 7:30 – 8:30am at the tournament site
b. Seniors and Veterans - Saturday, October 4th, 2025 11:00am – 12:00pm at the tournament site
c. Coaches are asked to submit their athlete’s weights to lhidekof@gmail.com by Friday, October 3rd, 2025 at noon. The weights informed will be used to speed up bracketing.
According to USA Judo regulations, submission of weights does NOT exempt the athletes from weighing in at the venue, NOR does it mean the athletes are registered to compete. All athletes are subject to weight verification at the venue
d. Athletes should make every attempt to arrive during the check in window so that the tournament can start promptly.
4. COMPETITION START TIME
Shiai: 9:30am
Junior Categories: 9:30am
Senior, Veterans: at the completion of junior competition, not before 1:00pm
Open division: At the completion of seniors and veterans competition
Eligibility and Insurance
Open competition. Contestants from all states are welcome. All contestants must be currently registered and insurance with USA Judo (NGB, USJI). Proof of membership and insurance will be verified at check in.
To purchase a membership in USA Judo, please go to: https://usajudo.sport80.com/public/wizard/a/1125/home
Non-USA Judo Members, please see information regarding temporary or limited memberships.
Decisions by the tournament director are final.
