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City College of San Francisco Wellness Center, 50 Phelan Ave., San Francisco, California, 94112

ELIGIBILITY
This tournament is open to all male and female contestants at least fifteen (15) years of age on the day of the competition. All contestants must be registered members of and in good standing with the United States Judo Association (USJA), United States Judo Federation (USJF) or USA Judo (USJI).

All contestants must present their valid USJA, USJFor USJI registration card at the time of registration. If a contestant is unable to present their valid registration card, he or she will be required to purchase a USJF membership card at the tournament site. Responsibility for reimbursement of membership fees for those who have previously registered remains that of the individual.

All contestants must be familiar with the sport of Judo and the rules in connection therewith and have sufficient ability to safely compete in the tournament. Contestants, their parents (in the case of minor contestants), and their instructors have the responsibility of insuring that the contestants meet this requirement.

WHITE/YELLOW/ORANGE/GREEN BELT DIVISION 6th/5th/4th Kyu – WEIGHTS,

Men		Women
60 kg 66 kg 73 kg 81 kg	90 kg 100 kg +100kg Open Division	48 kg 52 kg 57 kg 63 kg	70 kg 78 kg +78 kg Open Division

METHOD OF ELIMINATION:

Divisions of 6 or more athletes will compete using a Double Elimination system with winner’s and loser’s brackets. In the event the winner of the winner's bracket loses in the final match, the contestant will be provided the opportunity to compete again in the Gold Medal Match.
Divisions of 5 athletes or less will compete using the “Round Robin” System.
Divisions of 2 athletes will compete using the “Best 2 out of 3” System

PROCEDURES:
Seeding:	No seeding in this event
Draw:	Random draw with restrictions to keep athletes from the same club as far apart on the bracket as possible.
Match Scheduling	Texas Match Scheduling system will be used. Contestants will receive a card specifying their contest area number and match number. All contestants are to report to their assigned area 3 matches prior to their match number.

1st, 2nd, 3rd Place finishers of the White/Yellow/Orange/Green Belt Division 6th/5th/4th Kyu of the 2009 USA National White and Brown Belt Judo Championships, will be moved to Blue/Purple/Brown Belt Division.

RULES FOR NATIONAL WHITE/BROWN BELT CHAMPIONSHIPS:

IJF contest rules shall be used, including “Golden Score” overtime
Players may compete in only 1 division and “Open” division.
Players must compete in the weight category that conforms to their measured weight at weigh-in.

Example: A player competing in the 81 kg division must weigh over 73 kg and less than or equal to 81 kg.

CURRENT IJF CONTEST RULES MODIFIED AS FOLLOWS:

Pre 2003 IJF Medical Rule
Shime-Waza (Choking techniques) WILL be allowed.
Kansetsu-Waza (Joint lock techniques) will be NOT be allowed.
No Kani-Basami
5 minute Match Time
We will be using the “Golden Score” process for determining winners in a tied match.

AWARDS

First, second and third place medals will be awarded in each division.

UNIFORMS:

White judogi’s are MANDATORY. Blue judogi’s are optional. Competitors must supply their own white and blue belts.