The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Department of Parks and Recreation; Northern Area
And  Maryland Judo, Inc.

 

MARYLAND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday, November 17, 2007

Tournament: College Park Community Center                    USJF Sanction #: 07-11-05
Location: 5051 Pierce Ave
College Park   MD 20740         (301) 441-2647

Head Referee:      James Takemori
Tournament
Director:               Kurt Tamai & Karl Tamai                                   (301)-537-5836

Eligibility:             1.  Current USJI, USJF, USJA membership.  The tournament is open to judoka from the state of Maryland, as well as outside the State of Maryland.  This tournament is a qualifier for the USJI Junior Olympics and the Senior Nationals for the State of Maryland and states that do not have a state championship.  Must be a current MJI member to be eligible for the expense reimbursement at the Senior Nationals or the Junior Olympics.

 

2. Contestants are required to bring either a blue gi or a blue belt for blue matches AND a white gi with your appropriate rank belt for the white matches.   A white gi is required by all judoka, if you are assigned to white and you only have a blue gi then you will forfeit the match.  A white gi with a blue belt is satisfactory for matches when assigned the blue color.

 

Early Entry Fees: $25.00 first division                                           $10.00 second division  
                $25.00 per kata team                         
                Late Fee is the registration amount for applications postmarked after November 12.
Late Entry Fees:                  $30.00 first division                                           $10.00 second division 
                $30.00 per kata team                                         

NO PHONE ENTRIES.  NO EMAIL ENTRIES. NO REFUNDS.

Rules:                    Current modified IJF rules will govern the tournament.  No shime-waza for age 12 and under. No kansetsu-waza
for ages 16 and under. There may be Co-ed competition for ages 10 and under.  

Schedule:              8:30-9:00              Kata Registration, 9:30 Kata Competition Starts.
8:30-10:00            Juniors Registration & Weigh-in
                                **10:00**            Junior Competition Starts (WE ARE GOING TO BOW IN & START AT 10:00)
                                10:00-1:00            Senior Registration, & Weigh-in
                                2:00-3:00              Senior Competition Starts

 

Juniors

Age                        Divisions                                               Age                        Divisions
6 – 8                        Light, Medium, Heavy                        13 – 14                    Light, Medium, Heavy
9 – 10                      Light, Medium, Heavy                        15 – 16                    Light, Medium, Heavy
11 – 12                    Light, Medium, Heavy                        17 – 18                    Light, Medium, Heavy

 

Seniors

Rokyu-Sankyu      Light, Medium, Heavy        (The tournament director reserves the right to increase the number of
Sankyu- above     Light, Medium, Heavy        divisions based on the weight disbursement.)

Special Awards:
Junior Team & Senior Team Trophy Outstanding Junior Judoka & Outstanding Senior Judoka

HOTELS:              Complete list of area hotels
http://www.inform.umd.edu/CampusInfo/Departments/guest/visitor/localhotel.html

Forms available for downloading at College Park Judo Club Web Site:    http://collegeparkjudo.org
Kata Division        Type of Kata                         
Novice:                  Nage-No-Kata (first 3 sets), Katame-No-Kata (first 2 sets), Ju-No-Kata (first 2 sets), Kime-No-Kata (first 2 sets)

Advanced:            Nage-No-Kata (5 sets), Katame-No-Kata (3 sets), Ju-No-Kata (3 sets), Kime-No-Kata (3 sets)

Kata Limitations:  
1.  Judoka can only compete on a maximum of 2 kata teams per type of kata.
2.  If a Judoka is on 2 kata teams for the same kata.  They must be uke on one team and tori on the other.
(i.e. one person can not be tori for more than one kata team)
3.  Junior division is reserved for Yonen (12 yrs and younger).  Shonen competitors will be Novice or Advanced.
4.  One Kata Division per Team per Type of Kata. (i.e. one team can not compete in Jr., Novice, and Advanced).

 

Directions:
Note: I-95 and 495 (Capitol Beltway) share the same highway from Springfield, VA to College Park, MD

Northbound On I-95/495:
Follow the beltway to exit 25.  At the top of the ramp, turn left onto Baltimore Ave (Rt. 1).

Southbound on I-95:
Follow 95 south.  After the Beltsville exit, 95 merges with 495.  Two lanes turn right and two lanes turn left.
Stay in the right lanes, but stay in the second right hand lane.  Exit 25 for College Park is on the merging ramp. 
It is a left hand turn; that is why you want to stay in the second lane.  This will bring you onto 495 and you take to
495 exit 25b south Baltimore Ave (Rt 1) towards College Park.

Southbound on 495:
Follow the beltway to exit 25b.  This will put you onto Baltimore Ave (Rt.1)

All From Baltimore Ave (Rt.1):

  1. Proceed approximately 3 miles to College Park (McDonald’s/Burger King/Ford Dealer). 
  2. Turn Left onto Lakeland Road (next light past College Park Fire House)
  3. Turn Right at the second stop sign.  (park on right)
  4. This road will bend and go right to College Park Community Center & Paint Branch Elementary.

               

 


 

 

Payment:  Cash/Check/Credit/MO
1st Division:        ______________
2nd Division:       ______________
1st Kata:  ______________
2nd Kata: ______________
Total:      ______________

 

Amount:               

  Maryland Open Championships Entry Form

Pre Registration Check list:

  1. Signed Tournament Application
  2. Signed Waiver
  3. Copy of your current USJF, USJI, or USJA membership card
  4. Entry Fee (check, credit card, or money order. Do not  mail cash)

 

                             M-NCPPC is responsible for registration.  Make all checks payable to M-NCPPC.
Mail with registration form to:

                                           M-NCPPC
Maryland Judo Championships
5051 Pierce Ave
College Park   MD 20740

 

Contestant’s Name _______________________________________ Date of Birth: ________Age:_______

Address:_______________________________________________________________________________

City: ______________________ St. ______ Zip _________ Tel. # ________________________________

Judo Club:________________________________________ Rank: _______________________________

Card # (USJI, USJA,USJF) ___________________________  Expiration Date: _____________________

Weight: ___________________________________________Sex: _______________________________

Credit Card: VISA or Master Card                     Credit Card Number:________________________ Expiration Date:__________

 

For Shiai Completion:        Junior Competition  /  Senior Competition       /  Second Division               (circle all that apply)

 

For Kata Competition:

Division:                Junior  /  Novice / Advanced                                                                             (circle one)

Kata:                       Nage-No-Kata  /  Katame-No-Kata  /  Ju-No-Kata  / Kime-No-Kata            (circle all that apply)

Uke:_____________________________________________                              

Tori:_____________________________________________

 

 

I certify that all of the above information is correct.

 

 

 

Contestant's Printed Name

Contestant's Signature

Date

 

 

 

Parent/Guardian's Printed Name

Parent/Guardian's Signature

Date


 

 

WARNING!   
WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND AGREEMENT TO PARTICIPATE
(Including Limited Co-Ed Competition for Age 10 and Under for USJF Sanction)
In consideration of being permitted to participate in any way, including travel to and from, in any Judo tournament, practice, clinic, and related events and activities of the United States Judo, Inc., United States Judo Federation, Inc., United States Judo Association, Inc., Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission, Shufu Yudanshakai, College Park Judo Club, Inc., and College Park Community Center, I hereby:
1. Acknowledge that I am familiar with the sport of Judo and understand the rules governing the sport of Judo.
2. Agree that, prior to participating, I will inspect the mats, equipment, facilities, competition pools or divisions, and the elimination or scoring system to be used, and if I believe anything is unsafe or beyond my capability, I will immediately advise my coach, supervisor, and/or a tournament official of such conditions and refuse to participate.
3. Acknowledge and fully understand that I will be engaging in a contact sport that might result in serious injury, including permanent disability or death, and severe social and economic losses due not only to my own actions, inactions or negligence, but also to the actions, inactions, or negligence of others, the rules of the sport of Judo, or conditions of the premises or of any equipment used.  Further, I acknowledge that there may be other risks not known to me or not reasonably foreseeable at this time.
4. Knowing the risks involved in the sport of Judo, I assume all such risks and accept personal responsibility for the damages following such injury, permanent disability, or death.
            5. Release, waive, discharge and covenant not to sue the United States Judo, Inc., United States Judo Federation, Inc., United States Judo Association, Inc., Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission, Shufu Yudanshakai, College Park Judo Club, Inc., and College Park Community Center, together with their affiliated clubs, their respective administrators, directors, agents, coaches, and other employees or volunteers of the organization, event officials, medical personnel, other participants, their parents, guardians, supervisors and coaches, sponsoring agencies, sponsors, advertisers, and if applicable, owners, lessors, and lessees of premises used in conducting the event, all of whom are hereinafter referred to as "Releasees", from any and all claims, demands, losses, or damages on account of injury, including permanent disability and death or damage to property, caused or alleged to be caused in whole or in part by the negligence of the Releasees or otherwise to the fullest extent permitted by law.
I HAVE READ THE ABOVE WARNING, WAIVER AND RELEASE, UNDERSTAND THAT I GIVE UP SUBSTANTIAL RIGHTS BY SIGNING IT, AND KNOWING THIS, SIGN IT VOLUNTARILY.  CONSISTENT WITH THE BY-LAWS OF USJF, THIS TOURNAMENT MAY INCLUDE CO-ED COMPETITION FOR AGES 10 AND BELOW IN COMPARABLE AGE/WEIGHT DIVISIONS WHERE THERE IS AN INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF GIRLS FOR NON-CO-ED AGE/WEIGHT DIVISIONS.  I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING THESE SPECIAL DIVISIONS.  I AGREE TO PARTICIPATE KNOWING THE RISKS AND CONDITIONS INVOLVED AND DO SO ENTIRELY OF MY OWN FREE WILL.  I AFFIRM THAT I AM AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE, OR, IF I AM UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE, I HAVE OBTAINED THE REQUIRED CONSENT OF MY PARENT/GUARDIAN AS EVIDENCED BY THEIR SIGNATURE BELOW.

________________________________________    _________________________________      ___________
Participant (please print name)                                       Participant's Signature                                       Date
FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS OF PARTICIPANTS OF MINORITY AGE
(UNDER AGE 18 AT TIME OF REGISTRATION)
This is to certify that I, as parent/guardian with legal responsibility for this participant, do consent and agree to his/her release, as provided above, of all the Releasees, and, for myself, my heirs, assigns, and next of kin, I release and agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Releasees from any and all liabilities incident to my minor child's involvement or participation in these programs as provided above, even if arising from their negligence, to the fullest extent permitted by law.  I have instructed the minor participant as to the above warnings and conditions and their ramifications.
________________________________                    ______________________________                        ___________

Parent/Guardian (please print name)       Parent/Guardian's Signature