Description
HOSTED BY: Cranford JKC and North Jersey Judo
Co-Tournament Dir: Ramon Hernandez 201-206-2705 Email: ramon@northjerseyjudo.com Co-Tournament Dir: Nick Yonezuka
HEAD REFEREE: IJF A Referee Saro Balagezyan 917-696-3208 | balagezyan@gmail.com
WHEN: Competition Date: Sunday, January 4, 2026, 9am Start Time Where: Competition Venue: HCST, 1 High Tech Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094
Weigh-ins: Coaches Will Certify Competitors
WHO IS ELIGIBLE: Anyone This Will Be A Privately Insured Event
WHAT RULES: Modified IJF rules will be used. No armbars in all Novice and Junior Divisions accept Cadet & IJF Junior Advance Div. & Black Belt Elite Div. Chokes allowed in Juvenile, Cadet, IJF Jr., Senior Black Belt, Brown Belt, Adult Novice & Veterans Under 50.
We ask that all Juniors, Cadets, and IJF Junior Novice competitors have a properly fit white Judo gi and bring a white and blue belt that fits properly. Cadet Advance, IJF Junior Advance & Senior Elite 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, Bracketing, Scoring, Livestreaming and Results Will Be Run On Smoothcomp Event Page
MATCH TIMES:
Ø Bantams, Intermediate & Juvenile 3 Minutes/2-Minute Golden Score
Ø Cadet, IJF Jr., Senior Elite Black Belt 4 Minutes/No Golden Score Time Limit
Ø Cadet Novice, IJF Jr Novice, Novice & Veterans 3 Minutes/2 Minutes Golden Score
REGISTRATION AND WEIGH IN:
SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2025 COMPETITON SCHEDULE:
Ø All Staff Only Allowed In Venue 7am to 7:20am To Prepare To Greet Competitors & Families
Ø Opening Ceremony 8:45am
Ø 9am Bantams Followed By Intermediate Then Juvenile Divisions
Ø Cadets & IJF Junior BOTH IJF DIVISIONS Will Follow Juvenile
Ø Black Belts Elite Men & Women Divisions Follow IJF Jr.
Ø Brown Belt Non-Point Will Follow Black Belts
Ø Novice & Veterans Will Follow Brown Belt
Ø NeWaza Div Black Belt & Novice Will Follow Veterans
HOW MUCH (NO REFUNDS)
ONLINE REGISTRATION:
Ø Online Registration $75.00 ALL DIVISIONS/CATEGORY EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
Ø Online Registration $85.00.00 ALL DIVISIONS/CATEGORY NORMAL PRICE
Ø Online Registration $95 ALL DIVISIONS/CATEGORY LATE PRICE
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 www.allthingsjudo.smoothcomp.com
SPECTATOR: $5 FOR ALL SPECTATORS OVER THE AGE OF 5 YEARS OLD.
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 mat areas with Smoothcomp scoreboards along with the CARE system.
Judo Gi: Blue & White Gi are required for all CADET, IJF JUNIOR ADVANCE DIVISION, SENIOR ELITE BLACK BELT & BROWN BELT. All other divisions must have a White Judo Gi with a White & Blue Belt that properly fits. Official IJF Back patches are not required.
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 .
QUESTIONS AND HELP: Call Ramon Hernandez 201-206-2705
