International Summer Games
Judo
LOCATION: Saturday May 30, 2009 - Phoenix Prep Academy, 735 E Fillmore Street, Phoenix, AZ 85006
REGISTRATION AND WEIGH-INS: No pre-registration. Entries are taken only at the
tournament site on either Friday 29 May from 6:00 to 8:30pm or Saturday 30 May from
7:00 to 8:30am. No entries will be accepted after 8.30am on Saturday morning.
Registration is NOT taken on the Grand Canyon State Games Entry Form, Website
or at the State Games Office.
COACH / REFEREE MEETING: Saturday 30 May at 9am
TOURNAMENT START: Saturday 30 May at 10am for Junior and Masters divisions
JUDO GIS: Please have your students wear white Judo gis only.
ENTRY FEES: Make checks payable to GCSG. JUNIORS (age 16 and under) $20 per division.ADULTS (age 17 and older) $30 first division; $20 each additional division.
ELIGIBILITY: Proof of current insurance membership in USA Judo, USJA, or USJF required. Foreign players
must provide current insurance membership in their country's recognized national Judo organization.
Membership applications for US organizations will be available at registration.
REFEREE AND TABLE STAFF TRAINING: Thanks to those of you that come out and volunteer your time to
run Arizona Judo tournaments! Participating as part of the tournament staff is fun and rewarding. We look
forward to seeing you!
DIVISIONS: All divisions are determined at time of weigh-ins and are subject to modification based on entries. Each skill, gender and age category will be separated into weight divisions, generally: light, middle and heavy. All decisions by the tournament director are final. Men and Women Novice are defined as players: who hold a rank of yonkyu or below; who have NOT won any advance divisions; who have NOT won 2 novice divisions; who have no more than 1-year of Judo experience. Men and Women Brown are defined as players who hold a rank of sankyu, nikyu or ikkyu. Junior Novice is defined as players who hold a rank of yellow belt or below.
| Boys Divisions: | Girls Divisions: | Adult Divisons: |
| Novice/5-6 years | Novice/5-6 years | Novice/men |
| Novice/7-8 years | Novice/7-8 years | Brown-belt/men |
| Novice/9-10 years | Novice/9-10 years | Black-belt/men |
| Novice/11-12 years | Novice/11-12 years | Masters/men 30-39 years |
| Novice/13-14 years | Novice/13-14 years | Masters/men 40-49 years |
| Novice/15-16 years | Novice/15-16 years | Masters/men 50+ years |
| Junior/5-6 years | Junior/5-6 years | Novice/women |
| Junior/7-8 years | Junior/7-8 years | Brown-belt/women |
| Junior/9-10 years | Junior/9-10 years | Black-belt/women |
| Junior/11-12 years | Junior/11-12 years | |
| Junior/13-14 years | Junior/13-14 years | |
| Junior/15-16 years | Junior/15-16 years |
RULES:
All matches will be conducted using the current IJF Contest Rules with the following modifications:
1. No shime-waza (chokes) under 13 years old
2. No shime-waza (chokes) in any junior novice division
3. No kansetsu-waza (armlocks) in senior brown belt or novice divisions
4. No kansetsu-wasa (armlocks) under 17 years old
5. No kanibasmi (flying scissors) in any division
For more information on Judo contact Commissioner Cheri McKeown or Steve Owen at 602-430 5361 or email at azjudonews@yahoo.com.
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